Two New Awards Announced For Student Radio Network Awards 2022

Celebrating the amazingly diverse variety of local artists energising Aotearoa's airwaves with adventurous sounds each and every day, the Student Radio Network Awards are returning for the second annual edition on 19th November — brought to you by member stations 95bFM, Radio Control 99.4FM, Radio Active 88.6FM, RDU 98.5FM and Radio One 91FM, co-presented by NZ On Air and Naked PR. Organised with inclusivity in mind, this year's awards will be held "held in person, streamed live and simulcast on all five Student Radio Network stations," with the main ceremony to be happening in Ōtepoti at the University of Otago's Main Common Room. Two new awards join the burgeoning ranks for 2022, the Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori Award, "signalling the Student Radio Network's favourite song that features te reo Māori," and Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting Awards for each of the five stations, "commending the creators of a piece of exemplary work that has featured on air, or online."

Scope out the list of categories plus eligibility information below — voting for the People’s Choice Award opens early October.

"We're stoked to announce Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori, celebrating our favourite songs in te reo Māori... It gives us another platform to showcase the incredible music being playlisted across the Student Radio Network." — Caitlin McIlhagga (95bFM's General Manager)

"We're excited, literally frothing, to be bringing the Student Radio Network Awards to Ōtepoti, Te Waipounamu... Beyond Dunedin's proud musical history, the Student Radio Network Awards help us celebrate our incredible local musical talent of the future." — Radio One 91FM's Sean Norling

The following awards will be presented:

Outstanding Contribution to 95bFM

95bFM's Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting

95bFM's Favourite Song of 2022 brought to you by Progear

Outstanding Contribution to Radio Control brought to you by MUSA (Massey University Students’ Association)

Radio Control's Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting brought to you by MUSA (Massey University Students’ Association)

Radio Control's Favourite Song of 2022 brought to you by MUSA (Massey University Students’ Association)

Outstanding Contribution to Radio Active brought to you by Parrotdog Bar

Radio Active's Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting

Radio Active's Favourite Song of 2022 brought to you by Hills Hats

Outstanding Contribution to RDU brought to you by THREE BOYS Brewery

RDU Favourite Song of 2022 brought you MAINZ (S.I.T)

RDU's Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting brought to you by UCSA

Outstanding Contribution to Radio One 91FM brought to you by OUSA (Otago University Students’ Association)

Radio One 91FM's Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting brought to you by OUSA (Otago University Students’ Association)

Radio One 91FM's Favourite Song of 2022 brought to you by OUSA (Otago University Students’ Association)

Favourite Single brought to you by Independent Music New Zealand

Favourite EP / Mixtape brought to you by Recorded Music New Zealand

Favourite Album brought to you by APRA AMCOS NZ

Favourite Solo Act

Favourite Group brought to you by RE Burger

Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori

People's Choice Award brought to you by College of Creative Arts, Massey University

2022 SRN Top 10 brought to you by Audioculture

Outstanding Achievement Award brought to you by New Zealand Music Commission

Reuben Samuel Winter's posthumous Milk III release on Flying Nun Records was a much-deserved standout winner at the inaugural 2021 SRN Awards...

Terms & Conditions:

The Student Radio Network acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

All artists who have had a song playlisted by at least three of the stations that make up the Student Radio Network (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) between November 1, 2021 - September 29, 2022 are eligible to receive an award, this includes the People's Choice Award.

All artists who have a song featuring Te Reo Māori that has been playlisted by at least three of the stations that make up the Student Radio Network (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) between November 1, 2021 - September 29, 2022 are eligible to receive the Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori.

The Programme Directors from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) will choose the shortlist for the following awards: Favourite Single / Favourite EP or Mixtape / Favourite Album / Favourite Solo Act / Favourite Group and Tohu Puoro o te reo Māori. The Programme Directors will then decide who wins each award.

The Manager from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM) will choose the winner of their Outstanding Contribution Award and Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting for their respective region.

The DJs from each station (95bFM, Radio Control, Radio Active, RDU, and Radio One 91FM), will be eligible to vote for their favourite song from their region. The song with the highest amount of votes will win.

Voting for the People’s Choice Award closes at 5PM on November 4, 2022.

The Student Radio Network will not tolerate prejudice and/or hateful comments such as racism, homophobia, sexism, misogyny, ableism or other forms of hate-speech, or contributions that could be interpreted as such.

In order to safeguard the integrity of the Student Radio Network Awards, Student Radio Network, and it’s commercial partners, the Student Radio Network reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to take appropriate action to uphold these expectations. In particular, the Student Radio Network Award winners will be expected to uphold and maintain the aforementioned values.