Wharite Peak | |
Elevation M: | 920 |
Map: | New Zealand |
Coordinates: | -40.2547°N 175.8584°W |
Location: | Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand |
Range: | Ruahine Range |
Wharite Peak is a mountain at the southern end of the Ruahine Range, 9km (06miles) 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.
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.
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 Station | Freeview | Owner | Channel | Frequency | Power (kW) |
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19 | 28 | 530.0 MHz | 32 | ||
20 | Al Jazeera Media Network | ||||
25 | Rhema Media | ||||
27 | Seventh-day Adventist Church | ||||
3 | 32 | 562.0 MHz | |||
4 | |||||
8 | |||||
14 | |||||
1 | 34 | 578.0 MHz | |||
2 | |||||
6 | |||||
15 | 36 | 594.0 MHz | |||
5 | New Zealand Government | 38 | 610.0 MHz | ||
10 |
Radio Station | Owner | Transmit Frequency | Tower | Power (kW) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
89.0 MHz | Main | 40 | |||
89.8 MHz | Main | 1 | |||
90.6 MHz | Main | 40 | |||
Rhema Media | 91.4 MHz | South | 4 | ||
92.2 MHz | South | 80 | |||
93.0 MHz | South | 5 | |||
93.8 MHz | Main | 40 | |||
94.6 MHz | South | 5 | |||
95.4 MHz | South | 5 | |||
97.0 MHz | South | 5 | |||
97.8 MHz | Main | 40 | |||
98.6 MHz | South | 8 | |||
100.2 MHz | Main | 40 | |||
101.0 MHz | Main | 8 | |||
PMN 531 | 103.4 MHz | South | 8 | ||
104.2 MHz | South | 5 | |||
105.8 MHz | Main | 12.5 |
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 |