New Zealand Radio

As predicted by yours truly :wink:

Magic Talk currently broadcasts on 94.9FM in Gisborne, however I am not seeing that frequency on the Today FM frequency list.

Also, it looks like Taupo and Taranaki will be going without Today FM. Magic Talk was dropped in both of those markets some time ago, in favour of Magic Music. I had wondered if they’d reverse that decision for Today FM’s launch, but apparently not.

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The 95.3 frequency in Christchurch is currently the home to Mai FM.

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Not for much longer! I guess they chose to sacrifice their least profitable brand in that market.

Whats happening with 1107AM that Magic Talk is currently on in Tauranga/ Bay Of Plenty??

I imagine that it will continue simulcasting whatever is on 100.6FM, ie Today FM. None of the existing Magic Talk AM frequencies (Auckland, Rotorua, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Christchurch etc) are mentioned in the above list but I imagine that Today FM will simulcast on AM and FM in those markets, just as Newstalk ZB does in many markets.

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Through an oversight, MediaWorks forgot to make Today FM available on 94.9FM in Gisborne.

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Either that or they plan to flip it to Magic Music as they have done previously in Taupo and Taranaki. There is currently no Magic Music station in Gisborne.

@anon36025973 Or in Whakatane (and the Eastern Bay of Plenty). There is currently no Magic frequency in the Eastern Bay as listeners there get their Magic music on its website or the rova app.

I have been listening to Magic’s music in recent times as one of its loyal listeners.

So Today FM launch end of Jan then?

https://www.magic.co.nz/home/news/2021/10/lloyd-burr-on-three-waters--no-one-likes-a-power-hungry-governme.html

Stealing these assets and creating another layer of governance and red tape to manage them is not going to fix them.

https://www.magic.co.nz/home/news/2021/12/lloyd-burr---three-waters--means-fewer-poo-namis--and-more-swimm.html

Councils have been complacent for too long - and I hope when Three Waters comes off the shelf next year at Parliament, Kiwis realise it’s a good move.
It’ll mean fewer poo-namis, and more swimming at the beaches we love.

Right so is this what Gurney means when he says the new station fair, objective etc … Flip flopping after a couple weeks to provide balance? :laughing:

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Randall from The Edge Breakfast leaving, replaced by Nickson from Mai FM.

Wow, do you where is Randell headed?

Strange move… thought they’d go for someone younger rather than older

@nztv @medianz @OnAir Oh Lord - so many departures!

After all those years on Mai, Nickson Clark is jumping ship to The Edge (replacing Clint Randell on breakfast).

This feels like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The Mai Morning Crew have been humming recently - Nickson is a top quality talent. Blowing up the Edge Brekky would have been best imho.

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@OnAir And who’s going to replace Nickson on the Mai Morning Crew?

Yeah i thought they might have lured FVM back… Also seems like Chris Parker won’t be staying on Edge after Christmas as seems they’ve been trialing others again… Eli Matthewson, Joe Daymond, Dan Webby

Definitely a blow for Mai

Wouldn’t surprise me if their producer Marc Peard, already well known to the audience
If not, I wonder if Randell to Mai but not sure what the point of the whole thing would be…

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Brook maybe? The drive show needs a change anyway with Alex going?

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There nothing on the edge social media pages

@OnAir Athena Angelou, who left Flava recently, would be perfect to join Fame Teu as co-host of the “Mai Home Run”…

@medianz has a strong record of providing early info.

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