Draft:Communications Fiji Limited

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Communications Fiji Limited (CFL) is a publicly listed.[1] media company covering Fiji and Papua New Guinea[2].

History[edit]

The company began in Fiji in 1985 with a single radio station FM96 which covered the capital Suva City. Navtarang opened in 1989 catering for the Indo-Fijian audience. VITI FM opened in 1996 and targets the native audience and broadcasts in the i-Taukei language. Legend FM was launched in 2002 broadcasting English songs and targets an older audience. The fifth radio station is RADIO Sargam launched in 2004 broadcasting in Hindustani and and targets an older Indo-Fijian audience[3]. CFL (Fiji) also owns and operates news brand fijivillage[4], event management company Total Event Company (Fiji)[5] and production house Magic Factory (Fiji)[6].

CFL also owns PNG FM[7] which runs 3 radio stations in Papua New Guinea. Nau FM launched in 1994 and broadcasts in English which targets a younger audience. YUMI FM broadcasts in Tok Pisin and is targeted towards the native audience. Legend FM (PNG) similar to her sister radio station in Fiji broadcasts in English and targets an older audience[8].

Fiji[edit]

Communications Fiji Limited owns and operates 5 radio stations, a news website, an event management company and production house.

CFL radio station FM frequencies for different parts of Fiji
CFL radio station FM frequencies for different parts of Fiji.

Radio Stations[edit]

  • FM96 (English) - Launched in 1985[3]. Broadcasting on FM96, FM96.4 and FM96.6
  • Navtarang (Hindustani) - Launched in 1989[3]. Broadcasting on FM101, FM100.8 and FM101.4
  • VITI FM (i-Taukei) - Launched in 1996[3]. Broadcasting on FM92.2, FM92 and FM92.6
  • Legend FM (English) - Launched in 2002[3]. Broadcasting on FM98.6, FM98.4 and FM99
  • RADIO Sargam (Hindustani) - Launched in 2004[3]. Broadcasting on FM103.4, FM103.2 and FM103.8

News Website[edit]

  • fijivillage (English) - News website launched in 1997[3]. The website is available on the URL fijivillage.com and also through the major social media platforms. fijivillage also hosts the live radio streaming of CFL's 5 radio stations which is also available on the fijivillage app.

Event Management Company[edit]

  • Total Event Company (TEC) - TEC owns and runs major events in the Fiji calendar like Fiji Showcase[5] and the New Year's Street Party. TEC also hires out tents, booths, sound systems, mascots and CFLed screens for major events such as Fijian Tourism Expo[9], Fiji Hotel and Tourism Exhibition and Green Cross Exhibition[10]

Production House[edit]

  • Magic Factory - Magic Factory creates jingles for radio, social media campaigns and video commercials. Magic Factory also provides audio, video, graphics and creative support to CFL’s brands and clients.[6]

Papua New Guinea[edit]

Communications Fiji Limited owns and operates PNG FM Limited which runs 3 radio stations, a news website, an event management company and production house.

Radio Stations[edit]

  • Nau FM (English) - Launched in 1994[11] and targets a younger audience.
  • YUMI FM (Tok Pisin) - Launched in 1997[11] and targets audience using the Tok Pisin spoken language.
  • Legend FM (English) - Launched in 2011[11] and target an older audience.

News Website[edit]

  • PNG Haus Bung (English) - News website available on the URL pnghausbung.com and also through social media platforms. PNG Haus Bung also hosts the live radio streaming of PNG FM's 3 radio stations.

Events Management Company[edit]

  • Total Event Company (TEC) - TEC is the event management company responsible for outside broadcasting for clients.

Production House[edit]

  • Magic Factory - Magic Factory creates jingles for radio, social media campaigns and video commercials. Magic Factory also provides audio, video, graphics and creative support to PNG FM’s brands and clients.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Pacific Stock Exchange - Company Information". marketreports.spx.com.fj. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Administrator (2015-08-08). "CFL: A Pacific 'homegrown' media success story". Islands Business. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Times, Fiji (28 July 2015). "Dominance in Fiji's radio market". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ^ "COMMUNICATIONS (FIJI) LIMITED". studylib.net. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  5. ^ a b Journalist, Sainiani Boila Multimedia. "Fiji Showcase returns after five years". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  6. ^ a b "MAGIC FACTORY BRING YOU VT1S FRONT STAGE - Legend FM". 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  7. ^ "PNG FM". Loop PNG. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  8. ^ "PNGFM Announces New GM – EMTV Online". 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  9. ^ In, Tae Jeong (2005-10-31). "The ethnic hierarchy of tourism industry in Fiji -Focusing on the Hotel Industry-". Journal of International Area Studies. 9 (3): 251. doi:10.18327/jias.2005.10.9.3.251. ISSN 1226-5810.
  10. ^ "Green Cross Health Pharmacy Conference 2023". Green Cross Health Pharmacy Conference 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. ^ a b c "Radio Networks – PNG - Communications Fiji Limited". 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-06.