Rarotonga Radio (Cook Islands)

Rarotonga Radio E5R was originally known as VMR, then as ZKR until 2006.

Location: 21°12′ S, 159°49′ W

Maintains continuous watch (as of Dec 2016) on:

  • VHF Ch 16
  • SSB: 2182 and 4125 kHz

Email: radiohf@telecom.co.ck
Phone: +682 29680
RCC: +682 22499

1922

Rarotonga Radio had the callsign VMR, and operated on 300, 600 and 1700 metres.

Extract from 1922 list of wireless stations
Extract from 1922 list of wireless stations
1924

A system of broadcasting meteorological forecasts and hurricane warnings throughout the Southern Pacific has been developed during the year by the Naval Department, and is now in operation. Radio-Apia receives meteorological reports daily from Tonga, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Fiji, Norfolk Island, New Hebrides, and New Zealand. These reports are correlated with the observations made at the Apia Observatory, and a forecast is broadcasted [sic] twice daily during the hurricane season, and once daily during the non-hurricane season.
An independent rotary discharger was installed during the year at Rarotonga with a view to increasing the transmitting efficiency of that station…
Investigations have been continued during the year on behalf of the Cook Islands Department with a view to providing suitable wireless apparatus for installation at outlying islands in the Cook Group. In this connection two 1/2 kilowatt radio-stations will shortly be erected at Aitutaki and Mangaia to act as feeder stations into Radio-Rarotonga.
– AJHR: Post & Telegraph Department, 1924*


Notes:
* Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives