Lite FM (New Zealand)

Lite FM was a New Zealand radio station broadcasting in

Christchurch on 94.5FM. The station was first started in 1997 by Lite FM
Radio Otago in Dunedin on 90.2 FM, the programme was also
networked to Invercargill on 98.0 FM. Programming on the station at
this point was mostly voice tracked and on air the station was often
called "The Lite FM Network." In 1998 Lite FM began broadcasting
in Christchurch when Radio Otago rebranded Easy Listening i94 as
Lite FM. Easy Listening i94 was first started in Christchurch in 1994
by C93FM Limited under a franchise agreement with Easy Listening Broadcast Christchurch New
i, Radio Otago purchased C93FM Limited in 1997. area Zealand

In 1999 Radio Otago was sold to The RadioWorks and the Frequency 94.5 FM
Invercargill and Dunedin stations were replaced with network station Programming
Solid Gold. Lite FM continued to broadcast in Christchuch and
Format Easy Listening
became part of Radioworks collection of local stations known as
LocalWorks. Ownership
Owner MediaWorks
The station played easy-listening music from the 1970s to present day.
The station was rebranded and replaced by The Breeze in 2004 when History
Radioworks decided to rebrand all their local Easy Listening stations First air 1997
as The Breeze. Today The Breeze in Christchurch remains a live and date
local station despite other The Breeze stations having their local
shows replaced with Auckland-based network shows, However the night show now comes from Auckland.

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