The following is a list of radio stations in the New Zealand region of Northland, as of 2020[update]. It includes the frequency, name, owner and transmitter location of each station, its first airdate on that frequency, and previous stations that broadcast on the station. Radio stations in Northland predominantly broadcast from Whangārei, Kaikohe and Kaitaia.
The commercial Northland radio market covers 112 thousand people, from the region's total population of 166 thousand. In a survey of 800 people in 2014, More FM was the most popular station with an estimated 27 thousand listeners and 17.3 percent market share.[1][2]
Upper Northland
editFM stations
editAM stations
edit| Frequency [3] | Name[4] | Format[5] | Owner[3] | Transmitter[3] | Broadcasting on frequency since |
Previous stations on frequency[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | Rhema | Christian adult contemporary | Rhema Media | Kaitaia (Awanui) | ||
| 837 | RNZ National | Kaitaia (Waipapakauri) | RNZ National AM transmission ceased July 2022 due to the mast at Waipapakauri being in danger of collapse. A new mast was built and transmitting again as of 28 November 2022[7] | |||
| 981 | RNZ National | Public radio | Radio New Zealand | Kaikohe | ||
| 1026 | Silent | Kaitaia (Waipapakauri) | Newstalk ZB AM transmission ceased July 2022 due to the mast at Waipapakauri being in danger of collapse. A new mast was built and transmitting again as of 28 November 2022[8] | |||
| 1215 | Newstalk ZB | Talk radio | NZME | Kaikohe |
Lower Northland
editFM stations
editAM stations
edit| Frequency[3] | Name[4] | Format[5] | Owner[3] | Transmitter[3] | Broadcasting on frequency since |
Previous stations on frequency[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | Rhema | Christian adult contemporary | Rhema Media | Maungakaramea | ||
| 729 | Gold Sport | Greatest hits & Sports radio | NZME | Otaika | 01/07/2020 | Until 30/03/2020: Radio Sport; 30/03/2020-30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB |
| 837 | RNZ National | Public radio | Radio New Zealand | Otaika | ||
| 900 | Coast | Middle of the Road | NZME | Maungakaramea | ||
| 1026 | Newstalk ZB | Talk radio | NZME | Otaika |
Internet stations
edit- New Zealand Net Radio, Whangārei.[12]
Low power FM stations
edit| Frequency[4] | Name[4] | Format[5] | Owner | Transmitter | Broadcasting on frequency since |
Previous stations on frequency[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.6 | Overhype | Dance radio, alternative rock | Parihaki | |||
| 88.0 | TLC Radio[13] | Country music | Te Kōpuru | |||
| 88.1 | Mangawhai | Heads FM[11] on 106.4 | ||||
| 88.1 | Beagle Radio | Community radio | Whangārei | |||
| 88.2 | Cool FM | Dargaville | ||||
| 88.2 | Big River FM | Ruawai | ||||
| 88.3 | Magic Music FM[14] | Whangārei | ||||
| 89.0 | Defunct | Whangārei | The Zone 89 | |||
| 106.9 | Star | Contemporary Christian music | Rhema Media | Kamo | ||
| 107.1 | Magic Music FM[14] | Whangārei | ||||
| 107.3 | Mai FM | Urban music | MediaWorks | Whangārei | ||
| 107.3 | TLC FM[13] | Country music | Dargaville | |||
| 107.7 | The Generator [15] | Hard rock | Private | Whangārei |
References
edit- ^ "Radios Northland". Radios. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Northland Commercial Radio Audience Measurement Survey 2/2014". TNS Research. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Register of Radio Frequencies".
- ^ a b c d e f "Radio Heritage NZ Listings". Radio Heritage Foundation.
- ^ a b c d e "Local Radio Broadcast Stations". Radio Station World.
- ^ a b c d e "FWLIST radio database". FMLIST."MWLIST radio database". MWLIST.
- ^ "Govt keeps AM on the air in Northland". The Beehive. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand". Ydun's Medium Wave Info. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ The Wireless
- ^ Smooth FM
- ^ a b Heads FM
- ^ "NZ Net Radio". All About The Music. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The Little Country Radio".
- ^ a b Magic Music FM Whangārei
- ^ "The Generator"."The Generator FB".