M4 Mostviertelfernsehen

M4 Mostviertelfernsehen, commonly known as M4TV, was a private television broadcaster serving the Mostviertel region of Lower Austria from its base in Amstetten. It was founded in October 2000 by Maximilian Wirth under the name Mostviertel-Kanal and initially distributed its programming via the cable network in Amstetten. Over time the channel expanded into additional areas including Hausmening, Kematen an der Ybbs, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Wieselburg, Ybbs, Pöchlarn, Grein, Gaflenz and Weyer. The station produced a weekly programme block of roughly 60 minutes of newly produced material every Thursday. Through hourly repetition, this content was broadcast 168 times per week. The full programme was also available as a livestream on the station's website, www.m4tv.at, and the broadcaster operated a YouTube channel. Its technical reach was estimated at around one million viewers, accessible via regional TV cable networks in the Mostviertel, DVB-T, KabelPLUS, LIWEST and A1-TV. In October 2022 the station was sold to Andreas Punz, who had operated GemeindeTV since 2021; M4TV was merged into that operation. The brand is therefore best understood as a regional local-TV service rather than a national network, with its identity tied closely to the Mostviertel area and its cable and IPTV distribution footprint.

M4 Mostviertelfernsehen was founded in October 2000 by Maximilian Wirth under the name Mostviertel-Kanal. Its programming was initially distributed through the cable network of Amstetten. The station gradually expanded its coverage to additional areas, including Hausmening, Kematen an der Ybbs, Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Wieselburg, Ybbs, Pöchlarn, Grein, Gaflenz and Weyer. The channel's technical reach was estimated at around one million viewers, available via regional TV cable networks in the Mostviertel, DVB-T, KabelPLUS, LIWEST and A1-TV. M4TV went on air every Thursday with roughly 60 minutes of newly produced material. Through hourly repetition, the programme was broadcast 168 times per week. At the same time, the entire programme was shown via livestream on the homepage www.m4tv.at. The broadcaster also operated a YouTube channel. In October 2022 the station was sold to Andreas Punz, who had operated GemeindeTV since 2021; M4TV was merged with it. The German Wikipedia article also contains a section heading for criticism, but no substantive criticism text is present in the supplied evidence.

• Founded by Maximilian Wirth as Mostviertel-Kanal; programming distributed via Amstetten cable network.

• Sold to Andreas Punz and merged with GemeindeTV.

Regional private television for the Mostviertel, distributed via cable, DVB-T and IPTV platforms.

• Weekly 60-minute programme block

  Newly produced material broadcast every Thursday, repeated hourly for 168 broadcasts per week.

• Livestream on m4tv.at

  The entire programme was shown via livestream on the station's homepage.

• YouTube channel

  The broadcaster also operated a YouTube channel.

1. 1M4 Mostviertelfernsehen – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2M4 Mostviertelfernsehen – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org