C4 was a New Zealand

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owned and operated by

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. C4 was available on both digital terrestrial and satellite platforms and played music around the clock, including from their radio side from The Rock,

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, The Breeze,

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& The Sound. C4 also aired a lot of speciality music shows such as ''HomeGrown'', ''Top 10/100'', ''Video Hits'', ''Fade To Black'', ''Steel Mill'' and ''Biggest Records Right Now''. The channel was originally launched in October 2003 as a re-branding of TV4 which had been broadcasting since 1997. On 1 May 2010, as C4 had been moving away from music programming since 2008, the jukebox side was split off and C4 launched a second C4 channel on Channel 9 called C4 2. C4 2 was only available on digital

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terrestrial and satellite platforms. At the end of 2010 an announcement was made that MediaWorks would again re-brand the current C4 channel as

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, which meant C4 2 would be converted to a music show as C4 was moved to its Channel 9 position. C4 shut down on Thursday 26 June 2014 at 01:00 am. It was replaced by

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the next day on Friday 27 June 2014 at 04:00 pm.

History

C4 was launched on 3 October 2003, when TV4 (which first aired in 1997) ceased broadcasting and relaunched as a music television channel called C4. On 15 August 2003, nearly a couple of months prior to the announcement of its launch in early October, C4 which stands for "Channel 4" was originally going to be known as "4Music" before it was officially unveiled as C4.

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managing director Rick Friesen said that the C4 name had been chosen for its "Bold Simplicity". The very first show to broadcast on C4 was the ''100 Best Music Videos Of All Time'' (Top 100) which was a countdown show where viewers voted prior to the show for their favorite music videos of all time. The very first ever music video to air on C4 to start the Channel off, despite that being at the bottom spot of the Top 100 was '' Exit To The City'' by

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. The Top 100 also included the legendary

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in its countdown show, marking the very first ever Metallica music video to air on C4, which the music video was based on the 1971 anti-war film ''

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''. The final music video to air on the 100 Best Music Videos Of All Time (Top 100) as well as the very first ever to take out the Number 1 Top Spot in the history books of any countdown music show on C4 was

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.'' This very music video has also famously received the same top spot on one of The Rock's annual countdown events around the time of C4's launch. TV Programming on C4 included local made shows such as ''

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paid $500,000 for the first year of operation and C4 was to broadcast 58 hours a week of music television in prime-time, reaching 72% of the population, with a target of 20–25% New Zealand music content. C4 had a deal with

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programming in New Zealand, which proved successful, with shows such as ''

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'' proving popular among C4's target demographic. The MTV content on C4 remained on air after Sky TV launched a local MTV station featuring some of the same shows. MTV content was decreased in 2008 when the channel moved towards General Entertainment programming. On 11 April 2007 C4 began broadcasting in 14:9 widescreen on SKY TV in New Zealand the same day TV3 began broadcasting in a 16:9 widescreen format. C4 then switched to a 16:9 widescreen format on 2 May 2007, the same day as

launched. C4 screened in

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14:9 widescreen on 4:3 analogue

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broadcasts. 24-hour broadcasts began in 2007 but only to digital viewers, in the TV4 days outside broadcast hours viewers would see a test pattern with Auckland's More FM playing in the background this was later replaced with Channel Z. Later the test pattern was replaced with overnight Informercials and Auto TV a show used to advertise cars. The move to 24-hour broadcasting saw the channel play continuous music videos overnight followed by a music breakfast show with no presenters, analogue viewers continued to see Infomercials during these times. From 1 July 2008, the channel began the process of changing from a music channel to a youth-oriented entertainment network, operating under the same programming direction of its sister station

. In addition, C4 moved to channel 12 on Sky Digital and TelstraClear InHome TV platforms to reflect its new programming direction with a reduced focus on music. On 1 May 2010, as part of the contract with Freeview to provide at least four channels, MediaWorks launched a second C4 channel called C4 2. C4 2 screened back to back a low cost jukebox of music videos, unhosted and uninterrupted. The channel was available exclusively on the Freeview platform on Channel 9. At 06:00pm on 6 February 2011, C4 moved to Channel 9 on Freeview, thus instead of replacing C4 2, C4 converted its second C4 channel to a music show.C4 moves to Freeview platform in early 2011 – Throng
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in place of C4's Channel 4 position. The final music show screened on C4 before the changeover was the ''Top 100 Music Videos Ever'' a similar show that was used to launch C4 back in the end of 2003. The final music video screened before the changeover as well as to take out the Number 1 Top Spot on the Top 100 was '' Thriller'' by

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. From 2011 onwards C4 screened a low-cost jukebox of music videos once again compiled by theme and a re-run of FOUR live, many of the entertainment shows seen on C4 between 2008 and 2011 were moved to FOUR. C4 was available exclusively to Freeview viewers until 2012 when C4 returned to Sky. On 25 September 2012, MediaWorks in an effort to get more regional advertising for ''

'' decided to provide four regional

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s of the channel on the Freeview satellite platform, which resulted in no space for ''C4'', so it was decided to replace the Sky simulcast of FOUR (which was already simulcast on Freeview) with C4, meaning only satellite viewers with either a generic DVB or Sky supplied receiver would be the only ones to get all channels via satellite.MediaWorks Notice.
/ref> Due to a number of certified Freeview receivers only scanning and setting Freeview channels. From October 2013, the TVNZ metadata on the Freeview satellite service was changed to include the C4 feed on the Sky service, so that certified Freeview receivers could manually add the channel. C4 ceased broadcasting operations on 26 June 2014 at 01:00 am. The final music show to air on C4 was ''C42''. The final ever music video to air on C4 was '' Exit To The City'' by

, the very same music video that had started the C4 Television Channel back in the end of 2003. A new music channel was launched by MediaWorks to replace C4 called

which is run by

radio station also owned by MediaWorks. The Edge TV was actually launched on Freeview Channel 11 and a time shift version of

called FOUR + 1 was launched in place of C4.

All shows that aired on C4

''Amp'd''

''Amp'd'' aired on Thursday nights. It featured hard rock and alternative music, and was hosted by

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''Animation Station''

The ''Animation Station'' aired every Thursday night on C4 and it aired Animated shows such as

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''Pop Machete''

''Pop Machete'' was a half-hour-long programme aired Thursday at 09:00 pm on C4. Hosted by Damien Blank and Craig Easson. ''Pop Machete'' features alternative music videos, news and interviews.

''The Takeover''

''The Takeover'' was a half-hour-long programme that follows-up after Pop Machete at 09:30 pm on C4. Hosted by Damien Blank, Craig Easson and a randomly selected band. The band has control over the music programming over the half-hour.

''Holla Hour''

''Holla Hour'' was a classic C4 programme hosted by DJ Sir-Vere on Mondays at 10:00 pm on C4. Returning after a long absence on the TV channel, ''Holla Hour'' features the latest hip hop music videos, interviews and news in Hip Hop and Rn'B music. Final show was on 23 June 2014 at 10:00 pm.

''C42''

''C42'' (Previously the second C4 channel, then became a music show from 6 February 2011 after TV4's return as

) aired daily on C4 from 11:00 pm – 05:00 am, then 05:00 am – 06:00 am only on Mondays – Fridays and 11:00 am – 01:00 pm daily. The programme aired

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videos back-to-back, including some

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videos from The Rock such as

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- '' Dance Stamina'', The Vines - ''

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'' (All 3 Of Them Aired On 30 June 2013) with a couple of ad-breaks at the hour. Final show was on 25 June 2014 at 09:00 pm – 01:00 am the next morning when C4 came to the end of the line. The final music video to air on ''C42'' was

- '' Exit To The City''.

''Spoon''

''Spoon'' was a classic C4 programme which aired "Smooth Music Videos" in the early hours of the morning such as

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- '' Push On Thru'',

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- '' Ray Ray'',

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- '' Mi Confesión'',

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'', including some

videos from The Rock such as

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- '' Hurt'' (18 August 2012) &

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- '' Creep'' (16 September 2012). ''Spoon'' aired during the weekends on Saturday & Sunday mornings from 05:00 am – 06:00 am on C4.

''The Big Breakfast''

''The Big Breakfast'' was where you can listen to a random mix of music videos dating from back in the days up to today's hit music vids. ''The Big Breakfast'' aired on C4 every morning from 06:00 am – 10:00 am. Final show was on 25 June 2014 at 06:00 am – 09:00 am.

''Common Ground''

''Common Ground'' aired R&B and hip hop music videos on C4 airing at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''Blender''

''Blender'' plays hit music videos back to back daily at 02:00 pm on C4 and at random programme slot times throughout the week. Final show was on 25 June 2014 from 09:00 am – 09:00 pm.

''Video Hits''

''Video Hits'' highlighted one or many artists such as

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with their latest hits or classic video hits. ''Video Hits'' aired at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''C4U''

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/ref> ''C4U'' aired during the weekends on Saturday and Sunday nights at 07:30 pm – 08:00 pm.

''UChoose40''

The ''UChoose40'' aired themed-countdowns whether it may be about "Gone But Not Forgotten", "90's Music", "Worst Songs Of The Decade", "15 Minutes Of Fame" or "Party Floor Fillers". C4 picked the theme and the viewers were given the chance to decide how the countdown plays out by voting for their favourite tracks out of the list provided on the C4 website.UChoose40 – C4 – Shows – TV – FOUR
/ref> Here are a couple of music videos that got the Number 1 Top Spot where the C4 viewers chose to vote No. 1 for this very music video the most on The ''UChoose40'': (20 April 2013) "Party Floor Fillers" -

- ''

''. This very music video also received the same Top Spot from The Rock's countdown event (formerly known as The Rock 500) a decade before C4 aired its "Party Floor Fillers" theme on the UChoose40. (13 July 2013) "15 Minutes Of Fame" -

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''. Counting down from 40 to 1, the ''UChoose40'' aired on Saturday nights at 08:00 pm – 11:00 pm.

''What's The Theme?''

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''. On 6 November 2020, over 8 years after C4 aired this very music video by the Foo Fighters under the Love theme at the time, this received the Number 1 Top Spot on The Rock's upgraded countdown events as The Rock 2000 (Top 2000). (2 April 2012) "Legends" - The first music video to start the show off was

- '' Hurt'', immediately followed by

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'', then half way through the show was

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''. The final music video to air under the Legends theme was

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''. (1 May 2012) "Happy NZ Music Month!!!" -

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''. (30 July 2012) "Number 1 For Ages" -

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''. (27 May 2013) "80's Throwbacks" - The first music video to start the show off was

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''. Half way through the show was

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''. (28 June 2013) "90's Icons" -

- '' Come As You Are''. On 12 June 2019, nearly 6 years after C4 aired Nirvana's Come As You Are under the 90's Icons theme at the time,

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released the

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which included the hometown of

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where you can visit the official "Welcome To Aberdeen: Come As You Are" sign as a tribute to the memory of Nirvana's lead musician

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, including a garage C4 located at the

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. (22 November 2013) "X-Rated" - The first music video to start the show off was

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- '' Aerials'', followed by

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- '' St. Anger'' back to back half way through the X-Rated theme. This was the day before

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celebrated its '' 50th Anniversary.'' (14 April 2014) "Planes,

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea (musician), Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates element ...

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Aeroplane An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectr ...

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Spiderbait Spiderbait is an Australian alternative rock band from Finley, New South Wales, formed in 1991 by bass guitarist and singer Janet English, drummer and singer Kram (musician), Kram, and guitarist Damian Whitty. In 2004 the group's cover version o ...

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Black Betty "Black Betty" ( Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources claim it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations ...

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Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

- '' Danger Zone''. The final music video to air under the Planes, Trains & Automobiles theme was

ZZ Top ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, they comprised vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and vocalist-bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top developed a signature sound ...

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Gimme All Your Lovin' "Gimme All Your Lovin'" is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album '' Eliminator''. It was released as the album's first single in 1983. Initially unsuccessful in the UK upon its August 1983 release, in the wake of the band's American success (t ...

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AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...

- '' Thunderstruck''. In 2015 only a year after C4 shut down, this very music video by AC/DC received the Number 1 Top Spot on The Rock's countdown events. Other music videos in the theme included

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKa ...

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Welcome To The Jungle "Welcome to the Jungle" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their debut album, ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987). It was released as the album's second single initially in the UK in September 1987 then again in October ...

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Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

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Crazy Train "Crazy Train" is the debut solo single by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and was released in 1980 from his debut album as a solo artist, ''Blizzard of Ozz'' (1980). A live version of the song recorded in 1981 from the album ''Trib ...

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George Thorogood George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the ...

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Bad To The Bone "Bad to the Bone" is a song by American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers, released in 1982 on the album of the same name by EMI America Records. The song adapts the hook and lyrics of Muddy Waters' 1955 song "Mannish Boy". Wh ...

'', Slipknot - '' Duality'',

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Enter Sandman "Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. Vocalist a ...

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Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...

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Breaking The Law "Breaking the Law" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1980 album '' British Steel''. The song is one of the band's better known singles, and is readily recognized by its opening guitar riff. Com ...

''. The final music video to air under the Awesome Bogan Songs theme was

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Whole Lotta Love "Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is the opening track on the band's second album, ''Led Zeppelin II'', and was released as a single in 1969 in several countries; as with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was r ...

'' (As the LIVE version only instead of the plugged in version that The Rock airs). Including other themes such as "School's Out!!!", "Friendship", "Black & White", "Money, Money, Money!!!", and "Cool Cars". ''What's The Theme?'' aired on C4 at random programme slot times throughout the week. (Final show was on 24 June 2014).

''Top 10/100''

''Top 10/100'' showed you the countdown of an artist such as

The Exponents The Exponents, formerly The Dance Exponents, was a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck. Their major hits were "Victoria" " Why Does Love Do This To Me" and "Who Loves Who The Most". History 1980s: Dance Expone ...

Bic Runga Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976), recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the Recording Industry Association of New Ze ...

The Black Seeds The Black Seeds are a reggae inspired musical group from Wellington, New Zealand.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013)The Black Seeds, rooted in reggae, ''Jamaica Observer'', 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013 Their rocksteady song "One ...

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

, including topics such as "Divas", "Lost In Space" & "Cool Cars" or just a Top 10 for the sake of it. Sometimes, C4 would also air a special Top 100 event for example at the start and the end of the year, under the same intro and outro as the Top 10. This also marked the very 1st ever music show (as the Top 100) to air when C4 launched. Here are some music videos that got the Number 1 Top Spot from the mentioned Artists, Bands & Topics on the ''Top 10/100'': (3 October 2003) ("Best Music Videos Of All Time") -

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- '' Thriller''. (24 March 2012)

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Feel Good Inc. "Feel Good Inc." is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz featuring American hip-hop group De La Soul. Released on 9 May 2005 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''Demon Days'', the single peaked at 2 in the United King ...

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Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...

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My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is a 1997 song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The song serves as the main theme to James Cameron's blockbuster film ''Titanic'', based on an account of the transatlantic ocean liner of the same name which san ...

''. (2 May 2012)

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Drive Drive or The Drive may refer to: Motoring * Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle * Road trip, a journey on roads Roadways Roadways called "drives" may include: * Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive" ...

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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- ''Coming Back Home''. (14 July 2012) "Cool Cars" -

Audioslave Audioslave was an American Rock music, rock supergroup (music), supergroup formed in Glendale, California, in 2001. The four-piece band consisted of Soundgarden's lead singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell with Rage Against the Machine membe ...

- '' Show Me How To Live''. (22 February 2014) "Lost In Space" -

Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

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Sing For Absolution "Sing for Absolution" is a song by English rock band Muse, serving as the title track for their third studio album, ''Absolution''. It was released in May 2004 as the fourth single from that album, peaking at number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. ...

''. Counting down from 10/100 to 1, Top 10 (Top 100 Sometimes) aired on C4 daily from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. (Final show was on 24 June 2014).

''Twice As Nice''

''Twice As Nice'' aired music videos from one artist or a band back to back such as

SIX60 Six60 are a New Zealand pop rock band formed in Dunedin, Otago in 2008. The band consists of Matiu Walters (lead vocals, guitar), Ji Fraser (lead guitar), Chris Mac (bass guitar), Marlon Gerbes (synthesiser), Hoani Matenga (bass guitar) and E ...

- '' Don't Forget Your Roots'' & '' Rise Up'' (14 April 2014). ''Twice As Nice'' aired at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''FOUR Live''

'' FOUR Live'' on C4 was a repeat of the broadcast which aired earlier on

. ''FOUR Live'' was hosted by Shannon Ryan (2012–13),

Drew Neemia Drew Ne'emia (born 28 May 1985) is a New Zealand television presenter and director. In 2022, he announced that his last name is Ne'emia, not Neemia, as had been previously used. Early life Ne'emia attended Hutt International Boys' School. Car ...

and

Kanoa Lloyd Kanoa Lloyd (born December 1986) is a television and radio presenter from New Zealand. Lloyd was born in Gisborne to Ngāti Porou whānau, and grew up in Dunedin. Biography In 2009 Lloyd joined the presenting team on after school show '' Sti ...

. The programme is 90 minutes of interviews, news and music videos airing with the viewers say. The ''FOUR Live'' repeat aired at 07:30 pm – 09:00 pm weeknights on C4.

''Fade To Black''

''Fade To Black'' was a programme which aired

videos, famously heard from The Rock radio station on C4 such as

Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 ...

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Coming Undone "Coming Undone" is a song written and recorded by American band Korn and The Matrix for Korn's seventh studio album, '' See You on the Other Side''. It was released as the album's second single in February 2006. Chart performance The song reach ...

'' (2 April 2012). The programme aired at random programme slot times throughout the week. (Final show was on 24 June 2014.)

''The Best...''

''The Best'' was the best of an artist or maybe a time of music such as "Covers" (10 April 2012). ''The Best'' aired at random programme slot times throughout the week on C4.

''Homegrown''

''Homegrown'' played 100%

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kiwi music on C4 such as

Devilskin Devilskin is a four-piece alternative metal band from Hamilton, New Zealand, formed in June 2010. The band consists of lead vocalist Jennie Skulander, guitarist Tony "Nail" Vincent, bassist Paul Martin and drummer Nic Martin. Devilskin's debut ...

- '' Little Pills'' (10 April 2012). ''Homegrown'' aired at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''Technologic''

''Technologic'' plays out the best dance music videos. ''Technologic'' aired at random programme slot times throughout the week on C4.

''Added This Week''

''Added This Week'' gave C4 the chance to play out the newest music videos to hit the music scene. Sometimes if you're lucky, it may have been hours-of-the-release of a video. ''Added This Week'' played out at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''10 Years Of...''

''10 Years Of...'' Pop Music? Rock Music? Trendy & Popular Videos? ''10 Years Of...'' was a show that gave C4 the chance to do a casual throwback such as "Tui Winners 00 - 09" (23 May 2012).

''So Hot Right Now''

''So Hot Right Now'' was where the hottest videos of the week, right now aired on C4. The programme aired at random programme slot times throughout the week.

''Steel Mill''

''Steel Mill'' was a programme which aired

Metal music Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a ...

videos on C4 such as

Kreator Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Frédér ...

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Phantom Antichrist ''Phantom Antichrist'' is the 13th studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released through Nuclear Blast on 1 June 2012. The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 130, selling 3,900 copies in the first week. Release and pro ...

'' & '' Civilization Collapse'' (22 November 2013). The programme aired at random programme slot times throughout the week. ''Steel Mill'' no longer aired on the station.

''C4 Select Live ''

''C4 Select Live'' was hosted by Joel Defries and text to select to the song to play

''Select Late''

''Select Late'' was aired very late

''Freestyle''

''Freestyle'' was hosted by Teuila Blakely C4's live music show

''Edge Chart''

''Edge Chart'' was a radio station chart countdown

References

FOUR's new TV schedule"Phase Four Report Card"
NZ On Air, Wellington *Bay of Plenty Times (22 Feb.) 200
"Catholics angry at show's timing"
Retrieved 23 February 2006. *Freeview websit

;Notes

External links

* {{Authority control Defunct New Zealand television channels Music video networks in New Zealand Television channels and stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in New Zealand Television channels and stations disestablished in 2014 2014 disestablishments in New Zealand English-language television stations in New Zealand