New Zealand Broadcasting Press Clippings Scrapbook 1996 – 1997

The late Mark Nicholls kept a series of scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the broadcasting scene in New Zealand. These books provide an interesting look back at NZ broadcasting at the time.

You can browse the interactive PDF-based book below (you can click on the articles to view in more detail), or use the direct links to the articles listed below

Clippings included:

1. Airwave Casualty
2. Legal costs sap Radio Pacific interim
3. Early radio
4. Black and far from blue
5. Radio Network says radiation from Ouruhia mast insignificant
6. Sound player software opens up radio bands
7. maifm88.6
8. The young and the wireless
9. 95bfm
10. Radio days
11. City Scene Channel 9
12. Warning over radio signals
13. Axed jazz station tipped to return
14. Broadcasting runs in the Daniels family genes
15. Announcer makes a night of it
16. 96.7 Lakeland FM
17. Students get in tune for airwaves experience
18. Cruise ratings up
19. Ellis returns to radio next year
20. The first wave of radio
21. Radio group urges greater share of funding
22. Radio buy
23. 75th Anniversary of Radio in NZ
24. Odd mix of whats too hot for airwaves
25. Hagley Air gives students an audience
26. Day that rocked radio
27. 91ZM leads in ratings war
28. OReilly joins call for lower dollar
29. 92MoreFM postcard
30. Dunedins 4XO
31. Nickname stuck for radio show host
32. Radio show helps community stay in touch
33. James to quit radio just as Ken returns
34. Eight-day broadcast targets NZ music
35. Radio personality to leave industry
36. Bankruptcy fear after Aotearoa radio mix-up
37. Dunedins 4XO
38. Transmission cut
39. Radio awards
40. 4XO Key to your heart
41. 4XO Rest your eyes
42. Neil Waka joins 4XO
43. 4XO Mr Whisper is back
44. Radio Network radio frequency sale
45. RNZ eyes service
46. Lyttelton West pupils go on air
47. Message from Mars upsets listeners
48. Radio station ordered to pay $5000, aplogise
49. Radio Network swoops
50. Watchdog blocks C93FM sale
51. 98MoreFM receptionist advert
52. Capital Clash – Battle of the two H-aitches
53. 92MoreFM We know what you need
54. 92MoreFM These bums are on 92
55. Dinner music radio station airs at Takahe
56. Jamming crows
57. Te Anau satellite link expected soon
58. Radio NZ misses two big contracts
59. Talks aim to keep Maori TV channel on air
60. Archive of Marconi documents, equipment under threat
61. Corbett finally makes a move
62. VHF maritime radio services expansion project
63. Up in the air waves over radio opportunity
64. 50-year wait for talkback pioneers NZ radio coup
65. Good and decent things
66. Classic Hits 98FM Baz plays the besties, not the beasties
67. Geoff – The way you are
68. Get On 4
69. TV4 tuning help
70. TV4 tuning help
71. New company secures staff jobs, stations survival
72. Morning Report presenter advert
73. Youth radio network mooted by Minister
74. Cry TV may beam new service
75. Frequency search to save station
76. Latest radio station systems keep DJs spinning longer
77. Speculation strong that CTV may not close down
78. Final attempt to close mast
79. Difficult NI trading hits Radio Otago profit
80. Radio Pacific reduces dividend
81. Radio Otago takes C93FM
82. Radio Network fails in second attempt at C93FM
83. Christian company to sell UHF frequencies
84. Residents fear radio wave risk
85. Get On 4
86. Si & Phil on 92MoreFM
87. Resort 99FM

Scanned clippings © Radio Heritage Foundation
Mark Nicholls Collection

Mark Nicholls was a keen DXer, Life Member of the New Zealand Radio DX League, and Editor of their magazine, the DX Times, for many years. He sadly passed away in 2014.

You can read a tribute to Mark on the NZRDXL’s website: radiodx.com