BSport
| TAB Trackside | |
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| Launched | 1978 |
| Owned by | New Zealand Racing Board |
| Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
| Formerly called | TAB Trackside 1: Action TV, Trackside TAB Trackside 2: TAB TV TAB Trackside Radio: Radio Pacific, bSport, LiveSport |
| Website | Official Website |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
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SKY Network Television (virtual) |
Channel 062, 063 |
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Vodafone InHome TV (virtual) |
Channel 062, 053 |
TAB Trackside is New Zealand horse racing and sports broadcast network, incorporating two pay TV channels and a nationwide radio station. The TV channels are available on SKY Digital channels and Vodafone New Zealand TV cable channels 062 and 063. The radio station broadcasts on 17 AM radio and 15 FM radio frequencies from Kaitaia to Invercargill, including two frequencies in Taupo.
Together, the outlets provide full coordinated coverage of all thoroughbred horse racing, harness horse racing and greyhound racing in New Zealand, most racing from Australia, and many races from Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries. The channels provides tickers and commentary with up-to-the-minute odds, field and dividend information. Between races, they feature on-track interviews, in-studio analysis, live footage of horses warming up for races, replays of previous races, and recaps of betting odds.
The live broadcasting of horse racing in the New Zealand dates back to the launch of a racing radio network in 1978. The station, originally known as Radio Pacific and later as bSport and LiveSport, is now TAB Trackside Radio. A racing television station launched in 1992, initially known as Action TV and later as Trackside, is now TAB Trackside 1. A second racing television station launched in 2007, known initially as TAB TV, is now TAB Trackside 2.
Racing network Radio Pacific began in Auckland in 1978, and became one of the first stations to be networked across the country in the 1990s. The network combined news, news talkback, sports talkback and live racing commentaries.
Radio Pacific became a listed company on the and the Totalisator Agency Board became its major shareholder. The company also owned the North Island music station group Energy Enterprises and merged with the South Island radio company Radio Otago in 1999. Between May 2000 and January 2001 it was purchased by CanWest Global Communications, becoming part of RadioWorks and later part of MediaWorks New Zealand. Part of the company was purchased in July 2004, and the entire company was sold off in June 2007.
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