Radio DJ Kevin Black, and Stereo FM director Allan Rutledge set a tender for a UHF music channel.
Auckland businessman Geoff Thorpe gained the rights to the frequency at a bargain price, after discussions with Kevin Black.
The channel was jointly owned and operated by Aztel Holdings (consisting of radio personality Kevin Black who owned the frequency licence, and his partner Jeff Thorpe) and On-Line Productions, a video production house.
[1] On 20 May 1997, the channel broadcast the music video to Iggy Pop's song "Pussy Walk".
[3] On 2 December 1997, Television New Zealand announced that the channel would close down on the following day.