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''Max Christoffersen'' was the manager of Hamilton's student radio station in 1986 when it switched from [[Radio Contact]] on 1440 IXC to [[Contact 89FM]]. Under his reign information services were added to the broadcasts such as Job Search, and the Accommodation and Movie guides, features 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.
 
''Max Christoffersen'' was the manager of Hamilton's student radio station in 1986 when it switched from [[Radio Contact]] on 1440 IXC to [[Contact 89FM]]. Under his reign information services were added to the broadcasts such as Job Search, and the Accommodation and Movie guides, features 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.
  
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.
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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.
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Max-FM became Hamilton's first student station to web-cast and provide total listener interactivity through the station's playlist being available to listeners at www.maxfm.co.nz 
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Revision as of 10:03, 30 January 2009

Max Christoffersen with Contact's new FM aerial on the top of the university library (Photo Waikato Times, reprinted in Nexus 15/9/1986)

Max Christoffersen was the manager of Hamilton's student radio station in 1986 when it switched from Radio Contact on 1440 IXC to Contact 89FM. Under his reign information services were added to the broadcasts such as Job Search, and the Accommodation and Movie guides, features 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.

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.