95 BOP FM

95 BOP FM

Company type	Radio broadcaster
Industry	Radio broadcasting
Predecessor	National Broadcasting Service (Radio New Zealand)
Founded	1961
Fate	Rebranded as The Hits in 2014
Headquarters	Tauranga , New Zealand
Products	Radio broadcasting

95 BOP FM operated as a radio broadcaster located in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Established in 1961 by Radio New Zealand (then known as the National Broadcasting Service), the station initially transmitted under the callsign 1ZD on 1000AM. After the AM frequency spacing changed from 10 kHz to 9 kHz in 1978, the station shifted to 1008AM.

Throughout the 1980s, 1ZD adopted the name Radio BOP and moved its studios to the Bay Savings Bank building in Tauranga. By the end of that decade, it was identified as Hits & Memories BOP.

In 1990, the station switched to broadcasting on 95.0FM and rebranded as 95 BOP FM. Simultaneously, its AM channel transitioned to an easy listening format under the brand Easy BOP AM. This year also marked a relocation to Harrington House on Harrington Street.

As part of Radio New Zealand’s heritage station renaming initiative in 1993, it became known as Classic Hits 95 BOP FM. At the same time, the AM frequency was allocated for the nationwide introduction of Newstalk ZB.

The commercial division of Radio New Zealand, which included Classic Hits stations, was acquired in July 1996 by The Radio Network, a subsidiary company of APN News & Media and Clear Channel Communications, operating within the Australian Radio Network framework.

By 1998, Classic Hits 95 BOP FM reduced its local content to a four-hour morning segment (6–10 am), with Auckland-based network programming filling remaining hours. In 2012, breakfast show durations were cut to three hours across all Classic Hits stations, and local weekend broadcasts were discontinued.

On 28 April 2014, all Classic Hits stations underwent rebranding as The Hits. A nationwide networked breakfast program featuring hosts Polly Gillespie and Grant Kareama was introduced, while previous breakfast presenters moved to a daytime slot from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. The daytime show for The Hits Bay of Plenty is hosted by Will Johnston.