Sunnyvale
Whistling over a strummed chord.
- E-WEast-West lineO-WOnehunga-West line
- West family
- Guitar signature
Why Sunnyvale sounds like this
Someone whistles a bright tune over a strummed guitar, rising and settling back down. Sunnyvale was the settlers' name for this whole valley, Oratia included, and its slopes were planted in orchards and vines. The tune is whistled the way you would working a row in the sun.
Inside the chime
Sunnyvale's chime runs about 4 seconds, in two parts. Every station's chime ends on its family's signature, so you can tell roughly where you are by ear.
- 1
Sunnyvale's own motif 3.0 s
Whistling over a strummed chord. No other station plays it.
- 2
The West family's guitar 1.0 s
Three plucked guitar notes climbing a major chord. It covers the western suburbs.
On the network
The West family
13 stations end on the guitar: Kingsland out to Swanson.