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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = T8AA
| logo               =
| city               = [[Koror, Palau]]
| area               = 
| branding           = Voice of Palau<br>Ngerel Belau
| frequency          = {{Frequency|1584|kHz}}
| translator         = 
| repeater           = 
| airdate            = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| format             = News, Talk, Music
| language           = Palauan, English
| power              = 5,000 watts
| erp                = 
| haat               = 
| class              = 
| facility_id        = 
| coordinates        = <!-- {{coord|}} -->
| callsign_meaning   = 
| former_callsigns   = WSZB <ref name="auto">[http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan456.html Wavescan 456-September 28, 2003.  Retrieved February 21, 2014.]</ref>
| former_frequencies = 1500kHz <ref name="auto"/>
| affiliations       = 
| owner              = Government of Palau
| licensee           = 
| sister_stations    = [[T8AA-FM]]
| webcast            = 
| website            =  
}}
'''T8AA''' is a [[radio station]] on the island of [[Malakal Island|Malakal]] in [[Palau]]. Its frequency is 1584&nbsp;[[kHz]] and it transmits with 5,000 [[watt]]s of power. It is licensed by the government of Palau, and it broadcasts news, public service announcements, talk shows, live coverage of major events, and music.

==History==
T8AA Ngerel Belau started its AM broadcasting when they took over US army radio WSZB on with 250 watts on 1500&nbsp;kHz in the 1970 era. After the independence of Palau, T8AA started broadcasting on 1584&nbsp;kHz with a 5&nbsp;kW transmitter which covered the whole nation.

T8AA Ngerel Belau went off air after the AM radio tower at Malakal collapsed during [[Typhoon Bopha]] late 2012 and was not replaced because of budget constraints.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio FM broadcast reached Angaur and Peleliu |url=https://islandtimes.org/radio-fm-broadcast-reached-angaur-and-peleliu/ |access-date=June 20, 2024 |publisher=Island Times |date=September 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926170132/https://islandtimes.org/radio-fm-broadcast-reached-angaur-and-peleliu/ |archive-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>

In June 2022, T8AA Ngerel Belau returned on AM broadcast after the new AM transmitter installed and AM radio tower has been constructed with Japanese aid.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_00539.html | title=AM Broadcasting system handover: No One Left Behind in Disaster Communication in Palau | website=www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp | date=2022-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/465484/palau-restores-am-radio-service | title=Palau restores AM radio service | website=[[Radio New Zealand]] | date=19 April 2022 }}</ref>

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