The Cheese is a

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(Low Power FM) radio station which broadcasts from

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, a region close to

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. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day. The Cheese is licensed with

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and

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for music

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and operates under the NZ laws governing LPFM transmission.

History

The Cheese commenced broadcasting on Saturday, July 1, 2006, and its original frequency was at 88.4 FM from

Wainuiomata Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Origin of name The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer ...

. The station can be heard in Lower Hutt on 87.7 MHz FM with simulcasting via their officia
website

Format

The Cheese broadcasts a mix of music from the 80s, 90s, recent and current hits. Their slogan is "Music For Generation-X!".

References

External links

* * ''Listen Links'

* ''City Life Magazine'' 1 February 2007
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