Kiwi Radio (disambiguation)

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Kiwi Radio is a pirate radio broadcaster transmitting from New Zealand.

Kiwi Radio may also refer to:

KiWi Radio was an American teen hits radio show targeted to a 12-17 age demographic. It focused on playing contemporary hit radio (CHR) music, also known as Top 40 and songs from teen artists, such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, The Jonas Brothers, Vanessa Hudgens, etc.

Kiwi FM was a New Zealand alternative music radio network. From 1996 to 2005, as Channel Z, it broadcast alternative and local music for a youth-oriented market. From 2005 to 2015, as Kiwi FM, it broadcast predominantly New Zealand independent music, to showcase local music across a wide range of genres and enable greater access to an international market for local contemporary artists. The station broadcast in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on FM frequencies and globally through an internet stream. During its later years it operated as a non-profit subsidiary of MediaWorks New Zealand, and was affiliated with XFM and Triple J.

KIWI

KIWI is a commercial radio station located in McFarland, California, broadcasting to the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is owned by Lotus Communications and licensed to Lotus Bakersfield Corp. KIWI airs a Regional Mexican music format. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, while its transmitter is located west of McKittrick, California.

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Radio in New Zealand began in 1922, and is now dominated by almost 30 radio networks and station groups. The Government has dominated broadcasting since 1925, but through privatisation and deregulation have allowed commercial talk and music stations to reach large audiences. New Zealand also has several radio stations serving Māori tribes, Pacific Island communities, ethnic minorities, evangelical Christians and special interests.

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