Many people have a variety of aerials on their roof but have no idea what they are or how long they’ve been there. Here is a quick guide to the most common NZ Aerials and Satellite Dish types used in New Zealand today.
At TV Aerials and Woodburner removals and recyclers we remove your aerials and Satellite dishes, but we can also install them for you if you are after a new one.
Analogue TV Aerial (VHF Terrestrial):
Television in New Zealand started on 1 June 1960, at 7:30pm to be exact. These are some of the first aerials ever installed in New Zealand. They were designed for analogue television and are not technically compatible with digital reception, and are now obsolete. If you still have one on your roof it really needs to come down, before its blown down!
Digital TV Aerial (UHF Terrestrial)
This is the most common type of aerial in NZ these days that support Digital Terrestrial Television; broadcast nationwide by Freeview since 2008. They come in various shapes, colours and sizes. If you have a Digital Satellite Dish and you use it for watching Freeview via satellite or Sky TV, then this aerial and related cabling maybe surplus to your requirements.
Digital Satellite Dish
In 1998 SKY Network TV launched a multichannel digital satellite TV service and uses the standard 60 cm satellite dish that is fitted to many houses.
Large Satellite Dish
The last type in our NZ Aerials and Satellite Dish types guide are the large Satellite Dish. In the 1980s to early 2000’s many large Satellite dishes were installed around Auckland to receive ethnic television channels. As they were so big they were installed in people’s front or back lawns. We remove these old legacy Satellite dishes and remove all rubbish from site for recycling.
