FM and AM The following stations broadcast in the
Christchurch area including
Sumner and the
Hurunui District. Most high-power FM radio stations serving Christchurch broadcast from the
Sugarloaf transmitter, located on the
Port Hills due south of the central city. Stations broadcasting from this transmitter also serve the majority of the
Canterbury Plains, as far south as the
Rangitata River. The suburb of Sumner is served by infill FM transmitters located at
Southshore and Sumner Head, as hills block the signal from Sugarloaf.
Low-power and internet radio stations There are a number of
LPFM stations that are operating, or have operated, whose broadcast range may be less than that of the full-power FM stations. There are internet radio broadcasting stations that serve from the area. ==Banks Peninsula stations==