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The Beach FM
Beach Radio, based at Artworks, is currently owned by long-time Auckland radio personality Barry Jenkin. It features a number of community-based shows and is run solely by volunteers.
The station broadcasts on 99.4 fm or on 107 fm for the Palm Beach and Onetangi areas.
To find our more about Beach Radio call 372 3090 or visit http://waihekeradio.blogspot.com
Weekly Programming
Saturday
9am - 12pm Island Life (Local events, people & issues) with Chris, Denise, Dione or Pania. 12pm- 2pm The Remix with DJ Simon 2pm - 4pm Saturday Afternoon with Scott E 4pm - 8pm The Sunset Cafe with Laurie
Sunday
8am - 10pm Mr Fox’s Children’s Radio Show 10pm - 12pm People and Places with Eileen 12pm - 2pm Rob T - Tuwhare Time 4pm - 6pm Scotty 6pm - 7pm Counting the Beat - New Zealand Music with Chris 7pm - late Dirty ol' Blues with Kippa
Monday
7am - 10am The Breakfast Show - Barry J with News and Weather 10am - 11am Ask the Lawyer with Mathew Tetley Jones 8pm - 10pm Country Mike's Hauraki Hoedown Hour
Tuesday
7am - 10am The Breakfast Show - Barry J with News and Weather 5pm - 7pm Drive with Kippa 7pm - 9pm Sarah
Wednesday
7am - 10am The Breakfast Show - Barry J with News and Weather 7pm - 9pm Angelica Vixen
Thursday
7am - 10am The Breakfast Show - Barry J with News and Weather 5pm – 7pm The San Diego Drive Show 7pm - 9pm The Realms of Riddum with David T 9pm – late Dione & Lani – Grrl Rock
Friday
12pm - 1pm Out to Lunch with Laurie 1pm - 6pm Afternoon Delight with Laurie 6pm - 8pm Martini’s World Music Tour 8pm - late The Brenski Beats with Brenna
Features and Events
An Audio Island History
The Beach strives to be not just radio on Waiheke, but Waiheke radio, a station that reflects the island and its people. To that end we often broadcast interviews with local people and performances by Waiheke musicians. Recently we have begun to archive these broadcasts to ensure they will be available in years to come. Our aim is leave an audio history of Waiheke. These recordings have been stored on-line at The Internet Archive [1], a project dedicated to 'building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form'. You can access the material The Beach has archived here.
Live On The Beach
Every May, to mark NZ Music Month, The Beach presents Live On The Beach, a series featuring Waiheke musicians playing live in our studio. The series was started in 2003 and proved so popular it became an annual event. Throughout the history of Live On The Beach we have tried to showcase musicians who don't get the opportunity to perform in front of a audience on the Island whether it be because of their age, or because they are playing music that doesn't fit the solo acoustic blues format favoured by many of the local venues. Most of these performances have been recorded, and many are now available to listen to on the internet or download. Find more info and audio on The Beach Radio Blog here and here.
Alternatuis
In 2006 The Beach launched its very own music awards, The Alternatuis. Arising from concerns that mainstream NZ music awards had become predictable and lacking in adventurousness we decided to take action. The Alternatuis are given to NZ musicians that we feel deserve acclaim but aren't receiving it. The judging criteria for the awards are a strictly guarded secret but are rumoured to be completely subjective. Even the award categories change from year to year.
Winners of the 2006 Alternatuis, who didn't know until after the awards were made that they had been in the running, included Steve Abel, Dudley Benson, Chris Knox and The Mint Chicks. At least two of these artists subsequently placed Alternatui winner stickers on the front of their CD releases. Visit The Beach Radio Blog to find out about the 2006 winners and their reaction.