Music News - Fleet FM Celebrates 2nd Birthday with 31 hour Radio Show!
08 July 2005 - 0 Comments
It’s official. This month Fleet FM proudly celebrates a second birthday in business. And as part of the momentous occasion, Fleet FM is attempting what no other NZ radio station (in their right mind) would ever do – a 31 hour radio show!
Hosted by ‘31 Flavours’ show host Hooch, listeners can tune in on Friday July 22 from 5pm to hear the mayhem unfold. There is guaranteed to be round-the-clock antics, tomfoolery and general silliness as show-pony-host Hooch brings us a quality selection of ‘fat freshies’ from the vaults of his funky soul-infused music collection.
"This is really nuts!!!" says Fleet FM Station Manager Jamie Connor, “If anyone has 31 hours of quality music it will be Hooch."
It seems like only yesterday that Fleet FM was birthed in the back of a friend’s flat on a construction site. Since July 18, 2003 Fleet FM has grown in both size and strength, with more than 80 DJ’s and nearly 60 unique shows and an ever-increasing number of listeners in both Auckland and Wellington.
"Fleet has really grown over the past couple of years – It has been great to watch it unfold.” Says Connor, “A lot of the ways the station has grown have been internal; passion behind the station has grown exponentially."
Fleet FM has plenty to celebrate and be proud of. With a wealth of talented DJ’s and flagship shows that include ex-Radio One breakfast host ‘Andy Flyboy’ on Fleet breakfast (7-9am weekdays), Fleet FM has also played host to many successful parties in the past year. The most recent event was a ‘Pelvic Trust’ (local art trust) Party. Held over Queen’s Birthday weekend, the party attracted some 400 people, many of which had to be turned away due to venue size constraints.
And as part of an ingenious (and hair-brained) initiative to ‘bridge the gap’ between Auckland and Wellington, every Saturday evening from 7-9pm Fleet FM broadcasts LIVE from Wellington during ‘The Cross Over’. Also from Wellington, is a brand new show hosted by A Low Hum editor and respected NZ indie-rock photographer, Blink every Monday night from 9-11pm.
Fleet FM has also recently started its own free zine, with local content and writers from the Fleet FM stable – and if that wasn’t enough to declare the Arts well and alive on Fleet FM, the station recently received funding from Creative NZ to produce a series of radio plays. Stay tuned for details.
Fleet FM is a non-commercial and non-profit, free format (100% DJ choice) guardband radio station nestled in the heart of sunny Newton. Broadcasting to central Auckland on 88.3FM and Wellington on 107.3FM with 24 hour webstreaming, Fleet FM was set up with the intention of being ‘something accessible’ for people to get involved with – an alternative station with an opportunity for up and coming DJ’s to have a go.
Another point of difference is the fact that there are NO ADS on the station. Simply put, Fleet FM provides an alternative to the alternative.
Thanks to www.fleetfm.co.nz for this story.
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