Scenicland FM
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Scenicland FM is a New Zealand radio station owned by The Radio Network (TRN). The station broadcasts in stereo on a number of frequencies across the West Coast of the South Island.
Scenicland FM, originally known as Radio Scenicland, originally transmitted on 3 AM frequencies, original callsigns are in brackets.
747 AM - Greymouth & Hokitika (3ZA)
1287 AM - Westport (3ZW)
1521 AM - Reefton (3ZR)
Radio Scenicland became Scenicland FM in 1992 after the move to FM. As a result of the move to FM, the station releinquished AM frequencies 747 AM & 1521 AM. The relinquishment of the 747 AM frequency, in particular, was due to poor signal coverage and poor soil quality at the Kumara AM transmitter site.
The station also transmitted in a FM mono signal until the feed was upgraded to a stereo signal in late 1996 with further enhancements to the quality of the stereo signal in late 2000.
The 1287 AM signal in Westport continued to transmit the Scenicland FM feed, however this was changed to transmit Radio Sport in late 2005.
The frequencies that Scenicland FM presently transmits on are as follows
90.5FM - South Westland
90.9FM - Westport
91.1FM/93.1FM - Greymouth
93.1FM - Hokitika
97.3FM - Reefton
The station is operated as part of the Community Radio Network and broadcasts a locally-produced breakfast programme, with the rest of the its broadcast taken from the Classic Hits FM network broadcast from Auckland.
