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New Zealand Radio Stations

The following list of service duration for some NZ radio stations may assist members in dial dating.

Station

LOCATION

YEAR STARTED

YEAR ENDED

1XH

HAMILTON

JULY 1949

 

1XN

WHANGAREI

AUG 1949

 

1YA

AUCKLAND

MAY 1923

 

1YB

AUCKLAND

SEPT 1923

BECAME 1ZB DEC 1933

1YC

AUCKLAND

SEPT 1948

 

1YD

AUCKLAND

JAN 1926

BECAME 1YQ JUNE 1926

1YQ

AUCKLAND

JUNE 1926

BECAME 1ZQ AUG 1926

1YX

AUCKLAND

JULY 1933

BECAME 1YC SEPT 1948

1YZ

ROTORUA

APRIL 1949

 

1ZB

AUCKLAND

DEC 1933

 

1ZC

ROTORUA

JULY 1959

 

1ZD

AUCKLAND

SEPT 1948

BECAME 1ZM

1ZD

TAURANGA

FEB 1961

 

1ZH

HAMILTON

MAY 1930

AUG 1935

1ZJ

AUCKLAND

NOV 1930

DEC 1938

1ZM

AUCKLAND

AUG 1930

BECAME 1ZD SEPT 1948

1ZQ

AUCKLAND

AUG 1926

MARCH 1933

1ZR

AUCKLAND

DEC 1930

DEC 1933

1ZS

AUCKLAND

JAN 1931

JUNE 1934

2XA

WANGANUI

OCT 1949

 

2XB

MASTERTON

MARCH 1958

 

2XG

GISBORNE

SEPT 1948

 

2XM

GISBORNE

SEPT 1948

MAY 1963

2XN

NELSON

SEPT 1948

 

2XP

NEW PLYMOUTH

SEPT 1948

 

2YA

NELSON

JULY 1923

1923

2YA

WELLINGTON

JUNE 1927

 

2YB

WELLINGTON

AUG 1922

BECAME 2YK NOV 1923

2YB

NEW PLYMOUTH

APRIL 1929

BECAME 2XP SEPT 1948

2YC

WELLINGTON

FEB 1933

 

2YD

WELLINGTON

APRIL 1937

 

2YF

PALMERSTON NORTH

DEC 1925

BECAME 2ZF AUG 1926

2YH

NAPIER

NOV 1938

BECAME 2YZ SEPT 1948

2YK

WELLINGTON

NOV 1923

AUG 1925

2YK

WELLINGTON

DEC 1925

BECAME 2YA JUNE 1927

2YM

GISBORNE

OCT 1923

BECAME 2ZM AUG 1926

2YN

NELSON

NOV 1937

BECAME 2XN SEPT 1948

2YX

WELLINGTON

JUNE 1950

 

2YZ

NAPIER

SEPT 1948

 

2ZA

PALMERSTON NORTH

OCT 1938

 

2ZB

NAPIER

AUG 1931

SEPT 1932

2ZB

WELLINGTON

APRIL 1937

 

2ZC

NAPIER

OCT 1957

 

2ZD

MASTERTON

AUG 1929

JULY 1937

2ZE

EKETAHUNA

AUG 1929

DEC 1932

2ZF

PALMERSTON NORTH

AUG 1926

AUG 1937

2ZG

WANGANUI

AUG 1929

DEC 1929

2ZH

NAPIER

AUG 1929

BECAME 2YH NOV 1938

2ZI

HASTINGS

JULY 1930

SEPT 1932

2ZJ

GISBORNE

DEC 1930

BECAME 2XG SEPT 1948

2ZK

WANGANUI

JUNE 1928

NOV 1932

2ZL

HASTINGS

SEPT 1930

NOV 1937

2ZM

GISBORNE

AUG 1926

BECAME 2XM SEPT 1948

2ZO

PALMERSTON NORTH

DEC 1930

SEPT 1937

2ZP

WAIROA

APRIL 1930

JUNE 1937

2ZQ

MASTERTON

APRIL 1929

NOV 1930

2ZR

WANGANUI

MAY 1930

APRIL 1931

2ZR

NELSON

JULY 1932

BECAME 2YN NOV 1937

2ZU

DANNEVIRKE

NOV 1930

FEB 1931

2ZW

WELLINGTON

MAY 1931

DEC 1933

2ZX

WELLINGTON

APRIL 1930

JUNE 1932

3AC

CHRISTCHURCH

AUG 1923

BECAME 3AQ APRIL 1924

3AQ

CHRISTCHURCH

APRIL 1924

BECAME 3YA MARCH 1926

3XC

TIMARU

JAN 1949

 

3YA

CHRISTCHURCH

MARCH 1926

 

3YC

CHRISTCHURCH

SEPT 1948

 

3YL

CHRISTCHURCH

JAN 1934

BECAME 3YC SEPT 1948

3YZ

GREYMOUTH

SEPT 1948

 

3ZB

CHRISTCHURCH

SEPT 1937

 

3ZC

CHRISTCHURCH

FEB 1927

DEC 1933

3ZE

GREYMOUTH

SEPT 1931

JAN 1935

3ZM

CHRISTCHURCH

MARCH 1933

BECAME 3ZB SEPT 1937

3ZR

GREYMOUTH

JAN 1931

BECAME 3YZ SEPT 1948

4AB

DUNEDIN

AUG 1923

BECAME 4ZB SEPT 1926

4XD

DUNEDIN

SEPT 1948

 

4YA

DUNEDIN

AUG 1922

(VLDN FOR SHORT WHILE IN 1925)

4YC

DUNEDIN

SEPT 1948

 

4YO

DUNEDIN

AUG 1923

1925

4YO

DUNEDIN

MARCH 1934

BECAME 4YC SEPT 1948

4YZ

INVERCARGILL

AUG 1938

 

4ZA

INVERCARGILL

OCT 1956

 

4ZB

DUNEDIN

SEPT 1926

BECAME 4ZD JULY 1937

4ZB

DUNEDIN

OCT 1937

 

4ZC

CROMWELL

SEPT 1932

1938

4ZD

DUNEDIN

JULY 1937

BECAME 4XD SEPT 1948

4ZF

DUNEDIN

JUNE 1931

JULY 1934

4ZI

INVERCARGILL

NOV 1929

APRIL 1932

4ZL

DUNEDIN

OCT 1927

JUNE 1937

4ZM

DUNEDIN

OCT 1927

MARCH 1939

4ZO

DUNEDIN

OCT 1928

JULY 1937

4ZP

INVERCARGILL

JAN 1930

BECAME 4YZ AUG 1938

4ZR

INCHCLUTHA

JUNE 1931

APRIL 1937

4ZW

DUNEDIN

JUNE 1931

MAY 1935

5ZA

APIA

JAN 1931

MARCH 1933

5ZB

MOBILE STATION

APRIL 1939

APRIL 1940

 

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