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''1ZH'' was a Hamilton based radio station operating between 1949 and 1993. The station broadcast on 1310AM from 1949 to 1978, and then moved to 1300AM. In the name, the 1 refers to the North Island, the Z denoted it was a government owned commercial station, while the last letter of the name denoted the first letter of the location (i.e., Hamilton). The station was based for a while in Alma St.
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''1ZH'' was a Hamilton based AM radio station operating between 1949 until 1968. From 1969 the station became ''1ZH'', which continued to operate until 1990. The station broadcast on 1310AM from 1949 to 1978, and then moved to 1300AM.  
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In the call sign, the 1 referred to the North Island, while the last letter of the name denoted the first letter of the location (i.e., Hamilton). The X denoted that the station was a private commercial station, but following a change to being a NZBC funded public service radio broadcaster, the X was changed to a Z. In 1988, the old 1XH call sign was re-assigned to [[Radio Rhema]] in Hamilton, who broadcast on 855AM. Switching to the 98.6FM frequency on 25 May 1990, it became ZHFM.
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The station was based for a while in Alma St.
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Announcers included "Swampy" Marsh, Geoff Bryan, Paddy O'Donnell and Ronnie Philips.  
  
 
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Revision as of 11:21, 29 July 2015

1ZH was a Hamilton based AM radio station operating between 1949 until 1968. From 1969 the station became 1ZH, which continued to operate until 1990. The station broadcast on 1310AM from 1949 to 1978, and then moved to 1300AM.

In the call sign, the 1 referred to the North Island, while the last letter of the name denoted the first letter of the location (i.e., Hamilton). The X denoted that the station was a private commercial station, but following a change to being a NZBC funded public service radio broadcaster, the X was changed to a Z. In 1988, the old 1XH call sign was re-assigned to Radio Rhema in Hamilton, who broadcast on 855AM. Switching to the 98.6FM frequency on 25 May 1990, it became ZHFM.

The station was based for a while in Alma St.

Announcers included "Swampy" Marsh, Geoff Bryan, Paddy O'Donnell and Ronnie Philips.