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''Christoffersen'' became station manager in 1985. On his first day as Manager the station received a formal listener complaint after announcers played Australian comedian George Smilovici's 'I'm So Tuff..' EP. On the same day, one of the turntables built from a washing machine motor broke down. Under his reign the 'alternative' music format was widened to include musical genres previously unplayed on any Hamilton radio station and rarely played on any other student radio station in NZ. While the format shift was unpopular in some alternative music sectors at the time, Christoffersen's introduction of specialist music shows ranging from [[The Axe Attack]] to Praisable Vibes and punk rock to acoustic music set a new standard in student radio programming in Hamilton. | ''Christoffersen'' became station manager in 1985. On his first day as Manager the station received a formal listener complaint after announcers played Australian comedian George Smilovici's 'I'm So Tuff..' EP. On the same day, one of the turntables built from a washing machine motor broke down. Under his reign the 'alternative' music format was widened to include musical genres previously unplayed on any Hamilton radio station and rarely played on any other student radio station in NZ. While the format shift was unpopular in some alternative music sectors at the time, Christoffersen's introduction of specialist music shows ranging from [[The Axe Attack]] to Praisable Vibes and punk rock to acoustic music set a new standard in student radio programming in Hamilton. | ||
| − | Student centered information services were also added to the broadcasts such as Job Search, and the Accommodation and Movie guides that remained a staple until the closedown of the station. He was also the first manager to write weekly articles in [[Nexus]] about the station. | + | Student centered information services were also added to the broadcasts such as Job Search, and the Accommodation and Movie guides that remained a staple until the closedown of the station. He was also the first manager to write weekly articles in [[Nexus]] about the station. ''Christoffersen'' acted as a director of ''Contact 89FM Ltd.'' in the late 1990s, and made an unsuccessful bid to buy the station prior to its sale and closure. |
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| − | ''Christoffersen'' acted as a director of ''Contact 89FM Ltd.'' in the late 1990s, and made an unsuccessful bid to buy the station prior to its sale and closure. | + | |
Christoffersen later went on to establish [[Max FM]], Hamilton's first NZQA recognised radio school at The Waikato Institute of Technology ([[Wintec]]). Max FM carried on where Contact FM left off focusing on student centered services and a music playlist that featured a 'new school - old school' rock format and a range of specialist music programmes. | Christoffersen later went on to establish [[Max FM]], Hamilton's first NZQA recognised radio school at The Waikato Institute of Technology ([[Wintec]]). Max FM carried on where Contact FM left off focusing on student centered services and a music playlist that featured a 'new school - old school' rock format and a range of specialist music programmes. | ||
