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Radio in New Zealand

Call signs 1923-1988
Number – Letter – Letter
Number 1: Northland - Bay of Plenty
2: Taranaki - Marlborough
3: Canterbury - West Coast
4: Otago - Southland
Letters X_: private station
YA: mixed format / National
YC: fine music / Concert
Z_: public, commercial
Radio stations by region
Northland Auckland Auckland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Manawatu-Wanganui Wellington Tasman Tasman Nelson Marlborough Marlborough West Coast West Coast Canterbury Otago Southland SouthlandRegions of New Zealand
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Northland - Auckland - Waikato - Bay of Plenty - Gisborne - Hawke's Bay - Taranaki - Manawatu-Wanganui - Wellington - Tasman - Nelson - Marlborough - West Coast - Canterbury - Otago - Southland

Radio in New Zealand began in 1922, and is now dominated by almost 30 radio networks and station groups. The Government has dominated broadcasting since 1925, but through privatisation and deregulation have allowed commercial talk and music stations to reach large audiences. New Zealand also has several radio stations serving Māori tribes, Pacific Island communities, ethnic minorities, evangelical Christians and special interests.

State-owned broadcaster Radio New Zealand reaches the broadest range of listeners with bilingual flagship broadcaster Radio New Zealand National. Several previously state-owned radio brands like top-rating talk station Newstalk ZB are now owned by NZME Radio, which operates eight networks on terrestrial radio and iHeartRadio. Ten radio networks are operated by MediaWorks New Zealand, including top-rating music stations The Edge and The Rock. Independent stations like Ski FM Network, Port FM, 1XX and Coast FM continue to serve local communities, alongside low-powered and internet stations.

New Zealand was also one of the first countries to introduce Christian radio, with Rhema Media now operating four networks around the country. The Student Radio Network began with the start of bFM in 1969 and the first of the country's community access broadcasters was founded in 1981. Te Māngai Pāho funds Māori iwi radio stations, and the Pacific Media Network continues to receive Government support.


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