Youth Radio Options To Be Explored Further
Tuesday, 14 August 2001, 2:07 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
The government is still considering all options for youth
radio, Broadcasting Minister, Marian Hobbs, said
today.
Commercial radio stations have mounted an
advertising campaign opposing a state-funded youth radio
network.
"No decisions have been taken," Marian Hobbs
said. "We are aware there are strong views on the various
options being considered for meeting the radio needs of
young people. This was obvious at the Youth Radio Forum we
ran last year.
"I am going to bring interested parties
together again to try to find a way forward.
"The
government is committed to enhancing radio services for
young people and to encouraging a range of radio choices for
them, particularly for those in rural areas who do not have
the choices of their urban
counterparts."
Ends
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