That is actually really good for Channel X. I’ve listened to it a few times and actually find the mix is quite good - reminds me of both Channel Z (back in the day) and The Edge around 2000-2001. The combination of no ads and minimal talking is probably quite a good one.
re monetising it, maybe they could do like Coast did when they started back in 2004 - only 2 ads per break? It probably wouldn’t bring in millions, but would certainly bring in something.
How did Hauraki actually rate? I can’t see it in the list anywhere there. ZB still doing like a juggernaut though.
That’s quite depressing for More FM in Wellington - hell, it was the birthplace of that brand! Mind you it’s vastly different today compared to how it was when it launched in 1991 (as is the whole radio market).
Yeah Channel X is an interesting one.
on the one hand, it’s a good look for MW to show the overall gap in share between MW and NZME increasing as it grows
On the other , it may get a little embarrassing when it overtakes their flagship stations in their demos … it’s already above The Edge in AP 25-54 share and looks not far off in Edge’s target demo 18-34. (X 7.2 - Edge 9.2)
A frequency swap is happening in Northland on Sunday. The Hits is moving to 89.2, it’s advertising “ so it can be heard in all cars”. As a result Gold is being moved up to 95.6.
I assume its because of the Japanese cars in NZ which uses the 76-90 MhZ Frequency range rather than the 87.5-108 range that we use on both sides of the Tasman. I let the DX thread know about it as E-skip season is very close.
Nope. OnAir said “some.” It’s probably a few overlap areas, infill sites that have FM now… stuff like that. Any idea on which ones, @OnAir?
There are still parts of the country that can only get AM. RNZ’s marine and mountain forecasts are still there, so I doubt the entire AM network’s would get switched off any time soon, even with a misely penny-pinching government at the helm.
@nztv I guess so. In fact, Murray Lindsay has worked in the radio industry for nearly 40 years and is announcing his retirement. I mean, from my point of view, many old familiars have retired to make way for those who are new to the industry.
I first met Murray, or Muzz as he’s also known, when I was at The Very Vintage Day Out in Auckland in 2018.
Out of interest, how well does the multi-transmitter single-frequency network that seems to exist for lots of the stations in Northland work?
I had a tune round near Paihia about a year ago, presumably there the signals were coming from Mount Hikurangi. Everything seemed to work OK there at least.
This means NZME has chosen to have Newstalk ZB broadcast on both AM and FM in the main centres (Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) and various other markets (e.g. Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Wairarapa, Nelson etc), although some of which (e.g. Rotorua, Gisborne, Southland) can only be found on AM.
Before replacing Flava on 106.2FM (as at 1 December 2024), ZB was broadcasting to Dunedin on AM only, i.e. 1044AM.