Hi @LiamP - just letting you know that @AK_NEWS’s WTV is adding two new channels: WTV Four and WTV Five. At the last minute, I decided to locate WTV Four at channel position 13 on the Freeview platform and WTV Five at channel position 14. I moved Plus to channel 17 as a result of the change, and I would like to apologise to you for the inconvenience caused.
DISCLAIMER: WTV (Western Television New Zealand Ltd) and Plus (Plus Television New Zealand Ltd) are fictional broadcasters and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as they are fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
WINTER IS COMING
And Plus has a few changes for the winter season.
Name That Tune (Mondays at 7pm) will be replaced by the US version of The Chase.
Mom and Young Sheldon will move over to PTV1. In their place will be reruns of Everybody Hates Chris (the sitcom looking at Chris Rock’s life as a teenager) and the brand-new sitcom Young Rock (same concept but with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnston). Superstore will move to the later time of 8pm.
Here’s what the revised Tuesday night schedule will look like:
7pm: Malcolm in The Middle
7:30pm: Everybody Hates Chris
8pm: Superstore (All New)
8:30pm Young Rock (All New)
9pm: The Office
9:30pm: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
10pm: MadTV
Meanwhile, Doctor Who, Star Trek and Roswell: New Mexico will be removed from the Wednesday lineup. They will be replaced by (in order): the sci-fi comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun at 7pm, ALF’s triumphant return to the Plus schedule at 7:30pm, Star Trek Voyager at 8pm and finally the 2019 revival of Charmed at 9pm.
Here’s the revised Wednesday night schedule:
7pm: 3rd Rock from the Sun
7:30pm: ALF
8pm: Star Trek Voyager
9pm: Charmed (All New)
10pm: Black Mirror
The Toys That Made Us (Thursdays at 7:30pm) will be replaced by Eat Well for Less (the New Zealand version), the show that helps you, well, eat well for less. It’s the perfect way to keep on top of your diet during winter.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights will remain the same.
These changes to the lineup will begin from the 31st of May 2021.
COMING SOON
Plus Television New Zealand Ltd is excited to announce two new media-oriented projects in the works.
First, a second television channel (tentatively titled Plus Extra), which will mainly focus on movies and classic television. An expanded Trouble block is also being considered for the channel.
Secondly, a new radio station in the style of Brian FM, known as Juice FM (taking its name from the former NZ music channel of the same name). Juice stations will play a wide variety of music from the 50s until now. When and what is played is entirely determined by the local station crews. Music that is deemed inappropriate for daytime play however can be aired after the watershed (10 pm, if I’m not mistaken).
Stay tuned to this thread for more information!
DISCLAIMER: Plus (Plus Television New Zealand Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
Hey @LiamP - I didn’t realise you’re launching a second channel called “Plus Extra”.
Although it will be funded by advertising revenue, Juice FM is like an all-music radio station with no DJs. From my point of view, here’s a typical schedule of what types of music Juice FM will play:
WEEKDAYS 6-10am: Breakfast. Adult contemporary or pop music (in the style of More FM and The Hits). 10am-3pm: Daytime. Classic hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s (in the style of The Breeze and Coast). 3-7pm: Drive. Contemporary hit music (in the style of The Edge and ZM). 7-10pm: Nights. A combination of Top 40, Hip Hop and RnB tracks from 7pm each night from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays there will be a “Hot 40 Chart” show which counts down the hottest 40 songs in New Zealand right now. 10pm-1am: Late Nights. Juice FM will play a different format programme to cater to different audiences from 10pm each night. Mondays, for instance, will be devoted to ‘Old School Hip Hop and RnB’; Tuesdays will be alternative rock; Wednesdays will be dance and electronica; Thursdays will be hard rock; and Fridays will be heavy metal.
WEEKENDS
Juice FM’s weekend playlist will consist of ‘the best of the 80s, 90s, 2000s and today’s hit music’, plus throwback classics from the 50s, 60s and 70s at certain times. These include “Solid Gold Saturday” and “Nostalgia on Sunday”.
Solid Gold Saturday will play host to ‘the best of the 60s and 70s’ and run from 10am-2pm every Saturday, while Sunday evenings (from 7pm-12am) will be devoted to 'the best in Rock ‘n Roll classics from the 50s and 60s’ with Nostalgia on Sunday. These format programmes are designed to cater for the older generation (i.e. all people aged 50+).
On Saturday nights “Party Mix”, a commercial-free party music show, will run from 7pm-2am.
OVERNIGHTS
Juice FM will play a playlist of old and new music tracks all night long.
FREQUENCIES
In my book Juice FM will be destined to broadcast on a network of FM frequencies (102FM) throughout New Zealand. Here are the 102FM frequencies (as listed below):
DISCLAIMER: Plus (Plus Television New Zealand Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
@LiamP@foxyrover I am a bit concerned about two different companies with the same name - WTV. One that is real, and one that is fictional. If the fictional WTV (Western Television New Zealand Ltd) - created by @AK_NEWS out of Melbourne - becomes a reality, viewers of the real WTV may be a little bit confused… especially the Asian community.
In fact, the real WTV is short for World TV Limited, a New Zealand based television, radio and print media company specialising in media for Asian migrants and Asian language communities. It operates two free-to-air television channels on the Freeview platform (i.e. WTV 28 and WTV 29 respectively) and three 24-hour radio networks through terrestrial radio and Sky.
The radio stations - AM936, Chinese Radio FM 99.4 and Chinese Radio FM 104.2 - broadcast a combination of Hong Kong and Chinese programmes, and local music, parenting and talkback shows.
In December 2005, the company claimed to have 11,500 subscribers across the country for its seven channels of Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong programmes. In 2009, the company claimed 20,000 people received its World TV subscriber magazine. World TV’s largest shareholder is Taiwanese resident Fun-nu Tsai with a 19% stake; chief executive Henry Ho owns 15% of the company and 11 other investors also have shares. The company’s income is now evenly shared between advertising and subscription fees.
I don’t know if the fictional WTV will be folded into Plus (Plus Television New Zealand Ltd).
Nice name, “A Spectrum of Entertainment”. May get confused for the general spectrum of television, but I can see the branding, using a colour spectrum. Very good. @AK_NEWS ?
@foxyrover Here’s an update. I spoke to @AK_NEWS in regard to the rebranding of the fictional WTV. He didn’t like the name “Spectrum” because it didn’t fit in with a fictional television company. After running through many name options, and because I have difficulty choosing, I asked him just one question.
‘How about Central?’
And he agreed. So Central Television New Zealand Ltd (trading as Central) will be the new name for the fictional WTV.
COMPANY UPDATES
To commemorate the announcement of both Plus Extra and Juice FM, I have decided to rename the parent company of Plus, Plus Television New Zealand Ltd, to simply Plus Media Ltd. This change is effective immediately. The name change allows us to expand from not just television but radio and other media.
Also, the Plus Extra schedule announcement has been pushed to next week, due to being too busy to make it yet.
Thank you for understanding. Have a good afternoon.
JUICE FM UPDATES
Plus Nightscreen’s (Weeknights at 1am, Weekends at 12am) simulcast of More FM Auckland will be replaced by the Auckland feed of Juice FM (102.2FM).
Also, Trouble Top 10 (Saturdays at 5pm) will lose it’s The Edge sponsorship. Like Nightscreen, it will now be sponsored by Juice FM. The content of the show will remain the same.
PROGRAMMING CHANGES
Plus Nightscreen will now begin with the iconic Goodnight Kiwi animation (thanks PTV).
Friday’s schedule (the movie night) will be given a rebrand to Plus Night at the Movies and be sponsored by Whittakers, the perfect chocolate treat for any movie. It will feature limited commercial interruption, allowing viewers to watch a movie properly without being bombarded by ads every 10 minutes (I’m talking to you Three, you’re bad at this).
COMPANY UPDATE
Plus Extra’s launch has been delayed indefinitely, due to being too busy to make a schedule right now. I promise I’ll get one out in the April holidays.
Speaking of the April holidays, I am currently developing a website for Plus Media, which I hope to have up and running by then.
