Archive for the ‘Radio’ Category

3’s award winning show Target returns for a new season with more consumer information and its trademark hidden camera item. Target premieres Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm on 3. Presented by Jeanette Thomas and Brooke Howard-Smith, Target provides useful consumer information in an entertaining and educational style. “It’s the start of a new decade and the start of a new ... Full story

This week The Rock radio network launches a new night show called Channel Z Nights (7pm – 10pm), diversifying the music format to include a broader range of rock music not currently heard on New Zealand radio. Channel Z Nights targets a predominantly male audience (18 – 34) who are hungry for the latest Rock and Alternative Rock from home and abroad. A nod to ... Full story

MediaWorks Radio today announced LiveSPORT Radio as the new brand name for the sport and racing network formerly known as BSport. LiveSPORT will continue to provide sport purists with an entertaining and informed radio programme in addition to generating sport news for a potential audience of 1.4 million per week* via the RadioLIVE sport news bulletins across the MediaWorks Radio network. Live SPORT maintains the current line-up ... Full story

Broadcaster Tony Veitch will make his return to broadcasting with The Radio Network in 2010. Veitch will work for Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport as a sports news presenter and journalist. Veitch has been off air since July 2008 when he was suspended and then resigned following a domestic dispute, since dealt with by the courts. TRN said that the engagement ... Full story

Listeners of The Edge were glued to their radios this evening after a car crash unfolded live on air. A listener who was calling up to win concert tickets was involved in an accident with a truck on the motorway while talking with hosts Fletch and Vaughan. Listen below: The caller was reportedly using a hands free kit which disconnected due to the impact. No ... Full story

The Visitors have arrived, as the highly anticipated premiere of TV2's new thriller V lands on TV2. In the first of two feature-length episodes ahead of a full series next year, the world is on the verge of its first encounter with an alien race. The Visitors (or V's) are initially viewed with fear, but they quickly become a ... Full story

The Edge radio station launches in Marlborough on 104.9FM on 1 December and we’re looking for someone to turn on The Edge and get summer started! The search is on now for someone to flick the switch so if you’re keen, register online now at www.theedge.co.nz/marlborough. “It’s fantastic after such a long wait to get the chance to turn on The Edge in Marlborough, so what better ... Full story

A new and substantially changed format for the 2010 New Zealand Radio Awards has been announced by the New Zealand Radio Industry Awards Committee. Chairman David Brice says “Tough economic times have prompted a hard look at the cost structure of the Awards. But at the same time, industry leaders are unanimous in their on-going support for this ... Full story

Flava, the number one rated station in Rotorua, will change frequency The Radio Network announced today. On Thursday November 19th Flava will move to 89.5FM from 89.6. In a similar move Classic Hits southern repeater frequency, broadly covering Reparoa and area, changes to 90.8 FM from 90.9 on Wednesday November 18th. “While both changes are slight, it is important for listeners to correctly retune their radios ... Full story

Auckland’s 91.8 MORE FM is making good things happen for a deserving North Shore family. ‘The Morning Fix’ breakfast show (featuring Jeremy Corbett, Joe Cotton and Jesse Mulligan) announced this morning that Mark McFadzien of Beach Haven, North Shore has won a surprise house and garden makeover worth $20,000, to be completed this weekend with Auckland’s 91.8 ... Full story

Talkback pioneer Tim Bickerstaff has died. Newstalk ZB reports that the 66 year old who lived in Coromandel had diabeties. Bickerstaff had worked for radio stations in both New Zealand and Australia including the NZBS. Full story

Newstalk ZB remains NZ’s leading radio station with the biggest audience in New Zealand with 405,900# different listeners. This gives Newstalk ZB a number one share of 12.5%* of listening in New Zealand. “We’re extremely pleased with this result, showing Newstalk ZB has succeeded in delivering a smooth breakfast host transition. In a clean sweep the Mike Hosking Breakfast is number one, in share, in ... Full story

MediaWorks Radio has hired one of New Zealand’s most accomplished radio Account Managers, Peter Rackley. After nearly 20 years as an Account Manager for The Radio Network, Peter Rackley has been appointed as a Senior Business Development Manager for MediaWorks Radio. Originally an Account Executive at 1251AM (now Classic Hits), Mr Rackley has spent the last 12 years at Newstalk ZB where he has ... Full story

Christchurch’s community access radio station Plains FM 96.9 is gearing up to help their many Samoan broadcasters raise funds for stricken family and friends in Samoa. Tomorrow (Friday 2nd October) much of the day’s broadcast will focus on bringing news, comfort and a point of community contact for local Samoans and fellow Tongan families. “We want our broadcasters to provide as ... Full story

Australian 'Shock Jock' Kyle Sandilands is to keep his job according to media reports. He met with his employer Austereo today after being taken off air last week for suggesting Magda Szubanski would lose more weight if she spent time in "a concentration camp". His employer has announced that he will be off air on unpaid leave for a further 3 weeks and attend counselling. Sandilands ... Full story