Coast FM is a locally owned and independent radio station, based in

Westport, New Zealand Westport () is a town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in 1861, it is the oldest European settlement on the West Coast. Originally named Buller, it is on the right bank and at the ...

, broadcasting to most of the

West Coast Region The West Coast () is a region of New Zealand on the west coast of the South Island. It is administered by the West Coast Regional Council, and is known co-officially as Te Tai Poutini. It comprises the territorial authorities of Buller Distri ...

. The station was born in 1995 as Fifeshire FM Westport, in a partnership between Fifeshire FM in

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and the Westport News, and progressively expanded its broadcast reach to

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Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori language, Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast List of regions in New Zealand, region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The populat ...

and

Hokitika Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of ...

from 1997. The station was rebranded as "Coast FM" in 1999, but is not related to NZME's

Coast A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

network that broadcasts in other parts of the country. 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.

FM Frequencies

Coast FM broadcasts across the West Coast on the following frequencies: *

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: 99.3 FM * Westport : 96.5 FM *

: 90.3 FM *

Grey District Grey District is a Districts of New Zealand, district in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast Region of New Zealand that covers Greymouth, Runanga, New Zealand, Runanga, Blackball, New Zealand, Blackball, Cobden, New Zealand, Cobden, and settl ...

& Westland : 99.5 FM *

: 97.9 FM *

: 100.3 FM * Franz Josef : 94.5 FM

References

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