Below is a series of images containing the PTV2 schedule (from 31 May 2021), with a detailed synopsis of each programme. I converted the PTV2 working schedule (using Microsoft Word) from a PDF file to multiple PNG files. Click any of these images to enlarge.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
As I’ve mentioned here previously, PTV Radio is a joint venture between PTV Network New Zealand and MediaWorks, the leading radio network in the country with 2.4 million listeners every week.
I describe PTV Radio as ‘New Zealand’s newest commercial news talk station - the station New Zealanders turn to for breaking news, opinions and the latest information on the stories that matter’. As well as drawing on the resources of PTV Network’s News and Current Affairs department, PTV Radio will play host to some of the best known personalities on talk radio in the country.
PTV Radio’s programmes are packed with current affairs, news coverage as it happens, interviews with newsmakers and open-line talkback on issues that are important to us as New Zealanders. On the weekends, listeners will be able to enjoy an array of magazine-style features covering DIY, gardening, motoring, pets, real estate, technology, travel and other lifestyle interests.
Although it will be a replacement for Magic Talk - which, in real life, is part of the Magic radio network through MediaWorks and has been on air since 2019 - PTV Radio will broadcast on its new set of AM and FM frequencies, including:
Below is a list of proposed PTV Radio frequencies (click to enlarge).
It is intended that PTV Radio’s regular programming (i.e. news, current affairs, open-line talkback and weekend lifestyle content) will be broadcast on a network of FM frequencies, according to the maps.
PTV Radio’s AM network - in Auckland, Waikato, Western Bay of Plenty (Tauranga and Rotorua), Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, South Canterbury (Ashburton and Timaru), Dunedin and Southland - will feature live sport commentary, dedicated sports shows and special services for racing fans (i.e. race scratchings and live commentary of all New Zealand races) in the form of breakaway programming at certain times during the week… especially weekends.
@AK_NEWS’s WTV is preparing to launch a radio network as a competitor to PTV Radio. I mean, in real life, there are lots of music radio brands that are owned by NZME (i.e. ZM, Flava, Radio Hauraki, The Hits, Coast, Gold and Hokonui) and MediaWorks (i.e. Mai, The Edge, George FM, More FM, The Breeze, The Rock, The Sound and Magic), and we already have a talk radio network through NZME (Newstalk ZB).
It is unlikely that WTV on Radio broadcasts on a network of FM frequencies (102FM) across New Zealand as (in real life) they are usually reserved for RNZ’s new youth radio service, similar to the ABC’s Triple J from Australia. Last year the Broadcasting Minister, Kris Faafoi, announced that, due to the Covid-19 situation, RNZ’s youth radio service had been ‘put to one side’ and RNZ itself would concentrate more on news and current affairs programming.
“Because RNZ is in the position that most media companies are in, they decided during the Covid experience to put to one side their plans around their youth music network to focus on their core business of news and current affairs.” - Kris Faafoi
Back at PTV Radio I have put together a proposed line-up.
Monday - Friday
News, sport and weather every hour, on the hour
12-5am: Overnights with Tony Amos (Tue-Fri, 1-5am)
5-6am: The First Edition with Anna Thomas
6-9am: Breakfast with Ryan Bridge - News, sport, weather and traffic half hourly
9am-12pm: Morning Talk with Mark Sainsbury
12-1pm: Business Lunch with Andrew Patterson
1-4pm: Afternoon Talk with Danny Watson & Leah Panapa
4-7pm: Drive with Corin Dann - News, sport, weather and traffic half hourly
7-10pm: Night Talk with Graeme Hill
10pm-1am: Late Nights with Mitch Harris (Mon-Thu) or Roman Travers (Fri)
Saturdays
News, sport and weather every hour, on the hour
1-6am: Overnights with Joe Reid
6-8am: The Gardening Guru (gardening)
8-10am: The DIY Experts (DIY)
10am-12pm: Weekend Life (lifestyle magazine)
12-1pm: Property Fast Track (real estate)
1-2pm: Smart Money (money management)
2-4pm: The Travel Show (travel)
4-6pm: Know Your Pets (pets)
6-8pm: Wine & Dine (food and wine)
8pm-12am: Saturday Night Live with Roman Travers
Sunday
News, sport and weather every hour, on the hour
12-6am: Overnights with Joe Reid
6-7am: The Best of Ryan Bridge
7-8am: The Best of Corin Dann
8-9am: Sunday Business with Andrew Patterson
9am-12pm: Sunday Brunch with Wallace Chapman
12-1pm: Second Career (employment)
1-2pm: NZ Autocar Radio (motoring)
2-4pm: Good Health (health and wellbeing)
4-6pm: 50 Forward (magazine-style infotainment for the over 50s)
6-8pm: Tech Talk (technology)
8pm-12am: The Sunday Roast with Hayden Rickard
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. In real life, NZME fully owns the 95.8FM frequency in Auckland, which is used by Flava, and TAB NZ owns the AM and FM frequencies (as shown in the images) until 2031 while some frequencies are currently used by other MediaWorks Radio brands and some do not yet exist. Thank you for understanding.
The fictional station on 92.4 Northland (PTV Radio Northland) would hypothetically be a regular e skip catch on the east coast of Australia during the summer.
As I’ve mentioned here previously, PTV Network New Zealand will be headquartered at Sky’s real-life headquarters at 10 Panorama Road in Mt Wellington, Auckland.
From PTV News Today in the early morning to PTV National News, A Current Affair and Nightline in the evening - this is where it all happens. The specially designed PTV News and Current Affairs studio (i.e. the same studio as Sky Sport and the Your News Bulletin commercials) is extremely versatile.
It is intended that PTV Network’s news and current affairs programmes will be produced live to air at our Mt Wellington headquarters. A fully refurbished and state-of-the-art newsroom, a News Exchange area, news editing and graphics areas, a central technical area, a master control area, offices for current affairs programmes, sales offices and administration offices will also be based in Mt Wellington.
The Mt Wellington signals will be delivered by satellite or fibre optics to PTV Network’s national broadcast centre (i.e. the real-life NEP/TAB Trackside facility) at 60 Stanley Street in Auckland’s CBD.
The Stanley Street building (also known as ‘Broadcast Centre Auckland’) will be the network’s operations hub, where the Master Control Room is located for all national and regional feeds to be controlled. Programme and channel origination, commercial insertion, feed switching and national transmission output are delivered here.
All PTV Network owned and operated studios (i.e. not only in Auckland but Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) will have their live signals relayed here: for instance, regional programmes out of PTV Network’s Tauranga studio (plus Bay of Plenty advertising and notices) will be fed to Auckland and then transmitted via satellite or fibre optics to the Kordia and JDA towers around the Bay of Plenty region - Kopukairua (Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty), Pukepoto (Rotorua), Putauaki/Mt Edgecumbe (Whakatane/Eastern Bay of Plenty) and so on.
Dedicated to @OnAir, @LiamP, @Leo_Puglisi6 & @AK_NEWS.
More to come in Part 2…
All images: Motion Sickness, NEP New Zealand.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
PTV Network Studios operates from two locations in Auckland and one in Christchurch.
In Auckland, there are two:
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and most cosmopolitan city, with a population of more than 1.7 million people (over 1.4 million in the urban centres), including the largest Polynesian community in the world. Situated between two spectacular natural harbours, the city and its environs brim with a range of diverse location possibilities.
If you need to shoot in Auckland, whatever kind of shoot it may be (whether you’re within the city centre or the Waitakere region), we at PTV Network Studios have the right space and the best kit and crew for you.
PTV Stanley Street Studios is located next to the world-class ASB Tennis Arena and on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway - a short 7 minute drive from Auckland’s CBD.
Our Stanley Street building encompasses four studios - three of which are available for hire.
Studio 1, for instance, is Stanley Street’s flagship studio (215m² of space and up to 5 cameras). With a technical grid, lighting rig, soundproofing, concrete floors and air conditioning, the versatility and size of Studio 1 makes it perfect for smaller scale light entertainment productions and live-to-air television shows, and it has the capacity for a studio audience.
Studio 2 (100m² of space and up to 4 cameras) is commonly used for sports
shows, magazine shows and current affairs programmes, although it is perfect for corporate video productions and commercials.
Studios A & B, with green screen capability, are the two small studios which are ideal for smaller productions and photo shoots. Stanley Street is home to the Auckland edition of PTV Local News and its main studio (Studio B) is generally dedicated to regional news for both Auckland and Northland, but Studio A is available for hire.
Our Stanley Street studios are supplemented with a makeup area with three positions, wardrobe, dressing room, guest Wi-Fi, and tea and coffee making facilities. The building also houses offices which are used as the transmission control centre for PTV Network’s owned-and-operated stations in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
PTV Waitakere Studios - converted from the famous Shortland Street Hospital (i.e. an existing section of a building dressed up to appear as the facade of a hospital entrance) - is located in the same building as South Pacific Pictures as a separate and different kind of purpose-built production facility, made exclusively for television.
Our new Waitakere building provides a new home for New Zealand made light entertainment on PTV Network - especially game shows, quizzes, music shows, talk/variety shows and multi-camera comedies, all filmed in front of a live studio audience. The building encompasses two large studios which can also be doubled as sound stages.
Studio 3 (500m² of space and up to 6 cameras) is progressively versatile. With a full technical grid, lighting rig, soundproofing, seamless concrete floors and air conditioning, Studio 3 is commonly used for sitcoms, sketch comedy shows and live-to-air productions, and has the capacity for a studio audience.
Studio 4 (also known as ‘the big one’) is a mecca for live shows! Fitted with quality technical specifications this is Auckland’s largest ‘live’ studio - 700m² of space and up to 9 cameras - setting the standard for studio production. Whether it’s a game show, a quiz show, a variety show or a light entertainment special, the versatility and size of Studio 4 makes it perfect for any genre of TV show and it has the capacity for a large, loud studio audience!
Our Waitakere studios are equipped with new broadcast-quality cameras and brand new control rooms with state-of-the-art audio and lighting control. The cameras and control rooms are capable of delivering live signals to PTV Network’s transmission control centre at Stanley Street. Facilities include makeup, wardrobe, dressing rooms, green rooms, production offices, car parking and a cafeteria.
PTV Christchurch Studios is located in the Christchurch suburb of Addington - a short 10 minute drive from Christchurch’s CBD.
This purpose-built facility was opened in 2009 as home to WhitebaitMedia (formerly Whitebait Productions and Whitebait-TV respectively), an independent production house.
The Whitebait team - led by Janine Morrell-Gunn and her husband, media personality Jason Gunn - are well known to the New Zealand television industry as specialists in children’s, youth, family and music television (Bumble, Wannabes, What Now, Tuhono, The Erin Simpson Show, Animal Academy, Hearts in Crafts, The 4.30 Show, The Adam & Eve Show, Fanimals, Brain Busters etc).
Whitebait’s current facility in Christchurch will become the South Island base for PTV Network. It houses two television studios including one of the largest in the country at 594m².
Studio 1, Christchurch’s largest ‘live’ studio (594m² of space and up to 8 cameras), is perfect for any genre of medium or large-sized television production and has the capacity for a studio audience. Studio 2 (120m² of space and up to 4 cameras) is commonly used for regional programmes, including the Christchurch edition of PTV Local News.
Each studio is connected to an HD control room which is capable of delivering live signals to PTV Network’s Auckland based transmission control centre via satellite or fibre optics.
With chandelier lined corridors, offices for technical staff, three green rooms, a makeup room, a wardrobe room, an art department workshop and a light-filled atrium, PTV Christchurch Studios is fully equipped and also houses four Avid HD edit suites, a large motion graphics suite and two audio post suites, all operated by Whitebait’s existing post production team.
It is intended that all South Island based programmes will be produced in Christchurch. An example of this kind is The Morning Break which screens five days a week, Monday to Friday, from 8.30-10am on PTV1.
Hosted by Greg O’Connor (from TAB Trackside) and Ali Harper (an accomplished singer and entertainer), The Morning Break is a magazine-style morning show which provides its viewers with a blend of celebrity interviews, entertainment and lifestyle segments. It also includes advertorials with hosts Sue White (from The Breeze) and Jason Mac (also known as ‘J-Mac’ from The Breakfast Club on More FM).
In addition, local advertising, notices and regional news will be inserted into the Christchurch feed before it is rebroadcast to viewers in the upper South Island, i.e. the Nelson/Tasman, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury and South Canterbury areas.
PTV Network Studios has other studios in Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington and Dunedin which are devoted exclusively to localised editions of PTV Local News.
Our new Hamilton studios will also play host to TAB Trackside, a channel that we shoot and transmit live each day from Hamilton on behalf of the TAB.
Back in Auckland, PTV Network’s news and current affairs programmes are produced at our Panorama Road headquarters in Mt Wellington and we have an additional studio in Grafton (71 Boston Road) for PTV2’s dedicated music shows.
Dedicated to @OnAir, @LiamP & @AK_NEWS.
All images: NEP New Zealand, South Pacific Pictures, WhitebaitMedia.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
Here are the listings for a typical Monday on PTV1 (part of PTV Network New Zealand) and Central (formerly WTV) as fictional broadcasters.
The mock schedules were created in the style of the NZ Listener during the 1980s. I used Microsoft Publisher, and then converted from a Publisher file to a PDF file. Once it’s done, the single PDF file was converted to multiple images in PNG formats.
Part 1
Part 2
What do you think?
All images: Supplied. “Prodigal Son” photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) and Central Television New Zealand Ltd (formerly WTV or Western Television) are fictional broadcasters and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as they are fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
Looks really good I think. Even got the little programming highlight things they have.
I have something to share with you.
Rather than being a joint venture with MediaWorks (which fully owns and operates Magic Talk), I have decided that, with the assistance of RNZ, PTV Radio will be part of PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) as my dream television network.
Whereas RNZ is a public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995, PTV Radio will be privately owned and funded by advertising. While the television operation is based in Mt Wellington (i.e. the real-life Sky TV headquarters) and studio facilities spread throughout the city, PTV Radio will broadcast from RNZ’s Auckland base with additional radio studios in Wellington and beyond.
As I’ve mentioned both on Media Spy and on Facebook previously, PTV Radio will be a replacement for Magic Talk. In recent years, listeners of Magic Talk have been dissatisfied by the inclusion of Magic’s music playlist (i.e. ‘the greatest hits of all time’), Magic Talk’s weekend catch-ups, and the divisive views of broadcasters like Peter Williams and Sean Plunket through rightwing commentary.
As listeners need a ‘decent’ talk radio network, PTV Radio will be a competitor to Newstalk ZB (through NZME). In Auckland, Newstalk ZB has a 13.4% station share and a weekly cumulative audience of 249,900 listeners in the latest Q4-20 commercial radio survey for July to November 2020. Elsewhere, it has a 12.2% share and a weekly audience of 598,400 listeners nationwide.
In a statement via a Facebook group page, Trish Andrews - who had worked at The Radio Network (TRN) and, later, NZME for many years - loved the concept of PTV Radio (as a competitor to Newstalk ZB) and other ventures within PTV Network. Trish wished me luck and I thanked her for the kind words.
“After working for NZME and prior to that The Radio Network for many years I wish you all the very best with your plans. From a personal perspective seeing NZME treat volumes of long standing staff so terribly and exiting them without just cause or reason they deserve some strong competition finally. Do it once - do it right. Best of luck!!” - Trish Andrews
@OnAir @TV4 @nztv @theGradyConnell @Michael_Eccles What do you think? I’ll be heading up to Auckland via the InterCity bus service this coming Friday (26 March).
More to come in Part 2…
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd), which fully owns PTV Radio with assistance from RNZ, is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
PTV Radio is “New Zealand’s Home of News, Talk & Lifestyle”. As I’ve mentioned on Media Spy previously, it combines a blend of current affairs, news coverage as it happens, open-line talkback and weekend lifestyle content.
NEWS, SPORT & WEATHER EVERY HOUR, ON THE HOUR
12.00am: Overnights with Tony Amos (Mon-Wed only). Tony Amos is the man for all you night owls out there: non-stop talkback to take you right through the night. Always on the other end of the telephone to take your calls and start a conversation.
12.00am: Overnights with Joe Reid (Thu-Fri only). Joe Reid entertains you through the night, and takes all your calls on non-stop talkback.
5.00am: The First Edition with Anna Thomas. Fronted by Anna Thomas, this action-packed hour of radio brings you everything you need to know before breakfast – all the overnight news from New Zealand and around the world, detailed weather forecasts, the latest business and financial news, and your complete briefing on the news agenda for the day ahead.
6.00am: The Ryan Bridge Breakfast Show. Ryan Bridge teams up with award-winning newsreader Niva Retimanu as they co-host PTV Radio’s flagship breakfast show. Featuring comprehensive coverage of overnight events, live crosses to world-class international correspondents, interviews with newsmakers, panel discussions and authoritative commentary. News, sport and weather every half hour
9.00am: Morning Talk with Mark Sainsbury. Mark Sainsbury returns with PTV Radio’s Morning Talk – three hours of honest, provocative, relevant, good-natured and thought-provoking talk, casting a critical but entertaining eye over the issues of the day.
12.00pm: Business Lunch with Andrew Patterson. Fronted by respected broadcaster and business journalist Andrew Patterson, this truly dedicated hour of radio is geared especially for business people and provides them with the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with the key newsmakers in the business world.
1.00pm: Afternoon Talk with Danny Watson & Leah Panapa. Danny Watson and Leah Panapa join forces to bring you their unique style of talkback. Personable and engaging, Danny and Leah get to the heart of the issues facing us as real New Zealanders.
4.00pm: Drive with Corin Dann. With the unique ability to put into words what the average New Zealander is thinking, Corin Dann drives you home and keeps you up to date on PTV Radio’s flagship drive show. Featuring live crosses to reporters, interviews, panels and thought-provoking commentary. After 6pm, Corin is joined as co-host by NZME’s Duncan Bridgeman or NBR’s Dita De Boni for an hour of the essential business news, including a wrap of the business day and updates on New Zealand and world markets, currency movements and the gold price. News, sport and weather every half hour
7.00pm: The Detail with Sharon Brettkelly & Emile Donovan. Join Sharon Brettkelly and Emile Donovan each weeknight for The Detail. Based on a podcast of the same name, The Detail presents an informed and most authoritative explanation of the major news stories of the day with in-depth reports and insightful analysis by the country’s best journalists and experts.
8.00pm: Night Talk with Graeme Hill. Driving the conversation, Graeme Hill’s fast-flowing talkback show covers a wide range of topics, from nature to philosophy and everything in between. Graeme believes his style of talkback is a very democratic form of radio where people feel welcome to contribute their ideas.
NEWS, SPORT & WEATHER EVERY HOUR, ON THE HOUR
12.00am: Overnights with Joe Reid. Joe Reid entertains you through the night, and takes all your calls on non-stop talkback.
6.00am: The Gardening Guru (Lynda Hallinan). Lynda Hallinan helps you in the garden every Saturday morning. Whether you need help with the flowers, patching a lawn or planting new natives, Lynda will take your calls and provide the best advice you’ll find.
8.00am: The DIY Experts (Hamish Dodd & Stan Scott). New Zealanders are obsessed with DIY and there are no better men than Hamish Dodd and Stan Scott to help you with your projects around the house. Join the boys as they answer your questions on nothing but DIY.
10.00am: Weekend Life with Carly Flynn. Whether you’re going out or staying in, Weekend Life will have something for you. Join Carly Flynn every Saturday morning as she sources the best food, wine, entertainment and home stories from around the country.
12.00pm: Property Fast Track (Martin Cooper). Every Saturday at midday, Martin Cooper, of Harcourts Cooper & Co, will share his years of experience and knowledge of the property markets, and will be joined by a regular cast of expert guests. Plus, he’ll take your calls on buying, selling, investing, and how to make the most from real estate.
1.00pm: Smart Money (Nadine Higgins). Hosted by Nadine Higgins, Smart Money is the best place to have all your money questions answered. Covering all the issues from loans and investments to superannuation, this is everyday finance in everyday language.
2.00pm: The Travel Show (Dan Lake & Debbie Griffiths). Co-hosts Dan Lake and Debbie Griffiths take you across the world and around the country each Saturday afternoon. From relaxing cruises and resorts to the best adventure trips, Dan and Debbie give you the inside tips on how best to plan your next holiday.
4.00pm: Know Your Pets (Mark Vette, Dr Stacey Tremain & Andrea Haylings). Mark Vette, Dr Stacey Tremain and Andrea Haylings know pets better than anyone else, and love to help you with your pet problems. Join the trio each Saturday afternoon for a bit of fun as they go into pet health, pet technology, pet travel and more.
6.00pm: Wine & Dine (Mel Homer & Simon Gault). Join Mel Homer and Simon Gault as they talk about all things delicious. From putting together an easy family dinner, to finding the best wine on a budget, Mel and Simon have all the best ideas every Saturday night.
8.00pm: Saturday Night Talkback with Roman Travers. Join Roman Travers for uplifting, feel-good radio with a focus on community. It’s non-stop talkback every Saturday night.
NEWS, SPORT & WEATHER EVERY HOUR, ON THE HOUR
12.00am: Overnights with Tony Amos. Tony Amos is the man for all you night owls out there: non-stop talkback to take you right through the night. Always on the other end of the telephone to take your calls and start a conversation.
6.00am: The Best of Ryan Bridge. Missed anything during the week? The best interviews of the week from The Ryan Bridge Breakfast Show.
7.00am: The Best of Corin Dann. Missed the shows during the week? Catch up with the week’s best moments from Drive with Corin Dann.
8.00am: Sunday Business with Andrew Patterson. Andrew Patterson provides an informative insight into the world of commerce as he presents an exciting mix of interviews with business leaders and entrepreneurs, smart commentary and engaging feature stories.
9.00am: Sunday Brunch with Wallace Chapman. Wallace Chapman joins you for brunch every Sunday! Inspired by the hard-hitting headlines of a Sunday newspaper, Wallace brings you his picks of the week’s biggest stories from New Zealand and around the world. Joined by an experienced panel and with some must-hear interviews, this is the place for an in-depth catch up on the hard-hitting headlines of the week.
12.00pm: Second Career (Jayne Glenister & Marie-Claire Lucas). Whether you want to get back into work, or want to change the work you currently do, then Second Career can help. Employment gurus Jayne Glenister and Marie-Claire Lucas, of Madison Recruitment, have plenty of tips, ideas and information about careers.
1.00pm: NZ Autocar Radio (Jen Bainbridge & Kyle Cassidy). New Zealand’s leading automotive magazine is live on the radio every Sunday afternoon. Host Jen Bainbridge is joined by NZ Autocar editor Kyle Cassidy to bring you the latest motoring news, review new cars on the market and answer your motoring questions.
2.00pm: Good Health (Aziz Al-Sa’afin). We’d all like to be healthier – and Good Health with Aziz Al-Sa’afin can help you get there. Each week, Aziz talks to the experts on all things health and gives you the opportunity to put your own questions to those in the know.
4.00pm: 50 Forward (Peter Williams). Join broadcasting legend Peter Williams every Sunday afternoon for 50 Forward – two hours of magazine-style features for the over 50s. This is a show that is packed with plenty of tips on how you can embrace life as you get older, including travel, health and retirement living.
6.00pm: Tech Talk (Finn Hogan). Got a question about technology? Get them answered on Tech Talk with Finn Hogan – a fun way to get inside the world of computers, TVs, mobile phones and so much more. Each week, Finn solves your tech problems and looks at all the new products on the market.
8.00pm: Sunday Night Talkback with Mitch Harris. Mitch Harris rounds off the weekend of shows on PTV Radio with his Sunday night talkback show.
News, sports and weather bulletins are broadcast on the PTV Radio network every hour, on the hour, and every half hour during breakfast (6-9am) and drive (4-7pm) on weekdays.
The news (including all audio and copy) is supplied by the PTV News and Current Affairs department and sub-edited by a dedicated team of radio journalists based at RNZ’s Auckland newsroom, who also write, report, produce and read the news and sport 24 hours a day.
PTV Radio’s bulletins also draw on PTV Network’s considerable newsgathering sources to cover the biggest national and international stories as they develop, and have the ability to opt into the television output in the event of a major breaking story.
PTV Radio’s weekday newsreaders include Niva Retimanu (breakfast), Tim Dower (workdays), Geoff Bryan (drive) and Richard Baddiley (evenings and overnights). Weekend and fill-in newsreaders include Mitchell Alexander, Paul Brennan, Adam Cooper, Jonathan Mitchell, Angie Skerrett, Shelley Venning and Lucy Walker. Sports newsreaders include Andrew Alderson, Kristina Eddy, Glen Larmer, Michael O’Keeffe, Henry Rounce, Elliott Smith and Lachlan Waugh.
PTV Radio will be available in almost every radio market in New Zealand via the 102FM network. Below is a full list of 102FM frequencies.
Kaitaia 102.7FM
Bay of Islands 102.1FM
Mid-Northland 102.3FM
Whangarei 102FM
Rodney 102.5FM
Auckland 102.2FM
Waikato 102.6FM
Thames/Paeroa 102FM
Pauanui/Tairua 102.7FM
Whangamata 102.7FM
Whitianga 102.3FM
Tauranga 102.2FM
Whakatane 102.5FM
Rotorua 102.3FM
Reporoa 102FM
Taupo 102.4FM
Gisborne 102.1FM
Hawke’s Bay 102.3FM
Taranaki 102FM
Whanganui 102.4FM
Manawatu 102.6FM
Wairarapa 102.3FM
Kapiti 102.3FM
Wellington 102.1FM
Nelson 102.4FM
Blenheim 102.5FM
Picton 102.7FM
Kaikoura 102.7FM
Westport 102.1FM
Greymouth 102.7FM
Hokitika 102.7FM
Christchurch 102.5FM
Ashburton 102.1FM
Timaru 102.7FM
Mackenzie Country 102.2FM
Oamaru 102.4FM
Otematata 102.1FM
Kurow 102.4FM
Wanaka 102.6FM
Queenstown 102.4FM
Central Otago 102.3FM
Dunedin 102.2FM
Southland 102FM
PTV Radio can be streamed live on our website, ptvradio.co.nz, and on the PTV News and rova apps.
@OnAir @TV4 @nztv @medianz What do you think?
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd), which fully owns PTV Radio with assistance from RNZ, is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
@AK_NEWS @LiamP Instead of the ever popular Goodnight Kiwi, I have secretly put together a plan for a nightly closedown feature, which is in the pipeline.
What do you think?
Mind if I take the Goodnight Kiwi for my own then?
(Unless you want it AK, if so be my guest)
Go ahead, @LiamP! The Goodnight Kiwi (i.e. the animation, characters and music) is regarded as part of New Zealand broadcasting culture and icons of Kiwiana. I am developing my own nightly closedown feature (i.e. similar to Brahms’ lullaby from The Wiggles).
@AK_NEWS @LiamP @OnAir I’ve been in Auckland for the past week and, earlier today (2 April), I took photos of the exteriors of NEP’s Auckland studios as part of my visit.
Located at 60 Stanley Street, the NEP facility is purpose-built and encompasses two small studios and two medium-sized studios. In real life, TAB Trackside is based there.
As I’ve mentioned on Media Spy previously, it is intended that Stanley Street, through NEP, is a perfect venue for my dream television network - PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd).
“Whether you are an established broadcaster or looking to start up a new channel, NEP New Zealand offers an unmatched range of affordable multi-platform playout services ensuring the delivery of your entire channel while meeting your business and technical needs.”
PTV Network’s administration offices and news centre will be based at Sky’s real-life Panorama Road headquarters in Mt Wellington. News and current affairs programmes (excluding international news delivered by satellite) will be produced in a specially designed PTV News and Current Affairs studio at the Mt Wellington headquarters, and the Mt Wellington signal will be fed to Stanley Street via satellite or fibre optics for insertion into pre-scheduled programming, including commercial breaks.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
PTV Network’s headquarters and news centre will now be based in the real-life Discovery/Newshub building at Flower Street in Eden Terrace, Auckland.
In real life, I was introduced to all the team from Newshub the other day and watched its 4.30pm news bulletin going live to air from the studio control room at Flower Street. That’s my big highlight when it comes to great television.
After running through many building options, I have decided that, if PTV Network New Zealand (as a fictional broadcaster) does become a reality, the Flower Street site will serve as the headquarters of PTV Network. @AK_NEWS’s newly rebranded Central Television New Zealand (trading as Central) will operate from Sky’s real-life Mt Wellington headquarters.
More to come…
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) and Central Television New Zealand Ltd are fictional broadcasters and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as they are fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
NEW WEST COAST FREQUENCY
PTV Radio can be heard across Reefton on 102.3FM. Our West Coast frequencies are: 102.1FM in Westport, 102.3FM in Reefton and 102.7FM in Greymouth and Hokitika.
As I’ve mentioned here previously, PTV Radio will be available in almost every radio market area in New Zealand via the 102FM network. Hypothetically, if you receive RNZ National on 101FM then you should be able to tune your radio to 102FM for PTV Radio - New Zealand’s newest commercial news talk station.
Below is a list of all 102FM frequencies.
Live streaming will be available on PTV Radio’s website, ptvradio.co.nz, and on the PTV News app. PTV Radio will also be live streamed on rova.
NEW LOCATION
Originally going to be located at RNZ’s Auckland base, PTV Radio will instead broadcast from state-of-the-art studios within the PTV News newsroom, which will be located at PTV Network’s Flower Street headquarters in Eden Terrace, Auckland (Discovery/Newshub, in real life). Below is a former radio studio which, in real life, was once the home of RadioLIVE and, more recently, Magic Talk.
I apologise for any inconvenience caused.
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
I have found a venue for the launch of PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) - Spark Arena, Auckland.
Spark Arena - which has already played host to the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards and the Halberg Awards - holds some of the biggest gala dinners in the country, fitting up to 1,600 guests in a truly spectacular surrounding.
The launch will be celebrated by more than 800 invited guests at a gala dinner and variety show and broadcast live on PTV1 on Friday night. PTV Network’s opening spectacular will feature live performances by:
Viewers of PTV Network will be introduced to “The PTV Network Mascots” (i.e. a small group of ‘brand mascots’ made up of former Miss Pinup New Zealand contestants), and treated to special performances by Six60, Dave Dobbyn, Troy Kingi and Tami Neilson.
Opening night will see PTV1 (and other PTV Network channels - PTV2, PTV3, PTV4, PTV5 and PTV6) on air at 5pm with an hour-long preview show. A full range of programmes across all six channels (and the CPTV channel) will be previewed, along with PTV Network’s news and current affairs programmes and sporting events. Also included in the preview show will be PTV Radio - ‘New Zealand’s newest commercial talk radio network’.
PTV Network’s first news bulletin will screen at 6pm, keeping viewers informed and up-to-date with the important news of the day from New Zealand and around the world. The news will followed at 6.30pm by the documentary, “The Making of a Network”, and the variety show live from Spark Arena (at 8pm).
5.00pm: This Is PTV - Grand Preview. Highlights of programmes to come on PTV Network.
6.00pm: PTV News. Mitch McCann presents comprehensive coverage of the day’s national and international news, including sport and weather.
6.30pm: The Making of a Network. A documentary which traces the history of television in New Zealand and the creation of PTV Network as a free-to-air, multi-channel service.
8.00pm: This Is PTV - The Opening Show. Jason Reeves, Stacey Morrison and Walter Neilands host a live-to-air gala show with live performances by Six60, Dave Dobbyn, Troy Kingi, Tami Neilson and many more, plus celebrity interviews and personality profiles.
11.00pm: PTV News. Mitch McCann presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, including sport and weather.
11.15pm: MOVIE: Scarface (1983). In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. Starring Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Brian De Palma.
2.35am: Closedown
DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.
Sounds great! Central will air the launch live!
What’s your opening night schedule look like? @LiamP, what about you?
Why?
Because its a nice moment, and Central would like to celebrate. Plus, yoyu arent the boss and im allowed to air it. Cmon Foxy
