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The station’s on-air timetable was reorganised in 1996 to group specialist shows with similar (or complementary) musical styles into adjacent time slots. Some shows disappeared as a result (including the Blues show).<br> | The station’s on-air timetable was reorganised in 1996 to group specialist shows with similar (or complementary) musical styles into adjacent time slots. Some shows disappeared as a result (including the Blues show).<br> | ||
''Monday – Noisyland (New Zealand music)''<br> | ''Monday – Noisyland (New Zealand music)''<br> | ||
| − | 7-8pm – | + | 7-8pm – Urban jangle (Hamilton music)<br> |
8-9pm – NZ new releases ([[Dean Ballinger]])<br> | 8-9pm – NZ new releases ([[Dean Ballinger]])<br> | ||
9pm-12am – Export Quality (general NZ music, including “UnCharted”) ([[Dean Ballinger]])<br> | 9pm-12am – Export Quality (general NZ music, including “UnCharted”) ([[Dean Ballinger]])<br> | ||
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''Thursday''<br> | ''Thursday''<br> | ||
| − | 7-9pm – Reggae | + | 7-9pm – Reggae<br> |
9-11pm – Hip-Hop Impact ([[Omega B]])<br> | 9-11pm – Hip-Hop Impact ([[Omega B]])<br> | ||
| − | 11pm-1am – Drum and Bass ( | + | 11pm-1am – Drum and Bass (Nigel Stewart)<br> |
''Friday – Biosphere (dance)''<br> | ''Friday – Biosphere (dance)''<br> | ||
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11pm-1am - Cranium Music prog rock show<br> | 11pm-1am - Cranium Music prog rock show<br> | ||
| − | + | ==== '''Eastside Robbie Burns Friday drive''' ==== | |
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[[Rohan Marx]] and Jessie Mulligan hosted Friday drive, which had much more talk than other drive shows. The show became well-known for Rohan’s interviews with his mother, Janice Marx, in the Otorohanga Report. This was a live version of a column which Rohan had done for Nexus a couple of years earlier.[http://www2.phys.waikato.ac.nz/~scotty/Otorep.html])<br> | [[Rohan Marx]] and Jessie Mulligan hosted Friday drive, which had much more talk than other drive shows. The show became well-known for Rohan’s interviews with his mother, Janice Marx, in the Otorohanga Report. This was a live version of a column which Rohan had done for Nexus a couple of years earlier.[http://www2.phys.waikato.ac.nz/~scotty/Otorep.html])<br> | ||
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Jessie left the station suddenly in 1996 to go to The Edge as a roving reporter on the breakfast show. [[Dean Ballinger]] replaced Jessie, and the show became known as Eastside Robbie Burns Friday drive.<br> | Jessie left the station suddenly in 1996 to go to The Edge as a roving reporter on the breakfast show. [[Dean Ballinger]] replaced Jessie, and the show became known as Eastside Robbie Burns Friday drive.<br> | ||
| − | '''General shows''' | + | ==== '''General shows''' ==== |
Daytime shows changed from 2 hours to 3 hours in 1996 (10am-1pm and 1-4pm instead of 10-12, 12-2 and 2-4). These shows had about two-thirds playlist and one third free choice/requests. <br> | Daytime shows changed from 2 hours to 3 hours in 1996 (10am-1pm and 1-4pm instead of 10-12, 12-2 and 2-4). These shows had about two-thirds playlist and one third free choice/requests. <br> | ||
| − | '''All-nighters''' | + | ==== '''All-nighters''' ==== |
Prior to 1996, Contact had used a 5 disc CD changer for midnight to dawn. The CD player was unreliable and would often stick. Late night announcers would sometimes program it incorrectly so that it played sequentially rather than randomly, or would play just one song for 6 hours. <br> | Prior to 1996, Contact had used a 5 disc CD changer for midnight to dawn. The CD player was unreliable and would often stick. Late night announcers would sometimes program it incorrectly so that it played sequentially rather than randomly, or would play just one song for 6 hours. <br> | ||
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Announcers "in training" were typically required to run "all-nighter" shows, whereby they ran shows through the night to aid in their training. | Announcers "in training" were typically required to run "all-nighter" shows, whereby they ran shows through the night to aid in their training. | ||
| − | '''Breakfast shows (1996)''' | + | ==== '''Breakfast shows (1996)''' ==== |
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Rocket Coffee provided free breakfasts (coffee and a bagel or muffin) for the breakfast show hosts as part of the subcard sponsorship in 1996. One of the sales reps would stop at Rocket to collect the breakfast and it would arrive at the studio at about 9am. There was usually an audible difference in the show at 9am when the hosts became caffeinated. There were more voicebreaks, shorter gaps between songs, the announcers played louder music and spoke faster (and always gave sincere on-air thanks to Rocket for the breakfast).<br> | Rocket Coffee provided free breakfasts (coffee and a bagel or muffin) for the breakfast show hosts as part of the subcard sponsorship in 1996. One of the sales reps would stop at Rocket to collect the breakfast and it would arrive at the studio at about 9am. There was usually an audible difference in the show at 9am when the hosts became caffeinated. There were more voicebreaks, shorter gaps between songs, the announcers played louder music and spoke faster (and always gave sincere on-air thanks to Rocket for the breakfast).<br> | ||
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Friday – Kevin Glover and Meredith Pearson<br> | Friday – Kevin Glover and Meredith Pearson<br> | ||
| − | '''Drive shows (1996)''' | + | ==== '''Drive shows (1996)''' ==== |
The drive shows were hosted by:<br> | The drive shows were hosted by:<br> | ||
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Friday – Rohan Marx and Dean Ballinger<br> | Friday – Rohan Marx and Dean Ballinger<br> | ||
| − | === '''1997''' === | + | === '''Changes in show timetable (1997)''' === |
A major revision of the station’s format took place in mid-1997. The number of specialist shows was reduced further, a 2 hour general show (called Overdrive) was introduced in the evenings from 7-9pm, and single hosts were appointed for the breakfast and drive shows across all weekdays.<br> | A major revision of the station’s format took place in mid-1997. The number of specialist shows was reduced further, a 2 hour general show (called Overdrive) was introduced in the evenings from 7-9pm, and single hosts were appointed for the breakfast and drive shows across all weekdays.<br> | ||
| − | '''Breakfast show (7 to 10am)''' | + | ==== '''Breakfast show (7 to 10am)''' ==== |
The new breakfast show was hosted by [[Scott Newth]]. Clare O’Connell and [[Dean Ballinger]] shared news duties between them (with news slots at 7am, headlines at 7.30, news at 8 and 9). It was a standing joke that the news was always late, despite the best intentions of all involved. Clare later stopped doing the news and Dean took over all of the news presenting. The news involved a trawl around the internet, a flick through the Waikato Times and the odd story from The Onion. [[Kevin Glover]] started off producing the show, but co-hosted most of the shows with Dean when Scott was unable to make it. <br> | The new breakfast show was hosted by [[Scott Newth]]. Clare O’Connell and [[Dean Ballinger]] shared news duties between them (with news slots at 7am, headlines at 7.30, news at 8 and 9). It was a standing joke that the news was always late, despite the best intentions of all involved. Clare later stopped doing the news and Dean took over all of the news presenting. The news involved a trawl around the internet, a flick through the Waikato Times and the odd story from The Onion. [[Kevin Glover]] started off producing the show, but co-hosted most of the shows with Dean when Scott was unable to make it. <br> | ||
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Zane Egginton provided a surf report each morning, which he based on the weather forecast and tide tables. Zane had a degree in marine wave stuff, and loved to surf, so could not have been more qualified. Although he started out providing the surf report by phone, Zane started coming in to the studio and did some on-air voicebreaks.<br> | Zane Egginton provided a surf report each morning, which he based on the weather forecast and tide tables. Zane had a degree in marine wave stuff, and loved to surf, so could not have been more qualified. Although he started out providing the surf report by phone, Zane started coming in to the studio and did some on-air voicebreaks.<br> | ||
| − | '''Drive show (4 to 7pm)''' | + | ==== '''Drive show (4 to 7pm)''' ==== |
[[Justin Harris]] became the permanent host of the drive show, in addition to working full-time as Promotions Manager. Dean and Clare read the news at 5pm. Rohan Marx and Dean Ballinger continued to host the Friday drive show.<br> | [[Justin Harris]] became the permanent host of the drive show, in addition to working full-time as Promotions Manager. Dean and Clare read the news at 5pm. Rohan Marx and Dean Ballinger continued to host the Friday drive show.<br> | ||
| − | '''The Gill songs''' | + | === '''The Gill songs''' === |
At one point during Gill Dick's stint as Programme Director, she had an extended absence from the station. During that time the playlist was not changed. This meant that the high rotate songs were thrashed for up to 8 weeks. The songs which were on high rotate at the time became known as “the Gill Songs” because they would make announcers groan every time they heard them played. The songs included: | At one point during Gill Dick's stint as Programme Director, she had an extended absence from the station. During that time the playlist was not changed. This meant that the high rotate songs were thrashed for up to 8 weeks. The songs which were on high rotate at the time became known as “the Gill Songs” because they would make announcers groan every time they heard them played. The songs included: | ||
<br>“Dark Therapy” by Echobelly<br> | <br>“Dark Therapy” by Echobelly<br> | ||
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<br>“This Family” by Magnapop | <br>“This Family” by Magnapop | ||
<br>“Space” by Red Five<br> | <br>“Space” by Red Five<br> | ||
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| + | Contact always played music with swearing (including NWA's "Fuck Tha Police", etc.) and such music was sometimes on the regular playlist.<br> | ||
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| + | In 1997, Contact successfully defended a complaint to the Broadcasting Standards Authority about a song played on Hip Hop Impact (hosted by Omega B, longstanding host and mainstay of the Hamilton hip hop scene). The song was "Gangstas Make The World Go Round" by Westside Connection. The full text of the decision is here: [http://www.bsa.govt.nz/decisions/1997/1997-072.html].<br> | ||
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| + | In the weeks immediately after the complaint there was an informal attempt to limit songs containing offensive language. A couple of weeks later, however, "Fire Water Burn" was released by the Bloodhound Gang. [[Scott Newth]] made it clear to [[Heidi Erceg]] that he couldn't ''not'' playlist the song, and so the song was added and duly charted at number 1 in the Top 13 in the following week. | ||
