Known as the highest post in Samoa and stands at 125 meters high Samoa has finally witness the putting down of one of the icon of the Mulinuu peninsular the 2AP Mast. After 25 years since it building and dedication the mast it service to the 2AP has finally come to an end. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology through the assistant of the Australian Government (AUS Aid) have agreed to build a new Mast for 2AP.

The old mast survived devastating cyclones in the past Cyclone Heta in 2004 and Cyclone Evan in 2012. When Samoa is threatened by a natural disaster, such as a cyclone, families huddle around the radio. They tune in to 540 on the AM band to listen to information from the Bureau of Meteorology.

That information allows listeners to make informed decisions to plan and respond to a disaster, to keep their families safe.

The Australian Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Samoan Government to fund this critical $4.18m project through Australian aid. It builds on a long relationship relating to disaster support – Australia funded the former medium wave transmission tower infrastructure in 1990 following Cyclone Ofa. Mulinuu streets were cleared as well as nearby lagoons to make way for the old mast to put down and fall safely into the sea.

For a period of time the National Radio continue its broadcastings in a FM frequency and is now back to 540am after a temporary mast of 50 meters high was put up to cater 2AP until a new mast has been completed.

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