List of radio stations in Christchurch

This is a list of radio stations in the Christchurch Region of 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.

Some Sumner FM stations have been allocated to the 0.4 MHz frequency in the buffer between two other stations.

Low Power FM or LPFM have a maximum output of 1 watt compared to commercial radio of hundreds to thousands of watts.

As of the 17 June 2010 the frequencies for LPFM are: 87.6Mhz - 88.3Mhz & 106.7Mhz - 107.7Mhz

List current as of 24 October 2010.

Frequency	Name	Format	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency	Notes
87.6 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	2011		Low power FM
87.8 FM	Power Hit Radio	Community	2005		Low Power FM / St Albans/Mariehau
87.9 FM	Radio La Famia	Community	2011		Low power FM
88.1 FM	Harmony FM	Christian Music	2010		Low power FM
88.5 FM	Volcano Radio	Community	2008		Low power FM
88.7 FM	Currently unused			1999 - 2007 Pulzar FM
88.9 FM	Mai FM	Urban Contemporary	2011	2010 - 2011 George FM
89.3 FM	Radio Hauraki (Sumner)	Classic rock	2009	1989 - 2009 91-3ZM (on 89.2 FM)	Sumner 0.4 MHz station
89.7 FM	Radio New Zealand Concert	Classical	1984
90.5 FM	Tahu FM	Urban Music	1991	1991 - 1992 Te Reo Iriraki O Otautahi 1992 - 1996 90.5 Tahu FM 1996 - 2001 Mai FM 90.5
90.9 FM	91-3ZM (Sumner)	Hit Music	2009		Sumner 0.4 MHz station
91.3 FM	91-3ZM	Hit Music	1986
92.1 FM	More FM Canterbury	Adult Contemporary	1992
92.9 FM	The Sound	Classic Rock	2012	1986 - 2001 C93FM (also branded as 93 Gold and Classic Hits 93FM) 2001 - 2011 Solid Gold FM
93.7 FM	The Rock	Modern Rock	1999	1992 - 1999 Radio Pacific
94.5 FM	The Breeze	Easy Listening	2004	1995 - 1997 Easy Listening i94.5 1997 - 2004 Lite FM
94.9 FM	More FM Canterbury (Sumner)	Adult Contemporary	1992		Sumner 0.4 MHz station
95.3 FM	The Edge FM	Pop Music	2009	1990s - 2009 More FM Canterbury
96.1 FM	C96 [1]	Campus radio		2010 Mode 96.1 2009 Alpha 96.1 2008 Splat 96.1	Student run station by the New Zealand Broadcasting School, format changes yearly
96.5 FM	Classic Hits (Sumner)	80s-00s Pop Music	1993		Sumner 0.4 MHz station
96.9 FM	Plains FM	Community Radio	1988
97.7 FM	Classic Hits	80s-00s Pop Music	1993	1991 - 1993 B98 FM
98.5 FM	RDU	Alternative Music	1990s		Student run staion by the University of Canterbury
99.3 FM	Radio Live	Talk	2006	1993 - 1997 Life 99.3FM 1997 - 1999 Southern Star 1999 - 2005 Channel Z 2005 - 2006 Kiwi FM
99.7 FM	Radio New Zealand Concert (Sumner)	Classical	1984		Sumner 0.4 MHz station
100.1 FM	Newstalk ZB	Talk	2011
100.9 FM	Voice of South Pole	Chinese, Talk, Mixed	2008
101.7 FM	Radio New Zealand National	Talk & Mixed	2004
102.5 FM	Kiwi FM	New Zealand Music	2006
104.1 FM	Niu FM	Urban Music	2002
105.7 FM	Pulzar FM	Dance, Pop Music	2009
106.5 FM	Radio Hauraki	Classic Rock	2008
107.5 FM	Good Music 107.5FM	Community Radio	1997		Formerly Radio Redwood
540 AM	The Word	Christian Radio	2011
612 AM	New Zealand's Rhema	Christian Music	1993
675 AM	Radio New Zealand National	Talk, Mixed
738 AM	Radio Live	Talk	2005	1999 - 2005 Radio Pacific
963 AM	Southern Star and Parliament Radio	Christian Radio Station	1990s	3YC Radio New Zealand Concert Program
1017 AM	Newstalk ZB	Same as 1098	2011	2000 - 2002 Canterbury On Air 2003 - 2010 Radio Hauraki
1098 AM	Newstalk ZB	Talk	1994	Until 1994 3ZB
1260 AM	BSport and Radio Trackside	Sports Radio	2007	1970s - 1990 Radio Avon 1990 - 1999 C93FM 1999 - 2005 Solid Gold 2005 - 2007 Radio Pacific
1323 AM	Currently unused			1978 - 1986 3ZM (broadcast on 1400AM 1973 - 1978) 1988 - 1994 Aotearoa Radio 1995 - 1996 Radio Liberty
1413 AM	Radio Ferrymead	Talk, Oldies	1980s
1503 AM	Radio Sport			1980s - mid 1990s New Zealand's Rhema 1990s Sports Roundup 1997 - Now Radio Sport
1593 AM	Coast	50s-70s Pop Music	2004	Late 1990s 88 Country 2001 - 2003 The Wolf 2003 - 2004 Easy Listening