Who are we?



We are Radio Bay Of Plenty Limited – one of the two remaining independently owned and operated radio companies left in New Zealand.  We operate 3 local stations in the Bay Of Plenty region of New Zealand. 

 
• Our parent station is One Double X (1XX) and is based in Whakatane.  1XX broadcasts to the Eastern & Central Bay Of Plenty on 90.5FM & 1242AM and on 93.0FM for Ohope Beach. 

• Our second service is Bayrock - an album rock station which is also based in Whakatane.  Bayrock broadcasts to the Eastern & Central Bay Of Plenty on 97.7FM, Ohope Beach on 99.3FM and Wanaka on 93.0FM.  For more details about Bayrock click here. 

• Our third & newest station is 92.9 Kiwi FM which is based in Te Puke and broadcasts locally to the Te Puke & Papamoa area. For more details about Te Puke’s 92.9 Kiwi FM Click here. 

• All 3 stations are locally programmed.

More about about 1XX

• Surveys show that 1XX is the most listened to radio station in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. 

• 1XX has a philosophy of community radio, a format of hot adult contemporary music, extensive news and local information. 

• 1XX is a third time winner of the "Outstanding Community Campaigns" award at the New Zealand Radio Awards, most recently in 2000. 

• 1XX's Regional News team won "Best News Story - Team Coverage" for the Eastern Bay of Plenty July 2004 Floods coverage at the 2005 New Zealand Radio Awards. The first time in over 6 years this award has gone to a privately owned radio station. The 1XX News team last won the award in 1987. 

• The 1XX target audience is between 18 to 54 years (male and female). 

• 81% (28,000) of all listeners tune to 1XX in any 7 day period. 

• 1XX was established on 30th June 1971 and has consistently been Number 1 ihe Eastern Bay district ever since. 

• Most of the 1XX audience live in $60,000 + households. 

• See More of 1XX's History here.