Wharite Peak
Wharite Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
Coordinates | 40°15′17″S 175°51′30″E / 40.25465°S 175.85837°E |
Geography | |
Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand | |
Parent range | Ruahine 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Television Station | Freeview | Owner | Channel | Frequency | Power (kW) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HGTV | 19 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | 28 | 530.0 MHz | 32 |
Al Jazeera | 20 | Al Jazeera Media Network | |||
Shine TV | 25 | Rhema Media | |||
Hope Channel | 27 | Seventh-day Adventist Church | |||
Three | 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | 32 | 562.0 MHz | |
Bravo | 4 | ||||
Eden | 8 | ||||
Rush | 14 | ||||
TVNZ 1 | 1 | TVNZ | 34 | 578.0 MHz | |
TVNZ 2 | 2 | ||||
TVNZ Duke | 6 | ||||
Sky Open | 15 | Sky | 36 | 594.0 MHz | |
Whakaata Māori | 5 | New Zealand Government | 38 | 610.0 MHz | |
Te Reo | 10 |
Radio frequencies
[edit]Radio Station | Owner | Transmit Frequency | Tower | Power (kW) |
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Radio New Zealand Concert | Radio New Zealand | 89.0 MHz | Main | 40 |
Kia Ora FM | National Māori Radio Network | 89.8 MHz | Main | 1 |
ZM | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 90.6 MHz | Main | 40 |
Radio Rhema | Rhema Media | 91.4 MHz | South | 4 |
More FM | MediaWorks New Zealand | 92.2 MHz | South | 80 |
The Edge | 93.0 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Sound | 93.8 MHz | Main | 40 | |
Channel X | 94.6 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Rock | 95.4 MHz | South | 5 | |
Mai FM | 97.0 MHz | South | 5 | |
The Hits | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 97.8 MHz | Main | 40 |
The Breeze | MediaWorks New Zealand | 98.6 MHz | South | 8 |
Newstalk ZB | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 100.2 MHz | Main | 40 |
Radio New Zealand National | Radio New Zealand | 101.0 MHz | Main | 8 |
PMN 531 | Pacific Media Network | 103.4 MHz | South | 8 |
Magic | MediaWorks New Zealand | 104.2 MHz | South | 5 |
Coast | New Zealand Media and Entertainment | 105.8 MHz | Main | 12.5 |
Former analogue television frequencies
[edit]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 |
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Wharite Peak (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.2 (50.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
4.8 (40.7) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 151 (5.9) |
149 (5.9) |
202 (8.0) |
188 (7.4) |
187 (7.4) |
173 (6.8) |
182 (7.2) |
194 (7.6) |
170 (6.7) |
193 (7.6) |
169 (6.7) |
207 (8.1) |
2,165 (85.3) |
Source: NIWA (rainfall 1951–1980)[4] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The table does not include hour-delayed or music television stations.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rangitāne o Manawatu Statutory Acknowledgements" (PDF). Horizons Regional Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)". Vol. 351. New Zealand Parliament. 28 June 1967. p. 1394.
- ^ a b RSM Register of Radio Frequencies
- ^ "NIWA Datahub (Agent number: 3223)". NIWA. Retrieved 26 November 2024.