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 are only available on TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2, Three, Māori Television, TVNZ Duke, Prime and The Edge TV. 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 have access to fiber broadband.
Freeview high viewership nationwide channels
Channel number DVB name(s) Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV
DVB 64-QAM Kordia FTA Sky FTA
1 TVNZ 1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 Jun 1960 TVNZ 1080i 576i 1080i Live stream and on-demand HD
New Zealand's first television channel. Started as four stations (AKTV2, WNTV1, CHTV3, DNTV2); amalgamated into one channel (NZBC TV) in October 1973. Renamed TV One on 1 April 1975.
2 TVNZ 2 TVNZ (govt.) 1 Jun 1975 TVNZ

Sky

1080i 576i 1080i Live stream and on-demand HD
Youth focused channel, named South Pacific Television from 1976 to 1980.
3 Three Discovery New Zealand 26 Nov 1989 Discovery New Zealand 1080i 576i 1080i primetime
on-demand SD
Started off as NZ's first private TV network, sold off to Canadian and, later, Australian interests. Currently owned by Discovery, Inc.
4 Bravo Discovery New Zealand, NBCUniversal International Networks 29 Jun 1997 Discovery New Zealand Yes Yes No primetime
on-demand
Lifestyle and reality television channel. Originally launched as a youth entertainment channel, TV4 in 1997, became music video C4 in 2003, reverted in 2008, renamed to Four in 2011, then rebranded to its current form, Bravo in 2016.
5 Māori Television Māori Television Service (govt.) 28 Mar 2004 TVNZ

Kordia

1080i 576i No primetime
on-demand
Government funded content in Māori and English
6 TVNZ 1+1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 Jul 2012 TVNZ Yes Yes No on-demand
Timeshifted TVNZ 1, delayed by one hour (replaced TVNZ 7)
7 TVNZ 2+1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 Sep 2013 TVNZ Yes Yes No on-demand
Timeshifted TVNZ 2, delayed by one hour (replaced TVNZ U)[2]
8 ThreePlus1 Discovery New Zealand 30 Mar 2009 Discovery New Zealand Yes Yes No on-demand
timeshifted Three, delayed by one hour
9 Bravo Plus 1 Discovery New Zealand, NBCUniversal International Networks 26 Jun 2014 Discovery New Zealand

Sky

Yes Yes[3] Yes on-demand
timeshifted Bravo, delayed by one hour
10 Prime Sky 30 Aug 1998 Kordia

Sky

1080i 576i 1080i Live stream and on-demand HD
Started off as a Subsidiary of Australia's Prime TV of three localised feeds before being sold to Sky TV in 2006
11 The Edge TV Discovery New Zealand 27 Jun 2014 Discovery New Zealand

Sky

Yes Yes[4] Yes Yes
Youth-oriented music television channel. On 1 July 2019, it was taken off terrestrial TV and returned on 26 March 2020 replacing ThreeLife.
12 ChoiceTV Discovery New Zealand 28 Apr 2012 Kordia

Discovery New Zealand

Yes Yes No on-demand
13 TVNZ Duke TVNZ (govt.) 20 March 2016 TVNZ 1080i 576i 1080i Live stream and on-demand HD
operates between the hours of 6pm and midnight. Screens sport and general entertainment.
14 The Breeze TV Discovery New Zealand 16 Apr 2020 Discovery New Zealand

Sky

Yes Yes[5] Yes Yes
Adult contemporary music television channel. Launched on 16 April 2020 replacing ThreeLife + 1.
16 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network 25 Oct 2013 Kordia Yes No No live unicast
Foreign news service
17 HGTV Discovery New Zealand 27 June 2016 Kordia

Discovery New Zealand

Yes Yes No on-demand
Shows with a focus on home improvement, gardening, crafts, and remodeling.
18 TVNZ Duke+1 TVNZ (govt.) 17 Nov 2020 TVNZ Yes No No on-demand
Timeshifted TVNZ Duke, delayed by one hour. [6]
Freeview lower viewership nationwide channels
Channel number DVB name(s) Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV
DVB 64-QAM Kordia FTA Sky FTA
20 TVSN Direct Group Pty Ltd 20 Aug 2013 Kordia Kordia Metro
only
No No AU live unicast
24 hour product demonstrations
22 Parliament TV Kordia (distributor, govt.) 9 Oct 2007 Kordia

Discovery New Zealand

Kordia Metro
only
Yes No live unicast
Live and replayed coverage of the New Zealand parliamentary sessions
24 Te Reo Māori Television Service (govt.) 2008 Kordia Yes Yes No primetime on-demand
Government funded content in 100% Māori.
25 Shine TV Rhema Media (corp.) 1 Dec 2002 Discovery New Zealand Auckland JDA
only (ended Dec 2013)
Yes No live unicast
Christian programming
26 Firstlight Firstlight Charitable Trust 17 Sept 2012 Kordia Yes Yes Yes live unicast
Family safe Christian programming
27 Hope Channel Seventh-day Adventist Church 12 Sept 2015 Kordia Yes Yes Yes live unicast
Christian Programming
28 WTV28 World TV Ltd (corp.) 13 Aug 2007 Kordia Kordia Metro
only
No No No
Imported Mandarin and Cantonese entertainment and news
29 WTV29 World TV Ltd (corp.) 1 Feb 2012 Kordia Kordia Metro
only
No No No
Local and international Chinese programming
36 Apna Golam Moinuddin (private) 25 Mar 2014 Kordia Kordia Metro
only
No No selected on-demand
International Hindu programming in Hindi
Freeview Kordia limited viewership local channels
NorDig

LCN

DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
DVB 64-QAM IPTV
33 TV33 New Zealand Chinese Television Ltd 1 May 2010 Kordia Yes No
Local and international Chinese programming
39 DunedinTV Allied Press 1995 Kordia Dunedin No
Regional programming as well as Al Jazeera, DW TV, etc.
40 Canterbury TV Allied Press Sep 1991 Kordia Christchurch/Timaru limited
on-demand
Regional programming as well as Al Jazeera, DW TV, etc.
Freeview JDA limited viewership local channels
NorDig

LCN

DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
DVB 64-QAM IPTV
34 East Coast TV East Coast Television Trust Dec 2013 Kordia Gisborne live unicast
Regional programming
35 Channel North Northland TV Charitable Trust 1 Aug 2008 Kordia Whangarei live unicast
local community TV, community media development and education
Independent digital local channels
NorDig

LCN

DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
DVB 64-QAM IPTV
48 Television Hawkes Bay Sawyer Television Limited 1994 local Napier
Hastings
only
No
Tourist information
Mainland Television Media-7 1992 local Nelson
only
No
Rebroadcasts BBC World, Al Jazeera, DW TV, CCTV, VOA and locally produced news
45 South TV local Oamaru
only
No
Broadcasts 98% local content. Community station run by volunteers. Rebroadcasts TV3, Sommet Sports & Cue Television.
60 Wairarapa TV noise productions ltd 2016 local Wairarapa
Yes
Freeview high priority nationwide audio only channels
NorDig

LCN

DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV
FM/AM DVB 64-QAM Kordia FTA Sky FTA
50 Radio NZ National Radio New Zealand (govt.) 1925 Discovery New Zealand
Kordia
Sky
Yes Kordia metro
only
Yes Yes live unicast
News/talk-back
51 Radio NZ Concert Radio New Zealand (govt.) N/A Discovery New Zealand
Kordia
Sky
Yes Kordia metro
only
Yes Yes live unicast
New Zealand's only commercial free classical music channel.
Freeview/Sky low priority nationwide audio only channels
NorDig

LCN

DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222

Transport

Availability
Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV
FM DVB 64-QAM Avalon FTA Sky FTA
70 George FM MediaWorks NZ (corp.) 1998 Discovery New Zealand 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. Discovery New Zealand 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[7] 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 (or 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.

NameDescriptionFrequency @ Pulse rate
LNB IEEE band polarization
Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater
9 Network feed for STWbackhaul12383 MHz @ 3.75 MBd
Ku linear vertical
7 Network SNG 1backhaul12635 MHz @ 7.2 MBd
Ku linear vertical
7 Network SNG 2backhaul12644 MHz @ 7.2 MBd
Ku linear vertical
7 Network SNG 3backhaul12653 MHz @ 7.2 MBd
Ku linear vertical
9 Network SNG 1backhaul12407 MHz @ 6.111 MBd
Ku linear vertical
9 Network SNG 2backhaul12421 MHz @ 6.111 MBd
Ku linear vertical
9 Network SNG 3backhaul12431 MHz @ 6.111 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Optus C1 for 60 cm dish or greater
Australian wildfeed
links
backhaul12407 MHz @ 24.45 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Intelsat 19 for 100  cm dish or greater
NHK World Japan TV1080i 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 PioCatholic Italian service12396 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear horizontal
TelepaceCatholic Italian/English service12425 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear horizontal
Al HayatArabic service12519 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear vertical
AONReligious English service
Channel NewsAsiastate-owned English service12545 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Al IraqiyaArabic service
SalaamArabic service
3ABNReligious English service
TVRIstate-owned Indonesian service12.608 GHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear horizontal
Kurdistan TVKurdish service
BVNstate-owned Dutch service12644 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear vertical
TRT 1state-owned Turkish service
JUCETVReligious English service
TBNReligious English service
Church ChannelReligious English service
Smile of a ChildReligious English service
God TVReligious English service
DaystarReligious English service
InspirationReligious English service
EWTNReligious English service
Al ForatArabic service12706 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Press TVEnglish service
CGNTVReligious English service
Hope ChannelReligious English service
Aghapy TVReligious English service
RTstate-owned English service12734 MHz @ 22.5 MBd
Ku linear vertical
TV3state-owned Malaysian service
SuriaSingaporean-Malay service
EPT Worldstate-owned Greek service
KurdsatKurdish service
TVR InternationalRomanian service
DunaHungarian service
Abu Dhabi Al OulaArabic service
Oman TVArabic service
AsiaSat 4 for 90 cm dish or greater
DaAi WorldTaiwanese service12430 MHz @ 20 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Intelsat 19 for 90 cm dish or greater
Arirangstate-owned English/Korean service13557 MHz @ 13.333 MBd
Ku linear horizontal
NSS-9
BYU TVMormon Multilingual service4185 MHz @ 6.527 MBd
2m dish or greater
C right hand circular
RFO Wallis & FutunaFrench service3922 MHz @ 2.895 MBd
1m dish or greater
C right hand circular
Historical discontinued services
NameDescriptionFrequency @ Pulse rate
LNB IEEE band polarization
Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater
Southern Cross 10regional backup12635 MHz @ 5.1 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Tasmanian SBS Onestate-owned English/Foreign service12646 MHz @ 12.6 MBd
Ku linear vertical
Tasmanian SBS Twostate-owned English/Foreign service
Tasmanian SBS HDsimulcast service
Intelsat 5 for 90 cm dish or greater
BBC World Newsstate-owned English service4160 MHz @ 26.48 MBd
C linear horizontal
IqraaArabic4.16 GHz @ 26.48 MBd
C linear horizontal
Intelsat 8
ABC Australiastate-owned English service4.1 GHz @ 26.48 MBd
180 cm dish or greater
C linear horizontal
MAC TVTaiwanese service12504 MHz @ 3.073 MBd
90 cm dish or greater
Ku linear vertical

See also

References

  1. "Analogue TV switched off". Radio New Zealand. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. "TVNZ shuts down youth channel". The New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. "Freeview - Four Plus 1". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. "Freeview - Edge TV". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Freeview - Breeze TV". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. Sowman-Lund, Stewart (5 November 2020). "Live updates, November 5: US election – Biden closes gap in Georgia; Trump tries to stop vote count". The Spinoff. Retrieved 13 November 2020. TVNZ also announced a new channel: Duke+1
  7. Optus D1 at 160.0°E - LyngSat:
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