ABC Pacific shortwave exit a 'diplomatic misstep'

The end of an era -- 80 years of A-B-C shortwave radio broadcasts into the Pacific -- is being criticised as a diplomatic misstep.

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For more than 10-million people in the region, it has been a highly-valued service, especially during natural disasters and political upheavals.

The A-B-C is pulling the plug on what it calls an out-dated service-- replacing it with online streaming and F-M radio.