broadcast area new zealand slogan all the hits first air date 1994 format pop music class terrestrial internet owner mediaworks new zealand webcast www.theedge.co.nz listen mediapopup listenlive.aspx website www.theedge.co.nz the edge tv launched 27 june 2014 owned by mediaworks new zealand picture format pal 576i 16 9 country new zealand broadcast area national sister channel s tv3 bravo availability terrestrial dvb 64 qam on band iv satellite dvb qpsk on 12644 mhz cable dvb qam the edge is a youth oriented new zealand radio network music television channel and entertainment website owned and operated by mediaworks new zealand . it was founded in hamilton in 1994 is based in auckland and broadcasts nationwide over multiple channels . research international audience surveys suggest the edge has approximately 424 000 listeners across all markets that are surveyed and the station makes up 7.0 % of the new zealand radio market . 1 the network is most successful in waikato rotorua and nelson surveys and in the 15 19 and 10 14 female demographics whereas rival station zm is most popular with listeners aged between 20 and 34 . 2 3 the station s breakfast programme is number two in the ratings for nationwide commercial breakfast radio ; its 240 000 listeners compare with 325 600 listeners for the top rating newstalk zb . 4 this compares with the non commercial radio new zealand national whose breakfast programme morning report has an audience of 522 000 listeners . 5 the station voices are michael kooge and stephanie monks . the brand s tv channel the edge tv was launched on 27 june 2014 as a replacement of c4 . it plays music videos screens specialist music and pop culture shows and broadcasts original video content filmed with the edge radio hosts . it is available free to air on kordia digital terrestrial and sky satellite services . 6 contents 1 history 1.1 early years 1.2 relocation to auckland 1.3 further expansion 1.4 the edge tv 2 programming for the radio station 2.1 weekdays 2.1.1 breakfast 2.1.2 days 2.1.3 drive 2.1.4 nights 2.2 weekends 3 programming for the edge tv 4 notable promotions and competitions 4.1 strangers and a wedding 4.2 inmates 4.3 elope to las vegas 4.4 bank it or burn it 4.5 quit your day job 4.6 desperate housewives vs crazy frog 4.7 boyband projects 4.8 jinglebail 4.9 summer jam and edgefest 4.10 person x 4.11 cash claw 4.11.1 the edge 80 000 cash claw 4.11.2 the edge santa claw 4.12 star pluckers 5 accessibility 5.1 north island frequencies 5.2 south island frequencies 5.2.1 franchised frequencies 5.3 other channels 6 external links 7 references history edit early years edit the modern the edge radio network evolved out of a local top 40 hamilton radio station buzzard 98fm . the station a combination of urban and contemporary hit radio and aimed at men and women under 30 was launched by energy enterprises on 1 december 1992 on the 97.8 fm frequency still used by the edge in the hamilton market . in 1994 the station was rebranded as the edge fm and introduced its current programme schedule . from 1998 the edge began networking around the north island to smaller markets where energy enterprises already operated other stations such as taranaki rotorua bay of plenty and hawkes bay . in 1999 energy enterprises merged with radio otago to form radioworks ; the merger allowed radioworks to network their north island based stations into the south island . as a result the edge began broadcasting in christchurch dunedin invercargill and later queenstown and nelson . in 2000 and 2001 the edge continued to expanded further into other markets wellington palmerston north taupo gisborne whangarei the bay of islands and kapiti . oamaru and timaru began broadcasting the edge in 2002 . relocation to auckland edit in 2001 the edge prepared to enter new zealand s largest radio market auckland by moving their studios to the city . from late 2001 to early 2003 the edge began broadcasting on sky digital channel 100 to allow the network to reach a limited portion of markets such as auckland in which the network did not have an fm frequency . programming on sky digital had its own set of nationwide advertisements and its own station id . in mid 2002 the sky digital feed became advert free with fill in music played during advert breaks ; this music was also heard on the radio if a local advert break ended sooner than scheduled . while the edge had been broadcasting from auckland since 2001 it took until 2003 before the station could go on air in auckland . channel z began broadcasting on 93.8 fm through a transmitter outside of auckland and took over the sky digital channel allocation . the edge was able to take over the 94.2 auckland frequency previously used by channel z. the edge advertised itself nationally as new on 94.2 recorded live from the sky tower on their first day of broadcast in auckland and repeated many of their most successful promotions such as two strangers and a wedding . further expansion edit the edge has continued to expand the markets in which it operates . in 2004 the edge started broadcasting to central otago and in southland coverage was extended to cover gore which resulted in a loss of sound quality for listeners in the rest of southland and dunedin . in april 2008 the edge ceased broadcasting in central otago with the rock taking over this frequency . on 1 december 2009 the edge began broadcasting in blenheim . the edge made a return to sky digital on channel 500 in early 2011 then channel 420 after sky reshuffled some of the channel numbering . this channel allocation had been used by the edge in 2001 2002 and was taken over by channel z followed by channel z s successor kiwi fm . the sky digital feed included the same programming and advertising as auckland . this feed was discontinued on 29 june 2016 . the edge tv edit on 27 june 2014 tv channel the edge tv was launched as an extension of the radio brand . available on both digital terrestrial and satellite platforms the edge tv play music videos screen specialist music and pop culture shows and broadcast original video content filmed with the edge radio hosts . the edge tv replaces c4 which was a music channel run by mediaworks . the edge tv was announced as a replacement for music channel c4 . the first broadcast of the edge tv was at 4 pm on 27 june 2014 opening with a video giving a brief history of the edge and the presenters introducing themselves before going into the first show which was hot right now . the very first music video to play on the edge tv was problem by ariana grande featuring iggy azalea . 7 programming for the radio station edit weekdays edit breakfast edit the edge likey likey airs 5 6 am monday friday and features clippings of the best segments from the previous day s shows . the edge breakfast with jay jay dom & randell hosted by jay jay harvey dominic harvey and clinton randell is the edge s flagship breakfast programme which airs 6 am 10 am monday friday . they are joined by newsreader mel and producers carl thompson & kerry gregory . jay jay harvey n e feeney joined the programme in 1996 and her boyfriend at the time dominic harvey joined in 2002 . mike puru joined in 2004 and was replaced by clinton randell in 2015 . a podcast of the show is also produced and released on itunes the edge website and its ios and android apps . days edit the edge workday of awesome airs 10 am 3 pm monday friday and is hosted by megan annear . drive edit main article the edge afternoons with guy sharyn & clint the edge afternoons with guy sharyn & clint debuted in january 2014 after fletch & vaughn left for rival station zm . it airs 3 pm 7 pm monday friday and is hosted by guy williams sharyn casey and clint roberts with newsreader glen and oscar the producer . nights edit smash 20 airs 7 pm 10 pm monday friday and is hosted by marty hehewerth and stephanie monks . marty hehewerth has been hosting since 2011 steph monks has been hosting since 2013 and it is produced by calum . from 8 pm the show plays the smash 20 the twenty most voted for songs by listeners . prior to 2015 the show was named the edge nightshow . the after party is a requests show that airs 10 pm midnight monday friday and is hosted by sean hill . listeners can call or send a text to the studio send a snapchat to the station s snapchat account or tweet using the hashtag theedgeafterparty requesting that a song be played . some requests are aired others are not . oscar jackson hosted the show before he started producing the drive show in march 2016 . weekends edit guy sharyn & clint s soccer mum special airs 7 9 am on saturday and features clippings of the best segments from the week s shows . the edge fat 40 with guy sharyn & clint is an afternoon chart show and the station s flagship weekend programme . it airs 2 5 pm on saturday . the edge mix with the chainsmokers airs 9 pm saturday 2 am sunday and is an advertisement free show with songs mixed by american electronic and dance duo the chainsmokers . until 9 april 2016 the show was titled the edge mix with erika amoore and mixed by erika amoore . greatest 8 is a countdown of the eight best things that happened through the week on jay jay dom & randell s show . it is presented by carl thompson one of their producers and airs 7 9 am on sunday . sunday smash airs sunday nights from 6 pm and features segments from the past week s smash 20 shows . from 9 am other weekend slots are usually filled by presenters megan annear oscar jackson station voice michael kooge sean hill reagan white sam johnson and ricky . programming for the edge tv edit the edge tv airs mostly airs music videos interspersed with video clips from the radio shows and advertisements in a show entitled all the hits after the station s slogan . before the station s slogan change from hit music now to all the hits the show was called hit music now . other shows mostly half an hour long also air throughout the week from 9 am and the weekend from 8 am . 8 smash is a 90 minute live youth show that airs on weekdays from 4 pm and is hosted by marty hehewerth and steph monks who also host the radio show of the same name . it features the latest in music and entertainment plus celebrity interviews behind the scenes access and competitions . smash 10 is a half hour show that airs on weekdays at 5 30 pm ; immediately following smash . it counts down the top 10 songs from the previous night s smash 20 . takeaways is an hour long show that airs on weeknights from 9 pm each week . hosted by megan annear and sam johnson it is a nightly feed of entertainment and pop culture . the edge scandal quiz is an hour long show that airs on weekdays at 8 pm . viewers can go to the station s website and answer the 10 questions that presenter omg todd asks between music videos . some questions relate to the music video that follows it to prevent people from answering the questions online without watching the show .