Late last year two guys by the name of Ricky Newby and Thane Kirby gave us here in Auckland an independant and free to air music channel called Alt TV. During the 9 months or so it has been on air they have worked their hardest to support local NZ music, bands that don't get much exposure in general and give lots of people the opportunity to gain experience working in TV. Last night when I changed the channel I noticed the lights were off in the studio and that they were asking for $20 donations via an 0900 phone line.
This upset me and has made me want to help these guys out as much as possible. Alt is quite frankly the only free and independant television in Auckland (maybe even NZ) and have kept things down to earth and real from day one. They have never sold out to politically correct bullshit and have always strived to be original and entertaining in the shows that they produce. They have dedicated and hard working volunteers who enjoy what they are doing and are happy to work for Alt TV for free. These guys ask for nothing in return for the hours they work to provide us all with entertaining and interesting television. Don't let all these peoples hard work go to waste!!!
Alt also supports nearly every local band that asks them for help. They give everyone the opportunity to get their message out there and don't seem to be based around making a profit or what's popular like other channels (eg. C4, MTV).
I have set up this myspace profile anonymously to help play my part in getting the word out about Alt TV's situation and to help encourage anyone reading this to donate and/or do what they can to help keep this great TV station on air. I encourage you to ring 0900 4 ALT TV and donate $20 as well as add me as your friend and to get your friends to add me as well to help get the word out.
