89FM Fundraising Project

We had a fantastic time @ Christmas in the Carpark yesterday. Thanks to all the past and current broadcasters, sponsors, funders and staff who came along and helped us celebrate 20 years of Access Radio broadcasting in the Waikato. Highlights included great music, and the auctioning of a special bottle of wine signed by John Key. That marked the soft launch of our 89FM fundraising project. Thanks to you all for supporting Community Radio Hamilton !  Here's the pix [Facebook gallery]

Christmas Party - To celebrate Community Radio Hamilton’s 20th year on air we’re throwing a party for station supporters, past and present.  If you’ve been involved with Access radio as a guest, broadcaster, or sponsor we’d love you to join us for our Christmas in the Carpark event on Friday, 2 December.  RSVPs are a must via admin@communityradio.co.nz.  Pass it on...

Election coverage - who’s getting your vote in this year’s general election?  Hear the candidates and compare their offerings, with interviews during our Monday morning breakfast show Left, Right, and Centre from 7-10am, along with Community Focus from 9.30-11.30am, Saturdays. 

We’re also the only local media outlet to offer live and uninterrupted coverage of the Election results with politically-savvy commentary and interviews with the candidates on Election ’11 from 6pm on Saturday, 26 November.

We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to use the local non-commercial 89.0FM frequency. It's a great privilege, a very important step for Community Access broadcasting in our region, and concludes several years of lobbying for such an opportunity.

We offer support to our colleagues at Contact FM who also worked hard to secure this licence, and look forward to many years of strengthened and vibrant non-commercial radio in the region.

 Read more -   89.0FM for whole community media release   :  89.0FM background

Update: 27 October Waikato Times article

Two new shows have just debuted here at the station. Sana Maqsood has a broadcasting background in Pakistan, and having settled in Hamilton was eager to maintain her skills. She'll certainly be doing that with her new two-hour show Music Masti featuring a range of South Asian musical forms as well as information for local Urdu speakers. Also new is Somalia On Air - proudly representing Hamilton's Somali community Saturdays at 5pm.