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| :''This article refers to the defunct ] radio station. For other uses, see ]'' | |||
| '''Channel Z''' was an ] radio station which had a high youth demographic(preeteens- 35 )broadcasting in ], ] and ], ]. In early 2005 the station was relaunched as ] and only plays New Zealand music. | |||
| == Early Years == | |||
| Before Channel Z, there was an Alternative rock and grunge station called ]. The station was hosted and run by Darcy Mortergrave which featured a later canned "Rampage Radio" show at Friday nights. The station had success, so they later closed for channel z to appear. 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. | |||
| ==Bring Back z== | |||
| An online petitoin and forum was started called bring back z. The website had a forum, with rumourd members that include Marytn Bradbury and known musicians. The website suffured a command prompt virus and has now offline. | |||
| ==Other Channel Z's== | |||
| * ] ] is an ] started on July 1st 2007 information can be found at http://www.chzradio.info . This Station plays the Best in New and Classic Alternative, Indie and Punk music. This is the second station owned by ] ]'s main station plays a wide range of ] and ] Music from the 70's to now. Information on WGPR can be found at http://www.wgpr.net. | |||
| * ] 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!’’ | |||
| *''']''' (1998-2003) in Cincinnati, Ohio; now called "94.9 The Sound" | |||
| *''']''' (1997-2000) in Columbus, Ohio; now called "105.7 The Brew" | |||
| * 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== | |||
| *] | |||
| ] | |||
| {{NZ-stub}} | |||
| {{radio-station-stub}} | |||
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