Triangle TV

Triangle TV
Launched	1 August 1998
Owned by	Triangle Television Trust
Picture format	16x9
Slogan	"Your City is Our City"
Country	New Zealand
Broadcast area	Auckland
Headquarters	Auckland
Website	http://www.tritv.co.nz
Availability
Terrestrial
UHF	41 (Auckland) 42 (North Shore) 52 (Remuera)

Triangle Stratos
Launched	3 October 2007
Closed	23 December 2011
Slogan	"Your World is Our World"
Country	New Zealand
Broadcast area	New Zealand
Headquarters	Auckland
Sister channel(s)	Triangle TV
Website	http://www.stratostv.co.nz
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview HD	Freeview 21
Satellite
Optus D1	SKY 089
Freeview Satelite	Freeview 21
Cable
TelstraClear Wellington / Christchurch	89 (STRATOS)
Internet television
EcastTV	http://www.ecasttv.co.nz/channel_detail.php?program_id=&channel_id=177

Triangle Television is a public service television station based in Auckland, New Zealand. Since August 1998 Triangle broadcasts across Auckland on analogue UHF via a government-owned UHF channel reserved for non-commercial regional television from transmitters at Waiatarua, Pinehill and Remuera. Triangle operated Stratos Television between 2007 and 2011. It was broadcast around New Zealand on the Freeview, Sky TV and TelstraClear cable digital platforms. The stations shared transmission facilities and resources, and broadcast many of the same news, regional and cultural programming.

The station is owned by an independent trust. Airtime is leased out to volunteer and professional programme providers on a first-come first-serve basis. Providers are allowed to air a limited number (a maximum of 6 minutes per half hour of broadcast) of commercials during their programmes and have complete editorial control over content. The trust claims these rules mean it "cannot be controlled by individuals or groups with their own agendas". Using an IP link provided by government-owned Kordia and a government-owned non-commercial UHF channel, the Triangle Television Trust broadcast a similar station across Wellington (operated out of Auckland) from 25 August 2006 to 31 March 2009.

Stratos Television was broadcast nationwide on Freeview channel 21 from October 2007 on satellite and from March 2011 on the terrestrial Freeview HD service (although broadcasting in SD only). It was also available on SKY TV channel 089 via Optus D1 and on TelstraClear Cable channel 89 in Wellington and Christchurch. This was a free-to-air, twenty-four-hour, nationwide news and culture station. It was shut down on 23 December 2011 due to financial struggles.

Programming

Special broadcasts

• New Zealand vs England test cricket (2008 S1 simulcast)
• Eurovision Song Contest (2009, 2010, 2011)
• Jewel in the Palace (2009)
• Oceania Football Confederation (2009, 2010)
• Midnight Mass from the Vatican (2009)
• Australian Rules Football (2011)

English Language Newscasts

Refer to station schedules for broadcast times.

Programme	Provider
Newshour	Al Jazeera, Qatar
PBS NewsHour	PBS, United States
Journal	DW-TV, Germany
Newsline	NHK, Japan
Bloomberg TV	Bloomberg Television, USA
News	Australia Network, Australia

Foreign Language Newscasts

Programme	Provider	Language
NOS Journaal	NOS, The Netherlands	Dutch
News	CQTV, China	Mandarin
Le Journal	TV5 Monde, France	French
News	YTN, South Korea	Korean
Das Journal	DW-TV, Germany	German

Selected NZ and Australian programming

Programme	Provider	Language
Blokesworld	Channel 31 Australia	English
Bomber's Blog	Martyn Bradbury, New Zealand	English
The Beatson Interview	David Beatson, New Zealand	English
Fuzion TV Bollywood Feature	Fuzion TV	Hindi
In Conversation with Noel Cheer	Noel Cheer, New Zealand	English
Pacific Viewpoint	Pasefika TV, New Zealand	English

External links

• Official Site Triangle TV: includes schedules, programme provider links, terms and conditions for programme provision.
• Triangle Television Programme Guide
• Official Site Stratos TV