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KVZK-TV operations to relocate as building undergoes renovation

Staff members, including all the equipment, for the Office of Public Information (KVZK-TV) will relocate to a temporary site once the Dept. of Public Works submits a plan that is approved by the PNRS. From there, construction will begin.

 

This is according to OPI Director Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde who explained that a temporary building will be erected behind the Fale Laumei, which will house the technical staff and all the equipment needed for the operation of the government owned television station.

 

The rest of the office staff will be housed in the north wing of the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium.

 

Earlier this month, KVZK-TV celebrated its 50th anniversary.

 

In an initial interview with Samoa News, Fagafaga stated that they were hoping the KVZK-TV building would be restored this year to coincide with the anniversary but that didn’t happen.

 

Not much can be done to change the building, because it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Everything on it is original except for the roof, which was replaced by FEMA following one of the hurricanes.

 

The interior of the building will be gutted while the outside will be fully restored to preserve its original look. The work will be put out for bid “because it’s such a big job,” Fagafaga said.

 

KVZK-TV was the first television station in the Pacific Islands outside of Australia and New Zealand during a time when it was hard to recruit qualified teachers to work in the territory. The official name of the KVZK-TV building is the Michael J. Kirwan Educational Television Center.