RNZ Concert
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| Broadcast area |
 New Zealand |
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| Frequency |
FM: Various |
| First air date | 1975 |
| Format | classical and jazz music |
| Owner | Radio New Zealand |
| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | radionz.co.nz/concert |
FM: Various
Freeview: Channel 51
Sky Digital: Channel 502
RNZ Concert or Radio New Zealand Concert (Māori: Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa Concert), known as Concert FM until 2007, is a publicly funded non-commercial New Zealand FM fine music radio network. It is owned and operated by Radio New Zealand from its Wellington headquarters. The network's playlist of classical, jazz, contemporary and world music includes an extensive and growing collection of original recordings of mostly local musicians and composers. Around 15 percent of its airtime is given over to live concerts, orchestral performances, operas, interviews, features and specialty music programmes, many of which are locally recorded.
The network's specialist production department also commissions work, initiates music programmes, and records live broadcasts of concerts and recitals from local and visiting international artists. RNZ Concert is one of the few recipients to date of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Governor's Award - a rare honour bestowed on individuals and organisations that make a significant contribution to the arts in New Zealand. Radio New Zealand Concert also draws content from its international counterparts, including ABC Classic FM, the European Broadcasting Union, the WFMT Radio Network and BBC Radio 3.
New Zealand radio stations were streamlined in the 1950s into three distinct call signs. Light popular entertainment stations came under ZB and mixed or middlebrow stations were identified as YA. There were also four highbrow YC stations taking on the model of the BBC's Third Programme - 1YC in Auckland, 2YC in Wellington, 3YC in Christchurch and 4YC in Dunedin. Both YA and YC stations began taking networked programming from Wellington that matched their particular format, in place of local or regional programmes. The YA stations were rebranded as the National Programme in 1964, but it was not until 1975 that YC stations officially formed the Concert Programme.
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