Radio New Zealand Stations

• AM Network
  AM Network
  The AM Network is a network of radio transmitters operated by Radio New Zealand, which broadcasts Radio New Zealand Parliament and Southern Star Network...
  
  
• Radio New Zealand Concert
• Radio New Zealand National

Commercial Network Stations

Current Network Stations

• LiveSport
• Coast
  Coast (New Zealand radio)
  Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...
  
  
• Easy Mix
• Flava
  Flava (radio station)
  Flava is a New Zealand hiphop and contemporary R&B music radio network. It broadcasts on 95.8FM in Auckland, 89.5FM in Rotorua, 106FM in Whangarei and on 96.7FM in Hawkes Bay...
  
  
• George FM
  George FM
  George FM is an Auckland dance music radio station, owned and operated by MediaWorks from Ponsonby Road headquarters and relayed on Freeview and radio frequencies around New Zealand...
  
  
• Kiwi FM
  Kiwi FM
  Kiwi FM is a New Zealand Radio Network playing 100 percent New Zealand music both nationally and to the world via its 24/7 live stream. The network was designed specifically to showcase the best New Zealand music across the broadest range of genres, enabling greater access to an international...
  
  
• Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...
  
  
• Radio Hauraki
  Radio Hauraki
  Radio Hauraki is a New Zealand radio network, specialising in album-oriented rock and classic rock. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in New Zealand and operated illegally from 1966-1970 to break the monopoly held by the government...
  
  
• Radio Live
  Radio Live
  Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...
  
  
• Radio Sport
  Radio Sport
  Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network...
  
  
• Solid Gold
  Solid Gold (radio)
  Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...
  
  
• The Edge
  The Edge (radio station)
  The Edge FM is a MediaWorks New Zealand New Zealand youth radio network, playing predominantly pop, rock and R&B. The network's flagship is The Morning Madhouse with Jay Jay Feeney, Mike Puru and Dom Harvey....
  
  
• The Rock
  The Rock (New Zealand)
  The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...
  
  
• ZM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
  
• Mai FM
  Mai FM
  Mai FM - The Hottest Hip Hop and RnBMai FM is a Māori radio station located in Auckland, New Zealand. The station broadcasts on 88.6 FM in Auckland, 98.8 FM in Whangarei, 96.6 FM in Tauranga, 105.5 FM in Rotorua, 105.5 FM in Hawke's Bay, 97.0 FM in Manawatu and 88.9 FM in Christchurch. It plays...
  
  

Past Network Stations

• BSport
  BSport
  LiveSPORT is a nationwide New Zealand sports talk and horse racing commentary radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Nathan Rarere, Ian Smith and Dean Lonergan present the network's breakfast programme, James McConie and Richard Loe present morning talk programmes and New Zealand Racing...
  
   - rebranded as LiveSport
• Radio Pacific
  Radio Pacific
  Radio Pacific was a New Zealand talkback radio station. The station also broadcast an extensive selection of horse racing commentary.-History:The station was originally started in Auckland in 1978 on 1593am...
  
   - rebranded as BSport
  BSport
  LiveSPORT is a nationwide New Zealand sports talk and horse racing commentary radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Nathan Rarere, Ian Smith and Dean Lonergan present the network's breakfast programme, James McConie and Richard Loe present morning talk programmes and New Zealand Racing...
  
  
• Channel Z
  Channel Z
  Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....
  
   - superseded by Kiwi FM
  Kiwi FM
  Kiwi FM is a New Zealand Radio Network playing 100 percent New Zealand music both nationally and to the world via its 24/7 live stream. The network was designed specifically to showcase the best New Zealand music across the broadest range of genres, enabling greater access to an international...
  
  
• Easy Listening i - rebranded as Viva FM
  Viva FM
  Easy Mix, is a New Zealand radio network. The network broadcasts easy listening music and news.The network station is based in Auckland and currently networked into Tauranga, Hawke's Bay and Wellington....
  
  
• The Wolf
  The Wolf (radio network)
  The Wolf was a radio network in New Zealand based from Lake Tekapo in South Canterbury. The station operated between 2001 and 2003 and was independently owned. The Wolf broadcast to rural areas where in some cases the larger network stations did not broadcast or operate local stations...
  
  
• Viva FM
  Viva FM
  Easy Mix, is a New Zealand radio network. The network broadcasts easy listening music and news.The network station is based in Auckland and currently networked into Tauranga, Hawke's Bay and Wellington....
  
   - rebranded as Easy Mix

Non-commercial Network Stations

• Life FM
• Niu FM
• New Zealand's Rhema
• Southern Star
• Tahu FM

Nationwide Local Stations

Stations that operate across multiple regions in New Zealand but with local shows in each region.

• Classic Hits FM
  Classic Hits FM
  Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...
  
   (Local breakfast only)
• More FM
  More FM
  MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
  
   (Local daytime only)
• The Breeze
  The Breeze (New Zealand)
  The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...
  
   (Has a mixture of local and network shows in some regions)
• Tourist Information FM (Most stations now off-air, a few still broadcast on 88.2FM)

Northland Stations

Current Stations

• Big River Radio
• Kaitaia Country (KCR)
• Radio Ngaithine
• Radio Tautoko
• Sunshine FM
  Sunshine FM
  Sunshine FM is a radio station in Kaitaia on 96.8FM....
  
  
• Te Hiku
• The Alternator
• The Cruise
• The Zone 89X

Previous Stations

• 93ZM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - Originally local
• KCC FM
  KCC FM
  KCC FM was a radio station in Northland on various FM stations in Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Whangarei and Dargaville owned by RadioWorks. In 2004 KCC FM was rebranded as More FM when RadioWorks rebranded the majority of their LocalWorks stations to More FM. Breakfast with John Markby and Angela 'Flash'...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Northland
  Radio Northland
  Radio Northland was a radio station in Whangarei on 1026AM, Kaikohe on 1215AM and Kaitaia on 1026AM, before it was rebranded as Classic Hits FM in 1993 and Newstalk ZB in 2001 & 2005. Outside of the local breakfast show , the Classic Hits FM station is networked from Auckland...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits
• Soundwaves 100FM

Auckland Stations

Main Article: Radio Stations in Auckland

Radio stations in Auckland

There are several radio stations in the Auckland Region of New Zealand....

Current Stations

• Planet FM - 104.6 FM
• 91ZM - 91.0 FM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - Network station with announcers producing a local Auckland and network show simulataneously.
• Apna990
• Base FM
• 95bFM - 95.0 FM
• The Breeze 93.4 FM
  The Breeze (New Zealand)
  The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...
  
  
• Classic Hits 97.4FM
  Classic Hits FM
  Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...
  
   - Network station with announcers producing a local Auckland and network show simulataneously.
• Fleet FM
  Fleet FM
  Fleet FM is a low-power non-commercial co-operative radio station which is operated in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand.The station is unique in that it is being run as a completely voluntary project and is advert free. This helps to ensure the Fleet disk jockey complete artistic control...
  
  
• Geprge FM - 96.6 FM
  George FM
  George FM is an Auckland dance music radio station, owned and operated by MediaWorks from Ponsonby Road headquarters and relayed on Freeview and radio frequencies around New Zealand...
  
  
• GOfm 107dot1
• Mai FM
  Mai FM
  Mai FM - The Hottest Hip Hop and RnBMai FM is a Māori radio station located in Auckland, New Zealand. The station broadcasts on 88.6 FM in Auckland, 98.8 FM in Whangarei, 96.6 FM in Tauranga, 105.5 FM in Rotorua, 105.5 FM in Hawke's Bay, 97.0 FM in Manawatu and 88.9 FM in Christchurch. It plays...
  
  
• Radio 531P.I - 531 AM
• Radio Samoa
  Radio Samoa
  Radio Samoa is a radio station in Auckland on 1593am and on 88.2FM at Eden Park and it was launched on the 8th March 1999....
  
  
• Radio Tarana
• Howick Village Radio 88.1FM
• Botany Radio 107.1FM
• Real Good Life
  Real Good Life
  Real Good Life is the only Cantonese radio in Auckland. It started broadcasting in 2003. On top of local news and public affairs programmes, Real Good Life also broadcasts programs from 2003-2009 on 95.8 MHz but has since changed to 99.4 MHz Commercial Radio Hong Kong , Metro Broadcast...
  
  
• Ruia Mai
  Ruia Mai
  Ruia Mai was a Māori language radio station based in Auckland, New Zealand. Ruia Mai was started by Mai FM owners Ngāti Whātua in 1996...
  
  
• Static 88.1
• Times FM
• The Flat 87.9FM
• THEFleaFM 88.2 & 107.1
• Twisted Radio
• Up FM
• Waiheke Radio
  Waiheke Radio
  Waiheke Radio is a not-for-profit, non-commercial Community radio service on Waiheke Island. The station offers the facilities, advice, training and technical support for individuals and groups to create and broadcast their own media and radio programmes...
  
  
• West Coast Radio (WCR) 87.6 FM In West Auckland, plays most genres of music with News, Sport and Weather on the hour, Headlines and Weather on the half hour. Local and Council information/ad breaks every hour, broadcasting from Massey. You Can Text the Studio for requests or to submit Local Information on 022 4 876 927 Website: www.wcrfm.co.nz

Previous Stations

• 1476 Airport Radio
  1476 Airport Radio
  1476 Airport Radio was a radio station in Auckland on 1476am from 1990 to 1997 when BBC World Service was shifted from 990am to 1476am in November, 1997 and again in March 2005 to 810am to accommodate for Radio Pacific to use this frequency....
  
  
• 1ZB - Rebranded as Newstalk 1ZB and then Newstalk ZB
• 1ZM - Rebranded as Classic Hits 1251 creating the very first Classic Hits station and a 9 year absence of the ZM brand in Auckland
• 89 Stereo FM
  89FM (Auckland)
  89FM was a local FM radio station in Auckland between 1983 and 1994 and one of the very first radio stations to broadcast on FM in both Auckland and New Zealand. The first FM station in New Zealand was Whakatane station, FM 90.7 in December 1982 but this station was only a temporary summer radio...
  
   and later Triple M and 89X
• Beach FM
  Beach FM
  Beach Radio was a radio station situated in the Artworks complex in Oneroa on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It was last owned and operated by long-time Auckland radio personality Barry Jenkin who did a breakfast show on the station, and featured a number of community-based shows...
  
  
• Big 106.2
  Big 106.2
  Big 106.2 or Big FM was a radio station in Auckland New Zealand that launched on November 1, 2008 at 9AM, broadcasting on 106.2FM. The original station was started by radio veterans Larry Summerville and Bernie Brown and was owned and operated by Big Radio Limited. The original station played Adult...
  
  
• Cool Blue 96.1FM
  Cool Blue 96.1FM
  Cool Blue was a radio station in Auckland New Zealand, operated by The Radio Network broadcasting on 96.1 FM between 2001 and 2004. Unlike other radio stations operated by The Radio Network, Cool Blue was only available in the Auckland region and not networked to other regions. Due to low ratings...
  
  
• Country 94.2 and later Country 100FM
• Keywest
• Magic 91FM
  Magic 91FM
  Magic 91FM or 91FM was a local radio station in Auckland. 91FM began broadcasting on 91.0 FM using the call sign 1MJK in 1983 and was one of the first FM stations to start in Auckland and New Zealand, along with 89 Stereo FM...
  
  
• Oasis 94.2FM
• The Breeze 91FM
  The Breeze (New Zealand)
  The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...
  
   - Completely separate product to current The Breeze station in Auckland.
• Radio Liberty
• Red FM 95.4 - Ran by Mai FM in the early 2000s
• Reo Atu Motu
• Retro Hit Radio
  Retro Hit Radio
  Retro Hit Radio was a radio station based in Auckland, New Zealand. Retro Hit Radio had a diverse music playlist predominantly from the 1980s and 1990s. The first broadcast date was 6 February 2004 and the final broadcast date was 25 April 2010.-History:...
  
   (Manukau)
• Soul FM
• Today 99.8FM

Waikato Stations

Current Stations

• Backbeat FM
• Community Radio Hamilton
• Contact 88.1 FM
• Maniapoto
• Nga Iwi FM
• Radio Tainui

Previous Stations

• 1ZH and later ZHFM - Rebranded as Classic Hits 98.6 ZHFM
• 898 FM and later Kiwi FM (no connection to current Kiwi FM network)
• Contact 89FM (frequency sold by the Waikato Students' Union and became UFM and The Generator, now succeeded by Backbeat)
• Blue Skies FM
• Buzzard 98FM
  Buzzard 98FM
  Buzzard 98FM was a radio station in Hamilton on 97.8FM which launched on 1 December 1992. The station's format was a cross between urban and contemporary hit radio, aimed at the under-30s market. In 1994 Buzzard 98FM was rebranded as 97.8 The Edge creating a station that later was networked across...
  
  
• King Country Radio
  King Country Radio
  King Country Radio was a radio station in Taumarunui broadcasting on 1512AM. The station was first started in 1966 broadcasting 1520AM with the call sign 1ZU. The station moved to 1512AM in 1978 after the AM frequency spacing in New Zealand was adjusted from 10khz to 9khz...
  
   (Taumarunui) - Rebranded as Classic Hits King Country Radio
• Radio Forestland
  Radio Forestland
  Radio Forestland was a radio station in Tokoroa originally broadcasting on 1420AM with the call sign 1ZO. The station was started in the mid 1970s and moved to 1413AM after the frequency spacing on the AM band in New Zealand was changed from 10khz to 9khz...
  
   (Tokoroa) - Rebranded as Classic Hits Radio Forestland
• Radio Liberty
• Radio Waikato
  Radio Waikato
  Radio Waikato was a radio station in Hamilton on 954khz AM. The station was first started in 1971 as New Zealand's third privately owned station, the station originally broadcast on 930AM but moved to 954AM in 1978 after New Zealand's AM band frequency spacing was adjusted from 10khz to 9khz.In...
  
  
• The Breeze 89.8FM
  The Breeze (New Zealand)
  The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...
  
   - Completely separate product to current The Breeze station in the Waikato.
• The Edge 97.8 FM - Original home of The Edge, station moved to Auckland in 2001.

• The Rock 93FM
  The Rock (New Zealand)
  The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...
  
   - Original home of The Rock, station moved to Auckland in 1999.
• UFM
• Y99.3 FM - Rebranded as The Breeze
• 89.8ZM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - Ran local breakfast until 1999 now networked.

Bay of Plenty Stations

Current Stations

• ZM 89.4 (Tauranga)
• Mai FM 96.6 (Tauranga)
• One Double X - 1XX 90.5 (Whakatane)
• 92.9 Kiwi FM (Te Puke) - No connection to Kiwi FM network.
• Bayrock 97.7 & 99.3 (Whakatane)
• BOP 105.4FM - New station no connection to Classic Hits station with similar name.
• Gold FM 96.4 (Waihi Coromandel)*Coromandel FM
• Moana 98.2FM (Formerly Tahi 98.2FM) (Tauranga)
• The Difference
• Village Radio 1XT
  Village Radio 1XT
  Village Radio 1XT is a radio station on 1368AM in the Historic Village, 17th Avenue West, Tauranga, New Zealand which only plays the music of the 30s to 80s, weekdays 10am to 4pm and every weekend and public holidays, 9am to 5pm....
  
  

Previous Stations

• 1XM (Mount Maunganui)
• 93 Splash FM
• BOP FM - Originally 1ZD, Rebranded as Classic Hits 95BOP FM
• 99.3 Cadbury Moro FM Whakatane/Ohope (Summer of 92/93)
• 99.8 Cadbury Moro FM Tauranga/Mt Maunganui (Summer of 92/93)
• FM 90.7 - New Zealand's very first FM station a temporary station operated by 1XX during the summer of 1982.
• Classic Rock 92FM
  Classic Rock 92FM
  Classic Rock 92FM was a radio station in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 92.5FM until it was replaced with Solid Gold in 1997....
  
   Rebranded as Soild Gold
• Coastline FM
  Coastline FM
  Coastline FM is Spain's longest established English speaking radio station in Spain, operating on line and on 97.6 FM on the Costa del Sol. Founded in 1989 the station provides a high quality "live and local" output to the ex patriot communities in Southern Spain, playing a music mix of hits from...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• Triple X 99FM - Ran from 1997 until mid 1998 by the NZ Radio Group Rebranded as Easy Mix
• Mix 100FM
  Mix 100FM
  Mix 100FM was a radio station in Tauranga on 99.8FM before it was renamed as The Edge FM in April 1998....
  
   - Rebranded as The Edge
• The Bay's Good Time Classics - Ran by the NZ Radio Group
• 100 FM Country - Networked from FM Country in Auckland but run through Radio Bay Of Plenty Limited (1XX) in Whakatane

Rotorua Stations

Current Stations

• Pulse 99.1 FM
• Pumanawa FM

Previous Stations

• Classic Rock 98.3FM
• Lakes 96FM
  Lakes 96FM
  Lakes 96FM was a radio station in Rotorua. The station was started in 1988 as Lake City 96FM broadcasting on 95.9FM with the call sign 1HOT. In the early nineties the station became known as Rotorua's 96FM and in 1998 Lakes 96FM. Also in 1998 Lakes 96FM began broadcasting on 1548AM after Classic...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Geyserland - Rebranded as Classic Hits 97FM
• Rock 99FM

Taupo Stations

Current Stations

• Ski FM
• Triple T
• Tuwharetoa FM
• Evergreen FM
• 87.6 Bitter FM
• 107.7 FM

Previous Stations

• 94.3 The Fish
  94.3 The Fish
  The Fish was a radio station in Taupo, New Zealand.The station began in 1995 as 94.3FM The Fish broadcasting on 94.3FM. The station broadcast from premises on the first floor at 30 Heu Heu Street in Taupo....
  
  
• Kis FM - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Lakeland and later Lakeland FM - Rebranded as Classic Hits Lakeland FM
• Radio Taupo

Taranaki Stations

Current Stations

• Te Korimako O Taranaki
• The Most FM

Access Radio Taranaki 104.4 FM

Previous Stations

• Easy 98FM
• Energy FM - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Taranaki and later QFM - Rebranded as Classic Hits
• The Rock 95.6FM
  The Rock (New Zealand)
  The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...
  
   - Originally local but joined The Rock Network in 1997.

Hawkes Bay Stations

Current Stations

• 94FM Wairoa
  Wairoa
  Wairoa is a town in New Zealand's North Island. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Mahia Peninsula...
  
  
• Central FM, independent commercial network covering Central Hawke's Bay, based in Waipukurau
  Waipukurau
  Waipukurau , also known as Ypuk, is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings on the banks of the Tukituki River....
  
  , 99.4, 105.2, 106FM
• Radio Kidnappers Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...
  
   1431AM, 104.7FM (access station)
• Bay FM Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...
  
   100.7FM (local commercial station)
• Magic FM (Napier
  Napier, New Zealand
  Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
  
  ) LPFM station
• Radio Kahungunu, Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay
  Hawke's Bay is a region of New Zealand. Hawke's Bay is recognised on the world stage for its award-winning wines. The regional council sits in both the cities of Napier and Hastings.-Geography:...
  
   Iwi
  Iwi
  In New Zealand society, iwi form the largest everyday social units in Māori culture. The word iwi means "'peoples' or 'nations'. In "the work of European writers which treat iwi and hapū as parts of a hierarchical structure", it has been used to mean "tribe" , or confederation of tribes,...
  
   station, 765AM, 94.3FM
• M R S Radio Hastings
  Hastings
  Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
  
   LPFM station
• Soundwave FM (Napier
  Napier, New Zealand
  Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
  
  ) LPFM station
• Instrumental FM (Napier
  Napier, New Zealand
  Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
  
  ) LPFM station
• Wairoa
  Wairoa
  Wairoa is a town in New Zealand's North Island. It is the northernmost town in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of Mahia Peninsula...
  
   88.5 FM

Previous Stations

• 92 More FM - Local More FM station that operated during the 1990s, not affiliated to current More FM
  More FM
  MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
  
   station in Hawkes Bay, and subsequently replaced by Solid Gold
  Solid Gold (radio)
  Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...
  
  
• Apple Radio, later 77ZK, originally on AM, became Greatest Hits FM96
  Greatest Hits FM96
  Greatest Hits FM96 was a radio station based in Hastings, New Zealand. FM96 was one of many brand names used by this station.-Apple Radio:...
  
   and then 96FM Classic Rock - Station was then rebranded as Radio Hauraki (with local programming), and finally replaced with 96ZM (networked)
• Bay City Radio
  Bay City Radio
  Bay City Radio was a radio station in Hawke's Bay New Zealand. Bay City Radio commenced broadcasting on the 1st of October, 1957 using the call-sign 2ZC and broadcasting on 1280 kHz AM, with the slogan Twin-City Radio, serving both Napier and Hastings...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits Bay City Radio
• The Wireless Station and later Gold 1530AM followed by Jammin' Oldies 1530 - Station was finally rebranded as the very first Coast
  Coast (New Zealand radio)
  Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...
  
   station, but still on AM, now 1584
• The Alligator - later Easy Listening i90FM followed by Easy 90FM and finally Cool 90.3FM before being replaced with Easy Listening i which was rebranded as Viva FM
  Viva FM
  Easy Mix, is a New Zealand radio network. The network broadcasts easy listening music and news.The network station is based in Auckland and currently networked into Tauranga, Hawke's Bay and Wellington....
  
  , now called Easy Mix
• Radio Hawkes Bay known as 93FM, then Hot93 - Rebranded as More FM
  More FM
  MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
  
  
• The Beat LPFM station
• Xtreme 100 and later 99.9 Kick FM - Station was replaced as Radio Hauraki

Gisborne Stations

Previous Stations

• 2ZG
  2ZG
  2ZG was a radio station in Gisborne originally owned by the Radio New Zealand commercial operation. The station was first started as 2XG in 1948 broadcasting on 1010AM. In the 1960s the call sign and brand name were changed to 2ZG and the station moved to 1060AM...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits 90.9FM
• 89FM - Rebranded as More FM
• B96 Classic Gold - replaced with Solid Gold

Wanganui Stations

Current Stations

• Ski FM

Previous Stations

• 2ZW and later River City Radio
  River City FM
  River City FM was a radio station in Wanganui. The station was started by Radio New Zealand and was originally known as 2XA . 2XA went to air in 1949 broadcasting on 1200AM...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits River City Radio
• Ruapehu Radio - Rebranded as Ski FM
• Star FM - Rebranded as More FM

Manawatu Stations

Current Stations

• Access Manawatu - Community Access Radio
• Radio Control
• Te Reo Irirangi O Rangitane
• Vision 100FM

Previous Stations

• 2QQ and later Q91 FM - Replaced ZMFM in 1989 and reverted back to ZM in 1997.
• 2XS FM
  2XS FM
  2XS FM was a radio station in Palmerston North, New Zealand. 2XS started on 29 May 1981 at 8:28 in the morning, broadcasting on 828AM, the name was taken from the stations call sign 2XS...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• 2ZA and later 98FM - Rebranded as Greatest Hits 98FM and later Classic Hits 97.8 ZAFM
• 93 Country FM and later 91.4 Country FM
• Magic 828 & 98.6FM
  Magic 828 & 98.6FM
  Magic 828 & 98.6FM was a radio station in Manawatu, New Zealand. The station was first started in 1986 as Bright and Easy 828 by the operators of 2XS FM on 828AM the frequency previously used by 2XS before the station switched to FM. Bright and Easy 828 used the 2XS call sign while the call sign...
  
   - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Manawatu Sounz AM999 - Rebranded as Access Triple Nine and now Access Manawatu
• Radio Massey
• ZMFM 90.6
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - Simulcast of Wellington ZMFM with local breakfast, replaced with local 2QQ during late 1980s

Wairarapa Stations

Current Stations

• 2ZE (Eketahuna)
• More FM
  More FM
  MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
  
   - Local daytime only
• Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...
  
   - Local Saturday morning sports show
• Arrow FM - Local access radio

Previous Stations

• 2ZD and later Radio Wairarapa - Rebranded as Classic Hits Wairarapa FM
• Today FM
• Hitz 89FM
  Hitz 89FM
  Hitz 89FM was a radio station in Masterton on 89.3FM and in Carterton on 94.9FM before being rebranded as More FM in 2004. Breakfast is hosted by Brent Gare, and the 10am-2pm workday show is hosted by Holly McGeorge-Wilson. Chris Cogdale hosts Saturday mornings 6-10am and Aaron Vinnell is in charge...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM

Wellington Stations

Current Stations

• Atiawa Toa FM
• Classic Rock KIX-FM
• Fleet FM
  Fleet FM
  Fleet FM is a low-power non-commercial co-operative radio station which is operated in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand.The station is unique in that it is being run as a completely voluntary project and is advert free. This helps to ensure the Fleet disk jockey complete artistic control...
  
  
• George FM
  George FM
  George FM is an Auckland dance music radio station, owned and operated by MediaWorks from Ponsonby Road headquarters and relayed on Freeview and radio frequencies around New Zealand...
  
  
• Groove 107.7FM
• Human FM
• Mix FM
• MUNTfm
  MUNTfm
  MUNT fm is the student radio station for the Massey University Wellington Campus in Wellington, New Zealand. It is commercial free and shows are run entirely by volunteers. MUNT stands for Massey University Network Transmissions...
  
  
• Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...
  
   - Runs local morning talk show.
• Radio Active
• Samoan Capital Radio
• Te Upoko O Te Ika
• Up FM
• THE VBC 88.3FM Wellington Student and Community Radio Station.
• Wellington Access Radio INC
• 90.9ZM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - The ZM nationwide breakfast show originates from this station. Originally local 24/7.

Previous Stations

• 2YB
• 2ZB - Rebranded as Newstalk ZB
• B90 FM - Rebranded as Classic Hits 90FM
• Channel Z
  Channel Z
  Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....
  
   - Original home of Channel Z replaced with Auckland based network product in 2001.
• Greater Wellington FM and later renamed to Fox FM
• Hit Radio X105
  Hit Radio X105
  Hit Radio X105 was a radio station launched in Wellington on 26 November 2009. The station broadcasted on 105.3FM in the Wellington region on one of the newly designated "local commercial licences" that were issued by the NZ Government in May 2008. As a result New Zealand's largest radio companies...
  
  
• Pirate FM
  Pirate FM (Wellington)
  Pirate FM was a radio station in Wellington on 96.3FM before it was reprogrammed as The Rock in early 1999.Controversial DJ Derek Archer ran Pirate FM during the 1990s...
  
  
• Radio Windy
  Radio Windy
  Radio Windy was a local radio station in Wellington, New Zealand. Radio Windy first started by Capital Radio Radio Limited broadcasting in Wellington in 1973 on 1080 kHz with the call sign 2XW...
  
   - Rebranded as The Breeze
• The Heat 91.7FM, later renamed to as The Box 91.7 followed by 92 Hitz FM
• The Quake 97.5

Nelson Stations

Current Stations

• Fresh FM
  Fresh FM Nelson
  Fresh FM is a not-for-profit community access radio station run by the Tasman Broadcasting Trust that covers the top of New Zealand's South Island.Local iwi have gifted it the name "te reo irirangi o te tau ihu o te waka a maui"....
  
  
• Impact 100
• Mainland FM
• Radio Robot

Previous Stations

• Cadbury Moro FM
• Fifeshire FM
  Fifeshire FM
  Fifeshire FM was a New Zealand radio station owned by RadioWorks. The station broadcast on 93.0FM in Nelson, 92.0FM in Motueka & Takaka and 94.1FM in Murchison....
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Nelson
  Radio Nelson
  Radio Nelson was a radio station in Nelson. The station was first started in 1932 broadcasting on 1340AM with the callsign 2ZR. The station changed call signs to 2YN followed by 2XN and finally 2ZN. In 1978 the AM band in New Zealand was adjusted from 10khz to 9khz, as a result 2ZN moved to 1341AM...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits 89.8 & 90.4FM
• The Planet 97FM
  The Planet 97FM
  The Planet 97FM was a radio station in Nelson New Zealand.The station was first started in 1999 by Kevin Ihaia who was responsible for starting Fifeshire FM in Nelson. Ihaia left Fifeshire in 1998 after the station was sold....
  
   - Replaced with ZM
• Boulder Radio - Merged with Harvest Radio to form Fresh FM
• Harvest Radio - Merged with Boulder Radio to form Fresh FM

Marlborough Stations

Previous Stations

• Easy FM
  Easy FM (New Zealand)
  Easy FM was a local radio station in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, broadcasting to both Blenheim and Picton. The station, together with Sounds FM, was owned by Marlborough Media until December 2007 when the company was sold to MediaWorks NZ....
  
   - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Radio Marlborough
  Radio Marlborough
  Radio Marlborough was a radio station in Blenheim.The station was first started in 1965 as 2ZE broadcasting on 1540AM. The station moved to 1539AM in 1978 when the AM band in New Zealand was adjusted from 10khz spacing to 9khz spacing at this time the station became Radio Marlborough.In 1981 a...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits 96.9
• Sounds FM
  Sounds FM
  Sounds FM was a radio station in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. Sounds FM had its origins as a school-based radio station, X-Static FM operated by The X-Static Society. The station was based at Marlborough Boys' College and broadcast on 89FM with the callsign 2STA...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• X-Static 89FM - Became Sounds FM

West Coast South Island Stations

Current Stations

• Coast FM - (no connection to Coast
  Coast (New Zealand radio)
  Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...
  
   Radio Network.)
• Z102 102.5FM

Previous Stations

• Radio Scenicland and later Scenicland FM
  Scenicland FM
  Scenicland FM was a radio station on the West Coast of the South Island of New ZealandScenicland FM, originally known as Radio Scenicland, started broadcasting in 1968, and originally transmitted on 3 AM frequencies from Radio House on Mackay Street, Greymouth; original callsigns are in brackets.*...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits Scenicland FM.

Canterbury Stations

Main Article: Radio stations in Christchurch

Radio stations in Christchurch

This is a list of radio stations in the Christchurch Region of New Zealand.During October 2010, several FM radio stations changed frequencies as spacing was being standardised to 0.8 MHz. Frequency changes continue as broadcast licences are renewed...

Current Stations

• C96FM - Community based Radio, raised $60,000 for charity - run by New Zealand Broadcasting School
• Country 88FM
• Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB
  Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...
  
   - Local morning show all other shows from Newstalk ZB network.
• Plains 96.9FM
• Port FM
  Port FM
  Port FM is a local radio station based in Timaru, New Zealand broadcasting throughout South Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country. It also operates as a network with sister-stations in Ashburton and Oamaru known as 'Port FM Local'....
  
   (Timaru)
• Pulzar FM
  Pulzar FM
  Pulzar FM is an independent radio station based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It broadcasts on 105.7FM and is targeted at a youth demographic with a slight female bias, focusing on playing a wide range of the many different genres of dance & electronic music....
  
  
• Pump Zm Southbridge/Selwyn
• Radio Ferrymead
  Radio Ferrymead
  Radio Ferrymead is a radio station operated by the Radio Preservation Society in Christchurch, New Zealand. The RPS is a non-profit incorporated society based at the Ferrymead Heritage Park whose aim is to collect, preserve and display radio and radio related historical items...
  
  
• Tahu FM 90.5 - Formerly Mai FM 90.5
• RDU-FM
• Volcano Radio 88.5FM Lyttelton
  Volcano Radio 88.5FM Lyttelton
  Volcano Radio is a community, commercial free radio station in Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand.It presents over 80 shows weekly to the local community in the Lyttleton Harbour Basin on 88.5FM and streaming on the web at: www.volcanoradio.co.nz...
  
   www.volcanoradio.co.nz

Previous Stations

• 3ZB - Rebranded as Newstalk ZB
• 3ZE
  3ZE
  3ZE or as it became known 92.5 3ZE FM was a local radio station that operated in Ashburton, New Zealand. The station was originally launched on 873AM frequency as an independently operated station then after being sold by Radio New Zealand's when the Government divested itself of its commercial...
  
   (Ashburton) - Rebranded as Classic Hits 92.5 ZEFM
• 91ZM
  ZM (New Zealand)
  ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...
  
   - Originally a local station in Christchurch until 2001 when station was replaced with Auckland content. Local during the day 2005 - 2009.
• Canterbury On Air
• Channel Z
  Channel Z
  Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....
  
   - Operated local Channel Z station until 2001 when station was replaced with Auckland based network product.
• Easy Listening i94.5 - Operated independently from Easy Listening i in Auckland and later rebranded as Lite FM.
• Fox FM (Ashburton) - Rebranded as Port FM
• 99 Life FM - Original Life FM station
• Mai FM 90.5
• B98 FM - Rebranded as Classic Hits B98 and later Classic Hits 97.7
• Lite FM
  Lite FM
  In 1999 Radio Otago was sold to The RadioWorks and the Invercargill and Dunedin stations were replaced with network station Solid Gold. Lite FM continued to broadcast in Christchuch and became part of Radioworks collection of local stations known as LocalWorks....
  
   - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Radio Avon and later C93FM
  C93FM
  C93FM was a New Zealand radio station based in Christchurch.C93FM broadcast on 92.9 FM and, after it merged with Radio Avon, also broadcast on 1260 AM. C93FM has had several music formats during its time on the air...
  
  
• Radio Caroline
  Radio Caroline
  Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
  
   (Timaru) - Rebranded as Classic Hits 99FM
• Blush 96.1 - Christchurch NZBS "Live Sexy"
• Radio U and later Radio UFM - Canterbury University Students Assn. Became RDU
  RDU
  RDU can mean:*Raleigh-Durham International Airport *the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina metropolitan area*RDU-FM, a New Zealand radio station*Responsible drug use...
  
  

Dunedin and East Otago Stations

Current Stations

• Big River Radio
  Big River Radio
  Big River Radio is a radio station in Balclutha, New Zealand broadcasting a local breakfast show. The 92.9 FM frequency covers central Balclutha, while the 93.7 FM frequency can be heard throughout the South Otago and Northern Southland area .The station was first started in 1992 as way of...
  
   (Balclutha)
• Country Radio 88.7
  Country Radio 88.7
  Country Radio 88.7 Dunedin is a LPFM radio station situated in Saint Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand.Following changes made by [RSM ] in June 2010, Country Radio 88.7 FM is now broadcasting on 87.7 FM...
  
  
• Ear107
• GoldRush1440 (Lawrence)
• Hills AM
  Hills AM
  Otago Access Radio, previously known as Toroa Radio and Hills AM, is a radio station in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is an access community radio station, broadcasting on 1575AM and 105.4FM....
  
  
• Radio Clutha
  Radio Clutha
  Radio Clutha is a local radio station in Balclutha, New Zealand. Lorraine McLean is the local presenter with a morning show 7am-12pm weekdays. Radio Clutha can be received from Milton to Waipahi on 91.3FM. Hokonui Gold is relayed when Lorraine is not on air....
  
   (Balclutha)
• Radio Dunedin
  Radio Dunedin
  Radio Dunedin is a radio station, broadcasting from Dunedin on 1305 AM and 99.8 FM. It is rated number 1 for 'Share of Commercial Radio Listening in Dunedin' in the Radio Audience Measurement Survey....
  
  
• Radio One
• RushFM (Lawrence)

Previous Stations

• 4XO
  4XO
  Radio 4XO was a local radio station in Dunedin, New Zealand which began in October 1971 as one of the first privately-owned commercial radio stations in the country. The callsign/station identity 4XO was assigned because 4 meant the area south of Canterbury, the X meant private and O stood for the...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• 4ZB and later ZBFM - Rebranded as Classic Hits 89FM
• 93Rox
  93Rox
  93 Rox was a local Rock radio station in Dunedin, New Zealand that broadcast on 93.4 FM between 1992 and 1997. The station was started by Radio Otago and broadcast from Radio Otago House in Dunedin where local Dunedin station 4XO was based....
  
  
• Radio Waitaki
  Radio Waitaki
  Radio Waitaki was a radio station in Oamaru, New Zealand, originally broadcasting on 1395AM. The stations first broadcast was 5 July 1980, with the late John "JR" Ramsay behind the microphone...
  
   (Oamaru) - Rebranded as Classic Hits Radio Waitaki
• Whitestone FM (Oamaru) - Rebranded as Port FM

Queenstown and Central Otago Stations

Current Stations

• Burn 729AM (Ranfurly)
• The Studio FM (Queenstown)
• Radio Wanaka (Wanaka)
• Wanaka Rox (Wanaka)

Previous Stations

• 96.7 Blue Skies FM (Alexandra)
• Radio Central (Alexandra) - Rebranded as More FM
• Resort Radio
  Resort Radio
  Resort Radio was a radio station in Queenstown on 99.2FM, 100.0FM and 1359AM. Originally this station was owned by Radio Otago until Radio Otago was sold to RadioWorks in 1999. During the nineties programming during the evenings and nights was a simulcast of Foveaux FM in Southland with Southland...
  
   (Queenstown) - Rebranded as More FM
• Q92FM (Queenstown) - Rebranded as Q92 The Breeze

Southland Stations

Current Stations

• Country Radio 105.2
• Hokonui Gold
  Hokonui Gold
  Hokonui Gold is an easy listening radio station that is based in Gore, New Zealand.The station was formerly known as 4ZG or Radio Hokonui, which broadcast on 558 AM and was operated by Radio New Zealand...
  
   (Gore)
• Radio Southland 96.4

Previous Stations

• 4ZA
  4ZA
  4ZA was a local radio station in Southland New Zealand. 4ZA began broadcasting in Southland on 864 AM in 1956 as a commercial station operated by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service...
  
   - Rebranded as Classic Hits 98.8 ZAFM
• 4ZG Radio Hokonui - Sold to private owner and became Hokonui Gold
• Foveaux FM
  Foveaux FM
  Foveaux FM was a local radio station in Invercargill New Zealand that began operating in around 1981. The station was started by a group of investors as 4XF Foveaux Radio, the station began broadcasting on 1224 AM...
  
   - Rebranded as More FM
• eFM - Southern Institute of Technology
  Southern Institute of Technology
  The Southern Institute of Technology is the most well recognised Tertiary Education Institution of the province of Southland, New Zealand....
  
   student radio station that operated in 2001.
• Summa FM (temporary Summer Station)

External links

• FMLIST worldwide database of FM stations (see NZL section)
• FMSCAN worldwide reception prediction
• MWLIST worldwide database of MW and LW stations
• MWSCAN worldwide MW and SW reception prediction

See also

• List of New Zealand radio station callsigns