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The UK department store, JOHN LEWIS sums it up in their 2025 Christmas campaign - WHERE LOVE LIVES. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bRlnyQeDk Nostalgia is at the heart of what we do as a radio station, playing the songs that we grew up with during our formative years, teens and into adulthood. This is the stuff we'll keep coming back to. The big hits, the guilty pleasures, the ones you first heard at the […]
10 years on, we celebrate the Starman, the Goblin King, Ziggy Stardust! Join us throughout Jan 10 for a massive day of Bowie favourites, we'll cover the lot including all the early hits, his superstardom in the '80s and everything he worked on right up to, and including his final album. We are huge Bowie fans, and what better way to celebrate his iconic legacy than to flip the playlist […]
We marked the year of music in 2025 with our Retro Now Music Awards on Boxing Day, and New Years Day Richard Phelps once again wrapped up 2025 with a look at the best from the best, over the last 12 months. 🏆 The Winners 🏆 BEST REMASTER We look for the best remastered album, box set, expanded or anniversary edition Finalists; Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory? […]
Returning to Retro Hit Radio weekday mornings, throughout summer! “Hollywood” Steve Huey, David Lyons, JD Ryznar, and Hunter Stair, are the team that coined the term/ genre “yacht rock” with their legendary webseries. Join them as they rate curated and listener-suggested tracks on the highly-accurate Yachtski Scale to build out the playlist of certified yacht rock songs. Their analysis employs a precise scientific method that involves a deep well of […]
Retro NOW is our collection of new singles by some of our favourite retro artists. New albums, new EPs and singles and touring. It's all about the music at Retro Hit Radio, and every hour we'll put the spotlight on a new single! You also get bragging rights if they're touring and drop their new song. True fans (like us) love belting back the hits back to them on stage, […]
They're back! We mark the year of music with our Retro Now Music Awards on Boxing Day, and New Years Day Join Richard Phelps on Boxing Day and New Years Day to wrap up the year with a look at the best from the best, over the last 12 months. Throughout the day, we'll bring you the Retro Now Music Awards (or as we like to call them, the rnmas!) […]
A million ways to listen! We're an internet radio station which means we can be heard wherever you are, without the need of a radio. We want to make sure you have THE MOST IMPORTANT info on how to listen. You can listen in a number of ways, so pick your pleasure Browser Edge, Chrome, Firefox Option 1 - Our Player (yes, you're already here) On a computer or mobile browser, go directly […]
Made in NZ. Played in NZ. Throughout May, we celebrate NZ music and 25 YEARS of NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH! We've added LOADS of NZ retro classics from the '80s and '90s and around the millenium to the mix for you to enjoy throughout May, cos we all love to sing our homegrown hits loud!
Craving Crackle? We're dusting off the records, and hooking up the turntables. We're going 100% VINYL, throughout the day on Saturday, April 12! Record Store Day is coming and to celebrate, we've dusted off and cleaned our record collection, as we're going old school for the day. That's right, we're switching the computers off and playing 100% of our music from vinyl for Record Store Day. We'll immerse you in […]
Retro Hit Radio, is proud to support The Retro Event! The Retro Event is a huge step into a time capsule with New Zealand's biggest family-friendly 80s/90s event. Experience the iconic DeLorean, just like the one immortalized in "Back to the Future" as well as a 1979 Ferrari 308 as seen in Magnum PI, a Trans-AM stylised as 'KITT" made famous in the TV series Knight Rider, plus other surprise feature cars! The […]
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