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Professor Robert Jack made the first broadcast in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 from the University of Otago
University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Oldest Universities by Region .28post 1500.29 with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006....
 physics department on 17 November 1921. The first radio station, Radio Dunedin
Radio Dunedin

Radio Dunedin is a radio station, broadcasting from Dunedin on 1305 AM and 99.8 FM. It was the first radio station in New Zealand, and according to Radio Dunedin's website is the fifth oldest station in the world ....
, began broadcasting on 4 October 1922, but it was only in 1925 that the Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. In 1932, its assets were acquired by the government, which established the New Zealand Broadcasting Board (NZBB). This would later be replaced by the New Zealand National Broadcasting Service (NBS) and the National Commercial Broadcasting Service (NCBS).

In the 1950s, these merged to become the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS), a government department.






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Professor Robert Jack made the first broadcast in New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 from the University of Otago
University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Oldest Universities by Region .28post 1500.29 with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006....
 physics department on 17 November 1921. The first radio station, Radio Dunedin
Radio Dunedin

Radio Dunedin is a radio station, broadcasting from Dunedin on 1305 AM and 99.8 FM. It was the first radio station in New Zealand, and according to Radio Dunedin's website is the fifth oldest station in the world ....
, began broadcasting on 4 October 1922, but it was only in 1925 that the Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. In 1932, its assets were acquired by the government, which established the New Zealand Broadcasting Board (NZBB). This would later be replaced by the New Zealand National Broadcasting Service (NBS) and the National Commercial Broadcasting Service (NCBS).

In the 1950s, these merged to become the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS), a government department. In 1962, this gave way to the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), an independent public body modelled on the BBC in the UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
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