| Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau | |
|---|---|
| Mount Erin | |
 Kohinurākau viewed from Te Mata Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°44′23″S 176°50′28″E / 39.73982°S 176.84103°E |
| Geography | |
  Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | |
| Parent range | Kohinurākau Range |
Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau (also known as Mount Erin) is a 490 m (1,610 ft) mountain in the Kohinurākau Range, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) south-southwest of Havelock North in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand.[1] The mountain is the main television and FM radio transmitter site for Napier, Hastings and the wider Hawke's Bay region.
Etymology
The names Kohinurākau and Kōhinerākau were officially gazetted in August 2018 as part of the Treaty of Waitangi settlement with Heretaunga Tamatea.[2][3] The previous name, Mount Erin, is now unofficial but is still used to refer to the transmitter site.[4]
Transmitter
The Mount Erin television transmitter was commissioned in 1966, broadcasting Wellington's WNTV1 channel. Television arrived in the Hawke's Bay in 1963 with a private translator atop Kahurānaki, 6 km (3.7 mi) south-southeast of Kohinurākau. The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) took over a temporary transmitter atop Te Mata Peak in 1965 prior to the commissioning of the Mount Erin transmitter.[5]
Transmission frequencies
The following table contains television and radio frequencies currently operating at Mount Erin:[4]
| TV Channel | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World TV digital | 29 | 538.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Sky digital | 31 | 554.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Discovery NZ digital | 33 | 570.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| TVNZ digital | 35 | 586.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Kordia digital | 37 | 602.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Maori Television digital | 39 | 618.00 MHz | UHF | 10 |
| Radio Station | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
| More FM | 88.7 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| RNZ Concert | 91.1 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| The Sound | 91.9 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Magic | 92.7 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| The Rock | 95.1 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| ZM | 95.9 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Radio Hauraki | 96.7 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| The Breeze | 97.5 MHz | VHF | 2.5 | |
| The Edge | 98.3 MHz | VHF | 5 | |
| RNZ National | 101.5 MHz | VHF | 2.5 | |
| Mai FM | 105.5 MHz | VHF | 4 | |
| Today FM | 106.3 MHz | VHF | 4 |
Former analogue television frequencies
The following frequencies were used until 30 September 2012, when Mount Erin switched off analogue broadcasts (see Digital changeover dates in New Zealand).[6]
| TV Channel | Transmit Channel | Transmit Frequency | Band | Licensed power (kW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV One | 6 | 189.25 MHz | VHF | 63 |
| TV2 | 8 | 203.25 MHz | VHF | 63 |
| TV3 | 10 | 217.25 MHz | VHF | 50 |
| Māori Television | 45 | 663.25 MHz | UHF | 50 |
| Prime | 61 | 791.25 MHz | UHF | 50 |
References
- ^ "Kohinurākau | NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Heretaunga Deed of Settlement summary". New Zealand Government. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Home". Radio Spectrum Management. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "End of an era in TV viewing". NZ Herald. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Television Tramsmission Stations in Operation -- North Island" (PDF). Kordia. March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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