Getting Freeview via UHF

Freeview via UHF is a land-based digital television & radio service which enables broadcasters to deliver selected programmes in High Definition. You can identify HD programmes by checking the Freeview TV Guide & looking out for the "HD" marker - the same information is available via the Freeview Electronic Programme Guide, or EPG.

Being land-based means that the digital signal comes from transmission towers sited around New Zealand and is received via your UHF aerial.

To get Freeview via UHF, you will need a working UHF aerial and either a Freeview via UHF digital receiver, or a TV with Freeview via UHF built in. If you can get Maori TV and PRIME using your existing aerial, then it is OK for Freeview via UHF.

Below is a list of transmission sites and signal polarity to help you check whether your UHF aerial is aligned correctly.

Transmission Tower	Coverage Area	Polarity
Waiatarua	Auckland City	Horizontal
Sky Tower	Auckland CBD	Vertical
Pinehill	North Shore	Horizontal
Remuera	Remuera	Vertical
Waiheke	Eastern Bays	Vertical
Parahaki	Whangarei	Vertical
Te Aroha	Waikato	Horizontal
Hamilton	Hamilton CBD	Vertical
Kopukairua	Tauranga / Nth Bay of Plenty	Vertical
Pukepoto	Rotorua	Vertical
Whakaroa	Taupo	Vertical
Mt Erin	Napier, Hastings / Hawke's Bay	Vertical
Napier Airport	Napier in-fill	Vertical
Parikanapa	Gisborne	Horizontal
Wheatstone Road	Gisborne City	Horizontal
Mt Egmont	New Plymouth / Eastern Taranaki	Horizontal
Wharite	Palmerston North / Manawatu	Vertical
Mt Jowett	Whanganui	Horizontal
Kaukau	Wellington City	Horizontal
Ngarara	Kapiti	Vertical
Baxters Knob	Porirua	Horizontal
Fitzherbert	Lower Hutt	Horizontal
Haywards	Upper Hutt	Vertical
Popoiti	Masterton / Wairarapa	Horizontal
Mt Campbell	Nelson / Tasman	Vertical
Kaka Hill	Nelson in-fill	Horizontal
Sugarloaf	Christchurch	Horizontal
Cave Hill	Timaru	Vertical
Mt Cargill	Dunedin	Horizontal
Forest Hill	Invercargill / Southland	Vertical