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]
| Frequency[3] | Name[4] | Format[5] | Owner | Location (transmitter) | Broadcasting on frequency since | Previous stations on frequency[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.0 | Paihia FM | |||||
| 89.2 | The Hits | Adult contemporary music | Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha) | 1/12/2024 | Gold | |
| 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 | Sport Nation | 19/11/2024 | LiveSport, BSport, TAB Trackside, SENZ | |||
| 94.8 | Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha) | |||||
| 95.2 | ||||||
| 95.6 | Gold | Greatest hits | Kaikohe (Hikurangi) Kaitaia (Maungataniwha) | 1/12/2024 | The Hits | |
| 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
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| 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 | ||||||
| Frequency | Name | Format | Owner | Transmitter | Broadcasting on frequency since | 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. | |||
| 1215 | ||||||
| Frequency | Name | Format | Owner | Transmitter | Broadcasting on frequency since | Previous stations on frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.2 | The Hits | Adult contemporary | 01/12/2024 | 2016 - 30 June 2020: Mix; 1/07/2020 - 1/12/2024: Gold | |||
| 90.0 | |||||||
| 90.4 | The Wireless [8] | Perryscope Productions | |||||
| 90.8 | 31/03/2023 | Radio Live
| |||||
| 91.6 | KCC FM | ||||||
| 92.4 | Sport Nation | 19/11/2024 | LiveSport, BSport, TAB Trackside, SENZ | ||||
| 93.2 | |||||||
| 93.6 | More FM - Rodney | 2016 | |||||
| 94.0 | |||||||
| 94.4 | |||||||
| 94.8 | 1995 | ||||||
| 95.6 | Gold | Greatest hits | 01/12/2024 | Classic Hits, Radio Northland; 20/06/2021 - 01/12/2024: The Hits | |||
| 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 [9] | Infinity Media | |||||
| 106.0 | 19/07/2021 | Coast moved to 96.4 | |||||
| 106.4 | Heads FM[10] | Perryscope Productions | |||||
| Frequency | Name | Format | Owner | Transmitter | 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 |
| Frequency | Name | Format | Owner | Transmitter | Broadcasting on frequency since | Previous stations on frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.6 | Overhype | Parihaki | |||||
| 88.0 | TLC Radio[12] | ||||||
| 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[13] | ||||||
| 89.0 | Defunct | The Zone 89 | |||||
| 106.9 | |||||||
| 107.1 | Magic Music FM | ||||||
| 107.3 | |||||||
| 107.3 | TLC FM | ||||||
| 107.7 | Smooth FM [9] | Infinity Media | 2024 | The Generator | |||