Wharite Peak


Wharite Peak is a mountain at the southern end of the Ruahine Range, north of Woodville in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The mountain is home to the main television transmitter for the city of Palmerston North and the wider Manawatu region.

Transmitter

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.
Television StationTransmit ChannelTransmit FrequencyBandPower
Kordia digital B26514.0 MHzUHF
World TV digital28530.0 MHzUHF
Sky digital30546.0 MHzUHF
MediaWorks digital32562.0 MHzUHF
TVNZ digital34578.0 MHzUHF
Kordia digital A36594.0 MHzUHF
Māori Television digital38610.0 MHzUHF
Radio StationTransmit ChannelTransmit FrequencyBandPower
Radio New Zealand Concert89.0 MHzVHF
Kia Ora FM89.8 MHzVHF
ZM90.6 MHzVHF'
Radio Rhema91.4 MHzVHF
More FM92.2 MHzVHF
The Edge93.0 MHzVHF
Magic Talk93.8 MHzVHF
The Sound94.6 MHzVHF
The Rock95.4 MHzVHF
Mai FM97.0 MHzVHF
The Hits97.8 MHzVHF
The Breeze98.6 MHzVHF
Newstalk ZB100.2 MHzVHF
Radio New Zealand National101.0 MHzVHF
Niu FM103.4 MHzVHF
Magic Music104.2 MHzVHF
Coast105.8 MHzVHF