[HCDX] Three new radio networks launch in NZ

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More AM changes in New Zealand as two new networks launch and
heritage 'Radio I' brand dumped from FM

(1) Radio Trackside on AM

The rapidly changing AM dial in New Zealand continues to evolve with
the launch of Trackside Radio (a horse racing format operated by the
Totaliser Agency Board or TAB) sharing frequencies with Radio
Pacific, and Radio Live (a news and information format) operated by
Canwest.

Radio Trackside operates to the following schedule Monday (2pm-8pm),
Tuesday (2pm-12am), Wednesday (12pm-12am), Thursday-Friday
(11.30am-12am), Saturday (8am-12am) and Sunday (2pm-7.30pm, extended
to 10pm for Hong Kong racing). Radio Pacific then uses the same
frequencies at all other times. All dates and times are NZ Standard
Time.

A summary of changes follows:

  549 Napier-Hastings  Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex NZ's Rhema
  702 Auckland         Radio Live ex Radio Pacific
  711 Wellington       Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific
  738 Christchurch     Radio Live ex Radio Pacific
  810 Auckland         BBC World Service ex 1476 [new]
  828 Palmerston North Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex The Breeze
  954 Hamilton         Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific
 1071 Ashburton        Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific
 1206 Dunedin          Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex MORE FM
 1242 Timaru           Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific [new]
 1260 Christchurch     Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex The Breeze
 1476 Auckland         Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex BBC
 1485 Gisborne         Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific [new]
 1548 Rotorua          Radio Trackside/Radio Pacific ex MORE FM

(2) Another heritage station dumped as Easy Listening i becomes VIVA
FM

When private radio was reintroduced in 1970, Radio I [who had
previously leased time on the NZBC's 1YD/1ZM in Auckland] was also
granted a licence on 1590 AM. 

The easy listening music station gradually evolved into 'Easy
Listening i' and expanded as far south as Christchurch where it
broadcast on 1593 AM until earlier this year when it flipped to Coast.

Now, the remaining 'i' channels are dumped and a 35 year old slice of
NZ's radio heritage is rebranded as VIVA FM with a female audience
targeted easy listening music/magazine style format.

The new VIVA FM channels are Auckland 98.2, Tauranga 99.0, Rotorua
95.1 and Napier-Hastings 90.3. VIVA FM is owned by The Radio Network,
a 50/50 Australian/US media venture.

Warm regards
David Ricquish
Radio Heritage Foundation
Wellington, NZ
www.radioheritage.net





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