New Zealand Radio

I doubt few of the affected staff would have had it any other way with how it was announced on air. An honest statement about what was going to happen to the station without stock-standard company PR getting in the way. Perhaps the only difference was that the station was taken off air a few hours earlier than what management had planned.

What is a bit surprising is that the expected revenue vs station costs weren’t as bad as I thought they might be.

So where is all the staff going to go is the next big question the radio landscape is very minimal with mw or nzme and nothing in between

Well, there’s always TV, online, PR, Instagram influencing (that last one is a joke… I hope).

I still think MW should have given it until at least Thursday evening (or maybe Friday), to allow the presenters to say goodbye. The way it was just yanked off air mid-sentence was really poor.

1 Like

It could have become even more of a dumpster fire then

1 Like

On second thoughts, you’re probably right. Would have been funny, though! Could have got some great viral moments. :sunglasses: Go out with a bang, not a whimper!

Gary mccormack must be amused…not
Leaves a high profile job on more fm only to lose his new gig on today fm
Did he actually get to do a show on today?

1 Like

He did. I’m not sure how many though.

Yeah he had done 4 episodes. They are actually still up on Spotify if you search McCormick Unleashed

3 Likes

As at 5 April 2023, the following revised frequencies are structured as follows:

Humm FM - aka “Humm AM/FM”
Auckland 104.2FM & 702AM

The Breeze
Northland 90.8FM & 100.7FM
Gisborne 94.9FM
Wellington 94.1FM, 98.5FM & 1233AM
Christchurch 94.5FM & 738AM

George FM
Dunedin 96.6FM

The Rock
Picton 92.3FM
Kaikoura 89.1FM
Mackenzie Country (Tekapo and Twizel) 91FM

To be confirmed by MediaWorks in due course
Auckland 90.2FM
Waikato 100.2FM
Tauranga 100.6FM
Rotorua 95.1FM
Reporoa 98FM
Whakatane 92.1FM
Hawke’s Bay 106.3FM
Whanganui 96FM
Manawatu 93.8FM
Kapiti Coast 99.1FM
Wairarapa 98.3FM
Wellington 98.9FM
Nelson 96FM
Blenheim 95.3FM
Westport 90.1FM
Christchurch 95.3FM
Timaru 105.9FM
Oamaru 100.8FM
Queenstown 91.2FM
Alexandra 95.9FM
Southland 94FM

@OnAir I have a question for you to ask, which is precise. Is Sarah van der Kley based in Christchurch and hosts The Breeze’s drive show from there, or has she moved to Auckland (where the majority of network programming, plus Robert & Jeanette as a local breakfast show for Auckland, is being produced)? Correct me if I am wrong.

2 Likes

Last I heard Sarah was still based out of Christchurch.

2 Likes

Thanks, @OnAir! Just making sure that the information on The Breeze’s Wikipedia page is correct.

1 Like

I imagine what is on 100.6 will also be on 1107AM?
Or split formats :thinking:

The 1107AM signal in the Western Bay of Plenty (Tauranga and Rotorua) has now been decommissioned, as did 1368AM in Hawke’s Bay.

Guys, just a question, do you think that it would have ‘saved’ Today FM if it was moved to online only, like The Platform and Reality Check?

Not a chance (imo). Maybe if it had a big backer with deep pockets … but i don’t know if it was compelling enough that it would even compete with the likes of The Platform and RCR. (Not saying that they are better, just that they have a target audience , as niche as it may be)

1 Like

Fair enough. Just thought that tranmission costs would be a big part of running it, that is all (Im guessing Mediaworks would charge Today FM for use of its frequencies, etc.

Not really how it works - they’re a Mediaworks concept so all costs are absorbed by them. There’s no Today FM leasing a frequency - MWorks already owns (well, leases long term) the frequencies.

Oh ok, a lot of companies have internal markets, etc, and charge internally, that’s all.