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Here it is! The set times for Electric Avenue. The details! Electric Avenue Music Festival Friday 6 February 2015, 11:00am—11:00pm Electric Avenue is Christchurch’s newest music festival – hitting the city on Waitangi Day – Friday 6th Februrary, 2015. Two stages feature an awesome international and local line-up of 20 acts over 12 hours. Hagley […]

It’s a new year of RDUnited, and time for our first Month of Rad of 2015! We’re starting with one of our brand new Chosen Few, Bueno Latin Cantina right outside Revival at 94 Victoria Street. They’re offering RDU App users an incredible deal all February – $4 six inch burritos! Head over to Victoria […]

The RDU App 2.0 is here! iPhone – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rdu-98.5fm/id796246062?ls=1&mt=8 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.org.rdu.rdunited The first thing you’re going to notice is the flash new look and user interface. We hope you like it! We’ve simplified and tidied up a bit, and the app now operates around 4 buttons; Radio, Deals, Contact and More. 1. Radio is […]

This weeks #TeAhiTop10 number one is “Dark Matter” by Substance. Substance is a local ChCh producer and the track was taken of the just released compilation called Subsequent Vintage on local label Melted Music showcasing producers and artists from Quaketown.. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/186077754″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] You can download the whole compilation at Juno […]

1986 The application for the 1986 licence is not on file, however, the authorisation issued was on essentially the same terms and conditions as the previous year. Refer: Pink document 32 Of significance, however, was the frequency on which the station should operate, now 90.50MHz. The period of broadcast was from 16 February 1986 through […]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/185495482″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week‘s number one was “Ghost Pepper” from Christchurch producer Jagā (who is also one of the hosts on Wonk Panthers, but you voted him in on the app so promise we aren’t playing favourites). We’ve been trying to lock down what this genre is called. Downbeat Future Bass? […]

Check out this awesome new video from RDU favourite Maya Payne. This kaleidoscopic wonder was made on the island of Santorini in Greece by director Shae Sterling. Definitely keep your eye on what Maya is up to this year!

1985 The 1985 application again sought continuous broadcast between 25 February and 18 August 1985 between 7am and midnight weekdays, 9am and midnight weekends, and between May and Jun broadcast from 4pm till midnight weekdays. Refer: Pink document 28 The proposed staff members charged with running the 1985 station were to be: Nicki Fife – […]

2015 is now upon us, and that means that from February the first it’s a new year of RDUnited. And THAT means a new look RDU App and a new Chosen Few. On February 1st look out for great new deals from; Pomeroys, Underground, Winnies, Dux Live, Bueno, Vespa, The Institution, Cassels, Gustavs, Burgers and […]

ANATOMY OF A SONG – EP Twelve – LADI6 – “READY TO FLY” by Rdu 98.5fm on Mixcloud Anatomy of a Song is a radio series that explores the sound elements that make up a recorded song via deconstructed songs and interviews with well-known alternative New Zealand musicians. Each episode would see Spanky Moore, posing […]