RNZ plans to shift Concert to the lower quality AM frequency, a move it said would free up space to build a new music channel based in Auckland and aimed at youth. The plan included a raft of changes, turning Concert into a fully-automated service and axing all of the station's presenters. RNZ Concert would be taken off FM radio on May 29 and the youth platform would be phased in ahead of its full launch on August 28.
By RNZ. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is "frustrated" that RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to its Concert radio station. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is “frustrated” that RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to its Concert radio station. RNZ Concert is in many respects a flagship service which signals RNZ’s commitment to musical forms which the commercial sector is unable to provide. And many RNZ Concert listeners don’t have their computer setup to listen to music, or their TV, or in their car. RNZ Concert would be taken off FM radio on May 29 and the youth platform would be phased in ahead of its full launch on August 28. It’s dreadful to listen to classical music on AM. RNZ Concert has a special place in the hearts of many New Zealanders of all ages. Radio New Zealand owns the network and operates it from its Wellington headquarters. Concert FM was beloved by classic music fans but an audience of 170,000 wasn’t enough. The proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ is not terrible per se, but if done badly could damage both Concert and RNZ National irreparably. RNZ had proposed changes to its Concert radio station, taking it off the FM frequency and replacing it with a newer station aimed at a younger audience. Request information on the proposed changes to RNZ Concert. Megan Hurnard made this Official Information request to Radio New Zealand Limited. Response to this request is long overdue.By law Radio New Zealand Limited should have responded by now (details and exceptions).You can complain to the Ombudsman.
The proposed listening options for RNZ Concert won’t work. RNZ Concert (Māori: Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa Kо̄nohete) is a publicly funded non-commercial New Zealand FM fine music radio network. Now that RNZ Concert is safe(ish) I'd like to point out that there's actually a much larger issue coming over the horizon. The network's playlist of classical, jazz, contemporary, and world music includes recordings by local musicians and composers. RNZ’s music outputs had been subject to reviews, personnel changes, and plenty of outside speculation. The content will also be downgraded. RNZ is planning to take the classical music station off the FM frequency and replace it with a new station aimed at reaching a wider, younger audience.. Jacinda Ardern told Morning Report the government had asked for time to find an alternative. RNZ is planning to take the classical music station off the FM frequency and replace it with a new station aimed at reaching a wider, younger audience. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is "frustrated" that RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to its Concert radio station. But over the next month, Thompson said RNZ would develop a new strategy for Concert aimed at improving its audience and it would work with the government on its new service for young people. Please don’t take it away. Stuff reports:. an RNZ concert lover wrote.