Transmission Outages
In order to ensure the reliability of our terrestrial network we undertake periodic transmitter maintenance at each of our sites. Occasionally we also experience unscheduled outages.
This page contains information about any scheduled and unscheduled outages.
| Area | Service | Start | Finish | Duration | Reason | Alternatively listen to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westcoast | RNZ National on 1458 AM | 10 Nov 9:10 am | 11 Nov 4:50 pm | Up to 7 hours and 40 minutes within the window. | Daytime closedown for aerial inspection. | Sky Digital on CH421 or to Freeview on CH50 or on the internet at iHeart Radio or at rnz.co.nz |
| Christchurch | RNZ National on 675 AM | 12 Nov 9:10 am | 13 Nov 4:50 pm | Up to 7 hours 40 minutes within the daytime, and 4 hours 40 minutes at night-time. | Daytime closedown for aerial inspection, and overnight closedown for maintenance between midnight and 4.50am. | 101.7FM or to Sky Digital on CH421 or to Freeview on CH50 or on the internet at iHeart Radio or at rnz.co.nz |
| Dunedin region | RNZ National on 810kHz AM | 14 Nov 9:10 am | 16 Nov 4:50 pm | Up to 7 hours 40 minutes within the daytime, and 4 hours 40 minutes at night-time. | Daytime closedown for aerial inspection, and overnight closedown for maintenance between midnight and 4.50am. | 101.4FM, Sky Digital CH422, Freeview CH51, iHeart Radio or at rnz.co.nz |
| Timaru | RNZ National on 918 AM | 17 Nov 9:10 am | 18 Nov 3:50 pm | Up to 7 hours and 40 minutes within the outage window | Daytime closedown for aerial inspection. | 101.1MHz FM, or Sky Digital on CH421, or to Freeview on CH50 or on the internet at iHeart Radio or at rnz.co.nz |
| Wanaka | RNZ Concert on 95.4 FM | 19 Nov 8:30 am | 19 Nov 4:30 pm | Up to 8 hours within the outage window | Interruption to site mains for scheduled maintenance. | Sky Digital on CH422 or to Freeview on CH51 or on your smart phone app or at rnz.co.nz |
| Wanaka | RNZ National on 101.0 FM | 19 Nov 8:30 am | 19 Nov 4:30 pm | Up to 8 hours within the outage window | Interruption to site mains for scheduled maintenance. | Sky Digital on CH421 or to Freeview on CH50 or on your smart phone app or at rnz.co.nz |
