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New Zealand television channel
Television channel
Television channel
Television channel
Face TV
(previously
Triangle Television
) is a
public service television
station based in
Auckland
, New Zealand. Since August 1998. It broadcasts on the Sky Network as of December 2013
ASO
. Previously, Triangle has broadcast across Auckland on analogue
UHF
(before December 2013
ASO
) via a government-owned
UHF
channel reserved for non-commercial regional television from transmitters at
Waiatarua
,
Pinehill
and
Remuera
.
The station is a registered charity supported by the Lion Foundation and Foundation North. Airtime is leased out to volunteer and professional programme providers on a first-come, first-served basis. Providers are allowed to air a limited number of commercials (a maximum of 6 minutes per half-hour of broadcast) 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".
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Triangle also operated
Stratos Television
between 2007 and 2011. It was broadcast around New Zealand on the
Freeview
,
Sky
and
TelstraClear
cable
digital platforms
. This was a free-to-air, twenty-four-hour, nationwide news and culture public broadcasting service. It was shut down on 23 December 2011 due to funding complications, because as the channel grew in viewership so did its ratings share and since Freeview carriage charges are ratings based there was a number of increases to fees Triangle as paying to the Kordia operated Freeview service.
As of November 23, 2012 Sky offered Triangle an undisclosed deal to re-launch Stratos under the name Face TV.
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The service was launched on February 1, 2013. The service, unlike Stratos, simulcast the current Triangle schedule with national advertising options.
Using an IP link provided by government-owned
Kordia
and a government-owned non-commercial
UHF
channel due to expire in December 2013, Triangle Television also broadcast a similar station across
Wellington
(operated out of
Auckland
) from 25 August 2006 to 31 March 2009. The channels shared transmission facilities and resources, and broadcast many of the same news, regional, and cultural programming.
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English language newscasts
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Foreign language newscasts
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External links
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- Official website
: includes schedules, programme provider links, terms and conditions for programme provision.