100% Alternative, Student Radio from Te Papaioea, Aotearoa NZ

Love Local | Est. 1980

No need to listen to scripted segues and the same old crap songs elsewhere - we’ve got everything you could ever need on CONTROL… it’s REAL Student Radio!

RESIST THE ALGORITHM.

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With passionate and contemporary-minded hosts, we’ll bring you the best of alternative music, from great local sounds to other awesome tunes from throughout Aotearoa and the rest of the world.

Broadcasting 24/7 from Massey University, Manawatū.

Proudly part of the Student Radio Network of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Aotearoa Alternative Awards

Saturday 8 November 2025, hosted by Radio Control!

The Student Radio Network of Aotearoa New Zealand is proud to announce the return of the Aotearoa Alternative Awards for 2025!

Presented in association with NZ On Air, and with the incredible support of our sponsors, the awards celebrate emerging local musicians and the passionate, dedicated volunteers who breathe life into our stations and communities.

This year, the ceremony heads swamp-side to Te Papaioea / Palmerston North — home of Gordon the Dinosaur and Radio Control 99.4FM!

The 2025 AOTEAROA ALTERNATIVE AWARDS
📍 7PM, November 8, 2025
📡 STREAMING LIVE at SRN.nz
🔊 SIMULCAST across the entire Student Radio Network

Live Sessions

Bringing you the choicest cuts of fresh, emerging local music, captured live in studio, on campus, or at the Creative Sounds ‘The Stomach’ studio & made with support from NZ On Air Music.

Check out our latest vid here, or click below for the full catalogue.

Full Videos

Singles

NZ Top Ten

The absolute bleeding edge of the contemporary, alternative music scene in Aotearoa - find out what is popping on the airwaves with the ‘Radio Control NZ Top Ten’ weekly chart:

On Air: Thursdays at 6pm NZT
Online: Chart Video

Made with support from NZ On Air Music.

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