List of radio stations in Canterbury

This is a list of radio stations in Canterbury in New Zealand.

During October 2010, several FM radio stations changed frequencies as spacing was being standardised to 0.8 MHz. Frequency changes continue as broadcast licences are renewed. Most frequencies are now spaced 0.8 MHz apart, with the first station at a frequency of 88.9 MHz. Infill stations are allocated to the 0.4 MHz frequency in the buffer between two other stations.

The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 have allowed community stations to play a greater role in the Canterbury community. Compass FM 104.9 FM has existed as a not-for-profit community radio station in the North Canterbury area since June 2011. Several radio stations have also ceased operation as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes. In Lyttelton, for instance, Volcano Radio 88.5FM was broadcasting 80 shows commercial-free from February 2008, but the quakes damaged equipment and forced the building to be demolished. Shows on the station included Project Lyttelton, Monday Report, children's programme Lyttelease, classical music show Vienna Volcano, and old school metal and hard rock show The Molten Metal.[1][2]

Christchurch and North Canterbury stations

FM and AM

The following stations broadcast in the Christchurch area including Sumner and the Hurunui District.

Most high-power FM radio stations serving Christchurch broadcast from the Sugarloaf transmitter, located on the Port Hills due south of the central city. Stations broadcasting from this transmitter also serve the majority of the Canterbury Plains, as far south as the Rangitata River. The suburb of Sumner is served by infill FM transmitters located at Southshore and Sumner Head, as hills block the signal from Sugarloaf.

Frequency [3]	Station[4]	Location[5]	Licensed power (kW)[6]	Format[5]	Airdate[7]	Previous stations on frequency
88.9 FM	The Edge	Sugarloaf	32	Pop music (2000s-2010s)	2017	2008 - 2009: The Edge 2010: George FM 2011 - 2017: Mai FM
89.3 FM	Radio Hauraki	Sumner	0.016	Mainstream rock	2009
89.7 FM	RNZ Concert	Sugarloaf	80	Classical music	1984
90.1 FM	Coast	Southshore	0.8	Pop music (70s-90s)	2004
90.5 FM	Tahu FM	Sugarloaf	16	Urban contemporary	1991	formerly Te Reo Iriraki O Otautahi, 90.5 Tahu FM, Mai FM
90.9 FM	ZM	Sumner	0.016	Pop music (current)	2009	ZM was previously on 89.2FM in Sumner
91.3 FM	ZM	Sugarloaf	80	Pop music (current)	1986	formerly ZMFM, 91ZM
91.7 FM	Gold [8][9]	Southshore	0.8	Greatest hits	1 July 2020	2015 - 30 June 2020: Mix
92.1 FM	More FM	Sugarloaf	80	Pop music (90s-now)	1992
92.9 FM	The Sound	Sugarloaf	50	Mainstream rock (60s-80s)	2001	formerly Solid Gold 1986-2001: C93FM (formerly 93 Gold, Classic Hits 93FM)
93.3 FM	Anthemz[10]	Southshore	0.8	Urban contemporary	12 Oct 2020	2015 - 2020: Flava 20 Jan 2020 - 12 Oct 2020: Pulzar FM
93.7 FM	The Rock	Sugarloaf	80	Mainstream rock (70s-now)	1999	1992 - 1999: Radio Pacific
94.5 FM	The Breeze	Sugarloaf	32	Pop music (70s-now)	1998	formerly Lite FM 1994 - 1998: Easy Listening i94.5
94.9 FM	More FM	Southshore	0.8	Pop music (90s-now)	1992
95.3 FM	Mai FM	Sugarloaf	32	Urban music	2017	2009 - 2017: The Edge
96.1 FM	The 96.1	Sugarloaf	16		30 Nov 2020	Previous NZ Broadcasting School programmes: 17/8-30/11/2020: Tracks 96.1,[11] The 96.1, OKBoomer, The Garage, Rift, Basement, Embr, Summit, Chalk, Jacked, The Attic, Mode, Alpha, Splat, Blush
96.5 FM	The Hits	Southshore	0.32	Pop music (90s-now)	1993	formerly Classic Hits 97.7
96.9 FM	Plains FM	Sugarloaf	5	Access Radio	1988
97.7 FM	The Hits	Sugarloaf	80	Pop music (90s-now)	1991	formerly B98 FM, Classic Hits
98.5 FM	RDU 98.5	synchronous transmission Marleys Hill, Ilam (backup transmitter), Sumner Head	1.6 0.16 0.01	Dance music	1990s	previously Radio U, UFM
99.3 FM	Magic Music	Sugarloaf	32	Classic hits	30 Dec 2019	1993-1997: Life 99.3FM, 1997-1999: Southern Star 1999-2005: Channel Z, 2005-2006: Kiwi FM 2006-2019: Radio Live (simulcast on 99.3 FM and 738 AM since 2006 but moved to 99.3 FM since 2015) Jan - 30 Dec 2019: Magic Talk (moved to 738 AM as at 30 Dec 2019)
99.7 FM	RNZ Concert	Southshore	0.32	Classical music	1984
100.1 FM	Newstalk ZB	Sugarloaf	5	Talk radio	2011
100.5 FM	Magic Music audio faint 10/08/2020	Lyttelton	0.1	Classic hits		Magic Talk
100.5 FM	Blank Carrier - No Audio	Southshore	0.8		2017	brianfm.com licence holder
100.9 FM	Pulzar FM	Huntsbury Hill	5	Urban contemporary	28/09/2020	2008-2020: Voice of South Pole[12]
101.7 FM	RNZ National	Sugarloaf	16	Public radio	2004
103.7 FM	Compass FM	Cheviot (Beltana)	0.8	Pop music (70s-90s)
103.7 FM	Compass FM	Hanmer (Wallace Peak)	0.32	Pop music (70s-90s)
104.1 FM	PMN 531	Sugarloaf	16	English & Pacific Islands' languages spoken/music	Jan 2019	2010-2019: Niu FM
104.9 FM	Compass FM 104.9	Rangiora (Mt Grey)	2	Local Community Radio	2011
105.7 FM	Coast	Huntsbury Hill	5	Pop music (70s-Now)	3 Aug 2020	2009[13] -2020: Pulzar FM 20/01 - 02/08/2020: C105.7
106.5 FM	Radio Hauraki	Sugarloaf	16	Mainstream rock (70s-now)	2008
540 AM	Rhema	Philpotts Rd	3.2	Christian music	2015	2011 - 2015: The Word
612 AM	Star	Philpotts Rd	10	Christian music		Rhema
675 AM	RNZ National	Gebbies Pass	63	Public radio		3YA (3YA was also broadcast on 980, 720[14] and 690kHz prior to Nov 1978)
738 AM	Magic Talk	Marshland	16	Talk radio	30 Dec 2019	1999-2005: Radio Pacific 2005-2015: Radio Live (simulcast on 99.3 FM and 738 AM since 2006 but moved to 99.3 FM from 2015 until 30 Dec 2019) Jan - 30 Dec 2019: Magic Music (moved to 99.3 FM as at 30 Dec 2019)
963 AM	AM Network	Gebbies Pass	32	Christian music	1990s	?-2015: Southern Star
1017 AM	Newstalk ZB	Philpotts Rd	6.3	Talk radio	2011	2000 - 2002: Canterbury On Air, Now AM 2003 - 2010: Radio Hauraki
1098 AM	Newstalk ZB	Bottle Lake	16	Talk radio	1994	Until 1994: 3ZB
1260 AM	Vacant	Marshland	6.3			1970s - 1990: Radio Avon 1990 - 1999: C93FM 1999 - 2005: Solid Gold 2005 - 2007: Radio Pacific/Trackside 2007 - 2010: BSport/Radio Trackside 2010 - 2015: LiveSport/Radio Trackside 2015 - 2020: TAB Trackside
1413 AM	Radio Ferrymead	Ferrymead Park	0.32	Pop music (1940s-1960s)	1980s
1503 AM	Gold AM[8][9]	Bottle Lake	16	Greatest hits & Sports radio	1 July 2020	formerly Sports Roundup 1980s - mid 1990s: New Zealand's Rhema 1994 - March 2020: Radio Sport 30 March - 30 June 2020: Newstalk ZB
1593 AM	Coast	Philpotts Rd	16	Pop music (60s-1970s)	2004	Late 1990s: 88 Country, 2001 - 2003: The Wolf 2003 - 2004: Easy Listening i

Low Power FM

There are a number of LPFM stations that are operating, or have operated, whose broadcast range may be less than that of the full-power FM stations.

Frequency	Station	Location	Format	Airdate	Previous stations on frequency
87.6 FM	Life FM	Christchurch	Christian music	2011
87.8 FM	Power Hit FM [15]	Christchurch		2005
87.9 FM	Ashgrove FM[16]	Rangiora (Ashgrove School)		2009	Radio La Famia
88.0 FM	Anthemz	Christchurch	Urban contemporary	12 Oct 2020	Country FM, 2011: Shakey FM, Rollywood FM, 2013-2020: Flava 20 Jan 2020 - 12 Oct 2020: Pulzar FM
88.1 FM	Harmony FM	Riccarton	Christian radio	2010
88.3 FM	The Wave[17]	Sumner			Rollywood FM[18]
106.9 FM	George FM	Christchurch	Dance music
106.9 FM	Gospel Radio	Kaiapoi	Community Radio
107.0 FM	New Brighton Wassup	New Brighton	Community	2020
107.0 FM	Thunder FM[19]	Rolleston/Lincoln	Contemporary hit radio
107.3 FM	XS80's [20]	Huntsbury Hill	1980s	2015
107.3 FM	Gospel Radio	Kaiapoi	Community Radio	1998
107.4 FM	1074BFM [21]	Waitikiri Burwood North East	70s, 80s, 90s	2018
107.5 FM	Radio Addington[22]	Addington		2010
107.5 FM	Radio Redwood[23]	Redwood
107.5 FM	Practice FM	CBD, NZ Broadcasting School	Various
107.7 FM	Just FM[24]	Kaiapoi		1998
107.7 FM	ChizzySoundz[25]	Chisnallwood Intermediate School		2010
107.7 FM	Rotten Radio[26]	Lyttelton			2013: Flava
107.7 FM	Anthemz	Christchurch	Urban contemporary	12 Oct 2020	20 Jan 2020 - 12 Oct 2020: Pulzar FM
Streaming	DawnFM[27]	Haeata Community Campus		2019	internet only station

Banks Peninsula Stations

The following stations broadcast in Akaroa or the Banks Peninsula area.

Frequency	Station	Format	Location	Airdate	Previous stations on frequency
90.3 FM	Akaroa Radio		Akaroa
91.1 FM	Akaroa Radio		Hilltop
95.1 FM	RNZ Concert	Classical music	Mt Pearce
95.9 FM	XS80s	1980s	Long Bay Road
99.1 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Mt Pearce
107.3 FM		LPFM	Akaroa		Bay Radio[28]

Mid Canterbury Stations

The following stations broadcast in the Ashburton or Mid Canterbury area.

Frequency[3]	Station[4]	Format[5]	Location[5]	Airdate[7]	Previous stations on frequency
89.3 FM	The Hits	Adult contemporary music	Ashburton (Somerset House)	2001	formerly known as Classic Hits, 3ZE
91.7 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Ashburton
92.5 FM	Hokonui	Adult contemporary music	Ashburton (Winchmore)	2014	2001 - 2014: The Hits (formerly known as Classic Hits, 3ZE)
93.3 FM	The Edge	Contemporary hit radio	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	2002
94.1 FM	Mt Hutt Radio		Mt Hutt Ski Field
94.9 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Ashburton (Surrey Hills)	28/04/2018	Port FM, Fox FM
95.7 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	2002	formerly Solid Gold
96.5 FM	Hokonui	Adult contemporary music	Ashburton (Somerset House)		2001 - 2014: The Hits (formerly known as Classic Hits, 3ZE)
97.3 FM	The Rock	Active rock	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	2002
98.1 FM	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Ashburton (Somerset House)
98.9 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	28/04/2018	Port FM, Fox FM
99.7 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Ashburton (Gawler Downs)
101.3 FM	RNZ National	Public Radio	Ashburton (Gawler Downs)	2004
103.7 FM	Magic Music	Classic hits	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	2017
105.3 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Mt Hutt	March 2020	Can be heard in Christchurch and North Canterbury.
106.1 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening (1980s-2010s)	Ashburton (Electricity Ashburton)	2018	2017 - March 2018 XS80s
702 AM	Gold AM[8][9]	Greatest hits & Sports radio	Ashburton (Winchmore)	01/07/2020	Until March 2020: Radio Sport 30/03 - 30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB
873 AM	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Ashburton (Winchmore)	2001	Until 2001: 3ZE
1071 AM	Vacant		Ashburton (Winchmore)		TAB Trackside

South Canterbury Stations

The following stations broadcast from the South Canterbury area including the Mackenzie District, Waimate District and Timaru

Frequency[3]	Station[4]	Format[5]	Location[5]	Airdate[7]	Previous stations on frequency
88.1 FM	Waimate FM	LPFM	Waimate
88.4 FM	no longer licensed LPFM		Timaru		Hospital FM
88.6 FM	Magic Music	Classic hits	Fairlie
89.1 FM	Tahu FM	Urban contemporary	Timaru (Cave Hill)	2000
89.4 FM	More FM	Adult Hits	Twizel	28/04/2018	2017 - 2018: Port FM
89.9 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening (1980s-2010s)	Timaru (Mount Studholme)	2018	1992 - March 2018: Radio Live
90.7 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Timaru (Tower Corp Building)
90.9 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Omarama (Cloud Hill)	28/04/2018	Port FM
91.0 FM	Magic Talk	Talk radio	Twizel (Mount Mary)	2018
91.5 FM	The Rock	Active rock	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	2001
91.8 FM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Twizel (ECNZ)
92.3 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening (1980s-2010s)	Timaru (Tower Corp Building)		The Edge, The Groove, The Heat FM
92.6 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Twizel (Mount Mary)
93.1 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Timaru (Tower Corp Building) Waimate (Mount Ellen)	28/04/2018	Port FM
93.4 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Tekapo (Mount John)
93.9 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Timaru (Cave Hill)	April 2018
94.2 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Twizel (Mount Mary)	28/04/2018	Port FM
94.7 FM	The Hits	Adult contemporary music	Timaru (Rhodestown)
95.0 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Fairlie (Mount Michael)	28/04/2018	Port FM
95.5 FM	The Edge	Pop music	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	2001
95.8 FM	Radio Twizel	Community radio	Twizel
96.3 FM	ZM	Contemporary hit radio	Timaru (Cave Hill)	2004
97.1 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	2001	formerly Solid Gold
97.3 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Omarama (Cloud Hill)
97.9 FM	More FM	Adult hits	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	28/04/2018	Port FM
98.7 FM	The Hits	Adult contemporary music	Timaru (Mount Studholme)	1995	formerly Classic Hits, 99FM, Radio Caroline Broadcasting on 99.0FM prior to 2010
98.9 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Omarama (Cloud Hill)	28/04/2018	The Edge
99.8 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening (1980s-2010s)	Twizel (Mount Mary)
99.5 FM	RNZ Concert	Classical music	Timaru (Mount Studholme)
100.3 FM	100.3FM South Canterbury	80's 90's 2000's Anthems	Timaru (Cave Hill)	2018	Kiwi access 100.3
101.1 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Timaru (Mount Studholme)
103.5 FM	Magic Music	Classic hits	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	2017
104.3 FM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Timaru (Cave Hill)
104.5 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary music/Classic rock	Omarama	2018	2014-2018: High Country FM
104.6 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Fairlie (Mount Michael)
105.1 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Timaru (Cave Hill)
105.4 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Twizel	22/12/2020	Previously 99.0 FM March 2020 to 22/12/2020 The Hits (formerly Classic Hits, 99FM, Radio Caroline)
105.9 FM	Magic Talk	Talk radio	Timaru (Mount Horrible)	April 2018	2017 - March 2018: XS80s
106.7 FM	Just Country FM	LPFM	Timaru
107.0 FM	100.3FM South Canterbury	80's 90's 2000's Anthems	Timaru		XS80s
107.5 FM	Hospital FM	LPFM	Timaru
107.7 FM	100.3FM South Canterbury	80's 90's 2000's Anthems	Timaru
594 AM	Southern Star	Christian radio	Timaru (St Andrews)
918 AM	RNZ National	Public radio	Timaru (Fairview)
981 AM			Timaru (St Andrews)		2015 - Southern Star 2018: Coast
1152 AM	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Timaru (Fairview)	2001	1949 - 2001: Radio Caroline, Classic Hits 99FM
1242 AM	Vacant		Timaru (Fairview)	2005	2005 - 2020: TAB Trackside formerly LiveSport, BSport, Radio Pacific
1494 AM	Gold AM[8][9]	Greatest hits & Sports radio	Timaru (St Andrews)	01/07/2020	Until March 2020: Radio Sport 30/03 - 30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB

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18. Rollywood FM
19. Thunder FM
20. XS80's
21. 1074BFM
22. Radio Addington
23. Redwood Radio
24. JUST FM
25. ChizzySoundz
26. Rotten Radio
27. DawnFM
28. Bay Radio