Coast FM (Westport)
Coast FM is a locally owned and independent radio station, based in Westport, New Zealand, broadcasting to most of the West Coast Region. The station was born in 1995 as Fifeshire FM Westport, in a partnership between Fifeshire FM in Nelson and the Westport News, and progressively expanded its broadcast reach to Reefton, Greymouth and Hokitika from 1997. The station was rebranded as "Coast FM" in 1999, but is not related to NZME's Coast network that broadcasts in other parts of the country.[1] The stations studios and offices were based in the Westport News offices (1995 - 2012) in the former BNZ building on Palmerston Street. Today, Coast FM broadcasts from 52 Palmerston Street.
Coast FM is now the only local around-the-clock radio station on the West Coast, with a small team who are committed to providing the best community news and events coverage, home town sports and a mix of music that everyone can agree on. The station has been widely praised for its coverage of recent weather and natural distater events.
FM Frequencies
[edit]Coast FM broadcasts across the West Coast on the following frequencies:
- Karamea : 99.3 FM
- Westport : 96.5 FM
- Reefton : 90.3 FM
- Grey District & Westland : 99.5 FM
- Greymouth : 97.9 FM
- Hokitika : 100.3 FM
- Franz Josef : 94.5 FM
References
[edit]- ^ "Coast FM". coastfm.net.nz. Coast FM. Retrieved 29 December 2015.