List of radio stations in Hawke's Bay

This is a list of radio stations in Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.

Stations in Hastings and Napier FM stations

Frequency (MHz) Station Location Format Airdate Previous Stations on Frequency 88.7 More FM Mt Erin Adult contemporary 2015 89.5 The Hits Mt Threave Adult contemporary music 17 July 1994 Classic Hits 89.5, Classic Hits 89FM, Bay City Radio 90.3 Newstalk ZB Mt Threave Talk radio 2011 Easy Mix, Viva, Easy Listening i, Cool 90.3FM, Easy 90FM, Easy Listening 90FM, Easy Listening i90FM, The Alligator 90-100FM, The Alligator 90FM 91.1 RNZ Concert Mt Erin Classical music 91.9 The Sound Mt Erin Classic rock 1 January 2012 Solid Gold, Hawke's Bay's 92FM, 92 More FM 92.7 Breeze Classic Mt Erin 1970s 1 November 2025 More FM (now 88.7), Hot93, 93FM, Radio Hawke's Bay; 2015—31 October 2025: Magic 93.5 Life FM Mt Threave Contemporary Christian music 2001 94.3 Radio Kahungunu Mt Threave Urban contemporary Māori language & English 4 September 2000 95.1 The Rock Mt Erin Active rock 3 September 1997 95.9 ZM Mt Erin Contemporary hit radio 1 March 1999 Radio Hauraki, Classic Rock 96FM, Better Music 96FM, Greatest Hits FM96 96.7 Radio Hauraki Mt Erin Modern rock 17 September 2019 Radio Sport, Easy Mix, Flava (previously operated on 96.8) 97.5 The Breeze Mt Erin Easy listening 6 August 2007 Radio Live; Radio Pacific 98.3 The Edge Mt Erin Pop music 5 February 1998 99.1 Rhema Mt Threave Christian radio 1994 99.9 Coast Mt Threave Middle of the Road 28 March 2011 Radio Hauraki, The Alligator 90-100FM (99.9 broadcast from Bluff Hill) 100.7 Bay FM Mt Threave Local Community radio July 2009 101.5 RNZ National Mt Erin Public radio 103.9 PMN 531 Mt Threave English & Pacific Island languages Jan 2019 Niu FM 104.7 Radio Hawke's Bay Mt Threave Access radio August 2022 27 November 2009 – August 2022: Radio Kidnappers 105.5 Mai FM Mt Erin Urban contemporary March 2010 106.3 Channel X Mt Erin Classic alternative 8 May 2023 13 March 2015: Radio Live; Dec 2019: More FM; 20 March 2022: Magic Talk; 21 March 2022 – 30 March 2023: Today FM

AM stations

Frequency (kHz) Station Location Format Airdate Previous Stations on Frequency 549 Sport Nation Opapa Sports radio 19 November 2024 11 April 2005: Radio Pacific/Trackside, 2007: BSport, 2010: LiveSPORT, 2015: TAB Trackside, 2021: SENZ 630 RNZ National Opapa Public radio 765 Radio Kahungunu Opapa Urban contemporary Māori language & English 1990 Greatest Hits 77ZK (relocated to 95.9FM as Greatest Hits FM96 in December 1989), Hit Radio 77ZK, Apple Radio (1977) 909 AM Network (Parliament) and Sanctuary Opapa Parliament and Christian radio 4 June 1999 14 February 2025: Star rebranded Sanctuary 1125 iHeartCountry Pakowhai Country music 4 May 2026 30 March 2020: Radio Sport; 30/03 – 30 June 2020: Newstalk ZB 01/07/2020-04/05/2026: Gold Sport 1278 Newstalk ZB Pakowhai Talk radio 1 August 1994 Bay City Radio, 2ZC 1368 Radio AotearoaRadio Aotearoa Whakatu Substation Maori Music, Kiwi Music, Classic Hits 2024 07/08/2007-18/01/2019: Radio Live; 19 January 2019 – 20 March 2022: Magic Talk; 21 Mar – Dec 2022 Today FM on 106.3 MHz; The Breeze temporary for Feb 2022 floods information 1431 Radio Hawke's Bay Whakatu Substation Access radio August 2022 1995 – August 2022: Radio Kidnappers 1530 Radio Spice Whakatu Substation Punjabi language (relay of Radio Spice 88FM Auckland) Nov 2022 20 September 1995 – Nov 2022: Coast, Jammin' Oldies (Jo 1530), Gold 1530, The Wireless Station 1584 Decommissioned Pakowhai Coast

LPFM stations Frequency (MHz) Station Location Format Airdate Previous Stations on Frequency 87.6 Instrumental FM Hastings West Instrumental music 87.7 Tamatea Apr 2022 – 13 August 2024: Soundwave FMSoundwave FM 87.8 Napier Soundwave FM until April 2022 87.9 Kai FMKai FM Hastings April 2025 previously on 87.8 88.1 Small FM (Previously Magic FM)Small FM Onekawa Classic Hits 1997 88.3 Greenmeadows FMRHF Greenmeadows FM Greenmeadows, Napier Rock-Pop 88.3 Instrumental FM Napier Hill Instrumental music Hastings 2014: Hit Mix FM, relay of Radio Spice (1530 kHz AM Nov 2022) 106.7 Small FM (Previously Magic FM) Taradale Classic Hits 1997 106.8 Frimley Primary School Frimley, Hastings Computer generated music mix 106.9 Taradale Intermediate School Taradale 106.9 Tamatea Eye Tamatea Tamatea Intermediate School 107.1 Napier Hill TLC Radio, Instrumental FM 107.1 Instrumental FM Onekawa Instrumental music 107.3 Three Angels Broadcasting Network3ABN Frequencies Parkvale, Hastings Seventh Day Adventist – Relay Off Satellite 107.5 Three Angels Broadcasting Network Greenmeadows Seventh Day Adventist – Relay Off Satellite 107.7 Tamatea 1997 – 18 August 2024: Soundwave FM

FM stations in Wairoa and Central Hawke's Bay Frequency (MHz) Station Location Format Airdate Previous Stations on Frequency 88.0 Radio Te Wairoa (Previously 88.5 MHz) Wairoa 88.1 Three Angels Broadcasting Network Waipawa Seventh Day Adventist – Relay Off Satellite 92.5 Rhema Wairoa Christian radio 94.1 The Rock Wairoa Active rock 94FM 98.9 More FM Wairoa Adult contemporary 99.4 Central FM Dannevirke Reservoir Community radio 99.7 The Hits Wairoa Adult contemporary music 30 December 2010 ZM, Radio Hauraki 96FM, Classic Rock 96FM, Better Music 96FM, Greatest Hits FM96 (Dec 1989) 105.2 Central FM Waipukurau Tourere Local Community radio 106.0 Central FM Waipukurau Two Peaks Local Community radio 107.1 WPS 107.1FM Waipawa Waipawa Primary School

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