I think those comments are in regards to Today FM not the cricket commentary.
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Surprised gold am doesnt go
For the cricket radio rightsâŚthey seem to go
Ok when they have super rugby
The rights are up after this year. First opportunity since Radio Sport declined to re-sign (and shut down).
That was my read on it too.
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Mediaworks did seem to have given up on the cricket at the end ⌠Commentating done Remotely to cut costs
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Did not know they did it remotely
There were certainly some matches this season where they were on site but towards the end they were not.
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Commentating being done remotely has been a thing for years. The BBC did it for Englandâs matches against Pakistan last year (though Im guessing part of it was a safety thing).
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Yeah we know itâs not new but weâre talking about home matches, not overseas ones.
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I think Today/Magic first did some remotes at the end of last season when there was no room for them at a venue.
Post-Covid, I know Gold calls a lot of regional rugby off tube but believe their All Blacks and 5 main centres commentary is on-site.
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Anyone hear Ingrid Hipkiss this morning?
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@OnAir I havenât, as I was sleeping in at the time. In other words, I didnât tune to RNZ National.
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Hope you enjoyed your sleep-in @PaddyTePou
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One news reader for the whole of MW?? Or just one from the Today FM pool?
What an awful mess this continues to be Grady, sorry youâve been caught up in it.
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Two further updates; 95.9 Alexandra and 100.2 Waikato both now Magic.
104.2 in Hamilton still listed as Magic for now
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Last year the trend at MW seemed to be existing on air people doing the news shifts at breakfast, although not sure that is the case now with shuffles and cuts at Magic and The Breeze. Maybe Geoff will takeover from mid morning until the evening, requiring only one shift across the day. I doubt that news will be recorded after 6 or 7pm anymore.
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IIRC I think Geoff used to do a split shift from breakfast 5-9 and then drive until Today started so that be something he returns to? Breakfast bulletins across The Breeze/Magic/The Sound/More (?) and drive bulletins at the other end of the day? Nothing in between. Only speculating mind you as youâd think theyâd need something during the middle of the day but given how lowly MWorks is valuing news I wouldnât be so sure.
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Itâs often said that âexplaining is losingâ. The change for Whakatane seems inept. Why did Mediaworks not wait until the change is effected before updating the website which is still lists 92.1 as The Breeze?
Iâm not a technical person but cannot help thinking the comment â⌠find the stereo pilot switch for the 92.1FM signalâ is a summary of a more technical explanation that has been misunderstood.
Itâs interesting that The Breeze is intended to be relayed to Reporoa. I recall seeing speculation on 31 March that 98.0 was being reallocated to Magic.
Still think weâll get a George out of this.
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