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| :''This article refers to the defunct ] radio station. For other uses, see ]'' | |||
| '''Channel Z''' was an ] radio station broadcasting in ], ] and ], ]. In early 2005 the station was relaunched as ] and only plays New Zealand music. | |||
| == Early Years == | |||
| Channel Z appeared on the air in Wellington, New Zealand, in mid-August ]. Its founding programme director was John Diver. Channel Z was part of the ] Group of stations, later to become the ]-owned RadioWorks Group. Early presenters included: ], John Diver, James Coleman, and Olivia. | |||
| == Later Years == | |||
| In 1998, long time presenter Pheobe Spiers and breakfast hosts Jon Bridges and Nathan Rarere joined the station. Channel Z ] was launched in 1999, with Willy Macalister presenting a local daytime show, Melanie Wise on the night time show and networked mornings and drive shows. In 2001, major changes to Channel Z were made, including the abolishment of local shows in both Wellington and Christchurch and everything being networked from Auckland. This was obviously not a positive move, especially for Wellingtonians (where Channel Z began). Jon & Nathan's breakfast show was also later canned in favour of a new show featuring James Coleman on his own, with Bomber and ] moving from Nights to Drive. | |||
| == The End == | |||
| In January 2005, Channel Z announced it was to relaunch as ] on ], ]. The station would only play 100% ]. This announcement came with mixed views with skeptism that it would not work. | |||
| In mid-2005, an online petition was started to bring back Channel Z to New Zealand airwaves by Jonathon Kerkhofs and Hayden McCabe. Although banners, newspaper articles and flyers were produced to attract attention, the campaign was ultimately unsuccessful. Many state the reason why they loved the station so much was its non-mainstream playlist, entertaining and down-to-earth presenters, and youth-oriented talkback. | |||
| ==Other Channel Z's== | |||
| * ] in ] was an ] station that went by the name "Channel Z-95.1" from 1992 to 1996, when the station changed format under a ] to 70's Oldies as "Z-95". The station today is known as "95 Rock" with an ] format. | |||
| *] was the title of a song by the ] about a fictional radio station whose motto is ‘‘Channel Z: All static, All day, Forever!’’ See | |||
| *''']''' (1998-2003) in Cincinnati, Ohio; now called "94.9 The Sound" | |||
| * is a film production, HD post-production and visual effects company in Germany. The company did the screen design for the final draw for the ] in Germany for the ARD (Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen). | |||
| *Channel Z was also the name for the prototype ] computer by Commodore. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| == External links == | |||
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