List of free-to-air channels in New Zealand
This article is a list of free-to-air channels in New Zealand.
New Zealand broadcast channels
- Notes
- The PAL-B&G (analogue) television switch off was completed on 1 December 2013.[1] AM and FM radio is unaffected.
- DVB 64-QAM terrestrial channels use ITU system G channel allocations within UHF television band IV and band V. On 1 December 2013, Band V above 698 MHz was reallocated to LTE mobile telephony, hence some channels that were broadcasting on Band V above 698 MHz on 30 November 2013 have been forced off air until a new frequency is allocated.
- All digital terrestrial television channels are encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is in included in the Freeview broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures.
- High-definition 1080i DVB 64-QAM and only available on TV One, TV2 and TV3. All other TV channels are standard-definition 576i anamorphic widescreen.
- Metro means Kordia owned sites only in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier/Hastings, Palmerston North, the Wellington metropolitan area (including Kapiti), Christchurch and Dunedin.
- A grey box in the 64-QAM column means the channel(s) is temporarily off-air.
- All New Zealand operated direct-broadcast satellite channels are from Optus D1 at 160.0°E, and can be received via a standard 60 cm parabolic antenna. There are two main up-links - the original one from Sky in Auckland, on transports 3 @ 12519 MHz, 5 @ 12644 MHz or 6 @ 12671 MHz and the one from TVNZ's Avalon comm hub in Lower Hutt, with channels broadcast on either Freeview transport 21 @ 12456 MHz or 22 @ 12483 MHz.
- IPTV resolution is generally better than 576i due to not being scaled to an anamorphic widescreen width of 720, but may be lower depending on the bandwidth selected or calculated at the time of connection. Playback performance may vary with network traffic conditions. Most metropolitan New Zealanders close to exchanges have access via ADSL2+ with ADSL further out, while both VDSL and optical fiber connections are still rare due to slow roll-out, rental property restrictions and/or higher monthly rental.
| NorDig
LCN |
DVB name(s) | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrestrial | Satellite DVB | IPTV | |||||||
| PAL-B&G | DVB 64-QAM | Avalon FTA | Sky FTA | ||||||
| 1 | TV ONE | TVNZ (govt.) | 1 Jun 1960 | TVNZ | ended 1 Dec 2013 | 1080i | 576i | No | primetime/sports on-demand SD |
| New Zealand's first television channel. Started as four channels (AKTV2, WNTV1, CHTV3, DNTV2) and amalgamated into one channel (NZBC TV) in October 1973. Renamed TV One on 1 April 1975. | |||||||||
| 2 | TV2 | TVNZ (govt.) | 1 Jun 1975 | TVNZ
Sky |
ended 1 Dec 2013 | 1080i | 576i | 576i | primetime/cartoons on-demand SD |
| Youth focused channel, named South Pacific Television from 1976 to 1980. | |||||||||
| 3 | TV3 | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 26 Nov 1989 | MediaWorks | ended 1 Dec 2013 | 1080i | 576i | ended 15 July 2014 | primetime on-demand SD |
| Started off as NZ's first private TV network, sold off to Canadian and, later, Australian interests. Currently in receivership | |||||||||
| 4 | FOUR | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 29 Jun 1997 | MediaWorks | ended 1 Dec 2013 | Yes | Yes | No | primetime on-demand |
| Youth focused channel launched as 4 in 1997, became music video C4 in 2003, reverted in 2008, renamed to FOUR in 2011. | |||||||||
| 5 | Māori Television | Māori Television Service (govt.) | 28 Mar 2004 | TVNZ
Kordia |
ended 1 Dec 2013 | Yes | Yes | No | primetime on-demand |
| Government funded content in Māori and English | |||||||||
| 6 | TV One plus 1 | TVNZ (govt.) | 1 Jul 2012 | TVNZ | No | Yes | Yes | No | on-demand |
| TV One hour delayed replaced TVNZ 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | TV2+1 | TVNZ (govt.) | 1 Sep 2013 | TVNZ | No | Yes | Yes | No | on-demand |
| TV2 hour delayed, replaced TVNZ U[2] | |||||||||
| 8 | TV3 PLUS1 | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 30 Mar 2009 | MediaWorks | No | Yes | Yes | No | on-demand |
| TV3 hour delayed | |||||||||
| 9 | FOUR Plus 1
FOUR PLUS1 |
MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 26 Jun 2014 | MediaWorks
Sky |
No | Yes | No | Yes | on-demand |
| FOUR hour delayed | |||||||||
| 11 | The Edge TV | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 20 May 2010 | MediaWorks
Sky |
No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Music videos started in 2010 called C4 2 as digital only jukebox version of FOUR's previous C4 channel. Format and name changed as of June 26, 2014. | |||||||||
| 10 | PRIME | SKY Network Television (corp.) | 30 Aug 1998 | Kordia
Sky |
ended 1 Dec 2013 | Yes | changed frequency | Yes | primetime pay TV only |
| Started off as a Subsidiary of Australia's Prime TV of three localised feeds before being sold to Sky TV in 2006 | |||||||||
| 11 | Trackside | New Zealand Racing Board (govt.) | Nov 1992 | Sky | ended 2012 | ended 14 April 2014 | No | ended 14 April 2014 | No |
| Horse and dog racing | |||||||||
| 12 | ChoiceTV
Choice TV |
Top TV Limited | 28 Apr 2012 | Kordia
MediaWorks |
No | Yes | Yes | No | limited on-demand |
| Mainly reality TV content with limited scripted content. | |||||||||
| 14 | Sommet Sports | 18 Jul 2013 | Kordia
MediaWorks |
No | ended 12 Dec 2014 | ended 12 Dec 2014 | No | No | |
| Lower cost sporting coverage | |||||||||
| 16 | Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera Media Network | 25 Oct 2013 | Kordia | No | Yes | No | No | live unicast |
| Foreign news service | |||||||||
| 18 | The Shopping Channel | The Shopping Channel Ltd. | 1 Oct 2012 | MediaWorks | No | Yes | No | No | live unicast |
| 24 hour infomercials | |||||||||
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DVB name(s) | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||||
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| Terrestrial | Satellite DVB | IPTV | |||||||
| PAL-G | DVB 64-QAM | Avalon FTA | Sky FTA | ||||||
| 20 | TVSN Shopping | Direct Group Pty Ltd | 20 Aug 2013 | Kordia | No | Kordia Metro only |
No | No | AU live unicast |
| 24 hour product demonstrations from Australian feed with New Zealand details | |||||||||
| 21 | Yes Shop | KD Media Inc | 4 Nov 2013 | Kordia | No | Kordia Metro only |
No | No | No |
| 24 hour product demonstrations | |||||||||
| 22 | Parliament TV
Parliament |
Kordia (distributor, govt.) | 9 Oct 2007 | Kordia
MediaWorks |
No | Kordia Metro only |
Yes | No | live unicast |
| Live and replayed coverage of the New Zealand parliamentary sessions | |||||||||
| 23 | CUE TV | Mercury TV Ltd. (corp.) | 1996 | MediaWorks
Kordia |
Southland ended 5 May 2013 |
Southland JDA only end 10 April 2015 |
10 April 2015 | No | No |
| Mainly distance learning, local news and sport, formerly Mercury Television and later Southland TV. | |||||||||
| 24 | Te Reo | Māori Television Service (govt.) | 2008 | Kordia | No | Yes | Yes | No | primetime on-demand |
| Government funded content in 100% Māori. | |||||||||
| 25 | Shine TV | Rhema Media (corp.) | 1 Dec 2002 | MediaWorks | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
Yes | No | live unicast |
| Christian programming | |||||||||
| 26 | Firstlight | Firstlight Charitable Trust | 17 Sept 2012 | Kordia | No | Yes | No | No | live unicast |
| Family safe Christian Programming | |||||||||
| 28 | ChineseTV | World TV Ltd (corp.) | 13 Aug 2007 | Kordia | Auckland ended 1 Dec 2013 |
Kordia Metro only |
No | No | No |
| Imported Mandarin and Cantonese entertainment and news | |||||||||
| 29 | TV29 | World TV Ltd (corp.) | 1 Feb 2012 | Kordia | No | Kordia Metro only |
No | No | No |
| Local and international Chinese programming | |||||||||
| 36 | Apna Television | Golam Moinuddin (private) | 25 Mar 2014 | Kordia | No | Kordia Metro only |
No | No | selected on-demand |
| International Hindu programming in Hindi | |||||||||
| NorDig
LCN |
DVB name | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL-G | DVB 64-QAM | IPTV | |||||
| 30 | TVCentral | Television Media Group | 2002 | Kordia | Waikato/BOP ended 1 Dec 2013 |
Waikato/BOP | No |
| Family safe programming | |||||||
| 33 | TV33 | New Zealand Chinese Television Ltd | 1 May 2010 | Kordia | No | Auckland | No |
| Local and international Chinese programming | |||||||
| 39 | DunedinTV | Allied Press | 1995 | Kordia | Dunedin ended 28 Apr 2013 |
Dunedin | No |
| Regional programming as well as Al Jazeera, DW TV, etc. | |||||||
| 40 | Canterbury TV | Allied Press | Sep 1991 | Kordia | Christchurch/Timaru ended 28 Apr 2013 |
Christchurch/Timaru | limited on-demand |
| Regional programming as well as Al Jazeera, DW TV, etc. | |||||||
| NorDig
LCN |
DVB name | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL-G | DVB 64-QAM | IPTV | |||||
| 31 | TV Rotorua | Television Media Group | 22 July 2006 | Kordia | Rotorua ended 1 Dec 2013 |
Rotorua | No |
| Family safe programming | |||||||
| 32 | Info-Rotorua | Television Media Group | 1991 | Kordia | Rotorua ended 1 Dec 2013 |
Rotorua | No |
| Tourist information | |||||||
| 34 | East Coast TV | East Coast Television Trust | Dec 2013 | Kordia | No | Gisborne | live unicast |
| Regional programming | |||||||
| 35 | Channel North | Northland TV Charitable Trust | 1 Aug 2008 | Kordia | Whangarei ended 1 Dec 2013 |
Whangarei | live unicast |
| local community TV, community media development and education | |||||||
| NorDig
LCN |
DVB name | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||
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| PAL-G | DVB 64-QAM | IPTV | |||||
| 40 | SCTV | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Korean Christian programming | |||||||
| 41 | V1 | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| SBS Korean movies | |||||||
| 42 | V2 | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Korean YTN news | |||||||
| 43 | K-POP | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Korean music | |||||||
| 44 | V4 | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Chinese state news CNC in English | |||||||
| 45 | V5 | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Japanese state news NHK World in English | |||||||
| 46 | V6 | VTV Group | May 2011 | local | No | Auckland JDA only (ended Dec 2013) |
No |
| Korean state news Arirang TV in English | |||||||
| 48 | Television Hawkes Bay | Sawyer Television Limited | 1994 | local | Napier Hastings ended 30 Sep 2012 |
Napier Hastings only |
No |
| Tourist information | |||||||
| Mainland Television | Media-7 | 1992 | local | Nelson ended 28 Apr 2013 |
Nelson only |
No | |
| Rebroadcasts BBC World, Al Jazeera, DW TV, CCTV, VOA and locally produced news | |||||||
| 45 South TV | local | Oamaru ended 28 Apr 2013 |
Oamaru only |
No | |||
| Broadcasts 98% local content. Community station run by volunteers. Rebroadcasts TV3, Sommet Sports & Cue Television. | |||||||
| Live channels from various international new agencies, multi-cultural content and local content. NHK World, Arirang TV, MBC, Yonhap, MBN, HiTV+ and BTN. | |||||||
| Name | Owner/parent company | Launch | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL-G | IPTV | |||
| Juice TV | Juicetv.com Ltd | 1994 | Auckland ended 2012 | No |
| Privately owned music TV channel | ||||
| FaceTV | Triangle Community Television Limited | 1 Aug 1998 | Auckland ended 1 Dec 2013 |
live unicast ended Nov 2013 |
| Public service and access programming in various languages | ||||
| Big TV | Waikato University | Hamilton ended December 2013 | No | |
| Campus station | ||||
| Wellspring TV | Wellspring TV Ltd | 7 Oct 2007 | Taupo ended 1 Dec 2013 |
No |
| Christian Programming | ||||
| Tararua TV | Tararua TV Trust | Tararua District ended 29 Sep 2013 |
No | |
| Christian and family safe programmes | ||||
| Visitor TV | Christchurch ended 22 Feb 2011 |
No | ||
| Tourist information (Off-air until further notice due to 2011 Christchurch earthquake) | ||||
| VTV (started off as Voice TV and arirang) | Christchurch ended 28 Apr 2013 |
No | ||
| Broadcasts recorded Asian programmes' from arirang, SBS and mapTV. | ||||
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DVB name | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||||
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| Terrestrial | Satellite DVB | IPTV | |||||||
| FM/AM | DVB 64-QAM | Avalon FTA | Sky FTA | ||||||
| 50 | Radio NZ National | Radio New Zealand (govt.) | 1925 | MediaWorks Kordia Sky |
Yes | Kordia metro only |
Yes | Yes | live unicast |
| News/talk-back | |||||||||
| 51 | Radio NZ Concert | Radio New Zealand (govt.) | N/A | MediaWorks Kordia Sky |
Yes | Kordia metro only |
Yes | Yes | live unicast |
| New Zealand's only commercial free classical music channel. | |||||||||
| NorDig
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DVB name | Owner/parent company | Launch | H.222
Transport |
Availability | ||||
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| Terrestrial | Satellite DVB | IPTV | |||||||
| FM | DVB 64-QAM | Avalon FTA | Sky FTA | ||||||
| 70 | George FM | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 1998 | MediaWorks | Yes | No | Yes | No | live unicast |
| Dance music station started off in Auckland only, sold off to Canadian and, later, Australian interests. | |||||||||
| 71 | BaseFM | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 2008 | Kordia | LPFM, Leigh-Matakana area. | Kordia metro only |
Yes | No | live unicast |
| hip hop music station that split from George FM. | |||||||||
| The Edge | MediaWorks NZ (corp.) | 1994 | Sky | Yes | No | No | Yes | live unicast | |
| Urban and contemporary music station started off in Hamilton only, sold off to Canadian and, later, Australian interests. | |||||||||
| Niu FM | Pacific Island immigrate targeted music and news. | MediaWorks | Yes | No | Yes | No | live unicast | ||
| National Pacific Radio Trust | |||||||||
Foreign satellite channels
The following is a list of free-to-air DVB satellite services[3] available in New Zealand. Most New Zealand homes already have a standard 60 cm satellite dish fitted which can pick up most of these channels, as these are also used (ore have been used in the past) to pick up free-to-air and pay New Zealand television channels from Optus D1 (and historically, Optus B1). A frequency scanning (aka blind-scan) capable set-top box can be used to locate other services.
| Name | Description | Frequency @ Pulse rate LNB IEEE band polarization |
|---|---|---|
| Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater | ||
| 9 Network feed for STW | backhaul | 12383 MHz @ 3.75 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 7 Network SNG 1 | backhaul | 12635 MHz @ 7.2 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 7 Network SNG 2 | backhaul | 12644 MHz @ 7.2 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 7 Network SNG 3 | backhaul | 12653 MHz @ 7.2 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 9 Network SNG 1 | backhaul | 12407 MHz @ 6.111 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 9 Network SNG 2 | backhaul | 12421 MHz @ 6.111 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| 9 Network SNG 3 | backhaul | 12431 MHz @ 6.111 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Optus C1 for 60 cm dish or greater | ||
| Australian wildfeed links | backhaul | 12407 MHz @ 24.45 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Intelsat 19 for 100 cm dish or greater | ||
| NHK World News TV | 1080i state-owned English service | 4060 MHz @ 26.59 MBd C linear horizontal |
| 576i state-owned English service | ||
| Optus D2 for 60 cm dish or greater | ||
| Tele Padre Pio | Catholic Italian service | 12396 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear horizontal |
| Telepace | Catholic Italian/English service | 12425 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear horizontal |
| Al Hayat | Arabic service | 12519 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| AON | Religious English service | |
| channel newsasia | state-owned English service | 12545 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Al Iraqiya | Arabic service | |
| Salaam | Arabic service | |
| 3ABN | Religious English service | |
| TVRI | state-owned Indonesian service | 12.608 GHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear horizontal |
| Kurdistan TV | Kurdish service | |
| BVN | state-owned Dutch service | 12644 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| TRT | state-owned Turkish service | |
| JUCETV | Religious English service | |
| TBN | Religious English service | |
| Church Channel | Religious English service | |
| Smile of a Child | Religious English service | |
| God TV | Religious English service | |
| Daystar | Religious English service | |
| Inspiration | Religious English service | |
| EWTN | Religious English service | |
| Al Forat | Arabic service | 12706 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Press TV | English service | |
| CGNTV | Religious English service | |
| Hope Channel | Religious English service | |
| Aghapy TV | Religious English service | |
| RT | state-owned English service | 12734 MHz @ 22.5 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| TV3 | state-owned Malaysian service | |
| MediaCorp Channel 5 | Singaporean-English service | |
| N World | state-owned Greek service | |
| Kurdsat | Kurdish service | |
| TVR International | Romanian service | |
| Duna | Hungarian service | |
| Abu Dhabi Al Oula | Arabic service | |
| Oman TV | Arabic service | |
| AsiaSat 4 for 90 cm dish or greater | ||
| DaAi TV | Taiwanese service | 12430 MHz @ 20 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Intelsat 19 for 90 cm dish or greater | ||
| Arirang | state-owned English/Korean service | 13557 MHz @ 13.333 MBd Ku linear horizontal |
| NSS-9 | ||
| BYU TV | Mormon Multilingual service | 4185 MHz @ 6.527 MBd 2m dish or greater C right hand circular |
| RFO Wallis & Futuna | French service | 3922 MHz @ 2.895 MBd 1m dish or greater C right hand circular |
| Name | Description | Frequency @ Pulse rate LNB IEEE band polarization |
|---|---|---|
| Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater | ||
| Southern Cross 10 | regional backup | 12635 MHz @ 5.1 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Tasmanian SBS One | state-owned English/Foreign service | 12646 MHz @ 12.6 MBd Ku linear vertical |
| Tasmanian SBS Two | state-owned English/Foreign service | |
| Tasmanian SBS HD | simulcast service | |
| Intelsat 5 for 90 cm dish or greater | ||
| BBC World News | state-owned English service | 4160 MHz @ 26.48 MBd C linear horizontal |
| Iqraa | Arabic | 4.16 GHz @ 26.48 MBd C linear horizontal |
| Intelsat 8 | ||
| Australia Plus | state-owned English service | 4.1 GHz @ 26.48 MBd 180 cm dish or greater C linear horizontal |
| MAC TV | Taiwanese service | 12504 MHz @ 3.073 MBd 90 cm dish or greater Ku linear vertical |
See also
- Australasian television frequencies
- Television in New Zealand
References
- ↑ "Analogue TV switched off". Radio New Zealand. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "TVNZ shuts down youth channel". The New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ↑ Optus D1 at 160.0°E - LyngSat:
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