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| Broadcast area | South Waikato |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 97.3MHz |
| Programming | |
| Language | English language |
| Format | Adult contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio New Zealand until 1996 The Radio Network after 1996 |
| History | |
First air date | 1970s |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°13′03″S175°52′20″E / 38.2175938°S 175.8721301°E /-38.2175938; 175.8721301 |
Radio Forestland was aradio station inTokoroa, New Zealand.
The station was started byRadio New Zealand as Radio Forestland, broadcasting on 1420AM with the call sign 1ZO. The station was started in the mid 1970s and in 1978 moved to 1413AM after the frequency spacing on the AM band in New Zealand was changed from 10 kHz to 9 kHz. Local content on the station was limited to mornings only, and outside this time the station broadcast the1ZH Hamilton programme.
In July 1996 theNew Zealand Government sold off the commercial arm ofRadio New Zealand, the sale included Radio Forestland. The new owner wasThe Radio Network, a subsidiary ofAPN News & Media andClear Channel Communications, which operated as a division of theAustralian Radio Network.[1]
In 1998, Radio Forestland became part of theCommunity Radio Network with all programming outside of the breakfast show being fed from a central studio originally based in Taupo. In 2001 all Community Radio Network stations became part of theClassic Hits FM network with programming outside of the breakfast show based from Auckland. At this point the station became known asClassic Hits Radio Forestland. In 2013 the local breakfast was replaced with a feed of the breakfast show from Classic Hits in Hamilton.
On April 28, 2014, all stations part of the Classic Hits network were rebranded asThe Hits. A networked breakfast presented byPolly Gillespie andGrant Kareama was introduced to almost all The Hits stations with the former breakfast announcer moved to present a 6-hour show between 9 am and 3 pm. The Hits in South Waikato contains the same local programming as Hamilton.
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