Several stations have been set up since 2002 to carry ZM programmes from Auckland with local advertisements – ZM Gisborne in 2002, ZM Wanganui in 2004, ZM South Canterbury in September 2004, ZM Blenheim in January 2007, ZM Wairarapa in 2010, ZM Taupo in 2013, ZM Queenstown in 2014, ZM Wanaka in May 2016, ZM West Coast in July 2020 and ZM Coromandel in December 2021.
Historyedit
ZM was first started by the government-owned Radio New Zealand as three separate AM radio stations in Auckland (1ZM), Wellington (2ZM) and Christchurch (3ZM) in 1973; however, all these stations had been on air under different identities in earlier decades. The Auckland 1ZM station changed format to Classic Hits in 1987 and went on to become the first Classic Hits branded station creating a 10-year absence of the ZM brand in Auckland. Wellington and Christchurch ZM stations carried on as two separate local stations, switching to FM and spawning their own regional networks.
ZM made a return to the Auckland market in February 1997 as a local station broadcasting on 91.0 MHz as 91ZM. This move was made by The Radio Network after purchasing stations in Auckland and the Waikato previously owned by Prospect Media. TRN closed Auckland station The Breeze on 91 and replaced this station with 91ZM. In Waikato The Breeze on 89.8 was closed and replaced with a network feed of Auckland's 91ZM branded as 89.8ZM. The Waikato station did contain its own local breakfast show between 1998 and 1999.
In 2000 ZM was consolidated into a single network feed with all programming on the networked ZM stations now originating from the 91ZM Auckland station. Between 2001 and 2014 the ZM breakfast show presented by Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama was networked from Wellington to a nationwide audience including Auckland. In recent years the 10 am – 3 pm the announcer produced a localised show for Auckland with local voice breaks for Auckland listeners and then a generic voice break for the rest of New Zealand. As of 2013 all ZM stations contain the same content.
Local programmingedit
The following list of shows were heard on 91ZM Auckland as local shows, after each listed time period the content heard on 91ZM Auckland was the same as the ZM network.
auckland, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2017, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources ZM Auckland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message ZM Auckland is a hit music radio station in Auckland New Zealand The station is the host of the ZM network and is owned and operated by New Zealand Media and Entertainment ZM AucklandBroadcast areaAuckland New ZealandFrequency91 0 MHzProgrammingFormatHit MusicOwnershipOwnerNew Zealand Media and EntertainmentHistoryFirst air date1997Technical informationTransmitter coordinates36 50 54 S 174 45 44 E 36 8484 S 174 7621 E 36 8484 174 7621LinksWebsitezmonline com Several stations have been set up since 2002 to carry ZM programmes from Auckland with local advertisements ZM Gisborne in 2002 ZM Wanganui in 2004 ZM South Canterbury in September 2004 ZM Blenheim in January 2007 ZM Wairarapa in 2010 ZM Taupo in 2013 ZM Queenstown in 2014 ZM Wanaka in May 2016 ZM West Coast in July 2020 and ZM Coromandel in December 2021 History editZM was first started by the government owned Radio New Zealand as three separate AM radio stations in Auckland 1ZM Wellington 2ZM and Christchurch 3ZM in 1973 however all these stations had been on air under different identities in earlier decades The Auckland 1ZM station changed format to Classic Hits in 1987 and went on to become the first Classic Hits branded station creating a 10 year absence of the ZM brand in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch ZM stations carried on as two separate local stations switching to FM and spawning their own regional networks In July 1996 the New Zealand Government sold off the commercial arm of Radio New Zealand which included among other things the ZM stations The new owner was The Radio Network a subsidiary of APN News amp Media and Clear Channel Communications which operated as a division of the Australian Radio Network 1 ZM made a return to the Auckland market in February 1997 as a local station broadcasting on 91 0 MHz as 91ZM This move was made by The Radio Network after purchasing stations in Auckland and the Waikato previously owned by Prospect Media TRN closed Auckland station The Breeze on 91 and replaced this station with 91ZM In Waikato The Breeze on 89 8 was closed and replaced with a network feed of Auckland s 91ZM branded as 89 8ZM The Waikato station did contain its own local breakfast show between 1998 and 1999 In 2000 ZM was consolidated into a single network feed with all programming on the networked ZM stations now originating from the 91ZM Auckland station Between 2001 and 2014 the ZM breakfast show presented by Polly Gillespie and Grant Kereama was networked from Wellington to a nationwide audience including Auckland In recent years the 10 am 3 pm the announcer produced a localised show for Auckland with local voice breaks for Auckland listeners and then a generic voice break for the rest of New Zealand As of 2013 all ZM stations contain the same content Local programming editThe following list of shows were heard on 91ZM Auckland as local shows after each listed time period the content heard on 91ZM Auckland was the same as the ZM network Breakfast 6 am 9 am 1997 2001 Marcus Lush show ran from 6 am 9 am 1997 2001 Natalie Crook show producer 2001 2014 Networked from Wellington 6am 10am 2014 onwards Networked from Auckland to all regions Daytime 9 am 3 pm 1998 1999 Melanie Homer 1999 2000 Nicki Sunderland and Lana Coc kroft 2000 onwards Networked from Auckland to all regions Drive 3 pm 3 pm 1999 2000 Mike McClung and Tim Homer 2000 onwards Networked from Auckland to all regions Night Show 7 pm midnight 1997 1998 Melanie Homer 1998 onwards Networked from Auckland to all regionsReferences edit Radio Network says expansion possible The Christchurch Press 21 September 1996 p 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ZM Auckland amp oldid 1174080368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
