PTV Vintage

*This article contains information that is fictitious and imaginary as PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd), which operates PTV Vintage, is a fictional broadcaster.*

### Availability

Radio (AM/FM)Streaming media (ptvradio.co.nz and rova)

**PTV Vintage** is a nationwide New Zealand oldies radio network owned by PTV Network New Zealand.

## Programming

### Music

PTV Vintage plays a mix of music from the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Its playlist includes tracks from Elvis Presley, the Bee Gees, The Supremes, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley & His Comets, Tom Jones, The Eagles, ABBA, Elton John, Johnny Cash and Fleetwood Mac.

The PTV Vintage section of sister station PTV Radio's website, ptvradio.co.nz, also features news and showcases music from Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Dusty Springfield, Percy Sledge, Paul McCartney, Hot Chocolate and Simon and Garfunkel.

### Hosts

Most of PTV Vintage's programming is networked from the MediaWorks building in Auckland, with some programmes coming from PTV Network's dedicated radio studio in Wellington.

**Vintage Breakfast:** With Mark Leishman and Geoff Bryan (Mon-Fri, 6:00-10:00am)

**Vintage Days:** With Tim Roxborogh (Mon-Fri, 10:00am-3:00pm)

**Vintage Drive:** With Murray Lindsay (Mon-Fri, 3:00-7:00pm)

**Vintage Nights:** With Phil O'Brien (Sun-Thu, 7:00pm-midnight)

**Weekend Mornings:** With Bob Gentil (Sat-Sun, 6:00-10:00am)

**Weekend Brunch:** With Grant Walker (Sat-Sun, 10:00am-2:00pm)

Fill-in hosts include Bob Gentil, Peter McIlwaine, Mark Smith and Grant Walker.

### Features

**DD & Hettie's Friday Night Takeover**

Hosted by "New Zealand's Retronauts" DD Deluxe and Hettie LaBombe (from Boom! Boom! Deluxe), *DD & Hettie's Friday Night Takeover* is a lifestyle magazine show devoted to 'all things vintage, retro and kitsch'. The station claims the show "promises to take you to a world inhabited by retro style, classic cars, B-movies, pinup girls, vintage fashion, groovy music and a selection of very, very cool guests" and contains "magazine-style items, retro event news, gig guides, DD's soon-to-be-legendary vintage trivia quiz, an hour-long segment devoted to all things pinup and rockabilly requests". This show airs on PTV Vintage on Fridays from 7:00pm until midnight.

**Forever '70s**

Tim Roxborogh (from *Vintage Days*) devotes PTV Vintage's Saturday afternoon slot (2:00-7:00pm) to "the biggest '70s pop hits and biggest artists from this unforgettable decade".

**Classic Country**

Mark Leishman (from *Vintage Breakfast*) devotes PTV Vintage's Sunday afternoon slot (2:00-7:00pm) to classic country hits from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

**The Saturday Night Jukebox**

*The Saturday Night Jukebox* is a blend of jukebox classics from the '50s and '60s and airs in a commercial-free, announcer-free format from 7:00pm until midnight every Saturday.

## News

PTV Vintage has news and sports bulletins from the PTV News newsroom at the start of every hour from 6:00am until 6:00pm daily,

During breakfast (6:00-9:00am) PTV Vintage has news and sports bulletins on the half hour.

During the week PTV Vintage has its own newsreaders, including Geoff Bryan (breakfast, 6:00-9:00am), Paul Brennan (morning/afternoons, 10:00am-2:00pm) and Raylene Ramsay (drive, 3:00-6:00pm). On weekends the station has pre-recorded bulletins every hour, on the hour, with the same newsreader as PTV Radio's.

All news and sports bulletins are followed by a short weather forecast, which is read out live by the station's hosts.

After 7:00pm, a short weather forecast is heard on PTV Vintage and read out live by Phil O'Brien from Sunday to Thursday and Mark Smith on Friday (during *DD & Hettie's Friday Night Takeover*).