Life FM
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| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
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| Branding | Life fm |
| Slogan | Live it. |
| First air date | 1997 |
| Format | Christian pop music |
| Class | Terrestrial/Internet |
| Owner | Rhema Broadcasting Group |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.lifefm.co.nz |
Life FM is a New Zealand Christian radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music to an audience primarily 30 and under, across the country. It is part of the Rhema Broadcasting Group.
The network attracts international audiences by streaming over the internet by means of MMS.
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[edit] Programming
[edit] Monday to Friday
| 06:00 | Morning Wake-Up |
| Breakfast programme presented by Bex and Burns. Features half-hourly news updates. | |
| 10:00 | Days with Di |
| Workday request and discussion programme. | |
| 14:00 | Afternoons with Frank and Di |
| Afternoon programme presented by Frank and Di. Includes music and discussion, with a countdown of the top four songs at 16:00. | |
| 19:00 | Nights with Asher Bastion |
| Evening music programme presented by Asher Bastion. Includes a countdown of the top ten songs at 21:00 and a requests segment at 22:00. | |
| 24:00 | Life FM Overnight |
| Non-stop Christian music without a disc-jockey. |
[edit] History
Life FM started during March 1993 on 99.3 FM in Christchurch as a station broadcasting a mix of Christian and secular music, however the frequency was leased from More FM and the station had to shut down when the lease finished. Life FM was restarted in Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty in 1997 as a 100% Christian network.
Listener contributions from around the world make up about 80% of the network's budget. Since 2004 regular "Lifeathon" live radio events have raised a large proportion of this budget. In 2005 the event featured Zed lead singer Nathan King, boxer David Tua, Christian band Mumsdollar, musician Dave Dobbyn and netball player Irene van Dyk.
[edit] Stations
In the North Island:
- Whangarei - 98.7 FM
- Auckland - 99.8 FM
- Waikato - 94.6 FM
- Bay of Plenty - 94.6 FM
- Rotorua - 88.5 FM
- Taupo - 107.0 FM
- Gisborne - 92.5 FM
- Hawke's Bay - 93.5 FM
- South Taranaki - 99.5 FM
- Opunake - 88.4 FM
- Wanganui - 107.3 FM
- Manawatu - 96.3 FM
- Marton - 88.4 FM
- Kapiti Coast - 96.7 FM
- Wairarapa - 95.7 FM
- Porirua - 99.2 FM
In the South Island:
- Golden Bay - 106.7 FM
- Nelson - 88.7 FM
- Westport - 105.3 FM
- Greymouth - 105.5 FM
- Rangiora - 106.8 FM
- Ashburton - 96.5 FM
- Timaru - 93.9 FM
- Oamaru - 97.6 FM
- Cromwell - 91.1 FM
- Wanaka - 107.5 FM
- Te Anau - 107.0 FM
- Dunedin - 107.3 FM
- Mosgiel - 88.3 FM
- Southland - 99.8 FM (Gore) and 100.0 FM (Mid Dome)
