Wairarapa TV is pleased to announce that the NZ Boat Show has been added to our weekly schedule.

This is the last of our behind the scenes posts on what it takes to setup a new local TV channel.

This week we cover the complex process of the actual broadcast itself so that you can pickup the signal with your television set.

Wairarapa Bush is claiming victory in its first attempt to provide live broadcast of club rugby.

Coverage of the recent premier one club grand final was streamed live by Wairarapa TV.

Continuing our series of techie posts that cover the process of getting Wairarapa TV up and running, in this post we cover the engine room of Wairarapa TV, the broadcast automation system.

The broadcast automation system is what will run Wairarapa TV on a day to day basis and performs a whole range of functions

If you ever wondered what was inside one of these things that you often see mounted on Cellphone towers, you can see inside ours above. Its actually very similar to a sky dish. The protective front cover keeps the wind and rain out and the hoop around the outside stops interference from all of the high powered transmission gear on the tower getting in and interfering with the signal.

The very first step in building a TV channel is figuring out how you are going to get the signal to everyone and then buying (or in our case building) the equipment to do it.

We will be broadcasting using Freeview which means we have to get our signal from Masterton up to the broadcast towers on Popoiti Hill 23km away. This is quite a logistical challenge

Welcome to Wairarapa TV!!!

We are well on our way to setting up an awesome new Tourism and Local content focussed channel for the Wairarapa.