List of radio stations in Northland explained

The following is a list of radio stations in the New Zealand region of Northland, . 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

FM stations

Frequency^[3]	Name^[4]	Format^[5]	Owner	Location (transmitter)	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency^[6]
88.0	Paihia FM
89.2				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
89.6
90.0				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
91.6				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
92.0				Kerikeri (Cottle Hill Drive)
92.4				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)		TAB Trackside
93.2				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
93.6	Defunct					Kaitaia Community Radio, 1KCR
93.6
94.0				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
94.4			Sports Entertainment Network		2021	LiveSport, BSport, TAB Trackside
94.8				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
95.2
95.6				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
96.4				Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)	20/06/2021	The Hits
Defunct				2010
97.1			Te Hiku Media	Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
97.3
97.5				Kaikohe (Hikurangi)
98.3				Kaikohe (Hikurangi)
99.1				Kaikohe (Hikurangi)		Radio Ngatihine
99.5				Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
99.9				Kaikohe (Browns Hill)
100.3				Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
100.7				Kaikohe (Hikurangi)	31/03/2023	Radio Live Jan 2019 - 20/03/2022: Magic Talk; 21/03/2022 - 30/03/2023: Today FM
101.1				Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)
101.5				Kaikohe (Hikurangi)
103.5				Kaitaia (Awanui)
104.3		Iwi radio	Te Hiku Media	Kaitaia (Puketutu)	2004
105.1				Kaitaia (Maungataniwha)	July 2022	until July 2022: Radio Hauraki
105.3
105.9				Doubtless Bay (Mangonui)		The Hits
106.1
106.3
107.3

AM stations

Frequency	Name	Transmitter	Previous stations on frequency
549		Kaitaia (Awanui)
837		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
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

Lower Northland

FM stations

Frequency	Name	Format	Owner	Transmitter	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
89.2					01/07/2020
90.0
90.4	The Wireless ^[9]		Perryscope Productions
90.8					31/03/2023	Radio Live Jan 2019 - 20/03/2022: Magic Talk; 21/03/2022 - 30/03/2023: Today FM
91.6						KCC FM
92.4			Sports Entertainment Network		2021	LiveSport, BSport, TAB Trackside
93.2
93.6	More FM - Rodney				2016
94.0
94.4
94.8					1995
95.6					20/06/2021	Classic Hits, Radio Northland
96.4					20/06/2021
98.0						Mai FM
98.6	Big River FM		Community-owned
98.8				Whangārei
99.6						Radio Ngatihine
100.0	Defunct					Soundwaves
100.0	Defunct				2013	More FM - Rodney, Times FM
100.4				Parahaki
101.2				Horokaka
103.6	Pacific Media Network#Radio 531pi	PMN 531pi	English & Pacific Island programme		Parakiore	Jan 2019	Niu FM
104.2				Dargaville
104.4				Parahaki
105.2				Horokaka
105.6	Smooth FM ^[10]		Infinity Media
106.0					19/07/2021	Coast moved to 96.4
106.4	Heads FM^[11]		Perryscope Productions

AM stations

Frequency	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
621
729	01/07/2020	Until 30/03/2020: Radio Sport; 30/03/2020-30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB
837
900
1026

Internet stations

New Zealand Net Radio, Whangārei.^[12]

Low power FM stations

Frequency	Name	Transmitter	Previous stations on frequency
87.6	Overhype	Parihaki
88.0	TLC Radio^[13]
88.1			Heads FM on 106.4
88.1	Beagle Radio
88.2	Cool FM
88.2	Big River FM
88.3	Magic Music FM^[14]
89.0	Defunct		The Zone 89
106.9
107.1	Magic Music FM
107.3
107.3	TLC FM
107.7	The Generator ^[15]

Notes and References

Web site: Radios Northland. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205174948/http://www.radios.co.nz/radio_research/survey_area_results/Northland/northland.htm . dead . 5 December 2014 . Radios . 3 October 2014 . 5 December 2014.
Web site: Northland Commercial Radio Audience Measurement Survey 2/2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205174833/http://www.radios.co.nz/radio_research/survey_area_results/Northland/Northland%20Radio%20Press%20Release.doc . dead . 5 December 2014 . TNS Research. 3 October 2014 . 5 December 2014.
Web site: The Register of Radio Frequencies.
Web site: Radio Heritage NZ Listings . Radio Heritage Foundation.
Web site: Local Radio Broadcast Stations . Radio Station World.
Web site: FWLIST radio database . FMLIST. Web site: MWLIST radio database . MWLIST.
Web site: Govt keeps AM on the air in Northland . The Beehive . 11 August 2023 . en.
Web site: New Zealand . Ydun's Medium Wave Info . 11 August 2023 . 2 December 2022.
http://thewirelessfm.co.nz/about The Wireless
https://www.facebook.com/Smooth105.6FM Smooth FM
https://www.headsfm.co.nz/about Heads FM
Web site: NZ Net Radio . All About The Music . 13 March 2018.
Web site: The Little Country Radio.
https://magicmusicfm.co.nz Magic Music FM Whangārei
Web site: The Generator. Web site: The Generator FB.