@OnAir @Baldrick It has come to my attention that The Breeze will broadcast to Whakatane and the Eastern Bay of Plenty on 92.1FM from next week (1 June). I tuned to that frequency just a short time ago.
The Breeze was due to replace Today FM and begin broadcasting on 92.1FM from early April, but this was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
âOtherâ isnât broken out in the GFK releases anymore, but if you look at the total for MediaWorks, there are some shares that are unaccounted for in the stations listed, which was likely listening to Today.
Wow zb rating massive in all markets
Pleased to see the sound do well in my area
Here in christchurch
Whats changed at the breezeâŚthey must also doing something right
Since the dropping of More FM Marlboroughâs own daytime show (10am-3pm) sometime ago, Max Goodman, who is based in Nelson, now hosts the daytime show for both Nelson and Marlborough.
I wonder where Georgia Watt (who used to host the local daytime show for Marlborough on More FM) is now?
If thatâs the case it doesnât look like Today FM was getting any better in the ratings
Survey 4 2022 Auckland MW stations added up to 48.2 share
MediaWorks Combo showed 48.7 share
0.5 difference
Today FM then 1.4
Survey 1 2023 Auckland 48.5
MediaWorks Combo = 50.3 share
-0.5 difference
Would be a 1.3 share for Today FM ⌠vs 17.2 for ZB
According to her Instagram feed, she resigned from the station and left about 4 weeks ago. Doesnât look like sheâs working in radio again, although she may be based in Nelson.
Pity about that, I remember Sounds FM when it was local being all about Marlborough, but (as happened with most of the More FM stations) a good portion of the local stuff was eroded over time all in the favour of networking.
I think The Hits is the same - the show for the top of the South Island comes from Nelson as well?
Pretty sure they take Meganâs network show now.
I didnât realise that NZME moved out of their studios in Taranaki Street in Wellington and into the Sky Stadium. Looks like it took place in the first half of last year.
Old Studios
New Studios
The old studios would appear to have the better and more âpurpose builtâ fit out, the new set up looks like they have had to make do with the space they have and within a tight budget.
Sounds about right!
My understanding is they left Taranaki St as the building was found to be an earthquake risk.
I believe they went somewhere temporary/WFH for a few weeks before locating into Sky Stadium - but I donât believe itâs permanent either. Not sure if theyâve nailed down a new home.
Ahh, thank you @OnAir.
Definitely explains it as it is a bit temporary looking, other than the paneling desks, no other fittings on the wall or anything have been added.
Yuck, definitely temporary.
That must be why Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley mentioned they were broadcasting from Sky Stadium for a couple days when Ed Sheeran was in town.
I thought at the time it was some exclusive insider access to the stadium during the set up
@OnAir @Baldrick The Breeze now broadcasts to Whakatane and the Eastern Bay of Plenty on 92.1FM (as at 1 June 2023) - a frequency formerly used by Radio Pacific (1991-2005), RadioLIVE (2005-19), Magic Talk (2019-22) and, finally, Today FM (2022-23).
From today, people from all over the Eastern Bay can enjoy their favourite songs from The Breezeâs playlist (i.e. music of the 70s, 80s, 90s and now) in FM stereo as a complement to Radio 1XX, which has served the region for more than 50 years.
Instead of taking a breakfast show on relay from Tauranga (with Jolene James and Max Baird), The Breezeâs part-networked breakfast show with Justin Rae is being broadcast on 92.1FM from 6-10am. This is followed by Robert Scott from 10am-3pm, Sarah van der Kley from 3-7pm and Tania Burgess from 7pm until midnight.
Stuffâs new CEOâŚ
Maxwell is an experienced executive leader and digital CEO with significant experience in the media industry, having worked for NZME for many years as Chief Digital Officer and Chief Commercial Officer as well as Chief Executive of OneRoof, DRIVEN and GrabOne. Prior experience in Outdoor media and as GM Yahoo!NZ rounds out a comprehensive media portfolio.
âŚhas a background in radio, digital and outdoor. Itâs as if theyâve hired a new CEO for a Stuff-MediaWorks combo 
Unless the owners of MediaWorks agree to sell the business for $1 I doubt we will see a merger with Stuff.
Hereâs the full list of all the NZ radio awards winners.
2023 NZ Radio Awards Finalists & Winners.pdf
Congratulations to the nominees and winners
