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.
| 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] | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |
| 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. | |||||||||
| 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.
| 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 Japan 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 1 | 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 | |
| Suria | Singaporean-Malay service | |
| EPT 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 World | 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 | ||
| ABC Australia | 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 |
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.
- "Freeview - Four Plus 1". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Freeview - Edge TV". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Freeview - Breeze TV". Freeview. Freeview NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- 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
- Optus D1 at 160.0°E - LyngSat:
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