When the wheels of the V8’s hit tarmac, Hamilton will have its very own television station to catch special interest moments. And if the V8’s aren’t your cup of tea then how about seeing your very own community members and landmarks being recognised on Waikato television.
From November, Matamata based FamilyTV Waikato.BOP will broadcast from the Mount Te Aroha antennae under a rebranded name ‘TV Central’.

FamilyTV will give Hamiltonians the opportunity to tune into their locally owned and operated television station and enjoy viewing sights and scenes in their own backyard. From the Waikato Museum, Performing Arts, Waikato Stadium, the Hamilton Relay for Life, to national events at the Mystery Creek Centre. You will be able to sit back and enjoy it on TV Central.

FamilyTV has been broadcasting to a much smaller rural population based around Matamata, Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Tirau and Putaruru since January 2002. This expansion will take viewership from a potential 50,000 to close to 400,000 as it broadcasts here as well as Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Te Kuiti and Ngaruawahia.

FamilyTV trustee and chief executive Daryl Anderson says the aim of the community-based television has always been to grow and develop into a greater area and serve a larger potential viewership base.
Now operating under the banner of Television Media Group, FamilyTV has been broadcasting since 2002, along with AlphaMedia Productions (programming, commercials and DVD corporate work), AlphaMedia Concepts (web development and hosting) and more recently live web streaming of iTV Live (Information Television) in Rotorua and UHF broadcast ‘FamilyTV Rotorua’.

Over the past five years FamilyTV has delivered quality programming suitable for family viewing at all times. The current TV schedule shows a variety of programming genre including international news and sport, motoring, drama, children’s shows, home and gardening, inspirational viewing, classic movies, business shows, music and much more. FamilyTV broadcasts seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Mr Anderson says the demand for family safe TV has been growing and he is excited to be able to deliver this product to a wider audience. As FamilyTV is a charitable trust, Mr Anderson says he is grateful for all the support and grants from viewers, organisations and sponsors and is eager to see this support continue. “We continue to need and welcome support in this manner to enable us to continue to deliver family safe TV,” says Daryl.

TV Central will launch in November, with free to air coverage available on the UHF analogue, channel 40.

For further information, contact:

Daryl Anderson
CEO
Television Media Group

Phone: 07 888 5030
e-mail Daryl