Overnight and during weekend nights the station is automated. Coast's station group has expanded rapidly since its Auckland launch in 2004. It was initially introduced in coastal markets before being introduced provincial inland markets like Rotorua in 2008. Coast has news, sports, traffic and weather bulletins from the NZ Herald newsroom at the start of every hour, followed by music, comments from the announcers on the music being played and issues of the day. During breakfast Coast has half-hourly news and sports updates and quarter-hourly news teasers. During weekend days, there are hourly news and sports updates and weather forecasts. Coast regularly runs competitions and is famous for "Coast Stars" where listeners win cash by identifying the "stars" saying "Love the music - Coast". Coast's network stream is also available on the iHeartRadio website and app.