ABC Radio Australia

Type	Radio network
Country	Australia
Availability	International
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Key people	Jean-Gabriel Manguy (Head)
Website	http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/

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It had a considerable range of broadcasts to the Asian region in the 1970's and 1980's, however in the late 1990's political influence on its broadcasting range and programming limited its Asian spread.

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Target areas

Radio Australia's signal is primarily aimed at the Asia-Pacific region. It broadcasts in several languages - English, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer and Tok Pisin (a pidgin commonly spoken in Papua New Guinea). A daily Pacific news bulletin is podcast in French. Map of the Pacific Rim and List of the Pacific Rim Nations The Pacific Rim is a political and economic term used to designate the countries on the edges of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the various island nations within the region. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is on all of the Northern Chinese dialects. ... Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ) is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ... Tok Pisin (tok means word or speech, pisin means pidgin) is the creole spoken in Papua New Guinea (PNG). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Though Radio Australia does not directly target North America or Europe via shortwave, some of its transmissions can be heard in these areas [1]. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ...

Sources of RA programming

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Radio Australia's programming output (1950-1996)

For a comparison of RA to other broadcasters see

Output of RA compared to other broadcasters (1950-1996). Please convert to a Wiki 'Category table' if possible, adding 2006 in the final column.

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External links

• Radio Australia Website (English) (Chinese) (Indonesian) (Vietnamese) (Khmer) (French)
• SWDXER ¨The SWDXER¨ - with general SWL information and radio antenna tips.