George FM is a New Zealand dance music radio station owned and operated by MediaWorks from its headquarters on Hargreaves Street and broadcast on Freeview and on radio frequencies in New Zealand. Its seventy-five regular presenters and additional guest hosts host a twenty-four hour mix of house, breaks, drum and bass, dubstep, electro, soul, jazz, funk, indie rock, hip hop and other dance and electronic music.
The network was established as a low-power volunteer station located in a spare bedroom of Grey Lynn in 1998. In 2003, it became a commercial station with paid staff, began broadcasting to other centers in the following years, became a Freeview station on May 1, 2008, and was bought by MediaWorks on February 16, 2009. It continues to maintain a casual style: news is limited to unofficial news, weather forecast, traffic and review every hour during breakfast and drive time, as well as a selection of music and presentations. the style is entirely owned by the program hosts.
Stations
George FM broadcasts its network program on full power FM and low power FM frequencies. It also broadcasts via Freeview and Rova platforms.
It was previously available on low-power frequencies in Whangarei, Rotorua, Taupo, Napier, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Te Anau and Invercargill. The network has retained low-power broadcasting in Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North and Wellington and has full-power broadcasting in Auckland, Nelson, Dunedin, Queenstown and Christchurch.