NZ Retro Music Chart Radio Show Gaining Momentum

LOCAL NEW ZEALAND RETRO MUSIC CHART RADIO SHOW GAINING MOMENTUM

It's heard on 16 great local radio stations around New Zealand and growing!

It showcases the New Zealand music scene and a slice of Kiwi life back in the 1970's & 1980's.

Think 'American Top 40' with Casey Kasem - but with a Kiwi slant.

It's The New Zealand Retro Weekly Top 40 Countdown!

Each week host Rob Walker takes a look back through the New Zealand singles and album charts from a different year between 1975 & 1989 and presents the top 40 charts as they were, here in New Zealand for the corresponding weekend. One week it's 1985, then the following week it's back to 1977, then it's 1982, then 1989, then 1979, and --- well you get the idea.

But unlike the 'American Top 40' countdown or even the 'Rick Dees Weekly Top 40' you will hear the LOCAL music from New Zealand artists, and also from those across the ditch over in Australia, that made it onto the New Zealand music charts.

So you will here the hits from the well known New Zealand acts like : Dragon, now SIR John Rowles, Dave Dobbyn, Split Enz, The Crocodiles, Sharon O'Neill and The Mockers, but also from some of the lesser known bands like : Pop Mechanics, Body Electric, Spelling Mistakes and even Mother Goose.

It's what Kiwis heard on AM radio back in the 1970's or 1980's on stations like 1ZB, 1ZM and Radio Hauraki in Auckland, 1ZH and Radio Waikato in Hamilton, 1XX in Whakatane, 2ZG in Gisborne, 2ZC Bay City Radio Hawke's Bay, 2ZA and 2XS in Palmerston North, 2XX on the Kapiti Coast, 2ZB, 2ZM and Radio Windy in Wellington, 2ZN and Fireshire Radio in Nelson, 3ZB, 3ZM and Radio Avon in Christchurch, 4ZB, 4XO and 4XD in Dunedin and also 4ZA and Fouveax Radio in Invercargill. The good ol' days of New Zealand radio when most towns had their own local station - whether it was a government station of Radio New Zealand and/or a private station.

It also reflects what we bought in the record stores - remember records and even cassettes? No, well then ask your grandparents. The show also looks back at what we paid for various things like cars, food, household items and clothes, as well as what we watched on the TV - in the days of just 2 channels, and at the movies, and it has a sprinkling of moments with historic news & events that helped shapped our country over the years featured each week.

COMING SOON : The New Zealand Retro Weekly Top 40 Countdown will feature fresh interviews with the music stars of the 1970's & 1980's, and from time to time will also have giveaways promoted through the show.

The show is presented by long time broadcaster Rob Walker who began his career at Broadcasting House in Wellington and has filled many roles in a 30 year career - from Production Engineer, Breakfast Announcer, Programme Director and much more. Rob has 2 Mobil Radio Awards, was finalist on several occasions, and also achieved an Orca Award for best production in Australasia.

As an on air presenter he spent many years making his way through and appearing on various radio stations such as : 92.2XS FM - Palmerston North, 2XX FM - Parparaumu, Ski FM - Ohakune, ZMFM - Wellington, 2ZB - Wellington, More FM - Wellington, and more.

He now operates 107.5 Triple X-FM in Paraparaumu, which is the host station of the show.

The New Zealand Retro Weekly Top 40 Countdown is heard across New Zealand on the following local radio stations - which also stream online through their own websites.

107.5 Triple X FM - Paraparaumu (HOST STATION) TIME : Friday 5:30pm & Sunday 1pm

Heads 106.4FM - Mangawhai & Bream Bay Region TIME : Saturday 7pm

East FM - 88.1FM Howick / 107.1FM Botany Downs & Flat Bush areas (Auckland) TIME : Monday 7pm

The Flea FM - 88.2FM Devonport & Auckland Central City / 107.1FM Takapuna & Northern Suburbs / 87.6FM Whitianga TIME : Sunday 4pm

Panmure FM - 107.0FM Panmure, Mt Wellington, Glen Innes (Auckland) TIME : 12pm Saturday & 12pm Sunday

1XX : One Double-X - 90.5FM & 1242AM Whakatane & the Eastern Bay Of Plenty / 92.9FM Ohope TIME : Sunday 3pm Radio 1XX is the 2016, 2017 AND 2018 Station Of The Year and also the 2018 Sir Paul Holmes Broadcaster Of The Year at the New Zealand Radio Awards.

Central FM - 106.0FM, 105.2FM & 99.4FM Central & Southern Hawkes Bay TIME : Sunday 8am

The Trunk 88.0FM - Taumaranui
TIME : Monday & Tuesday 7pm - 9pm (Split Programme)

Coast Access Radio - 104.7FM Waikanae to the Kapiti Coast and Horowhenua TIME : Saturday 3pm, Sunday 3pm & Monday 3pm (Split Programme)

The Cheese 87.9FM - Lower Hutt & Vodafone TV : Channel 417 TIME : Saturdays 2pm

Mix FM - 87.9FM Wellington Northern Suburbs TIME : Sunday 8pm

Akaroa Radio - 90.3FM & 91.1FM Akaroa / Banks Peninsula TIME : Sunday 2pm & repeated Wedensday 8pm

Just FM - 107.7FM Kaiapoi
TIME : Sunday 1pm

Coast FM - 96.5FM Westport / 97.9FM Greymouth / 100.3FM Hokitika TIME : Sunday 12pm

Classic Gold - 107.3FM Alexandra
TIME : Saturday 12pm

106.4 Cave FM - Gore
TIME : Saturday 1pm and Sunday 1pm
And more local stations are coming on board all the time to play the programme as well.

To listen online you can click onto the websites of the various radio stations through : www.absoundbites.co.nz/programmes It's our Charts - Our Music : The New Zealand Retro Weekly Top 40 Countdown.

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