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- 1 2 3 Faletoi, Muavae (2009-10-01). "Radio Polynesia 20th birthday celebration cancelled". Samoa Observer . Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ IFEX Samoan government discusses closing down independent radio station
- ↑ Nine MSN Samoa bans Da Vinci Code film Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Radio Heritage Foundation More Pacific Radio Heritage Documentaries
- ↑ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8282115.stm Eyewitness: Pacific tsunami, Olga Keil, a journalist based with Radio Polynesia in Western Samoa
