Radio is the most influential type of media in the Solomons Islands due to language differences, illiteracy33 - , and the difficulty of receiving television signals in some parts of the country. The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) operates public radio services, including the national stations Radio Happy Isles and Wantok FM , and the provincial stations Radio Happy Lagoon and, formerly, Radio Temotu . There is one commercial station, PAOA FM, that broadcasts in the Solomons. There is one daily newspaper Solomon Star (www.solomonstarnews.com) and one daily online news website Solomon Times Online (www.solomontimes.com) , 2 weekly papers Solomons Voice and Solomon Times , and 2 monthly papers Agrikalsa Nius and the Citizen's Press . There are no TV services based in the Solomon Islands, although satellite TV stations can be received. There is free-to-air access to ABC Asia Pacific (from Australia's ABC) and BBC World News.Solomon Islands writers include the novelists Rexford Orotaloa and John Saunana and the poet Jully Makini.