This is a list of radio stations in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.
Note: Several FM stations changed their frequency during October 2010, as broadcast licenses were renewed and spacing standardized to 0.8 MHz.
As a general rule, full-power FM frequencies in Wellington are spaced 0.8 MHz apart, starting from 89.3 MHz
This list updated as at 1 Jan 2012.
| Frequency | Name | Format | Broadcasting on frequency since | Previous stations on frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.6 | KIX FM Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Classic Rock and New Rock | 2010 | |
| 87.9 | MUSE Radio Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Student Radio | ||
| 88.1 | Human FM Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Student radio | 2005 | |
| 88.3 | Mix FM Low-powered FM Station - Western Suburbs |
Adult Contemporary | 2003 | |
| 88.3 | The VBC Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Student radio | 2007 | |
| 88.4 | The Cheese Low-power FM station - Wainuiomata/Hutt Valley |
80s, 90s & Today | July 2006 | |
| 88.6 | Radio Active | Student radio | 1990s | |
| 89.3 | Newstalk ZB | Talk radio | ||
| 90.1 | Classic Hits 90FM | Adult contemporary | 1993 | 1990–1991 2ZB
1991–1993 B90 FM |
| 90.9 | 91ZM | Hit music | 1985 | |
| 91.7 | The Edge | Pop music | 2007 | Early 1990s - 1992 Fox FM 1992–1995 The Heat 91.7FM 1995–1997 The Box 91.7FM 1997–1998 92 Hitz FM 1998–2005 Channel Z 2005–2006 Kiwi FM |
| 92.5 | Radio New Zealand Concert | Classical music | ||
| 93.3 | Radio Hauraki | Classic rock | 2010 | |
| 93.7 | Easy Mix | Easy Listening | ||
| 94.1 | The Breeze | Easy listening | 1993 | 1992–1994 Radio Windy/Windy FM |
| 94.9 | Atiawa Toa FM (Porirua) | 1990s | ||
| 95.3 | More FM Wellington (Hutt Valley) | Adult contemporary | 2010 | |
| 95.7 | Coast | Middle of the Road | 2011 | |
| 96.1 | Radio New Zealand Concert (Hutt Valley transmitter) | |||
| 96.5 | The Rock | Active rock | ||
| 97.3 | The Sound | Classic Rock | 2012 | 1992 2XX Kapiti 1992–1993 Cadbury Moro FM 1995–1997 The Quake 97.5FM 1997–1999 Solid Gold 2000–2008 The Edge 2008-2011 Solid Gold |
| 98.1 | Life FM (Porirua) | Contemporary Christian music | 1993 | 1992–1994 Radio Windy/Windy FM 1994–2010 The Breeze (New Zealand) |
| 98.5 | The Breeze (New Zealand) (Hutt Valley) | 1995–1996 Kix FM 1996–2004 Channel Z |
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| 98.9 | Radio Live | Talk radio | 1991–2004 More FM | |
| 99.7 | More FM Wellington | Adult contemporary | 2010 | |
| 100.9 | Atiawa Toa FM (Wellington & Hutt Valley) | 2010 | ||
| 101.3 | Radio New Zealand National | |||
| 101.7 | Radio New Zealand National (Hutt Valley) | |||
| 102.1 | Kiwi FM | New Zealand music | 2006 | |
| 103.7 | Niu FM | Urban contemporary | 2002 | |
| 104.1 | Niu FM (Hutt Valley) | Urban contemporary | 2010 | |
| 104.5 | Currently unused | 2005 | 2005 Radio New Zealand National (Hutt Valley) 2005 - 2011 Coast |
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| 105.3 | Radio Tarana | Contemporary Indian Radio Station | 2011 | 2009–2010 Hit Radio X105 |
| 106.1 | Hutt Radio | Local radio - Hutt Valley | 2009 | |
| 106.7 | George FM Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Dance Music | ||
| 107.7 | Groove 107.7FM Low-power FM station - Wellington Central |
Cafe / Jazz | ||
| AM Stations | ||||
| 567 | Radio New Zealand National | 1978 | Broadcast on 570 kHz from 1927–1978 | |
| 657 | Southern Star and Parliament radio | Christian radio | 1999 | 1978–1986 Concert Radio (broadcasting on 660 kHz prior to 1978) |
| 711 | BSport and Radio Trackside | Sports talk | 2007 | 1992–2007 Radio Pacific and Radio Trackside |
| 783 | Samoan Capital Radio | |||
| 783 | Wellington Access Radio | 1981 | ||
| 891 | The Breeze | Easy listening | 1993 | 1978–1993 Radio Windy (broadcasting on 1080 kHz between 1973 and 1976 and 890 kHz between 1976 and 1978) |
| 972 | Radio Rhema | Christian radio | 1992 | |
| 1035 | Newstalk ZB | Talk radio | 1993 | 1978–1993 2ZB (previously broadcasting on 980 kHz between 1937 and 1978) |
| 1161 | Te Upoko O Te Ika | 1986 | 1978–1986 2ZM (previously broadcasting on 1130 kHz between 1969 and 1978 and using callsign 2YD between 1937 and 1969) | |
| 1233 | Radio Live | Talk radio | 2008 | 1990–1994 BBC World Service 1995–1996 Radio Liberty 1996–1997 BBC World Service 1997–1999 Southern Star 1999–2008 Solid Gold |
| 1323 | Currently Unused | 1988–1994 Aotearoa Radio | ||
| 1377 | Radio Sport (Kapiti Coast) | Sports talk | ||
| 1503 | Radio Sport | Sports talk | 1998 | 1982–1992 Radio Rhema 1997–1998 Sports Round Up |
Note: There are a number of low-power FM stations that are operating in Wellington, whose broadcast range may be less than that of the full-power FM stations.
Generally low-power FM stations can be found in two parts of the FM band:
Low-power FM stations that are now off-air include Fleet FM (107.3 MHz) and Kix FM (a Classic Rock station that broadcast on 88.7 MHz)
| Frequency | Name | Format | Broadcasting on frequency since | Previous stations on frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.5 | Newstalk ZB (Kapiti Coast) | Talk radio | ||
| 90.3 | More FM (Kapiti Coast) | Talk radio | ||
| 91.1 | 91ZM | Hit music | ||
| 91.9 | The Rock | Active rock | ||
| 92.7 | Classic Hits FM (Kapiti Coast) | Adult contemporary | 2004 | |
| 93.5 | BSport and Radio Trackside | Sports talk | ||
| 94.3 | The Sound | Classic Rock | ||
| 95.9 | Coast | Middle of the Road | ||
| 96.7 | Life FM | Contemporary Christian Music | ||
| 97.5 | The Edge | Pop music | ||
| 98.3 | Radio New Zealand Concert | |||
| 99.1 | Radio Live | Talk radio | ||
| 100.7 | The Breeze (New Zealand) | Easy listening | ||
| 101.5 | Radio New Zealand National | |||
| 104.7 | Coast Access FM | |||
| 105.5 | Triple X FM | Classic rock | ||
| 106.3 | Beach FM | Local Radio |
The Following frequencies were previously used in the Wellington region, but were decommissioned in the clean-up of frequencies in October 2010.
It is unlikely that most of these will be used again, as many decommissioned frequencies do not fit the current spacing plan.
(Note: 96.9 MHz does fit into the Hutt Valley spacing plan, and is the only decommissioned frequency that might be re-used in future)
| Frequency | Status | Previous stations on frequency | Area served | Replacement frequency (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.0 | Decommissioned | ?–2011 Radio Active | Wellington | 88.6 (Radio Active) |
| 89.4 | Decommissioned | ?–2010 Radio Sport | Upper Hutt / Hutt Valley | 89.3 (Radio Sport) |
| 90.0 | Decommissioned | 1990–1991 2ZB 1991–1993 B90 FM (same station but rebranded) 1993–2010 Classic Hits 90FM |
Greater Wellington | 90.1 Classic Hits 90FM |
| 93.1 | Decommissioned | 2004–2010 Radio Hauraki | Greater Wellington | 93.3 (Hauraki) |
| 93.5 | Decommissioned | 1986–2007 ZMFM/91ZM 2007–2010 Easy Mix |
Hutt Valley | 93.7 (Easy Mix) |
| 94.7 | Decommissioned | 1995–1996 Kix FM 1996–2004 Channel Z 2004–2010 More FM Wellington |
Hutt Valley | 95.3 (More FM - Hutt Valley) |
| 95.6 | Decommissioned | 1980s–2010 Radio New Zealand Concert | Hutt Valley | 96.1 (RNZ Concert - Hutt Valley) |
| 96.3 | Decommissioned | 1990s Pirate FM 1999–2010 The Rock |
Greater Wellington | 96.5 (The Rock) |
| 96.9 | Decommissioned | 1990s–2010 Atiawa Toa FM | Wellington & Hutt Valley (excluding Porirua) |
100.9 Atiawa Toa FM |
| 98.7 | Decommissioned | 2004–2005 More FM (moved from 98.9FM) 2005–2010 Radio Live |
Greater Wellington | 98.9 (Radio Live) |
| 99.2 | Decommissioned | 2006–2010 Life FM | Porirua | 98.1 (Life FM - Porirua) |
| 99.4 | Decommissioned | 2005–2010 Coast | Greater Wellington | 95.7 (Coast) |
| 100.0 | Decommissioned | 1991–2010 More FM Wellington | Wellington / Porirua | 99.7 (More FM) |
| 100.7 | Decommissioned | 2002–2010 Niu FM | Hutt Valley | 104.1 (Niu Fm - Hutt Valley) |