FM broadcasting in New Zealand
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FM broadcasting in New Zealand
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[edit] State broadcasting
Radio NZ started broadcasting on FM in the 1970s.
[edit] Commercial broadcasting
The very first station to broadcast on FM in New Zealand was a temporary station in Whakatane called FM 90.7. The station ran from the 5th of January 1982 until the 31st of January 1982. The very first permanent station in New Zealand to broadcast on FM was Magic 91FM in Auckland broadcasting on 91.0FM followed by 89 Stereo FM broadcasting on 89.4FM. Both stations are no longer in operation.
Today the majority of radio stations in New Zealand broadcast on an FM frequency.
[edit] Frequency allocation
The UK and NZ until recently shared an FM broadcasting allocation of 88.0 - 105.0 MHz. This allocation can be traced to the 405 line system's VHF allocation.
- NZ considered adopting the 405 line system, but adopted PAL instead -- but the frequency allocation issue was not fixed until the late 1990s.
Both NZ and the UK have the standard global allocation of 88.0 - 108.0 for FM now.
[edit] Subcarriers
NZ permits Radio Data System subcarriers.
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