On changing the station's name, Emap introduced automation for the first time - weekday afternoons were split with a 'non-stop music hour', first sponsored by the now defunct energy company Calortex, and later by the Emap-owned Red magazine. [6] FCC Order 130-C went into effect at 3 am Eastern Standard Time on March 1, 1946, and created the 6-meter band allocation for the amateur service as 50–54 MHz. The station competes directly against NZME station Newstalk ZB.
The sub-band reserved for this use is 50.79 to 50.99 MHz with ten "specified" frequencies, numbered "00" to "09" spaced at 20 kHz apart from 50.800 to 50.980 MHz. There is also a complementary Magic-branded music television channel available on the Sky and Virgin Media digital TV platforms in the UK, operating as part of the Box Plus Network jointly owned by Bauer. Launched March 2016 and playing laid back hits, it was once a successful Magic night-time programming strand of the same name. In the southern hemisphere, sporadic E propagation is most common from November through early February. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. IRN retained the contract to supply Magic's news bulletins until 2015, when the service was brought in-house. Magic Radio forms part of Bauer's National portfolio of radio brands.
The prevalence of HF characteristics on this VHF band has inspired amateur operators to dub it the "magic band". You should find this station on there too, if you’re in the transmission area. Audience figures fell on all nine stations in the twelve months that followed, some arguing a lack of local content had driven listeners to tune away. Top presenters: Harriet Scott; Nick Snaith; Paul Hayes; Richard Allinson "eventCategory": "Listen", In 2012 Solid Gold was rebranded as The Sound and switched format to Classic rock, the format change for this station was due to a gap left in the market after Radio Hauraki moved away from Classic Rock music. [20], In Canada, Industry Canada's RBR-4, Standards for the Operation of Radio Stations in the Amateur Radio Service, limits radio control of craft, for those models intended for use on any amateur radio-allocated frequency, to amateur service frequencies above 30 MHz.[21]. Regular guests include Gerry Brownlee (politics), David Seymour (politics), Martyn Bradbury and Damien Grant (Friday Working Group panel). Former TVNZ news presenter Peter Williams was the first host revealed for the new network. Listen to Magic Radio UK on FM. Weekend nights is a simulcast of Magic Music. window.open("http://lsn.to/"+url,"radiofeeds","status=1");}lsn.to/MGC lsn.to/MLN - London TuneIn. On some radio sets it’s marked UKW or VHF. Later years saw a reliance on weekend celebrity-hosted content and large cash prizes to entice listeners - the award of £110,600 to Nicola Diss, the winner of the popular Magic Mystery Voices contest on 12 January 2006 was the largest cash prize given away on UK radio since 1999, a sum surpassed just a few months later by the prize collected by listener Dawn Muggleton in the Smooth Secret Song competition on London rival 102.2 Smooth FM, scooping £118,454 on 19 April 2006. Although located in the lower portion of the VHF band, it nonetheless occasionally displays propagation mechanisms characteristic of the high frequency (HF) bands. The conference maintained the 56–60 MHz allocation for other regions and allowed administrations in Europe latitude to allow amateurs to continue using 56–58.5 MHz. Listen to MAGIC 106.7, Today's Hits Yesterday's Favorites. In September 2003, Magic saw its first major revamp: live programming replaced automated output in the evening, and Independent Radio News-employed staff manned the station's daytime news output, removing shared presenting/newsreading responsibilities, a legacy from Melody FM. The network attracted 28,000 listeners each week and was responsible for about one percent of local music airtime on New Zealand radio. Auckland North 104.9FM. Magic's playlist includes tracks from Elvis Presley, the Bee Gees, The Supremes, The Beatles, The Rat Pack, Motown, Frank Sinatra, and Rod Stewart's Great American Song Book. Over the next few days, the Magic added frequencies in Hawkes Bay and Kapiti.
Drive The Ryan Bridge Drive Show runs between 4pm and 7pm weeknights with Ryan Bridge. His appearance included a solo performance of an acoustic mash-up of some of the band's most popular songs, including When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, The Cover of Rolling Stone and Sylvia's Mother.[8]. Magic Music targets 50- to 69-year-olds, an older demographic than similar MediaWorks brands. Whakatane 92.1FM.
It is still completely legal for ground-level RC model operation (cars, boats, etc.) You can listen to this radio station on 105.4 FM and DAB, as well as on DAB across the UK and in any part of the world. Thames 104.4FM. [2] The Magic brand name has been used in other regions such as Magic FM in Northland which was owned by MediaWorks but closed down in 2001, Magic 828 & 98.6FM in Palmerston North which was rebranded The Breeze in 2004 and Magic 91FM which was a local station in Auckland during the 1980s. ga("send", "event", { [w] HF allocation created at the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference. Multiple-hop sporadic E propagation allows intercontinental communications at distances of up to 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi). In the past MediaWorks ran a Rock and roll Oldies format station called Solid Gold which initially played music from the 1950s to the 1970s and later specializing in 1960's and 70's music. Tauranga 88.6FM. You can listen to FM on many things - from many mobile phones to almost any radio set. FM radio receivers with RDS may give more information, like the song playing now, or the name of the show you’re listening to. Magic took over the former Kiwi FM studios in Auckland. It is run alongside The Breeze with a similar playlist, but The Breeze has a younger female skew and easy listening music focus. [12][13], For other radio stations with Magic in the name, see, When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman, "MediaWorks creates new radio station for baby boomers, Kiwi FM closes down", "MediaWorks launching Magic FM on April 20", "MediaWorks targets lucrative older demographic with new. Because of its peculiarity, there are a number of 6-meter band operator groups. By general agreement among the amateur radio community, 200 kHz of the 6-meter band is reserved for the telecommand of models, by licensed amateurs using amateur frequencies. 24/7 for FREE on RADIO.COM. Rodney 104.9FM. More stations in Wanganui, The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union allow amateur radio operations in the frequency range from 50.000 to 54.000 MHz in ITU Region 2 and 3. Coordinates: 51°30′43.53″N 0°8′12.99″W / 51.5120917°N 0.1369417°W / 51.5120917; -0.1369417, Adult contemporary radio station in London, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Major brand swap for Bauer's local stations", "Bauer to launch Magic at the Musicals on DAB+", BAUER MEDIA LAUNCHES MAGIC 100% CHRISTMAS POP-UP STATION TO COMBAT COVID-19 BLUES, Magic Voices Radio "Winner" Awaits Judge's Verdict, List of radio stations in the United Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magic_(UK_radio_station)&oldid=983861897, Adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from October 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles needing additional references from January 2019, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 October 2020, at 17:59. For a full list of countries using 6 meters, refer to the bandplan of the International Amateur Radio Union.[15]. [12], Many organizations promote regular competitions in this frequency range to promote its use and to familiarize operators to its quirks. Magic Radio is an Independent Local Radio and national radio station located in London. Another MediaWorks network, The Sound, previously played similar music but now has a male skew and a rock music focus. You can buy DAB Digital Radio receivers at Amazon.co.uk.
Weekend afternoon programming is the Magic Talk Catch Up - the best bits from all shows during the week are repackaged.
In 1940, television channel 2 was reallocated to 60 MHz and TV channel 1 was moved to 50–56 MHz maintaining a gap for the 5-meter amateur band.