In early 2003, the duo were breakfast presenters at Channel Z, a station known for its alternative playlists and off-the-cuff banter. (Screengrab: YouTube)In a Ponsonby Road building that also contained their conservative cousins More FM, Channel Z were the odd bunch. “Channel Z could have hung in there,” says Ridler, who introduced a weekly Channel Z appreciation hour at Radio Hauraki when he was appointed station manager there in 2015. “I learnt a lot from that.”These days, little evidence can be found online that Channel Z ever existed. Until recently, The Spinoff was in touch with Mike Power, a Channel Z fan who purchased the brand and began broadcasting an online playlist guided by the old Channel Z ethos – think Shihad and Tool next to Portishead and Cold War Kids.

Source: Stuff August 22, 2022 09:47 UTC