Provision was first made for the licensing of private radio and television stations in New Zealand by the Broadcasting Act 1976 (see sections 24(1) (g) and 95(1)(f)).

State Owned Networks

Television New Zealand

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• TV One - news, current affairs, general entertainment, documentaries and sport
• TV2 - movies, soap operas, popular music, aimed at a younger audience

TVNZ also operated another network on UHF, called Horizon Pacific, which operated regional stations in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Christchurch and Dunedin, between 1995 and 1997. The channels carried a mix of documentaries and arts programming and relays of BBC World, as well as repeats of TVNZ news, with regional advertising. In 1997, Horizon Pacific was closed and was replaced by a local version of MTV, which itself closed a year later. The feed from BBC World is now carried by TV One after local programming finishes (usually between about 1 am and 6 am). TV ONE is a free to air New Zealand television channel run by TVNZ. It is primarily targeted at a more mature audience, with a broad range of programming including ONE News and Current Affairs and ONE Sport. ... TV2 is a free to air New Zealand television channel run by TVNZ. It focuses on entertainment and delivers a strong line-up of comedies, drama, movies and local programming. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... Christchurch is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... Dunedin (Ōtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC World is the BBCs 24-hour international news and information television channel, launched in January 1995. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... BBC World is the BBCs 24-hour international news and information television channel, launched in January 1995. ...

Māori Television

A long-planned free-to-air state-supported TV channel, broadcasting partly in Māori, known as Māori Television, opened on 28 March 2004. Headquarters are in Newmarket, Auckland. Māori or Te Reo Māori, commonly shortened to Te Reo (literally the language) is an official language of New Zealand. ... Māori television is a New Zealand TV station broadcasting programmes that make a significant contribution to the revitalisation of te reo and tikanga Māori. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (88th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Just south-east of the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand, on the way to Remuera, lies the suburb of Newmarket. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

FreeView

FreeView is a non-profit free to air digital television service. It is due to be available on satellite May 2, 2007, and later on digital terrestrial, DVB-T MPEG4. Freeviews retro logo Freeview is a brand name, owned by DTV Services Ltd. ...

Private stations

National

Private TV channels currently broadcasting generally throughout New Zealand are:

Canwest MediaWorks NZ

Canwest MediaWorks NZ is New Zealand's second biggest free to air broadcaster. CanwestMediaWorks operates: CanWest MediaWorks NZ is a company based in New Zealand and listed on the New Zealand Stock Market. ...

• TV3 - news, current affairs, general entertainment, and sport
• C4 - youth music channel

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Prime Television New Zealand

• Prime TV - general entertainment

The country's first private TV channel, TV3, experienced serious financial problems before being acquired by Canada's CanWest, which owns Network Ten in Australia, and part of TV3 in the Republic of Ireland. In 1998, TV3 launched a youth oriented channel, called TV4, which failed in the ratings and was replaced in 2003 by a free-to-air music channel called C4. Need to add that it is available on cable via Saturn TV, and that Holmes has been relaunced aain by SKY! Prime Television New Zealand is the sixth national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... This article is about the Australian television network. ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Prime TV, originally a channel focusing on older people, changed format to general entertainment (with considerable Australian content) once the Nine Network became involved. Sky Television now owns Prime TV. Need to add that it is available on cable via Saturn TV, and that Holmes has been relaunced aain by SKY! Prime Television New Zealand is the sixth national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

Regional

New Zealand's deregulated broadcasting environment has led to many regional stations (either non-commercial public service or privately owned) that broadcast only in one region or city. These stations mainly broadcast free to air on UHF frequencies, however some are carried on subscription (Sky) TV. Content ranges from local news, access broadcasts, satellite sourced news, tourist information and Christian programming to music videos. Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ...

• Family TV Rodney - Rodney District - General / Family / Christian programming
• Juice TV - Auckland - privately owned free-to-air music TV channel, is available on UHF ch57 and on Sky Network Television's DHS satellite service and on TelstraClear's cable TV network.
• Alt TV - Auckland - private free-to-air music TV channel, was launched on UHF ch62 in November 2005, and made it's way onto Sky TV ch36 on December 2006. ALT TV is into Rock, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Soul and RnB. .
• Triangle TV provides public service and access programming in English and other languages on Government-owned non-commercial frequencies since August 1998. Triangle TV is available primarily on UHF ch41, with infill coverage on ch42 (East Coast Bays) and ch52 (Remuera).
• Triangle Television Wellington provides public service and access programming in English and other languages on Government-owned non-commercial frequencies since 25 August 2006. The Wellington programme is different to the Auckland programme. Triangle TV is available primarily on UHF ch40, with infill coverage on ch41 (Porirua and Hutt Valley) .
• [Big TV] - Hamilton
• FamilyTV Waikato.BOP - Matamata - Family safe programming
• FamilyTV Rotorua - Rotorua - Family safe programming
• Geyser Television - Rotorua - visitor information
• Channel 61 - Taupo - tourist programming
• Channel 51 - Napier
• 7 Taranaki - New Plymouth
• Tararua TV - Pahiatua
• City TV - Wellington
• Mainland Television - Nelson, offering four channels.
• Shine TV - Christchurch - Christian programming (also on Sky TV)
• Canterbury Television (CTV) - Christchurch
• Visitor TV (VTV) - Christchurch
• 45 South TV - Timaru & Oamaru
• Channel 9 - Dunedin.
• Southland TV - mainly distance learning and local news (also on Sky TV)

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Pay Television Channels

New Zealand has a number of television channels that are, or have, been only available on pay television networks.

Sky Network Television

In 1990, Sky Network Television (then unrelated to its UK namesake) launched three pay-TV channels offering movies, sport and news on UHF these overtime expanded to five. In 1999 it launched a multichannel digital satellite TV service, including a music channel called Juice. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: SKT; NZX: SKT), often trading as SKY, was New Zealands first pay television service and is at present, 2006, New Zealands largest pay television operator. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

WTV

TelstraClear

TelstraClear currently operate a cable television network in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch. Customers can subscribe to plans incorporating between 25 and 48 channels. Most content is offered on behalf of Sky Network Television however some channels such as TBN, Discovery Travel and Adventure and Deutsche welle are broadcast exclusively through TelstraClear. TelstraClear is New Zealands second largest full-service telecommunications company. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: SKT; NZX: SKT), often trading as SKY, was New Zealands first pay television service and is at present, 2006, New Zealands largest pay television operator. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the largest Christian (and largest religious) television network in the world. ... The Travel Channel is a cable television network that features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. ... This article is about the German international broadcaster. ...

Mirchee TV

Mirchee TV was an Indian TV station which does not exist anymore.