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Saturday, February 28, 2015

This article is about communications systems in the Federated States of Micronesia.

In 2010, Pohnpei State was connected to the Internet using the HANTRU-1 undersea cable to provide high-speed bandwidth. Kosrae State, Chuuk State, and Yap State, were planned to be connected in a second phase.

Telephone


Telecommunications in the Federated States of Micronesia

Main lines in use: 8,000 (1995)

Mobile cellular: NA

Telephone system:
domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes)
international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio


Telecommunications in the Federated States of Micronesia

Broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2011)

Stations below are included in the total: AM Radio stations:

  • AM 999 V6AF - (Pohnpei)
  • AM 1350 V6A - Baptist Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM.. religious-Baptist
  • AM 1449 V6AH - Radio V6AH - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian
  • AM 1494 V6AI - Radio Yap - Colonia (Yap)
  • AM 1503 V6AJ - Voice of Kosrae - Tofol (Kosrae) FM.. English, Kosraen
  • AM 1593 V6AK - (Moen)

FM Radio stations:

  • FM 88.1 V6BC (Truk)
  • FM 88.1 V6AI-FM (Moen)
  • FM 88.5 V6MA-FM
  • FM 88.5 V6MA Bible Baptist Church Radio (Weno, Chuuk)
  • FM 88.9 V6JY (Yap)
  • FM 89.5 V6AK-FM Radio - Moen (Chuuk) FM English, Chuukese
  • FM 89.7 V6AA (Yap)
  • FM 101.1 V6AV (BBC World Service) (Yap)
  • FM 104.1 V6AF-FM - Kolonia (Pohnpei) FM.. religious-Christian


There is also a shortwave relay of 88.5 FM, V6MP.

Radios: NA

Television



Broadcast stations:

  • KPON 7 Kolonia (Pohnpei, 1 kW)
  • TTKK 7 Moen (Truk, 0.1 kW)
  • WAAB 7 (Government station) Colonia (Yap, 1 kW) - (1997)

Several Honolulu local stations are available on cable (converted from ATSC to DVB-T): KHON-TV (Fox), KITV-TV (ABC), KHNL-TV (NBC) and KGMB-TV (CBS).

Televisions: NA

Internet



Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1

Country code: FM

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