This is a list of radio stations in the Wellington Region

Wellington

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Note: Several FM stations changed their frequency during October 2010, as broadcast licenses were renewed and spacing standardized to 0.8 MHz.

As a general rule, full-power FM frequencies in Wellington are spaced 0.8 MHz apart, starting from 89.3 MHz

• Some Hutt Valley "infill" frequencies (and EasyMix) have been allocated to the 0.4 MHz "gap" in between other stations. (These are highlighted in gold.)

• Low-power FM stations are highlighted in blue.

This list updated as at 16 July 2011.

Major radio stations in Wellington

Frequency	Name	Format	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
87.6	KIX FM Kix FM Kix FM 90.7 is a community radio station on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.-Sources:*...   Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Classic Rock and New Rock	2010
87.9	MUSE Radio  Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Student Radio
88.1	Human FM  Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Student radio	2005
88.3	Mix FM Mix FM Mix FM is a radio name and format. It is given to certain radio stations around the world with that name, while having the "mix" format. Although some stations don't have the name "Mix FM", they can still have the format of Mixed Hits - a variety of established songs, from old to new.Radio formats...   Low-powered FM Station - Western Suburbs	Adult Contemporary	2003
88.3	The VBC The VBC The VBC 88.3 FM is a non-profit student radio station based at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, launched in March 2007. It is funded by the university and the compulsory students' association, VUWSA, and also runs advertisements....   Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Student radio	2007
88.4	The Cheese The Cheese The Cheese is a LPFM radio station which broadcasts from Lower Hutt, a region close to Wellington in New Zealand. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day...   Low-power FM station - Wainuiomata/Hutt Valley	80s, 90s & Today	July 2006
88.6	Radio Active	Student radio	1990s
89.3	Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
90.1	Classic Hits 90FM Classic Hits FM Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...	Adult contemporary	1993	1990–1991 2ZB 1991–1993 B90 FM  (same station but rebranded)
90.9	91ZM ZM (New Zealand) ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...	Hit music Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...	1985
91.7	The Edge	Pop music Pop music Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...	2007	Early 1990s - 1992 Fox FM Fox FM Fox FM may refer to:*Fox FM , a radio station in Melbourne, Australia*Heart Thames Valley, a radio station in the United Kingdom formerly known as Fox FM*Port FM, a radio station in New Zealand...   1992–1995 The Heat 91.7FM  1995–1997 The Box 91.7FM  1997–1998 92 Hitz FM  1998–2005 Channel Z Channel Z Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....   2005–2006 Kiwi FM Kiwi FM Kiwi FM is a New Zealand Radio Network playing 100 percent New Zealand music both nationally and to the world via its 24/7 live stream. The network was designed specifically to showcase the best New Zealand music across the broadest range of genres, enabling greater access to an international...
92.5	Radio New Zealand Concert	Classical music Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
93.3	Radio Hauraki Radio Hauraki Radio Hauraki is a New Zealand radio network, specialising in album-oriented rock and classic rock. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in New Zealand and operated illegally from 1966-1970 to break the monopoly held by the government...	Classic rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...	2010
93.7	Easy Mix	Easy Listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
94.1	The Breeze The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...	Easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...	1993	1992–1994 Radio Windy/Windy FM Radio Windy Radio Windy was a local radio station in Wellington, New Zealand. Radio Windy first started by Capital Radio Radio Limited broadcasting in Wellington in 1973 on 1080 kHz with the call sign 2XW...
94.9	Atiawa Toa FM (Porirua)		1990s
95.3	More FM Wellington More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...  (Hutt Valley)	Adult contemporary	2010
95.7	Coast Coast (New Zealand radio) Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...	Middle of the Road	2011
96.1	Radio New Zealand Concert (Hutt Valley transmitter)
96.5	The Rock The Rock (New Zealand) The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...	Active rock Active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
97.3	Solid Gold Solid Gold (radio) Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...	Oldies Oldies Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....	2008	1992 2XX Kapiti 1992–1993 Cadbury Moro FM  1995–1997 The Quake 97.5FM  1997–1999 Solid Gold Solid Gold (radio) Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...   2000–2008 The Edge
98.1	Life FM Life FM Life FM is a New Zealand Christian RBG-owned radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music across New Zealand and online with MMS. It was launched as a secular alternative rock station in 1994, as an alternative Christian rock network in 1997 and as a Christian top 40 station in...  (Porirua)	Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...	1993	1992–1994 Radio Windy/Windy FM Radio Windy Radio Windy was a local radio station in Wellington, New Zealand. Radio Windy first started by Capital Radio Radio Limited broadcasting in Wellington in 1973 on 1080 kHz with the call sign 2XW...   1994–2010 The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...
98.5	The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...  (Hutt Valley)			1995–1996 Kix FM Kix FM Kix FM 90.7 is a community radio station on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.-Sources:*...   1996–2004 Channel Z Channel Z Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....
98.9	Radio Live Radio Live Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...		1991–2004 More FM More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...
99.7	More FM Wellington More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...	Adult contemporary	2010
100.9	Atiawa Toa FM (Wellington & Hutt Valley)		2010
101.3	Radio New Zealand National
101.7	Radio New Zealand National (Hutt Valley)
102.1	Kiwi FM Kiwi FM Kiwi FM is a New Zealand Radio Network playing 100 percent New Zealand music both nationally and to the world via its 24/7 live stream. The network was designed specifically to showcase the best New Zealand music across the broadest range of genres, enabling greater access to an international...	New Zealand music	2006
103.7	Niu FM	Urban contemporary Urban contemporary Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...	2002
104.1	Niu FM (Hutt Valley)	Urban contemporary Urban contemporary Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...	2010
104.5	Currently unused		2005	2005 Radio New Zealand National (Hutt Valley) 2005 - 2011 Coast Coast (New Zealand radio) Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...
105.3	Radio Tarana	Contemporary Indian Radio Station	2011	2009–2010 Hit Radio X105 Hit Radio X105 Hit Radio X105 was a radio station launched in Wellington on 26 November 2009. The station broadcasted on 105.3FM in the Wellington region on one of the newly designated "local commercial licences" that were issued by the NZ Government in May 2008. As a result New Zealand's largest radio companies...
106.1	Hutt Radio	Local radio - Hutt Valley	2009
106.7	George FM George FM George FM is an Auckland dance music radio station, owned and operated by MediaWorks from Ponsonby Road headquarters and relayed on Freeview and radio frequencies around New Zealand...   Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Dance Music
107.7	Groove 107.7FM  Low-power FM station - Wellington Central	Cafe / Jazz
AM Stations
567	Radio New Zealand National		1978	Broadcast on 570 kHz from 1927–1978
657	Southern Star and Parliament radio AM Network The AM Network is a network of radio transmitters operated by Radio New Zealand, which broadcasts Radio New Zealand Parliament and Southern Star Network...	Christian radio Christian radio Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...	1999	1978–1986 Concert Radio (broadcasting on 660 kHz prior to 1978)
711	BSport BSport LiveSPORT is a nationwide New Zealand sports talk and horse racing commentary radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Nathan Rarere, Ian Smith and Dean Lonergan present the network's breakfast programme, James McConie and Richard Loe present morning talk programmes and New Zealand Racing...  and Radio Trackside	Sports talk	2007	1992–2007 Radio Pacific Radio Pacific Radio Pacific was a New Zealand talkback radio station. The station also broadcast an extensive selection of horse racing commentary.-History:The station was originally started in Auckland in 1978 on 1593am...  and Radio Trackside
783	Samoan Capital Radio
783	Wellington Access Radio		1981
891	The Breeze The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...	Easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...	1993	1978–1993 Radio Windy Radio Windy Radio Windy was a local radio station in Wellington, New Zealand. Radio Windy first started by Capital Radio Radio Limited broadcasting in Wellington in 1973 on 1080 kHz with the call sign 2XW...  (broadcasting on 1080 kHz between 1973 and 1976 and 890 kHz between 1976 and 1978)
972	Radio Rhema Radio Rhema New Zealand's Rhema is an evangelical Christian talk and music radio network owned and operated by Rhema Broadcasting Group since 1978. The network currently features programmes from Aaron Ironside, Laurel McCulloch, Rob Holding and Rosemary Jane and pre-recorded daily preaching from Joyce Meyer,...	Christian radio Christian radio Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...	1992
1035	Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...	1993	1978–1993 2ZB (previously broadcasting on 980 kHz between 1937 and 1978)
1161	Te Upoko O Te Ika		1986	1978–1986 2ZM ZM (New Zealand) ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...  (previously broadcasting on 1130 kHz between 1969 and 1978 and using callsign 2YD between 1937 and 1969)
1233	Radio Live Radio Live Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...	2008	1990–1994 BBC World Service BBC World Service The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...   1995–1996 Radio Liberty  1996–1997 BBC World Service BBC World Service The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...   1997–1999 Southern Star  1999–2008 Solid Gold Solid Gold (radio) Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...
1323	Currently Unused			1988–1994 Aotearoa Radio
1377	Radio Sport Radio Sport Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network...  (Kapiti Coast)	Sports talk
1503	Radio Sport Radio Sport Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network...	Sports talk	1998	1982–1992 Radio Rhema Radio Rhema New Zealand's Rhema is an evangelical Christian talk and music radio network owned and operated by Rhema Broadcasting Group since 1978. The network currently features programmes from Aaron Ironside, Laurel McCulloch, Rob Holding and Rosemary Jane and pre-recorded daily preaching from Joyce Meyer,...   1997–1998 Sports Round Up

Note: There are a number of low-power FM stations that are operating in Wellington, whose broadcast range may be less than that of the full-power FM stations.

Generally low-power FM stations can be found in two parts of the FM band:

• between 87.5 MHz and 88.5 MHz
• between 106.6 MHz and 108 MHz.

Low-power FM stations that are now off-air include Fleet FM

Fleet FM

Fleet FM is a low-power non-commercial co-operative radio station which is operated in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand.The station is unique in that it is being run as a completely voluntary project and is advert free. This helps to ensure the Fleet disk jockey complete artistic control...

  (107.3 MHz) and Kix FM (a Classic Rock station that broadcast on 88.7 MHz)

FM Stations on the Kapiti Coast

Frequency	Name	Format	Broadcasting on frequency since	Previous stations on frequency
89.5	Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk radio network operated by The Radio Network of New Zealand . It is available in almost every radio market in the country, and has news reporters based in many of them...  (Kapiti Coast)	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
90.3	More FM More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...  (Kapiti Coast)	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
91.1	91ZM ZM (New Zealand) ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...	Hit music Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
91.9	The Rock The Rock (New Zealand) The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...	Active rock Active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
92.7	Classic Hits FM Classic Hits FM Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...  (Kapiti Coast)	Adult contemporary	2004
93.5	BSport BSport LiveSPORT is a nationwide New Zealand sports talk and horse racing commentary radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand. Nathan Rarere, Ian Smith and Dean Lonergan present the network's breakfast programme, James McConie and Richard Loe present morning talk programmes and New Zealand Racing...  and Radio Trackside	Sports talk
94.3	Solid Gold Solid Gold (radio) Solid Gold FM is a New Zealand radio network owned by MediaWorks New Zealand and dedicated to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. It began broadcasting in late 1997...	Oldies Oldies Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
95.9	Coast Coast (New Zealand radio) Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...	Middle of the Road
96.7	Life FM Life FM Life FM is a New Zealand Christian RBG-owned radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music across New Zealand and online with MMS. It was launched as a secular alternative rock station in 1994, as an alternative Christian rock network in 1997 and as a Christian top 40 station in...	Contemporary Christian Music Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
97.5	The Edge	Pop music Pop music Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
98.3	Radio New Zealand Concert
99.1	Radio Live Radio Live Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...	Talk radio Talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
100.7	The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze (New Zealand) The Breeze is a group of New Zealand easy-listening radio stations owned by RadioWorks, a MediaWorks New Zealand company. The Breeze plays easy-listening music from the 1970s to the present day, aimed at a 35–54 year old female audience...	Easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
101.5	Radio New Zealand National
104.7	Coast Access FM Association of Community Access Broadcasters The Association of Community Access Broadcasters , is a group of twelve New Zealand community radio stations. The stations, which were established between 1981 and 2000 and have received government funding since 1989, broadcast community programming and provide facilities, training and on-air time...
105.5	Triple X FM	Classic rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
106.3	Beach FM Beach FM Beach Radio was a radio station situated in the Artworks complex in Oneroa on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. It was last owned and operated by long-time Auckland radio personality Barry Jenkin who did a breakfast show on the station, and featured a number of community-based shows...	Local Radio Local radio Local radio can refer to:In the UK:*BBC Local Radio*Independent Local RadioIn Australia:*ABC Local Radio by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

The Following frequencies were previously used in the Wellington region, but were decommissioned in the clean-up of frequencies in October 2010.

It is unlikely that most of these will be used again, as many decommissioned frequencies do not fit the current spacing plan.

(Note: 96.9 MHz does fit into the Hutt Valley spacing plan, and is the only decommissioned frequency that might be re-used in future)

Decomissioned frequencies in the Wellington region

Frequency	Status	Previous stations on frequency	Area served	Replacement frequency (if applicable)
89.0	Decommissioned	?–2011 Radio Active	Wellington	88.6 (Radio Active)
89.4	Decommissioned	?–2010 Radio Sport Radio Sport Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, some NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network...	Upper Hutt / Hutt Valley	89.3 (Radio Sport)
90.0	Decommissioned	1990–1991 2ZB  1991–1993 B90 FM  (same station but rebranded) 1993–2010 Classic Hits 90FM Classic Hits FM Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...	Greater Wellington	90.1 Classic Hits 90FM Classic Hits FM Classic Hits is an Adult Contemporary music radio network broadcasting in 25 markets throughout New Zealand, targeting 25 - 55 year olds. Its a family-focused radio network with some of New Zealand's most experienced broadcasters on air and behind the scenes. It currently has around 387,000...
93.1	Decommissioned	2004–2010 Radio Hauraki Radio Hauraki Radio Hauraki is a New Zealand radio network, specialising in album-oriented rock and classic rock. It was the first private commercial radio station of the modern broadcasting era in New Zealand and operated illegally from 1966-1970 to break the monopoly held by the government...	Greater Wellington	93.3 (Hauraki)
93.5	Decommissioned	1986–2007 ZMFM/91ZM ZM (New Zealand) ZM is a New Zealand contemporary hit radio network owned by The Radio Network. It broadcasts 19 markets throughout mainland New Zealand via terrestrial FM, and worldwide via the Internet. The network targets the 15–39 demographic specialises in a chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance...   2007–2010 Easy Mix	Hutt Valley	93.7 (Easy Mix)
94.7	Decommissioned	1995–1996 Kix FM Kix FM Kix FM 90.7 is a community radio station on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.-Sources:*...   1996–2004 Channel Z Channel Z Channel Z was an alternative music radio station which had a high youth demographic broadcasting in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand. In early 2005, the station was relaunched as Kiwi FM and only plays New Zealand music....   2004–2010 More FM Wellington More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...	Hutt Valley	95.3 (More FM - Hutt Valley)
95.6	Decommissioned	1980s–2010 Radio New Zealand Concert	Hutt Valley	96.1 (RNZ Concert - Hutt Valley)
96.3	Decommissioned	1990s Pirate FM Pirate FM (Wellington) Pirate FM was a radio station in Wellington on 96.3FM before it was reprogrammed as The Rock in early 1999.Controversial DJ Derek Archer ran Pirate FM during the 1990s...   1999–2010 The Rock The Rock (New Zealand) The Rock is a New Zealand rock music radio station. It currently holds the #1 ratings spot out of the music stations nationwide. The station is known to broadcast material of a controversial nature, and The Rock has in the past had some issues with the Broadcasting Standards Authority with a number...	Greater Wellington	96.5 (The Rock)
96.9	Decommissioned	1990s–2010 Atiawa Toa FM	Wellington & Hutt Valley (excluding Porirua)	100.9 Atiawa Toa FM
98.7	Decommissioned	2004–2005 More FM More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...  (moved from 98.9FM) 2005–2010 Radio Live Radio Live Radio Live and Radio Live Sport are nationwide Auckland-based New Zealand talkback, news and sports radio networks owned and operated by MediaWorks New Zealand...	Greater Wellington	98.9 (Radio Live)
99.2	Decommissioned	2006–2010 Life FM Life FM Life FM is a New Zealand Christian RBG-owned radio network broadcasting popular contemporary Christian music across New Zealand and online with MMS. It was launched as a secular alternative rock station in 1994, as an alternative Christian rock network in 1997 and as a Christian top 40 station in...	Porirua	98.1 (Life FM - Porirua)
99.4	Decommissioned	2005–2010 Coast Coast (New Zealand radio) Coast is a New Zealand radio network owned by The Radio Network that plays middle of the road music with an emphasis on music from the fifties and sixties...	Greater Wellington	95.7 (Coast)
100.0	Decommissioned	1991–2010 More FM Wellington More FM MORE FM is a New Zealand radio network playing adult contemporary music or Pop music. It is operated by MediaWorks New Zealand.MORE FM broadcasts in 22 centres throughout New Zealand with local programming in most markets between 6am and 1pm and networked programming the rest of the day...	Wellington / Porirua	99.7 (More FM)
100.7	Decommissioned	2002–2010 Niu FM	Hutt Valley	104.1 (Niu Fm - Hutt Valley)