RDU 98.5FM

RDU 98.5FM has been Christchurch's independent music voice since 1981, backing local acts before anyone else bothered. The station still runs that ethos. You'll catch student DJs mixing international albums with New Zealand artists who deserve way more airtime than commercial radio gives them. It's the sound of a college radio station with actual production values and no corporate mandate. Programming shifts between music blocks and live performance sessions - the kind of raw energy that vanishes when formats get too slick. The station celebrates oddness. Where Top 40 programmers see risk, RDU…