Wharite Peak
View of Wharite from near Ashhurst, Manawatū
Highest point
Elevation920 m (3,020 ft)
Coordinates40°15′17″S 175°51′30″E / 40.25465°S 175.85837°E / -40.25465; 175.85837
Geography
Wharite Peak is located in New Zealand
Wharite Peak
Wharite Peak
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Parent rangeRuahine 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

The main Wharite transmission tower
The Wharite South transmitter tower.

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)
HGTV19Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand28530.0 MHz32
Al Jazeera20Al Jazeera Media Network
Shine TV25Rhema Media
Hope Channel27Seventh-day Adventist Church
Three3Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand32562.0 MHz
Bravo4
Eden8
Rush14
TVNZ 11TVNZ34578.0 MHz
TVNZ 22
TVNZ Duke6
Sky Open15Sky36594.0 MHz
Whakaata Māori5New Zealand Government38610.0 MHz
Te Reo10

[3] [note 1]

Radio frequencies

Radio Station Owner Transmit Frequency Tower Power (kW)
Radio New Zealand ConcertRadio New Zealand89.0 MHzMain40
Kia Ora FMNational Māori Radio Network89.8 MHzMain1
ZMNew Zealand Media and Entertainment90.6 MHzMain40
Radio RhemaRhema Media91.4 MHzSouth4
More FMMediaWorks New Zealand92.2 MHzSouth80
The Edge93.0 MHzSouth5
The Sound93.8 MHzMain40
Channel X94.6 MHzSouth5
The Rock95.4 MHzSouth5
Mai FM97.0 MHzSouth5
The HitsNew Zealand Media and Entertainment97.8 MHzMain40
The BreezeMediaWorks New Zealand98.6 MHzSouth8
Newstalk ZBNew Zealand Media and Entertainment100.2 MHzMain40
Radio New Zealand NationalRadio New Zealand101.0 MHzMain8
PMN 531Pacific Media Network103.4 MHzSouth8
MagicMediaWorks New Zealand104.2 MHzSouth5
CoastNew Zealand Media and Entertainment105.8 MHzMain12.5

[4]

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)
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

  1. ↑ The table does not include hour-delayed or music television stations.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rangitāne o Manawatu Statutory Acknowledgements" (PDF). Horizons Regional Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
  3. ↑ RSM Register of Radio Frequencies
  4. ↑ RSM Register of Radio Frequencies


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