I was thinking if anything, Flynny would be signed to Breakfast. Either way, he will make the team a force to be reckoned with.
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I was wondering also about more breakfast I wonder if they would put Jason Gunn in the team as jase did 92.1 More Breakfast with James Daniels for a short time back in 1996.
He’s also got the Star factor with around 30 years of broadcasting experience.
Gary McCormack how many more year’s on Breakfast has he got ?
68 he will be in 2019 & if he continues he will be in his 16th year at More.
In Short Simon Barnett has given MediaWorks a year’s notice So they have had plenty of time to plan for post Simon In 2019.
Maybe in the MediaWork’s upfront’s in early December we may here about more radio changes for the better this time.
As I feel MediaWork’s Radio Has the best on Air talent compared to NZME.
But what is lacking is a Soft AC Network which Many Format’s Are Flipping To in the USA Now & After Xmas
Yes the Breeze would be the closest to a soft AC but a fully soft AC Breeze & More FM be more contemporary.
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You’ve got a point there. Does Flynny live in Auckland? Because Jay-Jay I’m sure would be happy to move back permanently.
Here’s my bet - Jason Gunn moves to MoreFM breakfast alongside Lana and Gary, with Gary phased out after a couple of years. Flynny takes on drive with JJ, allowing her to move back to Auckland from Christchurch.
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Having done dayshift the last two months and MoreFM now available in my location I have actually found the the breakfast club quite enjoyable. Lana JMac and Gary and the other few all work really well
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Mediaworks you have peaked my interest! Magic Talk has me intrigued…
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I’m confiused… Is the new station going to be broadcast on 2 frequencies in most locations with some common programming and some shows unique to the talk frequency and some unique to music?
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Yep. The old Magic is Magic Music, and the old RadioLIVE is Magic Talk. Two stations, but expect some programming to be shared - it’s not clear yet as to what that’ll entail
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Thanks, interesting…: call me a cynic but I reckon this is transitional… I’d bet there’s a plan to merge the 2 stations completely and free up one set of frequencies for something new.
Having said that a blend of talk and music might just work.
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Magic frequency map
Current RadioLIVE Frequencys
Summary
Alexandra 95.9FM
Auckland 100.6FM
Bay of Plenty 1107AM
Blenheim 95.3FM
Christchurch 99.3FM
Dunedin 96.6FM
Gisborne 94.9FM
Hawkes Bay 1368AM / 106.3FM
Kaikoura 89.1FM
Kapiti Coast 99.1FM
Mackenzie Country (Tekapo and Twizel) 91.0FM * new frequency
Manawatu 93.8FM
Mid-Northland 100.7FM
Nelson 96FM
Paeroa 98FM
Picton 92.3FM
Oamaru 100.8FM * new frequency
Queenstown 91.2FM
Rodney 92.9FM
Rotorua 95.1FM
Southland 94FM
Taranaki 89.2FM
Taupo 99.2FM
Tauranga 100.6FM
Tekapo 91.0FM
Timaru 105.9FM* new frequency
Twizel 91.0FM* new frequency
Waikato 100.2FM
Wairarapa 98.3FM
Whanganui 96FM
Wellington 1233AM / 98.9FM
Westport 90.1FM
Whakatane 92.1FM
Whangarei 90.8FM
https://www.radiolive.co.nz/home/frequencies.html
Current MAGIC Frequencys
Summary
Auckland 702 AM
Auckland North 104.9FM
Rodney 104.9FM
Tauranga 88.6 FM
Rotorua 100.7 FM
Hawkes Bay 92.7 FM
Manawatu 104.2 FM
Kapiti 95.1 FM
Whanganui 90.4 FM
Wairarapa 105.5 FM
Wellington 891 AM
Blenheim 105.7 FM
Nelson 99.2 FM
Timaru 103.5 FM
Ashburton 103.7 FM
Oamaru 94.4 FM
Christchurch 738 AM
Dunedin 99.8 FM
Queenstown 104 FM
Southland 106 FM
Any interference between ABC 702 am and Magic in Auckland?
I can see this working for MSR in Sydney. Music and Sports.
Maybe Magic Talk won’t be the write off we were all expecting. Peter Williams is a really good get.
I imagine Newshub might call on him to fill in when required too. Good way of getting some of the more staid 1 News viewers to change the channel occasionally.
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Will be intersting to see how that goes as he apparently will be broadcasting from Tauranga not Auckland
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Yeah he lives in Tauranga now and only commutes up for weekend bulletins. I don’t think they’ll use him.
Peter is a good get, safe pair of hands but not sure he will turn the ratings.
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I was under the impression that the Radio Live frequencies would be surrendered. So they will keep the current Magic music format (e.g 104.0 Queenstown) and have an ersatz talk station to replace Radio Live? Sounds like a curious option.
What’s interesting is that, according to the map that’s linked above, whilst Magic Talk & Magic Music will swap frequencies in Auckland with the latter moving to FM, they won’t do the same in Wellington & Christchurch, in which Magic Talk will be on FM whilst Magic Music will be on AM. 
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I’m very confused with this magic talk/ news concept. Yes I get that they are still keeping the am show, gardening, Ryan Bridge, mixed in with music on the radio live frequency’s.
But why let go of top talent when MediaWork’s have just added Peter william’s to magic talk with more to come ???
Why call it Magic talk ??? yes it will have music as well but why not just keep it separate from the magic brand ???
This remind’s me of Dunedin’s ZB in 1990/ 1991 when it was ZBFM / AM music fm- talk - am.
Seriously remove the 50’s- 60s on Magic focus on 70’s - 90’s “Your Relaxing Music Mix simply MAGIC” Soft AC Similar To smooth 953 sydney,
The critically acclaimed Sunshine 106.8 from Dublin, Ireland & The Breeze Soft AC Stations launching around major cities in the USA & Soon Canada.
Yes NZ’s Breeze is similar but there’s a gap in the market for Magic if it want’s to make any Impact in 2019.
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