Great move
Kiwis, bogans, spare DAB spectrum - the holy trinity.
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I donāt find The Rock anywhere near as bogan as Triple M
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I was referring to Logan.
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But weāre talking about the broadcasting of The Rock? My point is Triple M already has the bogan market sewn up.
Also Logan is hardly unique in Australian (or NZ) cities, and there are a lot worse.
There is an article on the courier mail websites highlighted the rocks move into brisbane
Paywalled
Clearly a big deal for the media if nz can launch over there
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Fame has left Mai Morning Crew with immediate effect.
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Interesting, seems to be getting a lot of love from his Mediaworks colleagues on that post Mai has done on socials. Looks like he has been cut.
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Guessing bringing Nate back to breakfast?
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I have a few reasons why Fame Teu left the Mai Morning Crew earlier today (15 July).
At this time, MediaWorks executives are still evaluating internal options and long-term roster structures.
Here are the key factors behind the wait:
- Fresh departure: After 10 years, Fame Teu announced he was stepping away from Mai FM to pursue a new path. Because the transition is entirely fresh, Mai has not rushed to name a permanent successor.
- Evaluating Nate Nauerās drive success: Former breakfast host Nate Nauer has successfully integrated back into live radio on the drive-time slot (Mai Home Run) alongside Randy Sjafrie. Moving him back to the Mai Morning Crew would disrupt the established chemistry and high ratings of the drive show.
- Brand strategy: Radio brands like Mai typically use transitional periods to test temporary guest hosts; trial different chemistry dynamics with remaining hosts Tegan Yorwarth and Nickson Clark; or align a permanent announcement with upcoming slots.
Correct me if Iām wrong.
Thereās a piece about this guy leaving in the Heraldās Media Insider this morning:
Itās paywalled but the gist of it is he doesnāt like big goodbyes and he just wants to ātake a breakā.
Only thing I find fishy about this is he could have at least said on his last day something like, āhey itās my last show, take care etcā. However one of the hosts read a goodbye message from him some time after he left. He also has no plans for what heās doing next.
I donāt listen to Mai personally and donāt know the guy at all, but from my experience in radio whenever thereās an abrupt exit like this thereās usually more to the story than someone ājust wanting to take a breakā.
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Thatās a very good point, apart from royalties it probably wouldnāt cost them much at all - and yes, sport radio would have higher costs involved. But Iām skeptical that someone would set up a stream just to listen to the cricket.
Itās the perfect sport (especially test matches) to listen to on radio (I have tradie mates who would do it all day during a Black Capa match while theyāre working on projects) but I think itās different setting up a stream than moving down the dial
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Yep, 100%, I donāt see too many people going to the hassle of setting up a stream to listen to any sport (not just cricket). They had very few listeners on AM here if the last survey is accurate, I donāt thereās going to be millions more suddenly listening to a stream of the station.
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Yep. You wouldnāt even know they had some FIFA World Cup rights either. Not sure how long the TAB will be able to justify continuing it.
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Media Insider: The Hits radio content director leaves NZME abruptly
Another NZME departure that is similar to Ross Flahive, Greg Hornblow and others
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Serious question - Why doesnāt RNZ have a dedicated sports show on the station? Surely, thatās a market they could tap?
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And theyād need to look no further than Nathan Rarere to front it of course. And Iām a big Bridget Tunnicliffe fan too, she has had an excellent netty podcast in the past and would love to see her anchor an offering.