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HISTORY Radio New Zealand was established in 1975 . Until that year, radio services were provided by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), and, before 1962 , the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS). It became part of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) in 1978 . Following the dissolution of BCNZ in 1988 , Radio New Zealand became a separate State-Owned Enterprise along with Television New Zealand . In 1995 , the Radio New Zealand Commercial (RNZC) networks were privatised (legal basis being the ''Radio New Zealand Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 53)'' ) as The Radio Company Limited. The non-commercial New Zealand Public Radio (NZPR) were then known simply as 'Radio New Zealand' (RNZ). The changes also resulted in RNZ's removal (both its former commercial arm and the remaining public radio arm) from the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 and it being made a Crown Entity . [http://www.legislation.govt.nz/libraries/contents/om_isapi.dll?clientID=2457045251&infobase=pal_statutes.nfo&record={BCB0978D}&hitsperheading=on&softpage=DOC Today, Radio New Zealand Limited is a is mandated to review every five years. NETWORKS RNZ has two main national networks, National Radio , which carries news, current affairs, and Arts , and Concert FM , which is dedicated to Classical Music and Jazz . National Radio generally broadcasts on AM, but is now increasingly available on FM in major cities. RNZ's third network, AM Network , is leased to a private Christian broadcaster while it is not broadcasting Parliament ary debates in the House. Radio New Zealand International broadcasts on Shortwave to neighbouring countries in the Pacific from a transmitter in the North Island . National Radio , Concert FM , the AM Network (when Parliament is sitting), and RNZI are all available as live MP3 and Windows Media Audio streams with a limited 7-day archive of some programmes with sufficient Copyright Clearance s to do so. NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS The broadcaster’s flagship news programme ‘Morning Report, airs weekday mornings between 6am and 9am. The programme is presented by Sean Plunket and Geoff Robinson . Half hourly bulletins are read by award-winning news reader Nicola Wright . ‘Morning Report’ provides comprehensive coverage of national and international news, with reports from an experienced team of reporters and specialist correspondents. It won ‘Best News Programme’ at the Qantas Media Awards in 2005. The programme has in-depth bulletins of rural, sports, Maori and business news, and news from around the Pacific . National Radio’s award-winning drive-time news programme ‘Checkpoint’ airs from 5pm-7pm, Monday-Friday. It is presented by experienced journalist Mary Wilson . The programme is a comprehensive round-up of the day’s national and international news. Radio New Zealand's news centre is located in the country's capital, Wellington . The broadcaster also has newsrooms in Whangarei , Auckland , Hamilton , Tauranga , New Plymouth , Palmerston North , Hawkes Bay , Nelson , Christchurch , Dunedin and Queenstown . It operates a press gallery in the Beehive , the country's Parliament. RNZ News has a team of experienced correspondents, breaking stories and filing reports for news bulletins and programmes. They are: Business Editor – Patrick O'Meara . Economics Correspondent - Brent Edwards . Health Correspondent – Karen Brown . Parliamentary Chief Reporter – Clare Pasley . Political Editor – Kathryn Ryan . Social Issues Correspondent – Sue Ingram . Pacific Issues Correspondent - Richard Pamatatau . CALL SIGNS Until the 1980s, RNZ stations used a series of call signs, consisting of a single digit and two letters. The digits 1 to 4 identified the region in which the station was broadcasting:
1YA, 2YK, 3AQ, 4YA were the first stations operating in the country's four main cities. The commercial station 1ZB kept its call sign, after the practice was discontinued by other RNZ stations, and following its sell-off, became known as Newstalk ZB . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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