andHow.FM is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

, independent radio station which broadcasts at 107.5 FM in

Mangaroa Mangaroa is a rural settlement just outside of Upper Hutt, situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It includes lifestyle blocks and farms surrounded by hills, which are usually covered by a dusting of snow during the winter. The for ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

.''Now LIVE from Mangaroa andhow FM''
by Scoop Media Limited, 9 September 2018) The station broadcasts 24 hours a day from their FM broadcast and

internet radio Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...

simulcast. andHow.FM is licensed with APRA and Recorded Music NZ in New Zealand for music broadcasting rights and operates under the NZ laws governing LPFM transmission. The station openly encourages and programs music from primarily independent music artists.''Papakowhai unlikely base for US indie rock station''
by Andrea O'Neil ('' KapiMana News'', 28 May 2012)''The best internet radio stations''
by Pete Naughton ('' The UK Daily Telegraph'', 31 October 2013)''Afternoons with Jim Mora''
live on-air interview w/Jim Mora ('' Radio New Zealand'', recorded 29 May 2012)''andHow Encourages Independents''
by Marguerite Clark (''RadioWorld International'' 19 August 2014)

History

andHow.FM commenced broadcasting on their FM signal 21 January 2009, from Papakowhai and previously at its internet radio presence AndHow Web Radio since 8 November 1998. The station is solely funded by andHow Limited, in addition to donations & contributions from the listening public. On 22 June 2018 the station relocated its studios and broadcast tower to

Valley,

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. Geography The Upper Hutt city centre lies approximately 26 km north-e ...

.''FM Station Moves to Upper Hutt''
(by ''PRNZ'' 11 September 2018)''Rocking the Free World''
by Max Rashbrooke ("FishHead Magazine" March 2014 print-only issue)

Format

The andHow.FM regular programming consists of a mix of music from the

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...

modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. Radio format Mod ...

& vintage rock genres. There are also a varied format of live shows throughout the week from volunteer presenters with interests in everything from 40s & 50s rhythm & blues,

modern classical In music, modernism is an aesthetic stance underlying the period of change and development in musical language that occurred around the turn of the 20th century, a period of diverse reactions in challenging and reinterpreting older categories o ...

, ambient music, contemporary

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

Americana Americana may refer to: *Americana (music), a genre or style of American music *Americana (culture), artifacts of the culture of the United States Film, radio and television * ''Americana'' (1992 TV series), a documentary series presented by J ...

to cutting edge electronica, that reflect a wide spectrum of music tastes.''Listen Outside The Box: Online And Innovative—This Isn’t Your Parents’ Radio''
by Ethan Maffey ('' The Source Weekly'', 22 August 2012)''Afternoons with Jim Mora''
live on-air interview w/Jim Mora ('' Radio New Zealand'', recorded 29 May 2012)

References

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