List of radio stations in Southland

Last updated March 27, 2025

This is a list of radio stations in Southland , New Zealand.

Full power stations

FM stations

Frequency^[1]	Name^[2]	Format^[3]	Location (transmitter)^[1]	Effective power (kW)	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency^[4]
89.2 FM	More FM	Adult contemporary music	Hedgehope	16	1991	Foveaux FM
89.6 FM	Sanctuary	Christian radio	Te Anau (Ramparts Road)	0.1	14/02/2025	Until 14/02/2025: Star rebranded
90.0 FM	RNZ Concert	Classical music	Hedgehope	40	1990	Concert FM
90.4 FM	Hokonui	Adult contemporary music	Te Anau (Mount Prospect)	1.6	Dec 2022	1997 - Nov 2022: The Hits, 4ZA, Classic Hits
90.8 FM	The Rock	Active rock	Hedgehope	40	1999	1992: Lithgow School Radio; 1997 - 1999: C91FM
91.2 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Te Anau (Ramparts Road)	0.1
91.6 FM	The Breeze	Easy listening	Hedgehope	40	2007	2001 - 2007: Radio Trackside, Radio Pacific
92.0 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Milford Sound (Hotel)	0.008
92.4 FM	Coast	Classic hits	Hedgehope	40	2005	1990s: Southland's 92.4FM; 1996 - 2005: Hokonui Gold
93.2 FM	Radio Hauraki	Active rock	Hedgehope	40	2003
94.0 FM	Channel X	Classic alternative	Hedgehope	16	08/05/2023	1992 - 2005: Radio Pacific; 2005 - 2019: Radio Live; 2019 - 20/03/2022: Magic Talk; 21/03/2022 - 30/03/2023: Today FM
94.4 FM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Te Anau (Ramparts Road)	0.32
94.8 FM	Hokonui	Adult contemporary music	Hedgehope	40	1996	4ZG Radio Hokonui
95.2 FM	Hokonui	Adult contemporary music	Gore (High Peak)	1.25	2006	4ZG Radio Hokonui
95.6 FM	95-6ZM	Contemporary hit radio	Hedgehope	40	1997	96ZM
96.0 FM	More FM Southland	Adult contemporary music	Te Anau (Mount Prospect)	1.6	2007
96.4 FM	Radio Southland 96.4	Community radio	Forest Hill	3.2	1992
97.2 FM	The Edge	Contemporary hit radio	Hedgehope	16	1999
98.0 FM	The Sound	Classic rock	Hedgehope	16	1999	1989: Southland Polytechnic; 1990: Crossfire FM; 1992: Southland's 98FM; 1997 - 1999 Lite FM; Solid Gold
98.4 FM	Brian FM	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Te Anau (Ramparts Road)	0.1	2022
98.8 FM	The Hits 98.8	Adult contemporary music	Hedgehope	40	1991	4ZA, Classic Hits 98.8 ZAFM
99.2 FM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Gore (High Peak)	1	13 April 2023	Rhema Switzers Road Tapanui until 13 April 2023
99.2 FM	Silent		Te Anau (Milford Crescent)	0.1		2015-? Ski FM, The Basin
99.6 FM	Tahu FM	Urban contemporary & Iwi radio	Forest Hill	8	2000	Iwi Radio
99.8 FM	Defunct since 2008		Gore		2004	Life fm
100.0 FM	Life FM	Contemporary hit radio	North Southland (Mid Dome)	2	2005
101.2 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Hedgehope	8	2004
101.6 FM	RNZ National	Public radio	Te Anau (Ramparts Road)	0.2
103.6 FM	PMN 531	Pacific radio	Forest Hill	4	2002
104.0 FM	Brian FM^[5]	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Gore (High Peak)	1	24/12/2022
104.0 FM	Brian FM^[6]	Adult contemporary/Classic rock	Milford Sound (Downer Comm Hut)	0.008	24/01/2022
104.4 FM	silent		Hedgehope	40		2018-: Foveaux Radio (not related to former radio Otago Foveaux brand)
105.2 FM	silent		Forest Hill			2009 - 25/03/2022: Country 105.2 FM now on 107.3
105.6 FM	Life FM	Contemporary Christian music	Gore (High Peak)	1	2004	Moved from Croydon Bush to High Peak 13 April 2023
106.0 FM	Magic	Oldies	Hedgehope	16	2015
106.4 FM	Cave FM	Community radio	Gore (High Peak)	1	2015	Moved from Croydon Bush to High Peak 13 April 2023

AM stations

Frequency^[1]	Name^[2]	Format^[3]	Transmitter^[1]	Effective power (kW)	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency^[4]
558 AM	Gold Sport	Classic hits & Sports radio	Dacre	16	01/07/2020	1980 - 1996: 4ZG, Hokonui Gold; 1996 - 1998: Classic Hits ZAFM; 1998 - 30/03/2020: Radio Sport; 30/03 - 30/06/2020: Newstalk ZB
720 AM	RNZ National	Public radio	Dacre	63	1935	National Radio
864 AM	Newstalk ZB	Talk radio	Dacre	32	1994	1956 - 1994: 4ZA (on 820AM until 1978)
1026 AM	Sanctuary	Christian radio	Tussock Creek	8	2007	1994 - 1999: Sports Roundup; 1999 - 2007: Southern Star; 2007 - 2015 The Word; 2015 - 14/02/2025: Star rebranded
1224 AM	Sport Nation	Sports radio	Kennington	16	19/11/2024	1981 - 2007: Foveaux Radio; Foveaux FM; More FM; 2007 - 2010: BSport/Radio Trackside; 2010 - 2015: LiveSport/Radio Trackside; 2015 - 2020: TAB Trackside, 2021 - 2024: SENZ
1314 AM	AM Network/Sanctuary	Legislature/Christian radio	Dacre	20	2007	Until 14/02/2025: Star rebranded
1404 AM	Radio Rhema	Christian radio	Tussock Creek	16	1987

Low power FM stations (LPFM)

Frequency	Name	Format^[7]	Broadcast area^[7]	Broadcasting on frequency since
87.6 FM	Chopper FM^[8]	Music/Talk	Invercargill	23/04/2022 (from 87.7)
87.8 FM	Appears there are uncited future plans Feb 2024			2021-2022: The Drop^[9]
87.8 FM	Truelight FM^[10]	Christian radio	Gore
88.0 FM	KAOS FM NZ	Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal music	Bluff & Invercargill	07/2022. (previously Kiwi Pie Radio^[11]ceased 25/03/2022)
88.0 FM	The Fridge^[12](relay of 88.3 Christchurch)		Gore
88.1 FM	Otatara 88.1	Pop, rock, alternative, indie, CCM	Otatara	May 2023 (previously CCM FM 1999-2003 Newfield, 2003-2005 Otatara)
88.2 FM	Country Radio^[13]	Country music	Invercargill
88.3 FM	3ABN	Christian radio	Gore
88.3 FM	3ABN	Christian radio	South Invercargill
88.3 FM	Lignite FM^[14]	Various	Ashers	2016
88.3 FM			Te Anau	Fm Te Anau ceased 2011
88.4 FM			Invercargill	Country Radio ceased 2009
106.7 FM	3ABN	Christian radio	North Invercargill
107.1 FM			Invercargill	TAB Trackside ^[15]ceased 12/04/2020; 2009: Waihopai School
107.3 FM	Country Radio^[16]	Country music	State building, Invercargill	25/03/2022 from 105.2; previously Classic Gold^[17]
107.5 FM	Unidentified	Easy listening	North Invercargill
107.7 FM	The Pits FM^[18]	Music & Speedway	Invercargill	2020

References

1 2 3 4 "The Register of Radio Frequencies".
1 2 "Radio Heritage NZ Listings". Radio Heritage Foundation.
1 2 "Local Radio Broadcast Stations". Radio Station World.
1 2 "FWLIST radio database". FMLIST. "MWLIST radio database". MWLIST.
↑ Brian FM Southland Frequency
↑ Brian FM Milford Sound
1 2 "New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Station Database". The New Zealand LPFM Radio Station Network. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ Chopper FM
↑ The Drop
↑ "Truelight FM".
↑ Kiwi Pie Radio
↑ "The Fridge".
↑ Country Radio
↑ Lignite FM
↑ "TAB suspends FM and AM Trackside radio". www.rita.org.nz. Racing Industry Transition Agency. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
↑ Country Radio
↑ Classic Gold Radio
↑ The Pits Media NZ

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[register-1] 1 2 3 4 "The Register of Radio Frequencies".

[prog-2] 1 2 "Radio Heritage NZ Listings". Radio Heritage Foundation.

[RSW-3] 1 2 "Local Radio Broadcast Stations". Radio Station World.

[prev-4] 1 2 "FWLIST radio database". FMLIST. "MWLIST radio database". MWLIST.

[5] Brian FM Southland Frequency

[6] Brian FM Milford Sound

[NZLPFMRSN-7] 1 2 "New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Station Database". The New Zealand LPFM Radio Station Network. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[8] Chopper FM

[9] The Drop

[10] "Truelight FM".

[11] Kiwi Pie Radio

[12] "The Fridge".

[13] Country Radio

[14] Lignite FM

[RTrackside_Suspended-15] "TAB suspends FM and AM Trackside radio". www.rita.org.nz. Racing Industry Transition Agency. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[16] Country Radio

[17] Classic Gold Radio

[18] The Pits Media NZ

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