List of radio stations in Waikato

This is a list of radio stations in the Waikato Region of New Zealand.

Most Waikato stations originate from Hamilton, Thames and Taupō.^[1]

Hamilton

The following stations broadcast in the Hamilton area.

FM stations

Frequency [1][2]	Name[3]	Format[4]	Transmitter[1][4]	Effective power (kW)	Broadcasting on frequency since[5]	Previous stations on frequency[5]
89.0	Free FM	Access radio	Waikato Ruru	5	2012	Free FM previously known as Community Radio Hamilton re-launched on 89FM - a full power FM frequency after 21 years of broadcasting on 1206AM and 106.7FM 1986 - 1998 Contact 89FM; 1998 - 2001 UFM; 2001 - 2007 The Generator; 2007 - 2010 Backbeat 89FM; 2010–2011 Rush 89FM
89.8	ZM	Hit Music	Waikato Ruru	50	1997	1984 - 1993: 898 FM and later known as 898 Kiwi FM 1993 - 1997 The Breeze on 89.8
90.6	Raukawa FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Waikato Ruru	4
91.4	RNZ Concert	Classical	Waikato Mt Te Aroha	80	1984
91.8	Maniapoto FM[6]	Local iwi radio, community, bilingual	Maniaiti/Benneydale (Porootarao)	0.8	2021	1991-2007: Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto; 2007-2021: MFM
92.2	More FM Waikato	Adult Contemporary	Waikato Ruru	10	1999
92.7	Maniapoto FM[6]	Local iwi radio, community, bilingual	Piopio	0.8	2021	1991-2007: Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto; 2007-2021: MFM
93.0	The Rock	Active Rock	Waikato Ruru	12.5	1992
93.8	The Sound (formerly Solid Gold)	Classic rock	Waikato Ruru	10	1997	1993 - 1997 Blue Skies 93.8FM
94.6	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Waikato Mt Te Aroha	80	1997	1992 - 1997 94.6 FM Country June 1997 Fieldays Radio (Temporary during Fieldays)
95.4	Radio Tainui	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Waikato Mt Te Aroha	8	1989	1989 - 1993 Te Reo Irirangi O Tainui; 1993 - 2000 Tainui FM; 2000 - 2011 Radio Tainui; 2011 Tainui FM
96.2	Radio Hauraki	Classic rock	Waikato Ruru	12.5	1999
97.0	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Waikato Ruru	50	1999	1992 - 1993 Easy Listening 97FM 1993 - 1999 Easy Listening i97FM
97.8	The Edge	Pop Music	Waikato Ruru	12.5	1994	1991 - 1994 Buzzard 98FM (same station but rebranded to the very first The Edge station in 1994)
98.1	Raglan Community Radio[7]	Community Radio	Raglan Te Hutewai Rd[8]	0.063	2006	from 1994[9] was on 96.6[8]
98.6	The Hits	Adult contemporary music	Waikato Mt Te Aroha	80	1990	formerly ZHFM, Classic Hits 98.6 ZHFM
99.4	The Breeze	Easy Listening	Waikato Ruru	12.5	2003	1997 - 2003 Y99.3 (Same station but rebranded as The Breeze and format changed from Adult Contemporary)
99.6	Maniapoto FM[6]	Local iwi radio, community, bilingual	Te Kūiti (Gadsby Road)	0.8	2021	1991-2007: Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto; 2007-2021: MFM
100.2	Magic	Oldies	Waikato Ruru	12.5	11/04/2023	1993 - 1994: Radio Waikato (not to be confused with Radio Waikato station operating in the 1980s); 1995 - 1997: Radio Hauraki; 1997 - 2005: Radio Pacific; 2005 - 2019: Radio Live; Jan 2019 - 20/03/2022: Magic Talk; 21/03/2022 - 30/03/2023: Today FM
101.0	RNZ National	Public radio	Waikato Mt Te Aroha	12.5
103.4	PMN 531		Waikato Mt Te Aroha	80	Jan 2019	- Jan 2019 Niu FM
104.2	Channel X	Classic alternative	Hamilton Towers	0.1	8 May 2023	Magic moved to 100.2 FM
105.0	Coast	Classic Hits	Waikato Ruru	12.5	2011
105.8	Mai FM	Urban	Waikato Ruru	12.5	2014
106.2	Maniapoto FM[6]	Local iwi radio, community, bilingual	Te Kawa	0.8	2021	1991-2007: Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto; 2007-2021: MFM

AM stations

Frequency [1][2]	Name[3]	Format[4]	Transmitter[1][4]	Broadcasting on frequency since[5]	Previous stations on frequency[5]
576	Star	Christian radio	Hamilton Greenhill Rd		2008 - 2015 The Word 1993 - 1994 Radio Waikato (no connection to Radio Waikato station operating in the 1980s) 1995 - 1996 Radio Liberty 1996 - 1997 Sports Roundup 1997 - 2007 Southern Star
792	Gold Sport	Greatest hits	Hamilton Eureka	30/03/2020	1997 - 1998 Sports Roundup 1998 - 30/03/2020: Radio Sport 30/03/2020 - 30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB
855	Radio Rhema	Christian Radio	Hamilton Greenhill Rd	1988	1985 and 1988 Ag Week Radio (temporary during Fieldays)
954	Sport Nation	Sports radio	Hamilton Newstead	2024	1978 - 1986 Radio Waikato (originally on 930AM from 1971 - 1978) 1986 - 1988 Country Gold Waikato 954 (same station but change of format) 1988 - 2005 Radio Pacific 2005 - 2007 Radio Pacific and Radio Trackside 2007 - 2010 BSport and Radio Trackside 2010 - 2015 LiveSport and Radio Trackside 2015 - 2020 TAB Trackside 2021 - 2024: SENZ
1143	RNZ National	Public radio	Hamilton Eureka	1978	Station broadcast on 1140 prior to 1978
1296	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Hamilton Eureka	1993	1978 - 1993 1ZH (Station broadcast on 630 from 1931, 770[10] from 1933 and 1310AM from 1949 - 1978)
1494	AM Network (Parliament) and Star	Parliament Public radio and Christian radio	Hamilton Eureka	2007

Low power FM stations

Frequency	Name	Format[11]	Broadcast area[11]	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
87.8	Switch FM Radio	Community Radio		2010
88.0	Radio Te Aroha	Community Radio	Te Aroha	Feb 2022	Also online at radiotearoha.com
88.1	Contact FM	Student Radio	Hamilton	2005
106.7	More FM	Adult contemporary	Te Aroha
106.7	The HUM Archived 4 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine	New Zealand and Hamilton-made alternative and indie music	Hamilton	2014	Free FM (Hamilton Community Radio)
106.9	Radio City FM[12]	Hindi Full-service radio	Hamilton	Feb 2012
107.1	The Yak FM	Student Radio	Tauranga	2004	formerly Max FM, rebranded in 2011
107.3	George FM	Dance radio	Hamilton
107.7	RAG-FM[13]	Rock & Roll	Raglan	2008

Coromandel Peninsula

The following stations broadcast in the Coromandel Peninsula region.

FM stations

Frequency [1][2]	Name[3]	Format[4]	Owner	Location/Transmitter[1][4]	Effective power (kW)	Broadcasting on frequency since[5]	Previous stations on frequency[5]
89.0 FM	The Rhythm 89FM			Waihi Beach	0.008	1997
89.1 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Coromandel (Harataunga)
89.9 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Whangamatā (Waikaukau Point)	0.8
90.3 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Whitianga (Ohuka Park)	0.8
90.6 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Waihi	0.1
90.7 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Mediaworks	Pauanui (Pauanui South)	0.8
90.8 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Mediaworks	Thames (Lower Rataroa)
92.2 FM	Nga Iwi FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Hauraki Māori Trust Board	Coromandel (Tokatea)		1991
92.4 FM	Nga Iwi FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Hauraki Māori Trust Board	Thames (Rataroa)
92.8 FM	Nga Iwi FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Hauraki Māori Trust Board	Waihi (Hollis Road Waikino)	0.16
93.1 FM	The Edge	Contemporary hit radio	Mediaworks	Whangamatā (Tirohanga Drive)	0.16
93.2 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Paeroa	0.05
93.8 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Waihi	0.1
93.9 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Pauanui (Pauanui South)	0.8
94.0 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Matarangi	0.16
94.0 FM	CFM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Radio Coromandel Ltd	Thames/Paeroa (Rataroa)		Aug 2019
95.1 FM	CFM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Radio Coromandel Ltd	Coromandel (Coromandel Township)
95.1 FM	CFM[14]	Contemporary Hit Radio	Radio Coromandel Ltd	Whitianga (Ohuka Park)	1	Nov 2018
95.1 FM	CFM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Radio Coromandel Ltd	Whangamatā (McBeth Road)	0.63	Sep 2019
95.1 FM	CFM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Radio Coromandel Ltd	Pauanui (Pauanui South)	1	Dec 2018
96.4 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	NZME	Coromandel (Tokatea)		Dec 2021	Gold FM
96.4 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	NZME	Waihi	0.1	Dec 2021	Gold FM
96.7 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Mediaworks	Whitianga (Ohuka Park)	0.16
97.2 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Thames (Lower Rataroa)
97.5 FM	Yesterday FM			Whitianga	0.1
97.9 FM	Coast	Classic hits	NZME	Whangamatā (McBeth Road)	0.32		2000: Kool FM
99.1 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	NZME	Whitianga (Miro Place)	0.1	Dec 2021	Gold FM
99.4 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	NZME	Waihi	0.063	Dec 2021	Gold FM
99.5 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Mediaworks	Whangamatā (Waikaukau Point)	0.8
99.6 FM	Nga Iwi FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Hauraki Māori Trust Board	Paeroa	0.1
100.3 FM	The Hits	Contemporary Hit Radio	NZME	Pauanui (Pauanui South)	1	2017	2015-2017: SEA FM Coromandel
100.3 FM	The Hits	Adult contemporary music	NZME	Whangamatā (Whangamatā South)	0.16
104.2 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Mediaworks	Waihi	0.1
104.4 FM	Magic	Oldies	Mediaworks	Thames (Lower Rataroa)
105.5 FM	The Rock	Active rock	Mediaworks	Whitianga (Ohuka Park)	0.16

Low power FM stations

	Frequency	Name	Format[11]	Broadcast area[11]	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
	88.0 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Thames	Dec 2021	Gold FM
	88.0 FM	Radio Te Aroha	Contemporary	Te Aroha	July 2022	Positively Te Aroha
	88.0 FM	ZM	Contemporary Hit Radio	Paeroa	Dec 2021	Gold FM
	88.2 FM	LFM		Whitianga
	106.7 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary	Opito Bay
	106.9 FM	The Hits	Contemporary Hit Radio	Whitianga	2017	2015 - 2017: SEA FM Coromandel
	107.1 FM	The Hits	Contemporary Hit Radio	Thames	2017	2015 - 2017: SEA FM Coromandel
	107.4 FM	LFM		Whitianga

Taupō and Tūrangi

Stations broadcasting in the Taupō and Tūrangi areas.

FM and AM stations

Frequency [1][2]	Name[3]	Format[4]	Location/transmitter[1][4]	Broadcasting on frequency since[5]	Previous stations on frequency[5]
88.8 FM	The Edge	Pop Music	Taupō (Whakaroa)	2000
89.6 FM	Lake FM		Taupō (Aratiatia)		Cool Blue Taupō
90.4 FM	ZM	Hit Music	Taupō (Tuhingamata)	2013	Radio Sport
91.2 FM	Sport Nation	Sports radio	Taupō (Whakaroa)	19/11/2024	2014: Mai FM TAB Trackside 2021 - 2024: SENZ
92.0 FM	Tuwharetoa FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Taupō (Aratiatia) & Tūrangi (Tuwharetoa FM Studio)
92.4 FM	licence previously cancelled	AC			The Hits, Lakeland FM, Classic Hits 96.8, Classic Hits Lakeland FM; Radio Lakeland
92.8 FM	Radio Hauraki	Active rock	Taupō (Tuhingamata)	2000	1997 - 2000: The Fish
93.6 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary radio	Taupō (Tuhingamata)	1990s	KIS FM
94.4 FM	The Rock	Active Rock	Taupō (Whakaroa)	1998	1995 - 1997: 94.3 The Fish
95.2 FM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Taupō (Whakaroa)
96.0 FM	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Taupō (Tuhingamata)		Mix 95.9 (original frequency 95.9FM)
96.8 FM	The Hits	Adult contemporary radio	Taupō (Tuhingamata)	1989	Classic Hits 96.8, Classic Hits Lakeland FM, Lakeland FM; Radio Lakeland (original frequency 96.7FM)
97.6 FM	Tuwharetoa FM	Urban contemporary Māori language & English	Tūrangi (Pihanga)
98.4 FM	RNZ Concert	Classical music	Taupō (Tuhingamata)	1990
99.2 FM	Magic	Oldies	Taupō (Whakaroa)	Jan 2019	2005 - 2019 Radio Live
100.0 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Taupō (Whakaroa)		Solid Gold
100.6 FM	licence previously expired/cancelled				Tuwharetoa FM Tūrangi
100.8 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Taupō (Whakaroa)
101.6 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Taupō (Whakaroa)
103.6 FM	The Heat	Adult Urban	Taupō Reporoa (Paeroa Range)	Sept 2022
104.0 FM	PMN 531		Taupō (Whakaroa)	Jan 2019	- Jan 2019 Niu FM
104.8 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Taupō (Mountain Road)
105.6 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Taupō (Whakaroa)
106.4 FM	Timeless Taupo[15]	Community radio	Taupō (Aratiatia)
Streaming	TC Radio[16]	Tauhara College		Sept 2020	internet only station

Low power FM stations

Frequency	Name	Format[11]	Broadcast area[11]	Broadcasting on frequency since
87.6 FM	Bitter FM		Taupō
87.8 FM	Ski FM[17]	Contemporary hit radio	Tūrangi	previously 87.6FM
87.8 FM	Ski FM	Contemporary hit radio	Taupō	2011
88.3 FM	Star	Christian radio	Taupō
106.8 FM	106.8FM	Hot Adult Contemporary	Taupō	2003
106.9 FM	Star	Christian radio	Taupō
107.2 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary	Kinloch
107.7 FM	Gold Sport	Greatest hits & Sports radio	Taupō	01/07/2020; previously Newstalk ZB 30 Mar - 30 Jun 2020; previously Radio Sport

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