Radio Pacific
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Radio Pacific was a New Zealand
talkback
radio station
. The station also broadcast an extensive selection of horse racing commentary.
Radio Pacific was once a listed company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange its largest shareholder being the Totalisator Agency Board. The company owned and operated the Radio Pacific Network along with a network of music radio stations across the North Island of New Zealand known as Energy Enterprises. In 1999 Radio Pacific merged with Radio Otago
to develop a network of stations across the country.
The operations of Radio Pacific were purchased by a subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications
now operated through RadioWorks.
In 2005 RadioWorks started a new network talkback station called Radio Live
. At this point Radio Pacific changed format to becoming a dedicated TAB racing and information station with the station changing branding to Radio Trackside during horse racing coverage. Outside racing hours Radio Pacific provided music, information and entertainment.
On 29 October 2007, the station changed its brand name to BSport
, concentrating primarily on sport, with the emphasis remaining on horse-racing, using the slogan "BSport, the station you can bet on". On January 2010 BSport was then renamed to LiveSport.
New Zealand
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talkback
Talk radio
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Radio station
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. The station also broadcast an extensive selection of horse racing commentary.
History
The station was originally started in Auckland in 1978 on 1593am. In the early nineties Radio Pacific was networked across New Zealand, and was one of the first stations in New Zealand to network across the whole country.Radio Pacific was once a listed company listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange its largest shareholder being the Totalisator Agency Board. The company owned and operated the Radio Pacific Network along with a network of music radio stations across the North Island of New Zealand known as Energy Enterprises. In 1999 Radio Pacific merged with Radio Otago
Radio Otago
Radio Otago was a radio company that operated a group of local radio stations in radio markets around New Zealand from the 1970s to the late 1990s...
to develop a network of stations across the country.
The operations of Radio Pacific were purchased by a subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications
CanWest Global Communications
Canwest Global Communications Corporation, which operated under the corporate brand Canwest, was a major Canadian media company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with its head offices at Canwest Place...
now operated through RadioWorks.
In 2005 RadioWorks started a new network talkback station called Radio Live
Radio Live
Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...
. At this point Radio Pacific changed format to becoming a dedicated TAB racing and information station with the station changing branding to Radio Trackside during horse racing coverage. Outside racing hours Radio Pacific provided music, information and entertainment.
On 29 October 2007, the station changed its brand name to BSport
BSport
LiveSPORT is a nationwide New Zealand sports talk and horse racing commentary radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Nathan Rarere, Ian Smith and Dean Lonergan present the network's breakfast programme, James McConie and Richard Loe present morning talk programmes and New Zealand Racing...
, concentrating primarily on sport, with the emphasis remaining on horse-racing, using the slogan "BSport, the station you can bet on". On January 2010 BSport was then renamed to LiveSport.
External links
- Radio Pacific Official Website (link broken)
- RadioWorks information site about Radio Pacific
- RadioLIVE Official Website (Operates on a lot of the old Radio Pacific frequencies)
- LiveSPORT Radio Official Website (Operates on a lot of the old Radio Pacific frequencies)
Sources
- Decision No. 294 Commerce CommissionCommerce CommissionThe Commerce Commission is a New Zealand government agency charged with enforcing legislation that promotes competition in the country's markets and prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct by traders...
, Wellington New Zealand, 1997.