Radio One (New Zealand)

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Radio One (also known simply as "The One") is a student radio station operating from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It broadcasts on a frequency of 91.0 MHz. it is a member of the b.net group of stations, all of which are run from New Zealand University campuses.

The station first went to air in early 1984, from which time it ran on a part-time basis during the university year until the mid-1990s, from which time it has been operating round-the-clock throughout the year. In the station's early years, its transmitter was located on the top of the campus's tallest building (the 11-storey Richardson Building), but since the late 1980s it has had a transmitter on the top of Mount Cargill, 12 kilometres north of the campus. This gives the station a range which covers much of coastal Otago, from Oamaru to past Balclutha.

Radio one can now be heard anywhere in the world as it streams all content in 128 kbit/s stereo MP3 over the internet.

The station is run largely by volunteer announcers, with a small paid staff. It runs a wide variety of general interest and specialist shows, many of them catering for audiences not covered by Dunedin's other radio stations, such as The Local which plays only New Zealand content and Overgrown which is New Zealand's only Cannabis Law Reform themed radio show.

[edit] The One Card scheme

In 1986, the station launched an innovative scheme to raise money to support the station - a loyalty card called "The Rad-one Card" (more recently just "The One Card"). This gave subscribers ("Rad-ones") the opportunity to gain discounts at local stores and events, and to enter on-air competitions in return for a small annual fee. The scheme has been widely adopted by other student radio stations around New Zealand.

[edit] External links

v • d • e b.net radio stations

bFM (Auckland) \| The Most FM (New Plymouth) \| Radio Control (Palmerston North) Radio Active (Wellington) \| RDU-FM (Christchurch) \| Radio One (Dunedin)