12-05-1978 - Radio Hauraki

[Vincent]

Nog een Hauraki. AM 1480. Presentatie onbekend.

Please login or register to see this link.

[Gast]

Feitelijk de enige zeezender die bij de verplichte sluiting al wist dat het een legaal vervolg op het vaste land zou krijgen, uniek station dat een geheel eigen zeer goede sound had in de zeezenderperiode met een laag vermogen van circa 1 kw en veel rampen met de 2 zendschepen. Na de laatste uitzending verloor 1 vd deejays op het schip, dat op de terugreis was naar Auckland, het leven toen hij s nachts overboord viel op een plek waar een stuk reling ontbrak. De man is nimmer aangespoeld. Deze opname laat het mid 70er jaren geluid horen, nog vrijwel authentiek tov de zeezenderperiode.

hier nog wat aanvulling:

Radio Hauraki From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Radio Hauraki

Broadcast area 16 markets in New Zealand

Slogan "Amped"

First air date 1966

Format Mainstream rock

Owner The Radio Network

Webcast Auckland

Wellington

Christchurch

Website http://www.hauraki.co.nz

Radio Hauraki is a New Zealand radio network, specialising in album-oriented rock and classic rock. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in New Zealand and operated illegally from 1966-1970[1] to break the monopoly held by the government. Private commercial radio stations had operated from the earliest days of broadcasting, but the government began to close them down, the process accelerating after World War II. To break the state monopoly, Radio Hauraki was originally formed as a pirate station in the Hauraki Gulf, the only offshore radio station ever to broadcast in the southern hemisphere, in a famous and historic story that saw the loss of one life.

Radio Hauraki's head office and main studios are now located on the corner of Cook and Nelson Streets in Auckland City, along with the other seven stations of The Radio Network,

Contents [hide]

1 History

2 Radio Hauraki now

3 Taglines

4 Schedule

5 Frequencies

6 External links

7 References

[edit] HistoryIn late 1966, the Tiri, the boat chosen to carry the transmitter, anchored in the Hauraki Gulf outside the 3-mile territorial waters limit, despite government efforts to stop it from sailing. The station broadcast on the frequency of 1480 kHz, which was well outside the range of frequencies used by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. After testing the transmitter with a broadcast from pirate announcer Bob Leahy, and having to replace the mast after winds of more than 30 knots knocked it down, Radio Hauraki officially started broadcasting on 4 December 1966. During the next 2 years, the crew on the Tiri would endure adverse weather conditions, fatigue, and continued efforts to shut down the station.

On 28 January 1968 disaster struck as the Tiri attempted to negotiate its way into Whangaparapara Harbour on Great Barrier Island in foul weather. The ship ran aground on rocks, with Radio Hauraki disc jockey Derek King keeping listeners up-to-date with running commentary. The final broadcast from the Tiri was "Hauraki News: Hauraki crew is abandoning ship. This is Paul Lineham aboard the 'Tiri'. Good Night." followed by a station jingle, and then the sound of the ship's hull striking the rocks. The "Tiri" was later towed back to Auckland and the broadcasting equipment was salvaged. However, the Tiri herself was beyond repair and was replaced four days later by the Kapuni, christened Tiri II by her new crew. A month after the loss of the Tiri, Radio Hauraki was back in international waters and broadcasting again.

In April of the same year Tiri II found herself beached again at Whangaparapara Harbour, a victim of the same storm that would result in the tragic Wahine disaster. After repairs she was back at sea in five days. Between this time and June 1968, Tiri II would end up beached at Uretiti Beach and caught several times broadcasting from New Zealand waters by radio inspectors. Just before Christmas 1968, Radio Hauraki became New Zealand's first 24 hour broadcasting radio station.

Radio Hauraki was not live radio. The studios were land based and most programs were recorded on reel-to-reel tapes in 1/2 hour segments exactly one week prior to their broadcast. This meant that while contests, current top tunes, etc could be accommodated, news and weather were more of a challenge.

In mid-1970, the state monopoly on radio frequencies was broken, with the New Zealand Broadcasting Authority finally allowing Radio Hauraki to broadcast on land, legally. The Radio Hauraki crew had spent 1,111 days at sea. The final broadcast from the seabound Hauraki Pirates was a documentary on the station's history until that point, finishing at 10:00 pm when Tiri II turned and headed for Auckland playing "Born Free" continually. During their final voyage back to shore, announcer Rick Grant was lost overboard.

Radio Hauraki began FM transmission in 1990 on 99.0FM, and the 1480 kHz frequency was subsequently acquired by a local community group to broadcast the BBC World Service.

During the late nineties Radio Hauraki was networked into other regions around the North Island of New Zealand and in 2003 Radio Hauraki was networked into the South Island in Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill.

Veteran pirate announcer Bob Leahy remained a newsreader for The Radio Network right up until 2009, which saw him remain on-air on Radio Hauraki some 40 years after he helped begin the station.

[edit] Radio Hauraki nowAfter several changes in ownership Radio Hauraki is now operated by The Radio Network becoming a radio network broadcasting across New Zealand. The station is now a far cry from its 1970s-1980s heyday. Reconfigured to the 25-50 male market, it plays mostly classic rock, with some more recent modern rock mixed in. A new on-air line-up was revealed in October 2010including the addition of controversial host Stables and former The Rock morning presenter Nick Trott. The new format includes new branding as "Real Rock", and more new rock added to the playlist. Stables however never made it on air to Radio Hauraki as The Radio Network terminated his contract after Stables was involved in a fracas with a JetStar employee. [2] He has since been replaced by former bFM radio host Matt Heath, who will begin on the 31st January 2011.

[edit] Taglines"Radio Hauraki, Top of The Dial"

"Radio Hauraki: Home of the good guys"

"Just great rock"

"Here to rock, not to shock"

"Classic rock that rocks"

"New Zealand's real rock station"

"Rocking the Boat for 40 years"

"Rock gone soft? Harden Up!"

[edit] Schedule06:00 Dean Young, Nick Trott and Melanie Homer

09:00 No Ads, No Jocks, Just Rock

10:00 Nik Brown

15:00 No Ads, No Jocks, Just Rock

16:00 Matt Heath and Tim Batt

19:00 Mike "Thrasher" Curry

06:00 Saturday Dean Young

12:00 Saturday Nik Brown

06:00 Sunday Mike "Thrasher" Curry

12:00 Sunday Tim Batt

[edit] FrequenciesKaitaia, Kaikohe & Whangarei - 93.2 MHz

Auckland - 99.0 MHz

Waikato - 96.2 MHz

Tauranga - 91.0 MHz

Rotorua - 94.3 MHz

Gisborne - 105.3 MHz

Taupo - 92.8 MHz

Taranaki - 90.8 MHz

Hawke's Bay - 99.9 MHz

Manawatu - 105.8 MHz

Wellington - 93.3 MHz

Nelson - 90.4 MHz

Blenheim - 94.5 MHz

Christchurch - 106.5 MHz

Sumner - 89.3 MHz

Dunedin - 106.2 MHz

Southland - 93.2 MHz

[edit] External linksRadio Hauraki Official Site

Radio Network's Information Site About Hauraki

[edit] References