 When RadioWorks took over the station, "Fifeshire Classic 99FM" was shut down and replaced with Solid Gold on the 98.6FM frequency and at the same time the 990AM frequency was used for Fifeshire FM.The 990AM frequency was used during the early 2000s for talkback programmes.After falling out with the new owners from Radio Otago, station co-founder Kevin Ihaia left in 1998 and started another Nelson station, The Planet 97FM.