List of radio stations in New Zealand

This is a list of radio networks and radio stations operating in New Zealand.

Network Stations

Radio New Zealand Stations

• AM Network
• Radio New Zealand Concert
• Radio New Zealand National

Commercial Network Stations

Current Network Stations

• LiveSport
• Coast
• Flava
• George FM
• Kiwi FM
• Newstalk ZB
• Radio Hauraki
• Radio Live
• Radio Sport
• The Edge
• The Rock
• The Sound
• ZM
• Mai FM

Past Network Stations

• BSport - rebranded as LiveSport
• Radio Pacific - rebranded as BSport
• Channel Z - superseded by Kiwi FM
• Easy Listening i - rebranded as Viva FM
• Easy Mix - Closed down in 2012
• Solid Gold - rebranded as The Sound
• The Wolf
• Viva FM - rebranded as Easy Mix

Non-commercial Network Stations

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

Local Stations

Nationwide Local Stations

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

• Classic Hits FM (Local breakfast only)
• More FM (Local daytime only)
• The Breeze (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 FM Awa Whanui Northland
• Kaitaia Country (KCR)
• Radio Ngatihine
• Radio Tautoko
• Sunshine FM
• Te Hiku
• The Alternator
• The Cruise

Previous Stations

• 93ZM - Originally local
• KCC FM - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Northland - Rebranded as Classic Hits
• Soundwaves 100FM
• The Zone 89X

Auckland Stations

Main Article: Radio Stations in Auckland

Current Stations

• TyFM - Internet streaming
• Planet FM - 104.6 FM
• 91ZM - 91.0 FM - Network station with announcers producing a local Auckland and network show simulataneously.
• Apna990
• Base FM
• 95bFM - 95.0 FM
• Boosh FM
• The Breeze 93.4 FM - Network station with announcers producing a local Auckland and network show
• Classic Hits 97.4FM - Network station with announcers producing a local Auckland and network show simultaneously.
• Fleet FM
• George FM - 96.6 FM
• GOfm 107dot1
• Mai FM
• Radio 531P.I - 531 AM
• Radio Samoa
• Radio Tarana
• Howick Village Radio 88.1FM
• Botany Radio 107.1FM
• Real Good Life
• Ruia Mai
• Static 88.1
• Times FM
• The Flat 87.9FM
• The Flea FM 88.2 & 107.1
• Twisted Radio
• Up FM
• Waiheke Radio
• West Coast Radio (WCR) 87.6 FM

Previous Stations

• 1476 Airport Radio
• 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 and later Triple M and 89X
• Beach FM
• Big 106.2
• Cool Blue 96.1FM
• Country 94.2 and later Country 100FM
• Keywest
• Magic 91FM
• Oasis 94.2FM
• The Breeze 91FM - 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 (Manukau)
• Soul FM
• Today 99.8FM

Waikato Stations

Main article: List of radio stations in Waikato

Current Stations

• Backbeat FM
• Community Radio Hamilton
• Contact 88.1 FM
• Maniapoto
• Nga Iwi FM
• Radio Tainui
• Raglan Community Radio 98.1FM
• RAG-FM 107.7

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 - Rebranded as The Edge 97.8FM
• King Country Radio (Taumarunui) - Rebranded as Classic Hits King Country Radio
• Radio Forestland (Tokoroa) - Rebranded as Classic Hits Radio Forestland
• Radio Liberty
• Radio Waikato
• The Breeze 89.8FM - 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 - Original home of The Rock, station moved to Auckland in 1999.
• UFM
• Y99.3 FM - Rebranded as The Breeze
• 89.8ZM - Ran local breakfast until 1999 now networked.

Bay of Plenty Stations

Current Stations

• 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)
• Gold FM 96.4 (Waihi Coromandel)*Coromandel FM
• Moana 98.2FM (Formerly Tahi 98.2FM) (Tauranga)
• The Difference
• Village Radio 1XT

Previous Stations

• 1XM (Mount Maunganui)
• 93 Splash FM
• BOP FM - Originally 1ZD, Rebranded as Classic Hits 95BOP FM
• BOP 105.4FM - New station no connection to Classic Hits station with similar name. Closed in 2011
• 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 Rebranded as Soild Gold
• Coastline FM - Rebranded as More FM
• Triple X 99FM - Ran from 1997 until mid 1998 by the NZ Radio Group Rebranded as Easy Mix
• Mix 100FM - 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

• Good News Community Radio 104.7 FM
• Pulse 99.1 FM
• Pumanawa FM

Previous Stations

• Classic Rock 98.3FM
• Gospel FM 188.3 FM
• Lakes 96FM - 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
• 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 - Originally local but joined The Rock Network in 1997.

Hawkes Bay Stations

Current Stations

• 94FM Wairoa
• Central FM, independent commercial network covering Central Hawke's Bay, based in Waipukurau, 99.4, 105.2, 106FM
• Radio Kidnappers Hawke's Bay 1431AM, 104.7FM (access station)
• Bay FM Hawke's Bay 100.7FM (local commercial station)
• Magic FM (Napier) LPFM station
• Radio Kahungunu, Hawke's Bay Iwi station, 765AM, 94.3FM
• Raureka's Radio 2XV on 106.9 FM (Hastings) A Lifetime of Variety in Music and Talk. LPFM Station.
• Soundwave FM (Napier) LPFM station
• Instrumental FM 87.6 & 107.4(Napier) LPFM station
• Wairoa 88.5 FM

Previous Stations

• 92 More FM - Local More FM station that operated during the 1990s, not affiliated to current More FM station in Hawkes Bay, and subsequently replaced by Solid Gold
• Apple Radio, later 77ZK, originally on AM, became Greatest Hits FM96 and then 96FM Classic Rock - Station was then rebranded as Radio Hauraki (with local programming), and finally replaced with 96ZM (networked)
• Bay City Radio - Rebranded as Classic Hits Bay City Radio
• 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, now called Easy Mix
• The Wireless Station and later Gold 1530AM followed by Jammin' Oldies 1530 - Station was finally rebranded as the very first Coast station, but still on AM, now 1584
• Radio Hawkes Bay known as 93FM, then Hot93 - Rebranded as More FM
• The Beat LPFM station
• Xtreme 100 and later 99.9 Kick FM - Station was replaced as Radio Hauraki

Gisborne Stations

Previous Stations

• 2ZG - 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 - 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 - 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 - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Manawatu Sounz AM999 - Rebranded as Access Triple Nine and now Access Manawatu
• Radio Massey
• ZMFM 90.6 - Simulcast of Wellington ZMFM with local breakfast, replaced with local 2QQ during late 1980s

Wairarapa Stations

Current Stations

• 2ZE (Eketahuna)
• More FM - Local daytime only
• Newstalk ZB - 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 - Rebranded as More FM

Wellington Stations

Main article: Radio stations in Wellington

Current Stations

• Atiawa Toa FM
• Classic Rock KIX-FM
• Groove 107.7FM
• Human FM
• Hutt Radio 106.1 FM Community and Access Station
• Mix FM
• MUNTfm
• Newstalk ZB - 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 - 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 - 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
• Pirate FM
• Radio Windy - 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
• Hi-Fi FM - Wellington High School radio station.

Nelson Stations

Current Stations

• Fresh FM
• Impact 100
• Mainland FM
• Radio Robot

Previous Stations

• Cadbury Moro FM
• Fifeshire FM - Rebranded as More FM
• Radio Nelson - Rebranded as Classic Hits 89.8 & 90.4FM
• The Planet 97FM - 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 - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Radio Marlborough - Rebranded as Classic Hits 96.9
• Sounds FM - Rebranded as More FM
• X-Static 89FM - Became Sounds FM

West Coast South Island Stations

Current Stations

• The Radio Network. Classic Hits West Coast cover Karamea to Haast from Greymouth studios. Braodcasting on 90.7FM, Hokitika 93.1FM, Reefton 97.5FM, Westport 90.9FM, South Westland 90.5FM
• Coast FM - (no connection to Coast Radio Network.)
• Z102 102.5FM

Previous Stations

• Radio Scenicland and later Scenicland FM - Rebranded as Classic Hits West Coast.

Canterbury Stations

Main Article: Radio stations in Christchurch

Current Stations

• Shakey FM 88.0 Community radio Information, Education & Entertainment www.shakeyfm.co.nz
• C96FM - Community based Radio, run by New Zealand Broadcasting School
• Country 88FM
• Newstalk ZB - Local morning show all other shows from Newstalk ZB network.
• Plains 96.9FM
• Port FM (Timaru)
• Radio Ferrymead
• Tahu FM 90.5 - Formerly Mai FM 90.5
• RDU-FM
• Volcano Radio 88.5FM Lyttelton

Previous Stations

• 3ZB - Rebranded as Newstalk ZB
• 3ZE (Ashburton) - Rebranded as Classic Hits 92.5 ZEFM
• 91ZM - 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 - 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 - Rebranded as The Breeze
• Pulzar FM
• Radio Avon and later C93FM
• Radio Caroline (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

Dunedin and East Otago Stations

Main article: Radio stations in Dunedin

Current Stations

• Big River Radio (Balclutha)
• Country Radio 88.7
• Ear107
• GoldRush1440 (Lawrence)
• Hills AM
• Radio Clutha (Balclutha)
• Radio Dunedin
• Radio One
• RushFM (Lawrence)

Previous Stations

• 4XO - Rebranded as More FM
• 4ZB and later ZBFM - Rebranded as Classic Hits 89FM
• 93Rox
• Radio Waitaki (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)
• Roy FM 94.6 (Wanaka)

Previous Stations

• 96.7 Blue Skies FM (Alexandra)
• Ice FM (Cromwell)
• Radio Central (Alexandra) - Rebranded as More FM
• Resort Radio (Queenstown) - Rebranded as More FM
• Q92FM (Queenstown) - Rebranded as Q92 The Breeze
• The Fusion FM (Wanaka)
• Wanaka Rox (Wanaka)

Southland Stations

Main article: Radio stations in Southland

Current Stations

• Country Radio 105.2
• Hokonui Gold (Gore)
• Radio Southland 96.4

Previous Stations

• 4ZA - Rebranded as Classic Hits 98.8 ZAFM
• 4ZG Radio Hokonui - Sold to private owner and became Hokonui Gold
• Foveaux FM - Rebranded as More FM
• eFM - Southern Institute of Technology 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