In the 1980s TVNZ and Radio New Zealand used a building on Worcester Street located behind the Gloucester Street building to produce many of their TV and radio shows. From the 1990s onwards The Radio Network Christchurch stations were housed in the Worcester Street building. While ZM Christchurch has not produced any local shows since 2009 this building was used for Newstalk ZB Christchurch and Classic Hits 97.7 Christchurch up until the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011. The Radio Network Christchurch never returned to their Worcester Street premises and eventually set up in a new location. The Worcester Street building was taken down in August 2012, in New Zealand's first ever controlled building demolition with explosives.