Wharite Peak
Wharite Peak | |
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![]() View of Wharite from near Ashhurst, Manawatū | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
Coordinates | 40°15′17″S 175°51′30″E / 40.25465°S 175.85837°E |
Geography | |
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand | |
Parent range | Ruahine Range |
Wharite Peak is a mountain at the southern end of the Ruahine Range, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Woodville in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The mountain is home to the main television and FM radio transmitter for the city of Palmerston North and the wider Manawatu region.
Etymology
Wharite is a corruption of either Whare-Iti ("home of Iti") or Whare-tītī ("nesting place of tītī").[1]
According to Rangitāne o Manawatu, Wharite was inhabited by Iti a Tohunga from the Ruakawa Pa area below. The Tohunga was banished to the peak due to his small stature and disfigurements. However, Rangitāne o Manawatu still consulted him for his knowledge related to environmental matters.[1]
Transmitter
A 1 kW television transmitter was established atop Wharite in 1963, relaying WNTV1 from Wellington. It was replaced with a 100 kW transmitter in 1966.[2] Today, there are two transmission towers atop Wharite; the main TV/FM tower (Wharite) and a smaller FM-only tower to the south (Wharite South).
Television frequencies
Television Station | Freeview | Owner | Channel | Frequency | Power (kW) |
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HGTV | 19 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | 28 | 530.0 MHz | 32 |
Al Jazeera | 20 | Al Jazeera Media Network | |||
Shine TV | 25 | Rhema Media | |||
Hope Channel | 27 | Seventh-day Adventist Church | |||
Three | 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | 32 | 562.0 MHz | |
Bravo | 4 | ||||
Eden | 8 | ||||
Rush | 14 | ||||
TVNZ 1 | 1 | TVNZ | 34 | 578.0 MHz | |
TVNZ 2 | 2 | ||||
TVNZ Duke | 6 | ||||
Sky Open | 15 | Sky | 36 | 594.0 MHz | |
Whakaata Māori | 5 | New Zealand Government | 38 | 610.0 MHz | |
Te Reo | 10 |
Radio frequencies
Radio Station | Owner | Transmit Frequency | Tower | Power (kW) |
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Radio New Zealand Concert | Radio New Zealand | 89.0 MHz | Main | 40 |
Kia Ora FM | National Māori Radio Network | 89.8 MHz | Main | 1 |
ZM | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 90.6 MHz | Main | 40 |
Radio Rhema | Rhema Media | 91.4 MHz | South | 4 |
More FM | MediaWorks New Zealand | 92.2 MHz | South | 80 |
The Edge | 93.0 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Sound | 93.8 MHz | Main | 40 | |
Channel X | 94.6 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Rock | 95.4 MHz | South | 5 | |
Mai FM | 97.0 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Hits | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 97.8 MHz | Main | 40 |
The Breeze | MediaWorks New Zealand | 98.6 MHz | South | 8 |
Newstalk ZB | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 100.2 MHz | Main | 40 |
Radio New Zealand National | Radio New Zealand | 101.0 MHz | Main | 8 |
PMN 531 | Pacific Media Network | 103.4 MHz | South | 8 |
Magic | MediaWorks New Zealand | 104.2 MHz | South | 5 |
Coast | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 105.8 MHz | Main | 12.5 |
Former analogue television frequencies
The following frequencies were used until 29 September 2013, when Wharite switched off analogue broadcasts (see Digital changeover dates in New Zealand).
TV Channel | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Power (kW) |
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TV One | 2V | 55.25 MHz | VHF | 100 |
TV2 | 4V | 175.25 MHz | VHF | 200 |
TV3 | 7V | 196.25 MHz | VHF | 100 |
Four | 11V | 224.25 MHz | VHF | 16 |
Māori Television | 46V | 671.25 MHz | UHF | 250 |
Prime | 62V | 799.25 MHz | UHF | 250 |
Notes
- ^ The table does not include hour-delayed or music television stations.
References
- ^ a b "Rangitāne o Manawatu Statutory Acknowledgements" (PDF). Horizons Regional Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
- ^ a b RSM Register of Radio Frequencies