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. 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, Whakaata Māori, TVNZ Duke, Sky Open, Trackside 1 & 2. 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 fibre broadband.

+Freeview high viewership nationwide channels Channel number DVB name(s) Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV Freeview Sky DVB 64-QAM Freeview Sky 1 TVNZ 1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 June 1960 TVNZ 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 June 1975 TVNZ Youth focused channel, named South Pacific Television from 1976 to 1980. 3 Three Sky Free 26 November 1989 Sky Free Started off as NZ's first private TV network, sold off to Canadian, Australian and American interests. Currently owned by Sky Network Television. 4 12 Bravo NBCUniversal International Networks 3 July 2016 Sky Free Lifestyle and reality television channel. Originally launched as a youth entertainment channel TV4 in 1997, became music video C4 in October 2003, reverted in 2008, renamed to FOUR in February 2011, then rebranded to its current form, Bravo in July 2016. 5 19 Whakaata Māori Māori Television Service (govt.) 28 March 2004Maori Television, Sky Free Tax-payer funded content in Māori and English. Known as Maori Television from 2004 to 2022. 6 23 TVNZ DukeTVNZ (govt.) 20 March 2016 TVNZ operates between the hours of 12pm and 3am. Screens sport and general entertainment. 7 502 TVNZ 2+1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 September 2013 TVNZ Timeshifted TVNZ 2, delayed by one hour (replaced TVNZ U) 8 4 Sky Open Sky Network Television 30 August 1998 Kordia Started off as a Subsidiary of Australia's Prime TV of three localised feeds before being sold to Sky TV in 2006 9 24 Rush Sky Free 21 March 2022 Sky Free 10 N/A Te Reo Māori Television Service (govt.) 2008 N/A Tax-payer funded content in 100% Māori. Previously broadcast on terrestrial and satellite until March 2025. 11 501 TVNZ 1+1 TVNZ (govt.) 1 July 2012 TVNZ Timeshifted TVNZ 1, delayed by one hour (replaced TVNZ 7) 12 504 TVNZ Duke+1 TVNZ (govt.) 17 November 2020 TVNZSky Timeshifted TVNZ Duke, delayed by one hour. 13 503 ThreePlus1 Sky Free 30 March 2009 Sky Free timeshifted Three, delayed by one hour 14 512 Bravo Plus 1 NBCUniversal International Networks 26 June 2014 Sky Free Timeshifted Bravo, delayed by one hour 18 13 Eden Sky Free 28 April 2012 Sky Free Formerly known as Choice TV, rebranded eden on 21 March 2022. 19 21 HGTV Sky Free 27 June 2016 KordiaSky Free Shows with a focus on home improvement, gardening, crafts, and remodeling. 20 90 Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network 25 October 2013 Kordia Foreign news service +Freeview lower viewership nationwide channels Channel number DVB name(s) Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV Freeview Sky DVB 64-QAM Freeview Sky 25 201 Shine TV Rhema Media (corp.) 1 December 2002 KordiaSky Free Christian programming 26 206 Firstlight Firstlight Charitable Trust 17 September 2012 KordiaSky Free Family safe Christian programming 27 204 Hope Channel Seventh-day Adventist Church 12 September 2015 KordiaSky Free Christian Programming 31 86 Parliament TV Kordia (distributor, govt.) 9 October 2007 KordiaSky Free Live and replayed coverage of the New Zealand parliamentary sessions 200 N/A CH200 Kordia 1 December 2020 Kordia Formerly known as Kordia TV. +Freeview Kordia limited viewership local channels NorDig LCN DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability DVB 64-QAM IPTV 33 Channel 33 New Zealand Culture and Media Group 16 November 2020 Kordia Local and international Chinese programming 36 Apna Television Golam Moinuddin (private) 25 March 2014 Kordia International Hindu programming in Hindi 39 Channel 39 Allied Press 1995 Kordia Regional programming as well as Al Jazeera, DW TV, etc. 48 Television Hawke's Bay Sawyer Television Limited 1994 local Programming from local, national and international sources. +Freeview JDA limited viewership local channels NorDig LCN DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability DVB 64-QAM IPTV41Wairarapa TVnoise productions ltd2016local Locally generated television content via its partner More FM. +Independent digital local channels NorDig LCN DVB name Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability DVB 64-QAM IPTV Mainland Television Media-7 1992 local Rebroadcasts BBC World, Al Jazeera, DW TV, CCTV, VOA and locally produced news 45 South TV local Broadcasts 98% local content. Community station run by volunteers. Rebroadcasts TV3, Sommet Sports & Cue Television.

+Freeview high priority nationwide audio only channels Channel number DVB name(s) Owner/parent company Launch H.222 Transport Availability Terrestrial Satellite DVB IPTV Freeview Sky FM/AM DVB 64-QAM Freeview Sky 50 421 RNZ National Radio New Zealand (govt.) 1925 KordiaSky Free News/talk-back 51 422 RNZ Concert Radio New Zealand (govt.) (as 2YC) KordiaSky Free 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 Freeview Sky 70 George FM MediaWorks NZ (corp.) 1998 Sky Free Dance music station started off in Auckland only, sold off to Canadian and, later, Australian interests. 71 Radio Aotearoa 2023 KordiaSky Free hip hop music station that split from George FM. Niu FM National Pacific Radio Trust 31 August 2002 Sky Free Pacific Island immigrate targeted music and news. Tahu FM Independent iwi trusts 6 February 1991 Sky

Television stations in NZ-associated states Cook Islands Cook Islands Television Mangaia Television Vaka Television Niue TV Niue

Foreign satellite channels The following is a list of free-to-air DVB satellite servicesOptus D1 at 160.0°E – LyngSat: 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 rateLNB IEEE band polarization Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater 9 Network feed for STW backhaul 12383 MHz @ 3.75 MBdKu linear vertical 7 Network SNG 1 12635 MHz @ 7.2 MBdKu linear vertical 7 Network SNG 2 12644 MHz @ 7.2 MBdKu linear vertical 7 Network SNG 3 12653 MHz @ 7.2 MBdKu linear vertical 9 Network SNG 1 12407 MHz @ 6.111 MBdKu linear vertical 9 Network SNG 2 12421 MHz @ 6.111 MBdKu linear vertical 9 Network SNG 3 12431 MHz @ 6.111 MBdKu linear vertical Optus C1 for 60 cm dish or greater Australian wildfeedlinks backhaul 12407 MHz @ 24.45 MBdKu linear vertical Intelsat 19 for 100  cm dish or greater NHK World Japan TV 1080i state-owned English service 4060 MHz @ 26.59 MBdC 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 MBdKu linear horizontal Telepace Catholic Italian/English service 12425 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear horizontal Al Hayat Arabic service 12519 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear vertical AON Religious English service Channel NewsAsia state-owned English service 12545 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear vertical Al Iraqiya Arabic service Salaam 3ABN Religious English service TVRI state-owned Indonesian service 12.608 GHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear horizontal Kurdistan TV Kurdish service BVN state-owned Dutch service 12644 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear vertical TRT 1 state-owned Turkish service JUCETV Religious English service TBN Church Channel Smile of a Child God TV Daystar Inspiration EWTN Al Forat Arabic service 12706 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear vertical Press TV English service CGNTV Religious English service Hope Channel Aghapy TV RT state-owned English service 12734 MHz @ 22.5 MBdKu linear vertical TV3 private-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 AsiaSat 4 for 90 cm dish or greater DaAi World Taiwanese service 12430 MHz @ 20 MBdKu linear vertical Intelsat 19 for 90 cm dish or greater Arirang state-owned English/Korean service 13557 MHz @ 13.333 MBdKu linear horizontal NSS-9 BYU TV Mormon Multilingual service 4185 MHz @ 6.527 MBd2m dish or greaterC right hand circular RFO Wallis & Futuna French service 3922 MHz @ 2.895 MBd1m dish or greaterC right hand circular

+Historical discontinued services Name Description Frequency @ Pulse rateLNB IEEE band polarization Optus D1 for 60 cm dish or greater Southern Cross 10 regional backup 12635 MHz @ 5.1 MBdKu linear vertical Tasmanian SBS One state-owned English/Foreign service 12646 MHz @ 12.6 MBdKu linear vertical Tasmanian SBS Two Tasmanian SBS HD simulcast service Intelsat 5 for 90 cm dish or greater BBC World News state-owned English service 4160 MHz @ 26.48 MBdC linear horizontal Iqraa Arabic 4.16 GHz @ 26.48 MBdC linear horizontal Intelsat 8 ABC Australia state-owned English service 4.1 GHz @ 26.48 MBd180 cm dish or greaterC linear horizontal MAC TV Taiwanese service 12504 MHz @ 3.073 MBd90 cm dish or greaterKu linear vertical

See also Australasian television frequencies Television in New Zealand

References

External links TV transmitter details: click on area then transmitter symbol Freeview NZ's complete list of aerial and satellite free-to-air channels in New Zealand