Mai FM is New Zealand's largest
urban contemporary
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radio network, promoting
Māori language
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and
culture
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and broadcasting
hip hop and
rhythm and blues
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. It is located in
Auckland
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, and is available in ten markets around the country. The network targets 15- to 34-year-olds, and reaches an estimated 382,300 different listeners each week.
History
Mai FM began broadcasting to Auckland in July 1992. It was run by one of the largest Maori tribes in New Zealand,
Ngati Whatua,
and Mai Media. Between 1996 and 2005 Mai FM also operated a second station,
Ruia Mai, on 1179 AM in Auckland with all programming in the Māori language.
From 1996 to 2001 Mai FM could be heard in Christchurch on 90.5 FM, due to an agreement between Ngati Whatua and
Kai Tahu iwi. The Christchurch station was originally
90.5 Tahu FM, with local on air talent, and formatted with the Mai FM Auckland music. In late 2001 the joint agreement ended and the Mai FM branding of the station in Christchurch ceased, reverting to its original name of Tahu FM. In 1996 Ngati Whatua also came to an agreement with the
Te Arawa
Te Arawa is a confederation of Māori iwi and hapu (tribes and sub-tribes) of New Zealand who trace their ancestry to the Arawa migration canoe (''waka'').[MediaWorks New Zealand
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had bought the station and would take it over on 31 March 2008. Since the MediaWorks' takeover there has been significant programming and branding changes as well as the creation of the Mai FM network.
Programming
Mai FM is a networked station with all shows and music broadcasting from its Auckland studios.
The Mai Hot 1000 The Mai Hot 1000
The Mai Hot 1000
/ref> is one of the station's annual countdown features. The chart order, including which artists and songs feature, is voted by listeners on the station's official website. The countdown runs on weekdays over a three-week period started in 2013 as The Mai Hot 500 according to their official Instagram page. It was renamed The Mai Hot 900 in 2014 and expanded by 300 songs in 2020. Then in 2022 it had 200 songs removed due to the launch of The Mai Hip Hop 100 and The Mai RnB 100 Countdowns.
Winners
*2022 - J. Cole - " No Role Modelz"
*2021 - TLC
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- " No Scrubs"
*2020 - 2pac
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- "Changes
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"
*2019 - The Notorious B.I.G - " Juicy"
*2018 - 2pac
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- "California Love
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"
*2017 - Bone Thugs N Harmony - "Tha Crossroads
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"
*2016 - 2pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
- "Changes
Changes may refer to:
Books
* ''Changes'', the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series
* ''Changes'', a novel by Danielle Steel
* ''Changes'', a trilogy of novels on which the BBC TV series was based, written by Peter Dickinson ...
"
*2015 - 2pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
- "Changes
Changes may refer to:
Books
* ''Changes'', the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series
* ''Changes'', a novel by Danielle Steel
* ''Changes'', a trilogy of novels on which the BBC TV series was based, written by Peter Dickinson ...
"
*2014 - 2pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
- "California Love
"California Love" is a song by American rapper 2Pac featuring fellow American rapper-producer Dr. Dre and American singer Roger Troutman. The song was released as 2Pac's comeback single after his release from prison in 1995 and was his first sing ...
"
*2013 - 2pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
- "Changes
Changes may refer to:
Books
* ''Changes'', the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series
* ''Changes'', a novel by Danielle Steel
* ''Changes'', a trilogy of novels on which the BBC TV series was based, written by Peter Dickinson ...
"
Stations
Frequencies
These are the frequencies for Mai FM:
* Whangarei - 107.3 FM (low power)
* Auckland
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- 88.6 FM
* Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
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- 105.8 FM
* Tauranga
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- 96.6 FM
* Rotorua
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- 105.5 FM
* Gisborne - 89.3 FM
* Hawke's Bay
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- 105.5 FM
* Manawatu - 97.0 FM
* Wellington
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- 100.5 FM
* Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
- 106.8 FM (low power)
References
External links
Mai FM official website
{{Radio in New Zealand
Māori culture in Auckland
Radio stations in Auckland
New Zealand radio networks
Urban contemporary radio stations
Māori mass media
Radio stations established in 1992