Wharite Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Wharite Peak
| photo = Wharite_Peak_from_SH3_(closeup).jpg
| photo_caption = View of Wharite from near Ashhurst, Manawatū
| elevation_m = 920
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| coordinates = {{coord|40.25465|S|175.85837|E|type:mountain_region:NZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| location = Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
| range = Ruahine Range
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Wharite Peak is a mountain at the southern end of the Ruahine Range, {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} 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
Wharite is a corruption of either Whare-Iti ("home of Iti") or Whare-tītī ("nesting place of tītī").{{Cite web |title=Rangitāne o Manawatu Statutory Acknowledgements |url=https://www.horizons.govt.nz/HRC/media/Media/Iwi%20and%20Hapu/Rangitane-o-Manawatu-Statutory-Acknowledgements.pdf |access-date=6 April 2023 |publisher=Horizons Regional Council}}
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.
Transmitter
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A pilot 1 kW television transmitter was established atop Wharite in 1963, relaying WNTV1 from Wellington.{{Cite news |date=4 March 1963 |title=TV TRANSMITTER ON RUAHINES - N.Z.B.C. To Begin Tests |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19630304.2.15 |work=The Press |pages=3}}
In October 1963, the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) announced Wharite as one of four sites (along with Waiatarua in Auckland, Mount Te Aroha in Waikato, and Sugarloaf in Christchurch) to receive permanent 100 kW television transmitters.{{Cite news |date=1 October 1963 |title=HIGH-POWER TELEVISION - Transmitters Ordered |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19631001.2.138 |work=The Press |pages=16}} The new 100 kW transmitter came into service on 4 April 1966.{{cite news |title= Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |volume=351 |page=1394 |date= 28 June 1967 }}{{Cite news |date=1 April 1966 |title=Television Relay |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1966/04/01/3 |work=The Press |pages=3}}
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=
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Television Station
! Freeview ! Owner ! Channel ! Frequency ! Power (kW) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HGTV | 19 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | rowspan=4 | 28 | rowspan="4" | 530.0 MHz | rowspan="14" | 32 |
| Al Jazeera | 20 | Al Jazeera Media Network | |||
| Shine TV | 25 | Rhema Media | |||
| Hope Channel | 27 | Seventh-day Adventist Church | |||
| Three | 3 | rowspan=4 | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | rowspan=4 | 32 | rowspan="4" | 562.0 MHz | |
| Bravo | 4 | ||||
| Eden | 8 | ||||
| Rush | 14 | ||||
| TVNZ 1 | 1 | rowspan=3 | TVNZ | rowspan=3 | 34 | rowspan="3" |578.0 MHz | |
| TVNZ 2 | 2 | ||||
| TVNZ Duke | 6 | ||||
| Sky Open | 15 | Sky | 36 | 594.0 MHz | |
| Whakaata Māori | 5 | rowspan=2 | New Zealand Government | rowspan=2 | 38 | rowspan="2" |610.0 MHz | |
| Te Reo | 10 |
[https://rrf.rsm.govt.nz RSM Register of Radio Frequencies]
The table does not include hour-delayed or music television stations.
=Radio frequencies=
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Radio Station
! Owner ! Transmit Frequency ! Tower ! Power (kW) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | rowspan=6 | 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 =
The following frequencies were used until 29 September 2013, when Wharite switched off analogue broadcasts (see Digital changeover dates in New Zealand).
| class="wikitable"
!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
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|location = Wharite Peak (1971–2000)
| Jan high C = 15.3
| Feb high C = 15.4
| Mar high C = 13.9
| Apr high C = 11.0
| May high C = 8.1
| Jun high C = 6.0
| Jul high C = 5.2
| Aug high C = 5.7
| Sep high C = 7.1
| Oct high C = 9.4
| Nov high C = 11.4
| Dec high C = 13.7
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 11.8
| Feb mean C = 12.0
| Mar mean C = 10.9
| Apr mean C = 8.5
| May mean C = 5.9
| Jun mean C = 4.2
| Jul mean C = 3.4
| Aug mean C = 3.5
| Sep mean C = 4.8
| Oct mean C = 6.5
| Nov mean C = 8.3
| Dec mean C = 10.3
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 8.3
| Feb low C = 8.6
| Mar low C = 7.9
| Apr low C = 6.0
| May low C = 3.7
| Jun low C = 2.5
| Jul low C = 1.5
| Aug low C = 1.4
| Sep low C = 2.4
| Oct low C = 3.7
| Nov low C = 5.1
| Dec low C = 7.0
| year low C =
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 151
|Feb rain mm = 149
|Mar rain mm = 202
|Apr rain mm = 188
|May rain mm = 187
|Jun rain mm = 173
|Jul rain mm = 182
|Aug rain mm = 194
|Sep rain mm = 170
|Oct rain mm = 193
|Nov rain mm = 169
|Dec rain mm = 207
|year rain mm =
|source 1 = NIWA (rainfall 1951–1980){{cite web
|url = https://data.niwa.co.nz/
|title = NIWA Datahub (Agent number: 3223)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 26 Nov 2024}}
}}
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