Kohinurākau

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.

Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau
Mount Erin
Kohinurākau viewed from Te Mata Peak
Highest point
Elevation490 m (1,610 ft)
Coordinates39°44′23″S 176°50′28″E
Geography
Kohinurākau or Kōhinerākau
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parent rangeKohinurākau Range

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
  1. "Kohinurākau | NZGB Gazetteer | linz.govt.nz". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Heretaunga Deed of Settlement summary". New Zealand Government. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. "Place name detail: 58032". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. "Home". Radio Spectrum Management. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. "End of an era in TV viewing". NZ Herald. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "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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