{{Short description|New Zealand–based radio, outdoor advertising and interactive media company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox company | name = MediaWorks | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | predecessors = TVWorks (Owner of [[Three (TV channel)|TV3]])<br />RadioWorks | logo = Mediaworks-logo-2021.png | founded = {{start date and age|2004|6|24}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McVeagh |first=Russell |date=27 July 2009 |title=IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY |url=https://www.jhcoleman.co.nz/assets/Uploads/documents/Radioworks-v-Commissioner-of-Inland-Revenue-Judgm-J.pdf |journal=Judgment of Associate Judge Abbott |pages=5}}</ref> | hq_location_city = [[Auckland]], New Zealand | area_served = New Zealand | industry = Media | divisions = Radio (9 brands)<br />Interactive (11 websites)<ref name="Our Brands">{{cite web |title=Our Brands |url=https://www.mediaworks.co.nz/home/our-brands.html |publisher=MediaWorks |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> | owner = QMS Media | website = [http://www.mediaworks.co.nz mediaworks.co.nz] }}
'''MediaWorks New Zealand''' is a [[New Zealand]]–based company specialising in [[mass media]], including [[radio broadcasting]], [[outdoor advertising]] and [[interactive media]]. It is owned by Australian [[out-of-home advertising]] company QMS. It operates eight national radio [[brand]]s, eleven [[website]]s and one locally operated [[radio station]].
On 1 December 2020, MediaWorks sold its entire television division, [[MediaWorks TV]] to [[Discovery, Inc.]]<ref name="tv3.co.nz">{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|title=Discovery, Inc. completes acquisition of MediaWorks TV.|url=https://www.tv3.co.nz/home/about/news/manu-vatuvei-and-loryn-reynolds-win-dancing-with-the-stars-nz-fo.html|access-date=1 December 2020|website=Discovery New Zealand}}</ref> and the [[subsidiary]] company, MediaWorks TV Limited was renamed Discovery NZ Limited (now [[Sky Free]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|title=Discovery NZ Limited|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/nz/4587159|access-date=12 January 2021|website=Discovery New Zealand}}</ref>
[[Oaktree Capital Management]] formerly held a 45% stake in Mediaworks. On 7 April 2025, it was announced that QMS Media had purchased this share taking full control of the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-07 |title=QMS takes full ownership of MediaWorks |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/557420/qms-takes-full-ownership-of-mediaworks |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> In 2026 QMS Media was acquired by [[Nine Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-30 |title=MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia's Nine Entertainment |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/585484/mediaworks-owner-qms-sold-to-australia-s-nine-entertainment |access-date=2026-02-22 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>
==History== ===Television=== MediaWorks was created on 24 June 2004 following the merger of TVWorks and RadioWorks, and owned the nationwide [[free-to-air]] television channels [[Three (TV channel)|TV3]] and [[C4 (New Zealand TV channel)|C4]] through the [[MediaWorks TV]] subsidiary.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McVeagh |first=Russell |date=27 July 2009 |title=IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY |url=https://www.jhcoleman.co.nz/assets/Uploads/documents/Radioworks-v-Commissioner-of-Inland-Revenue-Judgm-J.pdf |journal=Judgment of Associate Judge Abbott |pages=5}}</ref>
On 7 September 2020, MediaWorks confirmed that it would be selling its entire television arm including [[Three (TV channel)|Three]], [[Bravo (New Zealand)|Bravo]], [[The Edge TV]], [[Breeze TV]], streaming service [[ThreeNow]], and current affairs service [[Newshub]] to [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery, Inc]].<ref name="Stuff 7 Sep 2020">{{Cite news|date=7 September 2020|title=MediaWorks TV arm sold to Discovery channel owner|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300101113/mediaworks-tv-arm-sold-to-discovery-channel-owner|access-date=7 September 2020|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907113013/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/300101113/discovery-takes-bet-on-nz-by-buying-television-channel-three|archive-date=7 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Newshub 7 Sep 2020">{{cite news |title=MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/mediaworks-confirms-sale-of-tv-operations-to-discovery-inc.html |access-date=7 September 2020 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=7 September 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907044839/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/09/mediaworks-confirms-sale-of-tv-operations-to-discovery-inc.html|archive-date=7 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="RNZ 7 Sep 2020">{{cite news |last1=Peacock |first1=Colin |title=Global media giant set to be NZ's biggest private TV broadcaster |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018762909/global-media-giant-set-to-be-nz-s-biggest-private-tv-broadcaster |access-date=7 September 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=7 September 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907045058/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018762909/global-media-giant-set-to-be-nz-s-biggest-private-tv-broadcaster|archive-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
The acquisition of MediaWorks TV by Discovery, Inc. was completed on 1 December 2020.<ref name="tv3.co.nz"/>
In November 2021, [[Sky Free|Discovery NZ Ltd]] announced it would be ending its agreement with MediaWorks to broadcast The Edge TV and Breeze TV services and would be relaunching the channels.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
===Radio=== {{more citations needed section|date=June 2017}} MediaWorks Radio has its origins as a [[Taranaki]]-based radio company ''Energy Enterprises''. Energy Enterprises was started in the 1980s when local station [[Energy FM (New Zealand radio station)|Energy FM]] was started in Taranaki. During the 1980s and 1990s Energy Enterprises expanded their operation by starting up new stations around the [[North Island]] of New Zealand or taking over existing privately owned stations. In the late 1990s Energy Enterprises [[Amalgamation (business)|amalgamated]] with [[Radio Pacific]] and became known as ''Pacific/RadioWorks [[Corporate group|Group]]''. The company purchased seven North Island stations owned by [[Dunedin]]-based Radio Otago in 1997 allowing Radio Otago to expand their operations to other markets in the [[South Island]]. The two companies Radio Otago and Pacific/RadioWorks group merged in 1999 to become RadioWorks.
The merger of ''Pacific/RadioWorks Group'' and Radio Otago allowed RadioWorks to expand their North Island stations into the South Island. By 1999 RadioWorks consisted of [[The Edge (New Zealand radio station)|The Edge FM]] and [[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock]] (two stations that were originally [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]-based), [[Solid Gold (radio)|Solid Gold]], Radio Pacific and a collection of local one-off stations in each market. Some markets even had more than one local station. From 1999 onward, all of the local stations were marketed as LocalWorks stations. Between 2000 and 2001, [[CanWest]] purchased RadioWorks, awaiting company [[restructuring]] before completing the year-long [[takeover]], and moved its existing [[More FM]] group assets, including [[Channel Z (New Zealand radio station)|Channel Z]] and [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]] Wellington, into the company.
In 2004, CanWest Global Communications combined television company ''TVWorks'' and radio company ''RadioWorks'' to form the new MediaWorks company. On 29 July 2004, 30% of this new company was sold on the [[NZX|NZSX]]. Three years later, in July 2007, CanWest sold its stake of the company to [[Ironbridge Capital]], a group of Australian investors, who subsequently obtained the remaining 30% from other investors.<ref name="mediaworks.co.nz">Company profile: {{Cite web |title=About MediaWorks |url=http://www.mediaworks.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=38 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016083125/http://www.mediaworks.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=38 |archive-date=16 October 2014 |access-date=26 January 2017 |website=mediaworks.co.nz}}</ref>
In 2011, MediaWorks received a $43 million [[loan guarantee]] for [[New Zealand Government|the Government]] to renew its [[Broadcast license|licenses]] until 2030.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10717908">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10717908|title=Govt warned on media deal|date=8 April 2011|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=22 October 2011}}</ref> The deal went against official advice, and then Communications Minister [[Steven Joyce]] was accused of having a [[conflict of interest]] as the past [[managing director]] of the company's RadioWorks division.<ref name=govtlends>{{cite news|title=Govt lends MediaWorks $43m against advice|url=http://www.tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/govt-lends-mediaworks-43m-against-advice-4108|access-date=17 July 2015|agency=[[One News (New Zealand)|One News]] |publisher=[[TVNZ]]|date=7 April 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The loan was described by [[Auckland University of Technology|AUT]]'s Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy as a form of [[corporate welfare]],<ref name=mediaownership>{{cite web|last1=Myllylahti|first1=Merja|title=The New Zealand Media Ownership Report 2011 |url=http://blog.labour.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/JMAD-Interim-Report-WHMH-edit2-Final.pdf|website=labour.org.nz|publisher=[[Auckland University of Technology|AUT]]|access-date=17 July 2015|format=Report|date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123150648/http://blog.labour.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/JMAD-Interim-Report-WHMH-edit2-Final.pdf|archive-date=23 November 2015}}</ref> and was criticised by blogger Sarah Miles as a case of governmental interference in the media.<ref name=fiasco>{{cite web|last1=Miles|first1=Sarah|title=Bread and games and the plight of Campbell Live |url=https://thechristchurchfiasco.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/bread-and-games-and-the-plight-of-campbell-live|website=The Christchurch Fiasco|publisher=Sarah Miles|access-date=17 July 2015|date=10 April 2015}}</ref> Among other companies, [[Radio Bay of Plenty]] secured commercial loans, [[The Radio Network]] covered its own costs, and [[Rhema Broadcasting Group]] covered the cost with no-interest loans.<ref name=drinnandeal>{{cite news|last1=Drinnan|first1=John|title=Media: Radio deal a mockery of free market |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10711540|access-date=17 July 2015|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |publisher=[[New Zealand Media and Entertainment]]|date=11 March 2011}}</ref>
The US-based [[Oaktree Capital Management]] bought $125 million of loans to MediaWorks in 2012. These were converted to [[Equity (finance)|equity]] in 2013.<ref name=oaktree_owner/> In June 2013, with over [[NZ$]]700 million in debt, MediaWorks NZ was put into [[receivership]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10891045|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|title=MediaWorks in receivership|date=17 June 2013}}</ref> It came out of receivership in November 2013. Oaktree Capital Management took 100% ownership of the business in 2015.<ref name=oaktree_owner>{{cite news |title=Oaktree takes full ownership of MediaWorks |first=Paul |last=McBeth |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11460715 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=6 June 2015 |access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Spinoff 18 October 2019">{{cite news |last1=Greive |first1=Duncan |title=MediaWorks quits television: Three will be sold – or closed |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/18-10-2019/mediaworks-quits-television-three-will-be-sold-or-closed/ |access-date=18 October 2019 |work=[[The Spinoff]] |date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
In August 2014, [[Mark Weldon]] was appointed CEO, replacing Susan Turner, who had resigned in July 2014.<ref name="MediaWorksCEO">{{cite news|title=Mark Weldon named MediaWorks new boss|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11304197|date=5 August 2014|access-date=24 August 2014|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref> Weldon resigned in May 2016 at the same time that a large number of long serving and high-profile staff were leaving the company under his leadership. CFO David Chalmers replaced him in an [[acting capacity]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11633237|title=MediaWorks chief executive Mark Weldon quits: 'Personal cost now too high to continue' |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=4 May 2016|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref>
Since its inception in 2004, MediaWorks has moved its local stations over to More FM and The Breeze network; all these stations now carry the network [[brand]]ing and some or all of the network's [[Broadcast programming|programming]]. At the same time, MediaWorks have rolled out new networks [[Radio Live]] and [[Kiwi FM]], converted [[Radio Pacific]] to [[LiveSport]], and purchased networks [[Mai FM]] and [[George FM]]. MediaWorks owns [[Radio Dunedin]] in [[Otago]]. Previously the company owned and operated Times FM in [[Orewa]] and Coromandel FM on the [[Coromandel Peninsula]]; these two local stations were rebranded as More FM in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaworks.co.nz |title=MediaWorks NZ | NZ's Leading Entertainment & News |website=Mediaworks.co.nz |access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref>
All MediaWorks-owned and -affiliated stations read or carry [[Newshub]] updates hourly or half hourly during their weekday [[breakfast program]]mes. Most also carry pre-recorded news and sports updates hourly at other times. RadioLive News took over from the RadioWorks news service, Global News, with the launch of Radio Live in 2005; RadioLive was incorporated into Newshub in 2016.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In October 2021, MediaWorks said it would be ending its content supply agreement with Newshub. MediaWorks announced it would instead establish its own radio newsroom again and would employ over 20 news and sports journalists, editors and correspondents.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-19|title=MediaWorks to bring news reporting back in-house|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126724481/mediaworks-to-bring-news-reporting-back-inhouse|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref>
In November 2021, MediaWorks announced it would replace [[Magic Talk]] with a new talk radio network called [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] which launched on 21 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-25|title=MediaWorks reveals plan to ditch Magic Talk, launch new talk brand|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018822023/mediaworks-reveals-plan-to-ditch-magic-talk-launch-new-talk-brand|access-date=2021-11-25|website=RNZ|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-08|title=MediaWork's new talk station Today FM to launch on March 21|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/127709935/mediaworks-new-talk-station-today-fm-to-launch-on-march-21|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Stuff|language=en-au}}</ref> Newshub's political editor at the time, [[Tova O'Brien]], was announced as breakfast host,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-02|title=Tova O'Brien: The new face of talk radio|url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/tova-obrien-the-new-face-of-talk-radio|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Newsroom|language=en-AU}}</ref> with broadcasters [[Duncan Garner]], [[Rachel Smalley]], [[Polly Gillespie]], Leah Panapa, [[Mark Richardson (cricketer)|Mark Richardson]], Lloyd Burr, Wilhelmina Shrimpton, Nigel Yalden, Robett Hollis, Mark Dye, [[Carly Flynn]], Nickson Clark, [[David Letele|Dave Letele]] and [[Dominic Bowden]] all named as part of the lineup.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-04|title=Duncan Garner joins new talk radio brand, 12 weeks after sudden departure from The AM Show|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300445914/duncan-garner-joins-new-talk-radio-brand-12-weeks-after-sudden-departure-from-the-am-show|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-10|title=Mark Richardson, Polly Gillespie join MediaWorks' unnamed talk radio station|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/126956965/mark-richardson-polly-gillespie-join-mediaworks-unnamed-talk-radio-station|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-11|title=MediaWorks announces new talent for Today FM - Stoppress|url=https://stoppress.co.nz/news/mediaworks-announces-new-talent-for-today-fm/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=StopPress|language=en}}</ref>
In December 2021, MediaWorks announced it had [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquired]] Humm FM<!-- https://www.hummfm.com --> and its existing frequency (106.2 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-01|title=Humm FM joins the MediaWorks lineup|url=https://www.mediaworks.co.nz/home/about/news/humm-fm-joins-the-mediaworks-lineup.html|website=MediaWorks|language=en-AU}}</ref>
On 1 January 2022, [[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock]] moved from 90.2 FM to 106.2 FM in [[Auckland]] and was [[simulcast]] on both frequencies until the launch of [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] (on 90.2 FM). In addition to Auckland, Today FM broadcast on FM frequencies nationwide, including the frequency of 95.3 FM in [[Christchurch]] (moving [[Mai FM]] to 106.8 FM).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-15|title=Today FM launches on FM in Auckland and Christchurch, The Rock on the move in Auckland|url=https://www.mediaworks.co.nz/home/about/news/today-fm-launches-on-fm-in-auckland-and-christchurch--the-rock--.html|website=MediaWorks|language=en-AU}}</ref>
On 30 March 2023, [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] was abruptly taken off the air during ''Duncan Garner Today'' and replaced by music. At 5:12pm that same day, a pre-recorded announcement aired confirming the closure of Today FM. The frequencies of the now-former Today FM were reallocated to different brands.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halpin |first1=James |last2=Clark-Dow |first2=Emma |title='This station is no longer Today FM': MediaWorks radio station transmits last words |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300842932/theyve-fed-us-today-fm-staff-go-to-the-pub-stations-fate-due-to-be-announced-at-5pm |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Stuff (company)|Stuff]] |date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330124215/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300842932/this-station-is-no-longer-today-fm-mediaworks-radio-station-transmits-last-words |archive-date=30 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 8 May 2023, the frequencies not yet allocated to other brands from Today FM became [[Channel X (New Zealand radio station)|Channel X]], a new music brand that focused on classic alternative music with no interruptions. Music runs 24/7 and there are no news breaks, ads or hosts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bevan |first1=Darren |title=MediaWorks launches Channel X on former Today FM frequency, weeks after station was dumped from airwaves |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2023/05/mediaworks-launches-channel-x-on-former-today-fm-frequency-weeks-after-station-was-dumped-from-airwaves.html |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412121221/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2023/05/mediaworks-launches-channel-x-on-former-today-fm-frequency-weeks-after-station-was-dumped-from-airwaves.html |archive-date=12 April 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 22 March 2024, MediaWorks confirmed that a hacker had stolen the personal data of 403,000 individuals who had participated in its online competition.<ref>{{cite news |title=MediaWorks hack: Information published online, company says |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/22/mediaworks-hack-information-published-online-company-says/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=[[1News]] |publisher=[[TVNZ]] |date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325094147/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/22/mediaworks-hack-information-published-online-company-says/|archive-date=25 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Radio Otago==== Radio Otago was a [[radio broadcasting]] company that operated a group of local radio stations in radio markets around New Zealand from the 1970s to the late 1990s. Radio Otago was started in 1971<ref name="OfficeOffice1975">{{cite book |title=The New Zealand official year-book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j7krAQAAIAAJ |year=1975 |publisher=Govt. Printer |page=342}}</ref> when Dunedin station [[4XO]] was started, 4XO was originally branded as '''Radio Otago 4XO'''. During the 1980s and 1990s Radio Otago expanded their operations by starting up stations around [[Otago]] and the rest of New Zealand, and also by purchasing existing stations.
The company sold its seven [[North Island]] stations in 1997 to [[Energy FM (New Zealand radio station)|Energy]] Enterprises<ref name="NeillShanahan2005">{{cite book|last1=Neill|first1=Karen|last2=Shanahan|first2=Morris William|title=The Great New Zealand Radio Experiment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEq27qhOdDwC&pg=PA23|year=2005|publisher=Cengage Learning Australia|isbn=9780170124805|page=23}}</ref> and funds from the sale were used to purchase [[C93FM|C93 FM]] Limited allowing Radio Otago to compete in the [[Christchurch]] market. In 1999, Energy Enterprises merged with [[Radio Pacific]] to become Pacific/RadioWorks Group. Then, Pacific/RadioWorks merged with Radio Otago, forming RadioWorks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/ac4f0eae/boardroom-split-over-media-takeover.html|title=Boardroom split over media takeover|last=Hutching|first=Chris|date=19 May 2000|work=sharechat.co.nz|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002607/http://www.sharechat.co.nz/article/ac4f0eae/boardroom-split-over-media-takeover.html|url-status=live|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>
These North Island stations were sold to Energy Enterprises in 1997: * [[Classic Rock 92FM]], [[Tauranga]] * [[90.2 Hot FM]], [[Rotorua]]: started as a summer station before it became 96FM permanently. This summer station recruited local talent as well as bringing in seasoned veterans from the [[Hawke's Bay]]. Many went on to have long careers in local and international radio. * 93.5 Kis FM [[Taupo]] * [[Lakes 96FM|96FM]] Rotorua * [[Classic Gold 1548]] Rotorua: closed down and the station was used as a second frequency for Lakes 96FM, and today is used for [[TAB Trackside]] (previously known as BSport, then LiveSport). * [[Hot 93]], [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]] * 92 [[More FM]], [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier]]: operated as a franchised station, this station became Hawkes Bay's 92FM and later was replaced with network station [[Solid Gold (radio)|Solid Gold]], Classic Rock 92FM in Tauranga also was replaced with Solid Gold. * [[Star FM (New Zealand)|Star FM]], [[Wanganui]]
Kis FM, Lakes 96FM, Hot 93 and Star FM were all rebranded as [[More FM]] in late 2004/early 2005 when RadioWorks rebranded the majority of their heritage stations as More FM.
Prior to the sale of the company in 1999, Radio Otago operated the following [[South Island]] stations: * [[Fifeshire FM]], [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] * Fireshire Classic Nelson - closed down by RadioWorks in 1999 and replaced with Solid Gold. * [[Mix (radio station)#Easy Listening i|Easy Listening i94FM]], [[Christchurch]] - Rebranded as [[Lite FM (New Zealand)|Lite FM]] in 1998, and in 2004 rebranded again as [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]] (see below) * [[C93FM]]: later networked from Christchurch with the [[Southland Region|Southland]] station now branded as C93FM despite broadcasting on 90.8FM. Following the merger, C93FM in [[Dunedin]] and [[Invercargill]] was replaced with network station [[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock]], C93FM continued to broadcast in Christchurch but now with a change of [[Radio format|format]] to [[Adult Contemporary]] and The Rock launched in Christchurch on a separate frequency. The change of format for C93 was not popular and the station was shut down in 2001 and replaced with Solid Gold. * [[Lite FM (New Zealand)|Lite FM]]. Lite FM in Dunedin and Invercargill were replaced with Solid Gold following the merger of Radio Otago and RadioWorks. Lite FM remained in Christchurch and was rebranded as The Breeze in 2004 after RadioWorks rebranded all their [[easy listening]] stations as The Breeze. * [[4XO]] Dunedin * 93Rox Dunedin - rebranded as C93FM originally separate from the Christchurch station and networked to Invercargill as C91FM. * [[Mosgiel FM]] (Closed down in 1997) * [[Radio Dunedin]] * Radio Central, [[Central Otago]] * [[Radio Wanaka]]: sold to a different operator * [[Resort Radio]], [[Queenstown, New Zealand|Queenstown]] * [[Big River Radio]], [[Balclutha, New Zealand|Balclutha]] - rebranded as a fully networked More FM station in 2018 * [[Foveaux FM]], Southland
4XO, Fifeshire FM, Radio Central, Resort Radio and Foveaux FM were all rebranded as More FM in late 2004/early 2005 after [[RadioWorks]] rebranded most of their heritage stations as More FM.
==Nationwide stations== {{one source|section|date=January 2017}} Since its inception in 2004, MediaWorks have moved its local stations over to the [[More FM]] and [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]] brand; all these broadcasts now carry this [[brand]]ing and some or all of the brand's [[Broadcast programming|programming]]. At the same time, MediaWorks have rolled out new brands [[Radio Live]] and [[Kiwi FM]], converted [[Radio Pacific]] to [[LiveSport]], and purchased brands [[Mai FM]] and [[George FM]]. MediaWorks also owns [[Radio Dunedin]] in [[Otago]].<ref name="mediaworks.co.nz"/>
===Radio brands=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Brand ! Type ! Original station |- ||[[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]] ||[[Classic hits]] ||The Breeze [[Wellington]] in 1993 |- ||[[The Edge (New Zealand radio station)|The Edge]] ||[[Pop music|Pop]]/[[top 40]] ||The Edge [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] in 1994 |- ||[[George FM]] ||Popular [[dance music]] ||George FM [[Auckland]] in 1998 |- ||[[Mai FM]] ||[[Urban contemporary music|Popular hip hop & R&B]] ||Mai FM Auckland in 1992 |- ||[[Magic (New Zealand radio network)|Magic]] ||[[Oldies]] ||''New station'' |- ||[[More FM]] ||[[Adult contemporary music|AC]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] ||More FM Wellington in 1991 |- ||[[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock]] ||[[Rock music]] ||The Rock Hamilton in 1992 |- ||[[The Sound (radio station)|The Sound]] ||[[Classic rock]]/Oldies ||[[Solid Gold (radio)|Solid Gold]] Auckland in 1997 |- |[[Channel X (New Zealand radio station)|Channel X]] |[[Classic alternative]] |''New station'' |}
===Defunct/Sold=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Brand ! Type ! Original station |- ||[[TAB Trackside#Other radio stations|LiveSport]] ||[[Sports radio|Sports talk]] ||[[Radio Pacific]] Auckland in 1978 (sold) |- ||[[Kiwi FM]] ||[[Alternative music]] ||[[Channel Z (New Zealand radio station)|Channel Z]] Wellington in 1996 (now defunct) |- ||[[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] ||[[Talk radio]] ||Radio Pacific Auckland in 1978 (now defunct) |}
===Local services=== {{Anchor|Coromandel FM}} Coromandel FM was a regional [[radio network]] in [[Coromandel Peninsula]] with a [[Hot AC]] music format and hourly Radio Live News updates. It was officially launched by station manager Warren Male in December 1992, but began as short trial broadcasts on Pauanui-Tairua and Whitianga-Whangamata during previous summers.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827215743/http://www.theradiovault.net/whitianga.htm | url=http://www.theradiovault.net/whitianga.htm |title=Whitianga |website=theradiovault.net |access-date=7 June 2016 | archive-date = 27 August 2009}}</ref> Under a contract with MediaWorks New Zealand, independent affiliate Coromandel FM Limited also operates The Breeze [[Mercury Bay]] and The Rock Mercury Bay from [[Thames, New Zealand|Thames]]. Coromandel FM is now More FM Coromandel.<ref> [http://www.coromandelfm.com Coromandel FM Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024151633/http://coromandelfm.com/ |date=24 October 2014 }}; retrieved 26 January 2017.</ref>
====Local brands and affiliates==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Brand ! Type ! Market and location |- ||[[Radio Dunedin]] ||Oldies ||[[Otago]]: [[Dunedin]] since 1922 |}
=====Former===== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Brand ! Type ! Market and location ! | Notes |- ||[[Big River Radio]] ||[[Adult contemporary]] ||Otago: [[Balclutha, New Zealand|Balclutha]] (1992–2015) ||Merged into [[More FM]] |- ||Coromandel FM ||Hot AC ||Coromandel Peninsula: Thames (1992–2018) ||Merged into More FM |}
===George FM=== {{main|George FM}}
George FM is a [[dance music]] radio station. Seventy-five presenters present the station's twenty-four-hour mix of [[House music|house]], [[Breakbeat|breaks]], [[drum and bass]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[downtempo|downbeat]], [[jazz]], [[funk]], [[indietronica]], [[hip-hop]] and other [[Dance music|dance]] and [[electronica]] music. The station is targeted at the 25- to 44-year-old [[age group]].
George FM was set up in 1998 as a [[volunteer]]-run [[low-power station]] based in a [[Grey Lynn]] spare bedroom. George FM began broadcasting on a high powered FM frequency in 2001 and became a commercial station with paid staff in 2003. The station was relayed to other centres in later years through the use of low powered frequencies. George FM was available for a while on [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]] Digital and since 2007 has broadcast on [[Freeview (New Zealand)|Freeview]]. The station was purchased by MediaWorks on 16 February 2009. However, it continues to retain a laid-back style: news is limited to informal [[Auckland]]-specific news, weather, traffic and surf reports hourly during breakfast and drive shows and the choice of music and presenting style is entirely that of programme hosts.
George broadcasts on Auckland 96.6 FM and on low powered FM frequencies in other markets around New Zealand. The station was turned into a nationwide brand in 2015 following the purchase of additional frequencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stoppress.co.nz/blog/2014/12/trade-me-hosts-record-breaking-radio-frequency-auction-nzme-and-mediaworks-splash-out-millions |title=Trade Me hosts record-breaking radio frequency auction as NZME and MediaWorks splash out millions |website=StopPress.co.nz |date=2014-10-23 |access-date=2017-01-26}}</ref>
===Mai FM=== {{main|Mai FM}}
Mai FM is an Auckland-based [[Māori people|Māori]] radio network which plays mainly [[hip-hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] music. The station is targeted at under 35-year-old listeners. Mai FM was operated as an [[Iwi#Iwi radio|iwi radio station]] by [[Ngati Whatua]] subsidiary Mai Media Limited between 1992 and 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maifm.co.nz/Dilly.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040504215817/http://www.maifm.co.nz/dilly.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2004|title=DILLY ON MAI|publisher=Maifm.co.nz|access-date=29 February 2008}}</ref> but MediaWorks New Zealand gained ownership and control of the station from 31 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4420875a13.html|title=MediaWorks buys Mai FM |publisher=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=29 February 2008}}</ref> Today{{When|date=May 2026}} Mai FM can be heard in eleven markets around the [[North Island]] and in [[Christchurch]] in the [[South Island]].
===Magic=== {{main|Magic (New Zealand radio network)}}
Magic is an [[oldies]] music station targeted at the 50- to 69-year-old age group and is currently heard in over 20 markets. The station launched on 20 April 2015. The station launched on frequencies previously used by MediaWorks for other local or network stations.
===More FM=== {{main|More FM}}
More FM is an [[adult contemporary music]] station catering to the 25- to 44-year-old listeners and runs a mixture of local and network shows, programming varies between markets. More FM has its origins as local radio stations broadcasting in [[Auckland]], [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], [[Wellington]], [[Christchurch]] and [[Dunedin]] – the original station was established in Wellington in May 1991. The More FM brand was expanded across all of New Zealand when local stations operated by MediaWorks as More FM, stations initially remained local between 6{{nbsp}}am and 7{{nbsp}}pm but local content has been reduced on each station since then. Today, More FM can be heard in 24 markets across New Zealand.
===The Sound=== {{main|The Sound (radio station)}}
The Sound is a [[classic rock]] station playing music targeted at the 35- to 59-year-old age group. The station was originally known as [[Solid Gold (radio)|Solid Gold]] and played a Rock N Roll Oldies format, specialising in music from the 1960 and 70s. Solid began in Auckland in 1997 and expanded across New Zealand in the late 90s. The station was rebranded as The Sound on 1 January 2012 and can now{{When|date=May 2026}} be heard in 25 markets across New Zealand.
===The Breeze=== {{main|The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)}}
The Breeze is an [[easy listening]] music station catering to 40–60-year-old listeners and is targeted mostly at females. The Breeze began in 1993 as an easy listening station in Wellington, there were also local The Breeze stations in Auckland and Hamilton but both stations were closed down and returned some years later. The Breeze in Wellington was originally independently owned and has its origins as [[Radio Windy]] which had been on the air since the 1970s.
The Breeze was expanded to other markets after MediaWorks rebranding some of their local easy listening stations as The Breeze, originally retaining local programming. A network was formed in 2007 a year after The Breeze began broadcasting in Auckland with local content reduced on some stations and the brand expanded to new markets. Today, The Breeze can be heard in 18 markets around New Zealand.
===The Edge=== {{main|The Edge (New Zealand radio station)}}
The Edge is a [[pop music]] station catering to 15–34-year-old female listeners. The station plays music in the current Top 40 as well as some older tracks. The Edge began in 1994 as a local Hamilton radio station taking over from Buzzard 98FM, both stations actually broadcast on 97.8{{nbsp}}FM. In 1998 RadioWorks began expanding the station across the North Island and in 1999 following the RadioWorks and Radio Otago merger The Edge was networked into the South Island. In 2001 The Edge was moved to Auckland but did not begin broadcasting there until 2003. Today The Edge is available in 22 markets across New Zealand.
===The Rock=== {{main|The Rock (radio station)}}
The Rock is a [[modern rock]] music station playing rock music from the 1980s to today. The station is aimed at the 25–44-year-old male audience. The Rock has its origins as a local radio station in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] which began broadcasting on 1 December 1991. The Rock expanded into [[Taranaki]] and the [[Bay of Plenty Region|Bay of Plenty]] as separate local stations during the mid-nineties and later began networking to regions around the [[North Island]], replacing the local programming in Taranaki and Bay of Plenty with programming from Hamilton. In 1999 The Rock moved to Auckland and with RadioWorks and Radio Otago merging The Rock was able to expand into the [[South Island]]. The Rock is currently available in 26 markets across New Zealand.
=== Channel X === {{Main|Channel X (New Zealand radio station)}}
Channel X is a [[classic alternative]] music station playing tracks from the 1990s to 2010s. The station is aimed at 25–56 year-olds (those in [[generation X]] and [[millennials]]) who may not be regular radio listeners. Channel X began broadcasting at noon on 8 May 2023, broadcasting across 15 markets on the remaining former-Today FM frequencies that were not allocated to other existing brands. The station does not host any [[Radio program|shows]] or [[Disc jockey|DJs]], instead they play uninterrupted music 24/7 with witty comments between each song. They do not air any news, talk or have any ad breaks as of yet{{When|date=May 2026}} and mainly focus on playing popular songs from the 1990s and 2000s, as well as classics that don't normally air on commercial stations.
==Regional stations== {{unreferenced section|date=January 2017}}
===Radio Dunedin=== {{main|Radio Dunedin}}
Radio Dunedin is a [[Dunedin]] radio station broadcasting on 1305 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] and 106.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]. It claims to be the first radio station in New Zealand, the fifth oldest station in the world and five weeks older than the [[BBC]]. It is no longer part of MediaWorks - since April 2025 it has been under the umbrella of [[Radio Aotearoa]]. On weeknights and weekends the Otago Radio Association broadcasts a variety of [[community radio]] programming – the announcers during these times are unpaid volunteers.
The station first went to air on 4 October 1922, and celebrated 90 years in 2012. It has previously been known as 4DN, 4AB, 4ZB (not part of government ZB network), Pioneer Radio and 4XD. It has previously broadcast on 1431 AM and 1305 AM. The station was operated non-commercially and voluntarily by the Otago Radio Association until 1990. Then it became a commercial station and was sold to Radio Otago Limited in 1993, and subsequently became part of MediaWorks Radio.
On 6 May 2008 it began broadcasting on 99.8 FM and in mid-2007 it began [[online streaming]]. In 2015 the FM frequency was moved to 106.7 FM (central city only) to make way for network station [[Magic (New Zealand radio network)|Magic]]. Radio Dunedin was not affected by the More FM rebranding.
==Past stations== ===Networked closed down stations=== ====Channel Z and Kiwi FM==== {{main|Kiwi FM}}
Kiwi FM (originally known as [[Channel Z (New Zealand radio station)|Channel Z]]) was a [[New Zealand music]] station, the station originally played 100% music from New Zealand artists, this was reduced to 60% in 2012. Kiwi FM had its origins as Channel Z, a station that played mostly [[alternative rock]] music. Channel Z began as a local station in [[Wellington]] and separate stations were later started in [[Auckland]] and [[Christchurch]].
In 2001, the Wellington and Christchurch stations became networked from Auckland and Channel Z saw a [[format change]] in 2003 to include 30% New Zealand music as well as a change of [[Radio presenter|presenters]]. In 2005 Channel Z was relaunched as Kiwi FM, a station that originally played 100% New Zealand music. From 2006 Kiwi used frequencies licensed by the [[New Zealand Government]] with the original frequencies assigned to other MediaWorks radio stations. Kiwi FM ceased broadcasting on 31 March 2015 with the frequencies handed back to the government.
====LiveSport==== {{main|LiveSport}}
LiveSport was a sports talk station aimed at the 40+ year-old male listeners. LiveSport was used to broadcast [[Radio Trackside]] during [[Horse racing in New Zealand|horse racing]] hours.
===Today FM=== {{main|Today FM (New Zealand)}}
Today FM was a [[talkback radio]] station catered at the 35–54-year-old audience. The station had its origins as [[Radio Pacific]] which was an Auckland radio station that began in the 1970s, switched to a talkback format in the 1980s and was networked across all of New Zealand in the 1990s. In 2005, [[Radio Live]] was launched focusing on talkback and the Radio Pacific brand remained until 2007 running talkback at breakfast, but outside of that time, it broadcast Radio Trackside horse racing coverage. At midnight on 19 January 2019, Radio Live was rebranded as [[Magic Talk]]. At 5{{nbsp}}am on 22 March 2022, Magic Talk was rebranded as Today FM, and was taken off air on 30 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark-Dow |first=James Halpin and Emma |date=2023-03-30 |title='They've f...ed us': Today FM staff go to the pub, station's fate due to be announced at 5pm |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/300842932/theyve-fed-us-today-fm-staff-go-to-the-pub-stations-fate-due-to-be-announced-at-5pm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> Today FM was heard in 28 markets across New Zealand.
===Local closed down stations=== The following stations were inherited by MediaWorks Radio as part of a [[Mergers and acquisitions|merger]] and were later closed down or replaced with a networked station: * [[Magic (New Zealand radio network)|Magic FM]], [[Northland Region|Northland]] – closed 2001 replaced with [[The Edge (New Zealand radio station)|The Edge]] * [[Fifeshire FM|Fifeshire]] Classic [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]] – closed 1999 replaced with [[Solid Gold (radio)|Solid Gold]] * [[More FM#Defunct More FM stations|92FM]], [[Hawke's Bay]] – originally a MORE FM station, closed 1997 replaced with Solid Gold * [[C93FM]], [[Christchurch]] – closed 2001 replaced with Solid Gold
===Local rebranded stations=== The following stations were local stations across New Zealand purchased by MediaWorks Radio either as part of the merger with Radio Otago or as part of the purchase of other independent radio companies. Following the formation of RadioWorks these stations operated under the LocalWorks banner. In December 2004 these stations were either rebranded as [[MORE FM]] or [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]]. Some stations listed were purchased by MediaWorks Radio after 2004 and subsequently rebranded.
====More FM stations==== The following stations originally had an [[adult contemporary music]] format or [[Hot AC]] music format and were rebranded as MORE FM: * KCC FM Northland * Times FM Rodney – rebranded 2015 * Coromandel FM – rebranded 2015 * Coastline FM Tauranga * [[Lakes 96FM]] Rotorua * [[Energy FM (Taranaki)|Energy FM]] Taranaki * 89 FM Gisborne – purchased 2005 rebranded same year. * Hot 93 Hawkes Bay * Star FM Wanganui * [[2XS FM]] Manawatu * [[Fifeshire FM]] Nelson * [[Sounds FM]] Marlborough – purchased 2007 rebranded 2008. * [[Port FM]] Timaru- purchased 2018 rebranded same year. * Radio Central Central Otago * [[Resort Radio]] Queenstown * [[4XO]] Dunedin * [[Big River Radio]] Balclutha * [[Foveaux FM]] Southland
====The Breeze stations==== The following local stations were rebranded as The Breeze. Most stations originally played [[Easy Listening]] prior to the rebranding: * Y99.3 FM Waikato – rebranded 2003 * [[Magic 828 & 98.6FM]] Manawatu – rebranded 2004 * [[Easy FM (New Zealand)|Easy FM]] Marlborough – purchased 2007 rebranded 2008. * [[Lite FM (New Zealand)|Lite FM]] Christchurch – rebranded 2004 * Q92 FM Queenstown – purchased 2006 rebranded same year.
==Interactive== {{unreferenced section|date=January 2017}} MediaWorks Interactive consists of the radio brands, corporate [[website]] and travel website Wandr. The Interactive department designs, maintains and sells advertising for all websites. Most websites have a similar [[Web page layout|layout]] and a MediaWorks [[link bar]] at the top of the page.<ref name="Our Brands" />
The [[Newshub]] website was the flagship [[news website]] of MediaWorks. On 1 December 2020, Newshub was acquired by [[Discovery, Inc.]] The website is continuously updated by the company's [[journalist]]s. It claims to have provided the first video coverage and [[breaking news]] coverage of several events, including being the first website to have posted the [[verdict]] of the [[Bain family murders#Retrial|retrial of David Bain]] in 2009.<ref>3 News radio advertisement on MediaWorks stations September 2009</ref> It includes sections on national, world, sport, business, entertainment, politics, lifestyle, technology and odd news, as well as weather forecasts, information on Newshub programmes and a news [[Internet forum|forum]]. The other websites carry feeds from relevant sections.
=== Websites === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Website Name ! Primary purpose ! News content |- <!-- Radio station are sorted in the same order as in the Rova app --> ||theedge.co.nz ||Website of [[The Edge (New Zealand radio station)|The Edge]] ||Feed of Newshub, in-house music and celebrity news |- ||morefm.co.nz ||Website of [[More FM]] ||Feed of Newshub |- ||maifm.co.nz ||Website of [[Mai FM]] ||Feed of Newshub |- ||georgefm.co.nz ||Website of [[George FM]] ||None |- ||therock.net.nz ||Website of [[The Rock (radio station)|The Rock]] ||In-house music news |- ||thesound.co.nz ||Website of [[The Sound (radio station)|The Sound]] ||Feed of Newshub |- ||thebreeze.co.nz ||Website of [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|The Breeze]] ||Feed of Newshub |- ||magic.co.nz ||Website of [[Magic (New Zealand radio network)|Magic]] ||Feed of Newshub |- |radiodunedin.co.nz |Website of [[Radio Dunedin]] |Feed of Newshub |- |channelx.co.nz |Website of [[Channel X (New Zealand radio station)|Channel X]] |None |- ||rova.nz ||[[Landing page]] for [[Rova (app)|Rova]] ||None |- |wandr.co.nz |Website of [[Wandr]] |None |- |mediaworks.co.nz |Corporate website of MediaWorks' Radio and Outdoor operations |None |}
=== Previous websites ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Website Name ! Primary purpose ! Current use |- |tv3.co.nz |Corporate website for various [[TV channel]]s. |Sold to Discovery, Inc. |- |bravotv.co.nz |Website of [[Bravo (New Zealand)|Bravo]] |Sold to Discovery, Inc. |- |[[ThreeNow|threenow.co.nz]] |On-demand service for [[Three (TV channel)|Three]] and Bravo. |Sold to Discovery, Inc. |- |newshub.co.nz |Global and New Zealand news content |Sold to Discovery, Inc. |- ||adsearch.co.nz ||Ads-on-demand from MediaWorks clients ||Defunct |- ||mymobizone.co.nz ||Mobile content provider ||Sold to [[Modica Group]] |- ||vouchermate.co.nz ||Print and mobile [[voucher]] website ||Sold to [[Associated Media]] |- ||todayfm.co.nz ||News & website of [[Today FM (New Zealand)|Today FM]] | rowspan="4" |Brand disestablished |- |radiolive.co.nz |Opinion, news, lifestyle & general website of [[Radio Live]] |- ||livesport.co.nz ||Website of [[LiveSport]] |- ||kiwifm.co.nz ||Website of [[Kiwi FM]] |- |four.co.nz |Website of [[Four (New Zealand TV channel)|Four]] |Redirects to [[ThreeNow]] |- ||scout.co.nz ||Celebrity and entertainment news ||In-house [[celebrity gossip]], redirects to Newshub Entertainment |}
==Former services==
===Television=== [[Three (TV channel)|Three]], [[Bravo (New Zealand)|Bravo]], [[The Edge TV]] and [[Breeze TV]] operated out of [[Auckland City]]. [[Television advertising]] was sold by the MediaWorks offices in [[Auckland]], [[Wellington]], [[Christchurch]], [[Melbourne]], [[Sydney]] and [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]. There were [[Newshub]] bureaus in the Three Headquarters in Auckland and MediaWorks offices in Wellington, Christchurch and [[Dunedin]], with news staff working out of other offices as needed.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} Three provided mature content, Newshub bulletins, current affairs and sport. The Edge TV launched in 2014 and broadcasts music videos and entertainment news.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} All are available via all digital platforms such as terrestrial, satellite and cable. TV3 (now Three) and [[Four (New Zealand TV channel)|Four]] were the only ones previously available via analogue [[Terrestrial television|terrestrial]] on the [[Very high frequency|VHF]] band before the 2013 switch-off. The Edge TV was added in 2018. Bravo and Bravo Plus 1 replaced Four and Four Plus 1 in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2016/06/bravo-to-launch-on-july-3.html#axzz4D6J6gEfx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220131913/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/entertainment/2016/06/bravo-to-launch-on-july-3.html#axzz4D6J6gEfx |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2018 |title=Bravo to launch on July 3|date=22 June 2016 |work=[[Newshub]] |access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> ThreeLife was added in 2018, and ThreeLife + 1 replaced The Edge TV on terrestrial in 2019. On 25 March 2020, ThreeLife went off air, and was replaced by The Edge TV, and its [[timeshift channel]] by The Breeze TV.<ref name="threelifedeath">{{Cite web |url=https://www.threenow.co.nz/tv/threefans/home/ThreeLife.html |title=ThreeLife |date=10 February 2020 |website=ThreeNow |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
====Television brands==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Channel ! Launched ! Channel ! Plus 1 channel |- |Three |1989 |3 |8 ([[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky]] 503) |- |Bravo |2016 |4 (Sky 12) |9 (Sky 512) |- |The Edge TV |2014 |11 (Sky 118) |{{N/A}} |- |The Breeze TV |2020 |14 (Sky 119) |{{N/A}} |}
==Confidentiality and trust== On 10 March 2016 a [[reporter]] for MediaWorks broke [[News embargo|embargo]] and leaked [[sensitive information]] about a 25 [[basis point]] cut by [[Reserve Bank of New Zealand|the Reserve Bank]] to the [[Official cash rate#New Zealand|Official Cash Rate]] (OCR).<ref>{{cite news|title=Reserve Bank|url=http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/news/2016/04/reserve-bank-takes-action-after-investigation-confirms-leak|website=Rbnz.govt.nz|date=April 2016|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> MediaWorks conducted their own investigation of the [[News leak|leak]], and followed up with an [[Apology (act)|apology]] from CEO [[Mark Weldon]] (former head of the [[New Zealand Stock Exchange]]), although Weldon stopped short of naming the reporters involved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1604/S00193/mediaworks-response-to-reserve-bank-statement.htm|title=MediaWorks Response to Reserve Bank Statement|website=Scoop.co.nz|date=14 April 2016|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> As a result of the loss of [[Trust (social science)|trust]] with the [[News media|media]], the Reserve Bank has elected to discontinue the [[media lock-up]] prior to future releases of the OCR.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
== See also == * [[Freeview (New Zealand)|Freeview]] * [[Sky Free]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.maifm.co.nz/ Mai FM Official Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20000523203537/http://www.ruiamai.co.nz/ Official Ruia Mai website] * [http://www.georgefm.co.nz Official George FM website] * [http://www.radiodunedin.co.nz Radio Dunedin Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081014033653/http://www1.streaming.net.nz/meta/tvworks-radun.asx Radio Dunedin Listen Now (Live stream)] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090827213935/http://www.theradiovault.net/dunedin.htm Radio Dunedin RadioVault history] * [http://www.mediaworks.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=108 RadioWorks Information Site About RadioLIVE] * [http://www.radiolive.co.nz/Portals/0/popup/Listen.htm Listen Live] * [http://www.mediaworks.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=134&articleID=421 Media Works notice of Launch for BSport] * [http://www.thesound.co.nz/ The Sound Official Website] {{MediaWorks (New Zealand)}} {{Corus Entertainment}} {{Television in New Zealand}} {{New Zealand radio networks}} {{COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand}} {{Oaktree Capital Management|state=expanded}}
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