 The station was started in the mid 1970s and in 1978 moved to 1413AM after the frequency spacing on the AM band in New Zealand was changed from 10 kHz to 9 kHz.Local content on the station was limited to mornings only, and outside this time the station broadcast the 1ZH Hamilton programme.In July 1996 the New Zealand Government sold off the commercial arm of Radio New Zealand, the sale included Radio Forestland.