Triangle TV
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| Triangle Television | |
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| Launched | 1 August 1998 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | Auckland, Wellington |
| Headquarters | Auckland |
| Sister channel(s) | Stratos Television |
| Website | http://www.tritv.co.nz |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| UHF | Channel 41 (Auckland) Channel 42 (North Shore) Channel 52 (Remuera) Channel 40 and 41 (Wellington) |
| Satellite | |
| Stratos on Sky Digital | 89 |
| Stratos on Freeview | 21 |
Triangle Television is a television station in Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand. It is a not-for-profit trust which runs the public service, non-commercial and Government-owned UHF channel for the Auckland and Wellington regions. It started broadcasting in Auckland on 1 August, 1998 and in Wellington on 25 August, 2006. The Wellington station is run from Auckland using an IP link. It has much programming in common with Auckland.
It broadcasts programs in many different languages as it is run as a public station. This means anyone can make a program for them. It is a popular service for ethnic and faith communities in the city who can't see their own programmes or hear their own languages anywhere else on New Zealand television.
The station acts independently from all program providers. According to Triangle Television, this independence ensures Triangle Television 'cannot be controlled by individuals or groups with their own agendas' [1]
Time slots are sold on a first come first served basis and the station offers editorial freedom on content. Other content includes a large selection of news, current affairs and documentaries from public service stations such as DW-TV, TV5 Monde, BVN, AlJazeera English, TGN Thai TV, Duna TV, Russia Today and VOA.
Triangle TV started a satellite service available on Freeview and Sky TV in October 2007, called STRATOS, which focuses on re-broadcasting programmes from regional television stations in New Zealand, and a similar mixture of satellite station re-transmission as Triangle TV. STRATOS broadcasted SKY Sport 1's live coverage of the 2nd and 3rd test of the 2008 New Zealand vs England cricket test series.
[edit] External links
- Official Site Triangle TV: includes schedules, programme provider links, terms and conditions for programme provision for both Auckland and Wellington
- Official Site Stratos TV
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