George FMis aNew Zealanddance musicradio station,owned and operated byMediaWorksfrom its Hargreaves Street headquarters and relayed onFreeview[1]and radio frequencies aroundNew Zealand.Its seventy-five regular presenters and additional guest presenters host the station's twenty-four-hour mix ofhouse,breaks,drum and bass,dubstep,electro,soul,downbeat,jazz,funk,indie rock,hip-hopand otherdanceandelectronic music.
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| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Dance radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MediaWorks New Zealand |
| History | |
First air date | 1998 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Live stream |
| Website | Official website |
The network was set up as a volunteer-run low power station based in aGrey Lynnspare bedroom in 1998. It became a commercial station with paid staff by 2003, began to be relayed to other centres in subsequent years, became a Freeview station on 1 May 2008 and was bought out by MediaWorks on 16 February 2009. It continues to retain a laid-back style: news is limited to informal news, weather, traffic and surf reports hourly during breakfast and drive shows and the choice of music and presenting style is entirely that of programme hosts.
Stations
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George FM broadcasts a network programme on full-power FM andlow-powerFM frequencies.[2]It also broadcasts via theFreeviewand Rova platforms.
It was previously available on low-power frequencies inWhangārei,Rotorua,Taupō,Napier,New Plymouth,Whanganui,Te AnauandInvercargill.[3][4][5]The network has retained low-power broadcasts inHamilton,Tauranga,Palmerston North,andWellington,and has full-power broadcasts inAuckland,Nelson,Dunedin,QueenstownandChristchurch.
Frequencies
edit- Auckland96.6 FM
- Hamilton107.3 FM (low-power)
- Tauranga107.4 FM (low-power)
- Palmerston North107.1 FM (low-power)
- Wellington106.7 FM (low-power)
- Nelson95.2 FM
- Christchurch95.3 FM
- Dunedin96.6 FM
- Queenstown96.8 FM
- Freeviewchannel 70
References
edit- ^"More than 100,000 Freeview boxes sold".Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2008.Retrieved15 April2008.
- ^"George FM frequency list".Retrieved18 June2020.
- ^"The New Zealand Radio Guide Full Power FM Stations".radioheritage.net.Radio Heritage Foundation.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^"About - Home - George FM".georgefm.co.nz.MediaWorks New Zealand.Archived fromthe originalon 17 October 2010.Retrieved28 December2015.
- ^"About - Home - George FM".georgefm.co.nz.MediaWorks New Zealand.Archived fromthe originalon 12 September 2015.Retrieved28 December2015.