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"Nowhere else but The Blend can you find today's best and yesterday's favorites, with everything from hot AC, adult contemporary, and classic hits".
Join Ginger and Nuts for a double dose of entertainment every Friday from 12-2pm! Here you’ll find them finishing your week with their unique ability to make people smile with their unique blend of wit and charm, as well as some good banter and tunes!
Start your weekend right on The Blend with Spencer James and the Airplay40 Rewind! Then join Robin Schulz for an eclectic mix of chart-topping anthems, the biggest hits, and exclusive live sessions with Sugar Radio.
Join Rupert Palmer on Friday nights for the only place to catch WorldMix, before Lee Everest rocks your Friday night with Dance Party Weekly.
Blast from the 80s with Gary Hopkins kicks off your Saturday morning. Then, Gary King takes over with Totally 80s. Kieron Lunn has a reminder of a bygone eraas he continues the trend with On This Day 80s, followed by Gaven Livermore with the Essential 80s Radio Show.
Spencer James takes control with a countdown of the latest hits, the Airplay40 Chart, at 4pm on The Blend. From 7pm, Danu5ik brings you the hottest dance and EDM tracks. From 10pm, listeners choose the biggest tracks in the Hot 30 chart, making it the ultimate big tunes extravaganza. After 11pm Matty gets the party started for a Hot 30 party.
Paul Baker's highlights show starts your Sunday 7am. Gary Hopkins and Gary King host Blast from the 90s and Totally 90s respectively from 8am. PopMania with the best hits & throwbacks takes over at 11am.
Listen to all things Eurovision with the Eurovision Show from 6pm and then listen to Spencer James with the Airplay40 music chart from 7pm.
Follow what’s happening around the world with Feature Story News. Spencer James updates you with the latest local news every hour during the weekdays. Tune in to hear the latest world news updated hourly, then plan your day knowing when it will rain with Cirrus Forecast.
Whether you're looking for great new music, breaking news and entertainment, or just the right song to set the mood, The Blend offers the best variety of tunes and shows.
At the beginning of 2022, The Blend Hawke's Bay will be incorporating 8D audio into the music library. This is a totally immersive experience that places you at the centre of the music. We're excited to be able to offer it! With audiences for content already shifting to mobile and virtual reality, 8D audio enables listeners to feel like they are standing in the middle of the action.