ABC Radio Australia has signed a three-year deal to broadcast coverage of the National Rugby League men’s and women’s competitions to audiences in PNG, Timor-Leste and across the Pacific.
Starting this week, ABC Radio Australia will broadcast ABC Grandstand’s live coverage of the NRL finals as well as the women’s competition – the NRLW – and the State of Origin series.
Head of International Strategy, David Hua, said the ABC was the only Australian radio broadcaster providing coverage of the NRL to a region that is passionate about the sport.
“NRL is PNG’s most popular sport and one of the leading sports across the Pacific,” he said. “Almost half of the current NRL players have Pacific Island heritage which means there is an incredibly high interest in the competition right across the region.”
HOW TO LISTEN:
ABC Radio Australia Frequencies
Tonga (Nuku’alofa) 103 FM
Fiji (Nadi) 106.6 FM
Fiji (Suva) 106.6 FM
Vanuatu (Port Vila) 103 FM
Vanuatu (Luganville) 103 FM
Solomon Islands (Honiara) 107 FM
Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) 101.9 FM
Papua New Guinea (Lae) 101.9 FM
Papua New Guinea (Goroka) 101.9 FM
Papua New Guinea (Mt Hagan) 101.9 FM
Papua New Guinea (Bougainville) 101.9 FM
Samoa (Apia) 102 FM
East Timor (Dili) 106.4 FM
Live Satellite
Intelsat-18
Transponder: G17C
Downlink Frequency: 4070.5 MHz
Downlink Polarity: Right Hand Circular
Modulation Format: QPSK
Symbol rate: 3.443 MS/ps
FEQ: 3/4
Controlled Access: No, smartcard not required
Receiver: DVB-S2 MPEG4
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