RNZI stuck in 1940s?

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While I was listening to Radio New Zealand Intl last night, it finally occurred to me that when it comes to music or music request shows, I have only heard music that sounds like it first aired during the 1940s. I have been listening to RNZI, off and on, for the past 19 years and have never heard any modern or contemporary music any of their programs.
Has anyone heard anything different? Do they know what has happened in the music world since 1949?

 

[Icangelp]

Plenty of rock on the commercial FM stations in New Zealand.

I have been listening to RNZI since the early sixties, although it was a much harder catch back then, and it is still one of my favorited SW stations.

 

[BRNout]

Yeah, it sounds like a refreshing change. Good for them - hope they don't change a thing!!

I'll need to go hunting for RNZI to hear it for myself....

 

[stormy01]

Yeah, it sounds like a refreshing change. Good for them - hope they don't change a thing!!

I'll need to go hunting for RNZI to hear it for myself....

I agree - some things are best left untouched. Perhaps RNZI doesn't want to spend the $$ on music licensing and the music is from the public domain. It would be interesting to check out what the parent organization does with music. They're online at www.radionz.co.nz It's great RNZI has upgraded a few years ago from 7.5 to 100 kW - RNZI was a tough catch on SW outside of the high side of the sunspot cycle, and now they are on a par with Radio Australia.

 

[Icangelp]

R New Zealand is a regular in the evenings on 15,720KHZ here in Cincinnati, though weak. Their signal sits pretty much all alone in the 19 meter band, although R Australia does broadcast evenings in the 19 meter band on a couple of frequencies.

If anyone hasn't been to the Ontario DX Association site, it is well worth a trip. On the main page, in the "Listening In" paragraph, you can click the "Listening In Columns" button. Takes you to a number of interesting columns, and the "World English Survey", "USA Survey" and Target Listening" are very helpful. http://www.odxa.on.ca/listeningin/index.html

My receiver is a Drake R8B coupled with either a sloper or a new antenna for me, a Wellbrook 1530+.

 

[stormy01]

R New Zealand is a regular in the evenings on 15,720KHZ here in Cincinnati, though weak. Their signal sits pretty much all alone in the 19 meter band, although R Australia does broadcast evenings in the 19 meter band on a couple of frequencies.

Interesting that you're saying RNZI is weak on 15720 - RNZI usually registers a strong S9 to S9+20dB at my location in No. Illinois. Icom IC-R75 with 100' long wire. Their DRM frequency of 13730 is also S9 to S9+20dB at 2100 UTC (unfortunately I don't yet have a DRM receiver)