South Pacific Television
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Template:Infobox company South Pacific Television (SPTV) was a television channel in New Zealand, which operated between 1976 and 1980.
History
The channel, then known as TV2, first went to air on 30 June 1975. It was the second national government television channel to be established in the country that year, after Television One went to air on 1 April, replacing the former New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation's TV service.
In its first week, the network held New Zealand's first Telethon in aid of the St John Ambulance. It raised $593,878.
The channel could only be picked up in Auckland and Christchurch when it first went to air, but it was limited in Christchurch due to a faulty transmitter. It was another three months before the Waikato and Bay of Plenty got coverage and by late November, the channel was available in Wellington before spreading throughout the rest of the country.
The channel covered the South Pacific Festival of the Arts held in Rotorua in March 1976 with several half-hour pre-recorded programmes featuring several traditional dances from the broader region. SPTV also co-operated with the BBC for the footage.<ref>Canned festival for posterity, Pacific Islands MonthlyJuly 1976</ref>
In December 1976, TV2 was rebranded as South Pacific Television (SPTV) to distinguish itself from the former NZBC channel. It also reduced confusion in Auckland and Dunedin where Television One broadcast on channel 2 (TV2 broadcast on channel 4 in both centres).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1977, broadcasting hours were cut on both channels Template:Why and as a result SPTV lost 16 hours of broadcast time a week, forcing the channel to begin its daily broadcasts at 3pm (except weekends, where SPTV opened transmission at midday).
Channel funding was cut for Television One and handed over to SPTV in a move that bewildered some over at Television One. The effects of the cuts saw programme output on SPTV increase.
Fate
It was decided in 1979 by the National Government that the channels would be amalgamated under an administration which would end the competition that reared its head in 1975.
SPTV's final day of transmissions was 15 February 1980. The final programme was a two-hour farewell special, and the channel closed down at 12:15am on the morning of 16 February.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The next day, 16 February 1980, Television One and SPTV were dissolved and became Television One and Television Two, under the newly formed Television New Zealand (TVNZ). A number of SPTV's programmes moved across to the new networks.
List of programmes
Domestic
Children's
- Template:Flagicon Chic Chat
- Template:Flagicon Chicaboom
- Template:Flagicon Child's Play
- Template:Flagicon Children of Fire Mountain
- Template:Flagicon Good Time Show with Tracy
- Template:Flagicon Hey, Hey It's Andy
- Template:Flagicon Hunter's Gold
- Template:Flagicon Romper Room (New Zealand version)
Comedy
- Template:Flagicon A Week of It
- Template:Flagicon Hudson and Halls
- Template:Flagicon Something to Look Forward to
Drama
- Template:Flagicon Castaways
- Template:Flagicon Colour Scheme
- Template:Flagicon Died in the Wool
- Template:Flagicon Hunter's Gold
- Template:Flagicon Ngaio Marsh Theatre
- Template:Flagicon Opening Night
- Template:Flagicon Radio Waves
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon The Mackenzie Affair
- Template:Flagicon Vintage Murder
Entertainment
- Template:Flagicon The Club Show
- Template:Flagicon Opportunity Knocks
- Template:Flagicon Top of the World
- Template:Flagicon Telethon
Factual & Lifestyle
- Template:Flagicon Access
- Template:Flagicon Book Review
- Template:Flagicon Butcher's Hook
- Template:Flagicon Child Health
- Template:Flagicon Church in Action
- Template:Flagicon Farming Today
- Template:Flagicon Kaleidoscope
- Template:Flagicon Looking Your Best
- Template:Flagicon Pacific Viewpoint
- Template:Flagicon Pet Life
- Template:Flagicon Police Five
- Template:Flagicon Sew Easy
- Template:Flagicon Stars on Sunday
- Template:Flagicon Sunday's Child
- Template:Flagicon Talk Cars
- Template:Flagicon A Taste of the Orient
- Template:Flagicon That's Entertainment
- Template:Flagicon You and the Law
- Template:Flagicon Yours for the Asking
News and Current Affairs
- Template:Flagicon Eye Witness
- Template:Flagicon Forum
- Template:Flagicon News at Six
- Template:Flagicon News at Ten
- Template:Flagicon News Stand
- Template:Flagicon Weekend Edition News
- Template:Flagicon World Watch
Sport
- Template:Flagicon On the Mat
- Template:Flagicon Saturday Night Rugby
- Template:Flagicon Sportsworld
Overseas
Children's
- Template:Flagicon Batman
- Template:Flagicon Captain Caveman
- Template:Flagicon Clutch Cargo
- Template:Flagicon Dominic
- Template:Flagicon Doctor Who
- Template:Flagicon The Flintstones
- Template:Flagicon Michael Bentine's Potty Time
- Template:Flagicon The New Fred and Barney Show
- Template:Flagicon The Quick Draw McGraw Show
- Template:Flagicon Rainbow
- Template:Flagicon Rogue's Rock
- Template:Flagicon The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo
Comedy
- Template:Flagicon Alice
- Template:Flagicon The Bob Newhart Show
- Template:Flagicon The Brady Bunch
- Template:Flagicon Dave Allen at Large
- Template:Flagicon Doctor at Large
- Template:Flagicon Get Some In!
- Template:Flagicon Eight Is Enough
- Template:Flagicon Fantasy Island
- Template:Flagicon Gidget
- Template:Flagicon The Goodies
- Template:Flagicon The Liver Birds
- Template:Flagicon The Love Boat
- Template:Flagicon The Mike and Bernie Show
- Template:Flagicon Mixed Blessings
- Template:Flagicon My Three Sons
- Template:Flagicon Odd Man Out
- Template:Flagicon Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
- Template:Flagicon Please Sir!
- Template:Flagicon Porridge
- Template:Flagicon Soap
- Template:Flagicon The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show
- Template:Flagicon Sykes
- Template:Flagicon Taxi
- Template:Flagicon The Tony Randall Show
- Template:Flagicon Welcome Back, Kotter
Drama
- Template:Flagicon Against the Wind
- Template:Flagicon All Creatures Great and Small
- Template:Flagicon The Brothers
- Template:Flagicon Clayhanger
- Template:Flagicon Dan August
- Template:Flagicon Danger UXB
- Template:Flagicon The Duchess of Duke Street
- Template:Flagicon Emergency One
- Template:Flagicon Family (1976 TV series)
- Template:Flagicon Fantasy Island
- Template:Flagicon Hawaii Five-O
- Template:Flagicon The High Chaparral
- Template:Flagicon Kojak
- Template:Flagicon The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
- Template:Flagicon Little House on the Prairie
- Template:Flagicon Man from Atlantis
- Template:Flagicon New Scotland Yard
- Template:Flagicon The Persuaders!
- Template:Flagicon The Professionals
- Template:Flagicon The Rookies
- Template:Flagicon Search for Tomorrow
- Template:Flagicon Softly, Softly: Taskforce
- Template:Flagicon Spearhead
- Template:Flagicon Spencer's Pilots
- Template:Flagicon The Sullivans
- Template:Flagicon Spearhead
- Template:Flagicon Within These Walls
- Template:Flagicon The Wild Wild West
- Template:Flagicon Wonder Woman
Entertainment
- Template:Flagicon Dinah!
- Template:Flagicon The Tom O'Connor Show
Factual
- Template:Flagicon The Incredible World of Adventure
- Template:Flagicon Wild Kingdom