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| logo = Radio 4XO logo.jpg
| name = 4XO
| airdate = [[1971{{Start in radiodate|1971]]|11|20|df=yes}}
| areacity = [[Otago]] [[New ZealandDunedin]]
| frequencyarea = 97.4[[Otago]] FM| 1206country = AMNZ
| format frequencies = [[Adult Contemporary]]{{ubl|97.4 MHz|1206 kHz}}
| former_frequencies = 1210 kHz (1971–1978)
| format = [[Adult contemporary]]
| callsign_meaning = {{ubl|4 for the Otago area|X for a private station|O for Otago{{r|ODT}} }}
| owner = [[Canwest]]
| callsign_meaning = 4XO
}}
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==History==
4XO could be heard throughout Otago. During the early '90s, 4XO broadcast a network show at night across other stations in the Radio Otago group, including Radio Central in Alexandra/Cromwell and [[Resort Radio]] in Wanaka and Queenstown. In the mid-1990s, Resort Radio changed to networking [[Foveaux FM]] in the evenings.
The station's final slogan was "Otago's Music Choice 4XO" & another voice over said "From Oamaru in the North, to Balclutha in the South, this is Otago's Music Choice". The station was closely involved with the website seenindunedin.co.nz which provided 4XO with a website page. However, it was publicly announced in November 2004 that RadioWorks was to rebrand 4XO and merge with the station 98 More FM to be known as Dunedin's 97.4 [[More FM]].
During the 1990s, 4XO became 4XO Gold, and reverted to playing a "Solid Gold" mix of music. For a number of years, 4XO struggled to maintain a stable, well-rating breakfast show.
In 1994 [[Radio Otago]] started a new radio station in [[Mosgiel]] called Mosgiel FM. The station broadcastBroadcasting on 95.4FM4 MHz, andits coveragepurpose includingwas Mosgielto andair [[Taieri4XO Plains]].programming Programming was limited towith a local breakfast show withopt-out the 4XO programme aired on this station outside of breakfast. The purpose of this station was to provide 4XO coverage in thefor Mosgiel and Taieri area where reception was limited on the main[[Taieri frequencyPlains]]. The local stationoperation was closedshut down in approximately 1997, when it proved financially unviable andwith the 95.4 frequency wastransmitter used to broadcast 4XO at all times.
Mark Bunting joined the station in 1997, and the format was changed to be that of a contemporaryan adult contemporary station, similar to 98 More FM at the time. This was shortly prior to [[Radio Otago]] being sold to [[RadioWorks]]. HeBunting left after around 2two years, seemingly frustrated with the management's decision to aim for an older audience to avoid direct competition with 98 [[More FM]].
Eventually, Damian Newell was brought in to host breakfast with Charlotte Butler - "Damian and the Butler". The breakfast show was renamed "The Blue & Gold Brekky Show" when Breffni O'Rourke joined as his co-host with Elvis the Pigeon. The final breakfast team before 4XO became 97.4 More FM was Damian Newell, Breffni O'Rourke and Grant McLean.
The breakfast show was renamed "The Blue & Gold Brekky Show" when Breffni O'Rourke joined as his co-host with Elvis the Pigeon. The final breakfast team before 4XO became 97.4 More FM was Damian Newell, Breffni O'Rourke and Grant McLean.
===Conversion to More FM===
Damian Newell still hosted the breakfast show on 97.4 [[More FM]] until April 2015. He now hosts breakfast on sister station [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|98.2 The Breeze]].
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It was publicly announced in November 2004 that RadioWorks was to rebrand 4XO as part of the [[More FM]] network. Damian Newell continued to host the More FM breakfast show until April 2015, when he moved to [[The Breeze (New Zealand radio station)|98.2 The Breeze]].
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