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] Date Posted: 18:21:55 08/14/13 Wed Timeline of Australian televisionFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2011) Part of a series on the Culture of Australia History People[show] Australian people · African Australian · Albanian Australian · American Australian · Anglo-Celtic Australian · Asian Australian · Assyrian Australian · Bosnian Australian · Chinese Australian · Cornish Australian · English Australian · European Australian · Filipino Australian · Greek Australian · Indian Australian · Indigenous Australian · Irish Australian · Italian Australian · Korean Australian · Latin American Australian · Lebanese Australian · Macedonian Australian · Pakistani Australian · Scottish Australian · Serbian Australian · South African Australian · Sudanese Australian · Taiwanese Australian · Welsh Australian Languages Traditions[show] Humour Mythology and folklore[show] Mythology · folklore Cuisine Festivals Religion[show] Aboriginal · Christianity (Roman Catholic · Anglican · Uniting Church · Presbyterian · Baptist · Lutheran · Coptic Orthodox · more) · Buddhism · Islam · Sikhism · Judaism · Hinduism · Bahá'í Faith · Irreligion Art[show] Architecture Literature[show] Comic books Music and performing arts[show] Music · Performing arts Media[show] Radio · Television · Cinema Sport Monuments[show] World Heritage Sites Symbols[show] Flag · Coat of arms Culture portal · Australia portal v · t · e This timeline of Australian television lists important station launches, programs, major television events, and technological advancements that have significantly changed the forms of broadcasting available to viewers of television in Australia. The history of television in Australia can be traced back to an announcement from the Menzies' government concerning plans for television services in Sydney and Melbourne.[1] The new medium was introduced by Bruce Gyngell with the words "Good evening, and welcome to television".[2] Colour television was introduced in 1975, while subscription television, initially on the Galaxy platform, began in the mid-1990s. Digital terrestrial television was introduced on 1 January 2001 in Australia's five largest capital cities, later to be expanded to smaller cities and regional areas. Contents [hide] 1 1920s-30s 2 1950s 3 1960s 4 1970s 5 1980s 6 1990s 7 2000s 8 2010s 9 References 10 External links 1920s-30s[edit source | edit]Experimental TV broadcasts began as early as 1929 in Melbourne on stations 3DB and 3UZ using the Radiovision system by Gilbert Miles and Donal McDonald[3]. Other experimental transmissions followed in other cities, such as Brisbane in 1934[4] by amateur station VK4CM. 1950s[edit source | edit]1950 June: Robert Menzies' government announces a gradual introduction of television in Australia, with plans to launch an ABC Television station in Sydney and other areas subject to funding approval. As well as this, commercial television services in Sydney and Melbourne are planned with "any other capital city where it is felt that the applicant's capacity to provide a service justifies the issue of a licence".[5] 1953 January: The Menzies government amends the 1948 Broadcasting Act to provide legislative framework for commercial television licenses.[6] 1954 The Royal Commission on television affirms the need to introduce television under a dual system of ownership, similarly to the Menzies plan.[7] 1956 13 July: Test transmissions commence in Sydney on TCN-9 in monochome.[8] 16 July: HSV-7 Melbourne commences test transmissions in monochrome.[9] 16 September: TCN-9 Sydney launches at 7.00pm. Announcer John Godson is the first voice heard and Bruce Gyngell is the first person seen in-vision, introducing This is Television.[10] 27 October: TCN-9 officially opens.[8] 4 November: HSV-7 Melbourne officially launches.[1] 5 November: The Australian Broadcasting Commission begins television broadcasting with ABN-2 Sydney.[10] 19 November: Melbourne's ABV-2 launches.[1] 22 November: 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne commence, televised by ABV-2 & HSV-7 and during GTV-9 test transmissions.[11] 1957 19 January: Sir Dallas Brookes officially inaugurates GTV-9 Melbourne.[1] 6 May: GTV-9 launches the nightly variety show In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy.[12] 1959 9 January: Melbourne and Sydney are linked by microwave for the first time, allowing programs to be broadcast live to both cities concurrently.[11] 16 August: QTQ-9 Brisbane begins transmission.[13] 5 September: NWS-9 Adelaide officially launches.[14] 16 October: TVW-7 Perth launches.[15] 1 November: BTQ-7 Brisbane launches.[15] 2 November: ABQ-2 Brisbane launches.[16] 1960s[edit source | edit]1960 11 March: ABS-2 Adelaide launches.[16] 7 May: ABW-2 Perth begins transmission.[16] 23 May: TVT-6 Hobart opens, bringing television to Tasmania.[16] 4 June: ABT-2 Hobart commences broadcasting.[16] 1961 19 August: Current affairs program Four Corners begins on ABC.[17] 9 December: GLV-10 Traralgon is the first regional station to open.[18] 23 December: BCV-8 launches in Bendigo while GMV-6 began in Shepparton.[18][19] 1962 4 March: NBN-3 Newcastle begins broadcasting.[20] 17 March: CBN-8 Orange launches.[21] 18 March: WIN-4 Wollongong begins.[22] 27 April: BTV-6 Ballarat begins transmission.[19] 12 May: RTN-8 Lismore begins broadcasting. 26 May: TNT-9 begins transmission to Launceston and northern Tasmania.[23] 2 June: CTC-7 Canberra officially commences transmissions.[24] 1 July: Frank Packer (owner of TCN-9 Sydney) buys GTV-9 Melbourne, forming the National Television Network, the first in the country.[25] 13 July: DDQ-10 Toowoomba begins transmission.[26] 1 November: TNQ-7 launches in Townsville.[27] 18 December: ABC-3 Canberra launches.[16] 1963 7 September: RTQ-7 Rockhampton begins broadcasting. 1964 19 June: RVN-2 Wagga Wagga launches.[21] 1 August: ATV-0, Melbourne's third commercial station, launches.[25] 7 September: AMV-4 Albury commences broadcasting.[21] 1965 23 January: NRN-11 Coffs Harbour begins broadcasting. 5 April: TEN-10 Sydney begins transmission.[28] 10 April: WBQ-8 Wide Bay/Maryborough[27] and NEN-9 Tamworth begin transmission. 12 May: NRN-11 Coffs Harbour begins broadcasting.[29] 12 June: STW-9 Perth opens.[30] 1 July: TVQ-0 Brisbane launches.[31] 26 July: SAS-10 Adelaide launches.[31] 27 September: NEN-9 Tamworth begins transmission.[21] 27 November: STV-8 Mildura launches.[19] 1 December: Australia's first regional television network is formed when CWN-6 Dubbo opens as a direct relay of CBN-8 Orange.[21] 15 December: MTN-9 Griffith commences transmission.[25] 1966 25 March: SES-8 Mount Gambier officially launches.[25] 18 July: Play School begins on ABC 27 May: ECN-8 Taree launches.[21] 7 September: FNQ-10 begins transmission in and around Cairns.[32] 1967 10 March: BTW-3 Bunbury becomes the first regional television station in Western Australia.[33] 10 April: ABC TV current affairs program This Day Tonight premieres.[25] 15 June: Test colour television transmissions are made for the first time in Australia by ATV-0.[25] 1968 TVW-7 conducts its first Telethon.[25] 1 March: GTS-4 Port Pirie launches. 9 August: MVQ-6 launches in Mackay.[27] 16 August: BKN-7 Broken Hill opens.[33] 1969 20 July: The Apollo 11 moon landing is televised live by television stations in Australia.[8] 1970s[edit source | edit]1971 18 June: VEW-8 Kalgoorlie begins broadcasting.[34] 13 August: ABD-6 launches as Darwin's first television station.[25] 11 September: ITQ-8 Mount Isa begins broadcasting.[35] 22 November: A Current Affair, hosted by Mike Willesee, makes its first appearance on the Nine Network.[36] 11 November: NTD-8 is officially launched by Administrator of the Northern Territory, Fred Chaney.[37] 1972 13 March: Soap opera Number 96 debuts, heralding the night 'Australian television lost its virginity' 20 March: Brisbane channel BTQ7 claims Australia's first one-hour news bulletin, The Big News [36] 1974 29 August: GSW-9 Albany begins broadcasting as a relay of VEW-8 Kalgoorlie.[citation needed] October: Colour test transmissions begin on Australian television. 8 November: Countdown begins on ABC. 1975 1 March: At midnight, colour television is introduced across the country. The main networks celebrate with their own unique slogan - Come to Colour (ABC TV), Seven Colors Your World (Seven Network), Living Color (Nine Network) and 0 - First in Color (0-10 Network).[10] 1976 20 November: RTS-5A Loxton launches in the Riverland district. 1977 21 January: GTW-11 Geraldton begins broadcasting, completing the roll-out of regional commercial television across Australia. 24 September: The Victorian Football League Grand Final is broadcast live to viewers in Melbourne for the first time.[36] 1979 11 February: Current affairs program 60 Minutes debuts on the Nine Network. 7 April: The Special Broadcasting Service begins test transmissions on ABV-2 Melbourne and ABN-2 Sydney, with foreign-language programming shown on Sunday mornings.[36] 1980s[edit source | edit]1980 20 January: Melbourne's ATV-0 converts to ATV-10. 14 July: Game show Sale Of The Century debuts on the Nine Network. 24 October: Channel 0/28 is launched by Bruce Gyngell in Sydney and Melbourne.[10] 1982 28 June: The Nine Network Australia premieres Today. 1983 1 July: The Australian Broadcasting Commission becomes the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[38] 16 October: Channel 0/28 expands into Canberra, Cooma and Goulburn, and changes its name to Network 0-28.[39] 1985 18 February: Network 0-28 once again changes its name to SBS, and begins daytime transmissions.[39] 4 March: The National, a one-hour national news and current affairs program shown from 6.30 pm, replaces ABC TV's half-hour 7.00pm state news bulletins.[38] 18 March: Soap opera Neighbours begins on the Seven Network. 30 June: SBS Television expands into Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong, and the Gold Coast.[39] 24 October: The ABC Board elects to abandon The National.[38] 1986 5 January: SBS Television phases out its second VHF0 channel.[39] 16 March: SBS launches in Perth and Hobart.[39] 19 August: Treasurer Paul Keating, in his budget speech, announces the amalgamation of the ABC and SBS.[38] 1987 26 March: Bob Hawke calls off the proposed amalgamation of the ABC and SBS.[38] 17 April: Rage begins on ABC. 27 December: Adelaide stations SAS-10 and ADS-7 swap frequencies to become SAS-7 and ADS-10.[39] 1988 2 January: Imparja Television launches in remote eastern and central Australia from studios in Alice Springs. 17 January: Home and Away premieres on the Seven Network as a two-hour pilot and begins as a regular weeknight soap opera the following evening. 20 May: NEW-10 launches in Perth.[39] 10 September: TVQ-0 Brisbane becomes TVQ-10.[39] 1989 31 March: Aggregation begins in southern New South Wales.[40] 1990s[edit source | edit]1990 Imparja Television begins producing 15-minute local news bulletins inserted into its National Nine News simulcast, entitled Imparja Local News.[41] 24 December: WIN Television purchases Network Ten affiliate-to-be Star Television and switches its affiliation to the Nine Network for Queensland.[40] 31 December: Regional Queensland is aggregated.[40] 1991 14 June: SBS TV is permitted by the government to broadcast five minutes of advertising per hour, as a form of additional funding.[42] 31 December: Northern New South Wales is aggregated.[40] 1992 1 January: Aggregation begins to take place in Victoria.[40] 3 February: Midday news program The World at Noon is launched on ABC TV.[38] 27 November: Parliament passes a bill permitting the ABC to provide subscription television services.[38] 1993 26 January: Early morning news program First Edition begins on the ABC.[38] February: The ABC's Australia Television International is launched by Prime Minister of Australia's Paul John Keating.[38] September: The Victorian arm of the Southern Cross Network changes its name to SCN.[18] 1994 Southern Cross Broadcasting purchases Canberra-based station Capital Television.[24] 20 May: Darwin is the last capital city to begin receiving SBS.[40] 30 April: Tasmania is aggregated, as a two-station market.[40] 31 July: Community station Briz 31 commences transmission.[43] October: WIN Television expands into Victoria and Tasmania, purchasing ENT Limited, owners of TasTV and Vic Television.[19] 6 October: Community station C31 Melbourne launches.[44] 1995 26 January: Galaxy launches Australia's first subscription television service on MMDS.[45] 19 September: Australia's first cable TV provider, Optus Vision, begins broadcasting.[46] 4 December: State editions of The 7.30 Report are merged into a single national program, presented from Sydney by Kerry O'Brien.[38] 1996 Prime Television expands into Mildura as PTV-31, after being granted the area's second commercial license.[47] December: Prime Television purchases the Golden West Network for $71 million.[47] 1997 8 July: Ownership of Australia Television International moves from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to the Seven Network.[38] December: Prime Television Limited purchases Canal 9 in Argentina.[47] 1998 27 March: TND-34 Darwin, a Seven Network affiliate, is officially inaugurated by Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Shane Stone.[48] 1 July: The WIN Corporation acquires MTN-9 Griffith and supplementary license AMN-31.[49] 30 August: Prime Television New Zealand is launched, owned by Prime Television's parent company Prime Television Limited.[47] 1999 26 March: WOW, regional Western Australia's second commercial television network owned by WIN Television, launches.[50] 18 June: Perth community station Access 31 officially commences transmission.[51] 15 August: WIN South Australia is established following the buyout SES-8 Mount Gambier and RTS-5A Loxton by WIN Corporation.[49] 31 December: ABC is the Australian broadcaster of the global television event 2000 Today. 2000s[edit source | edit]2000 The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony becomes one of the highest-rating programs in Australian television history.15 September: The 2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony is broadcast by the Seven Network - one of the highest-rating programs ever shown on Australian television.[52] 2001 1 January: Digital terrestrial television is introduced to audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.[53] 8 June: Prime Television axes local news services in Canberra, Wollongong and Newcastle.[52] 4 September: Southern Cross Broadcasting acquires Telecasters Australia, gaining control of Ten Queensland, Ten Northern NSW, Seven Darwin and Seven Central.[54] 1 August: ABC Television launches its first digital-only multichannel, the ABC Kids Channel.[38] 1 November: Fly TV, sister channel to ABC Kids, launches.[38] 2002 18 February: Prime Television New Zealand and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited form a partnership for the supply of Nine Network programming to the New Zealand network.[55] 1 April: Southern Cross Broadcasting acquires Spencer Gulf Telecasters, gaining control of Central GTS/BKN in parts of regional South Australia and Broken Hill.[56] 22 June: The SBS World News Channel is officially launched by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston.[57] 22 November: Ten Capital's local news bulletin, Ten Capital News, is axed.[58] 2003 22 May: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation decides to close the ABC Kids Channel and Fly TV.[38] 22 December: Tasmanian Digital Television, a Network Ten affiliate, launches.[59] 2004 17 March: Trial datacast service Digital Forty Four begins in Sydney.[60] 23 April: Community station C31 Adelaide launches.[61] 18 July: Senator Helen Coonan becomes the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.[62] 2005 7 March: ABC2 launches with an episode of Landline at 6.35 am.[63] 10 March: ABC2 is officially inaugurated by Senator Helen Coonan, at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra.[63] 1 July: The Australian Broadcasting Authority and Australian Communications Authority are replaced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.[64] 21 November: Community station Television Sydney commences broadcasting.[65] 12 December: The Australian Government renews ABC Television's contract to manage the Asia Pacific television service for five years, providing A$100 million in funding.[66] 2006 1 January: Mildura Digital Television, a Network Ten affiliate, launches.[67] 8 February: Prime Television Limited sells Prime Television New Zealand to Sky Television for NZ$30 million.[52] 18 July: Play School celebrates 40 years 16 September: Australian Television's 50th anniversary. 2007 13 March: Channels are reserved for the introduction of digital television to remote areas such as Alice Springs, Mount Isa, and regional Western Australia.[68] 28 March: The Australian Communications and Media Authority extends Digital Forty Four's trial datacast license.[60] 18 May: ACMA grants a license to Darwin Digital Television, owned by PBL Media and Southern Cross Broadcasting.[69] 30 May: Southern Cross Broadcasting announces the sale of Adelaide station NWS-9 to WIN Television for $105 million.[70] 8 June: WIN Television completes its takeover of STW-9 Perth for $163.1 million.[71] 13 June: C31 Adelaide's trial license is extended for a further twelve months.[72] 13 July: National Indigenous Television launches as Australia's 'third public broadcaster'.[73] 14 September: Network Ten announces Ten HD.[74] 15 September: The Seven Media Group announces a high definition multichannel, to be launched in December 2007.[75] 23 September: The Australian Government proposes a relaunch of the ABC Kids Channel, to be called ABC3.[76] 15 October: The Seven Media Group launch Seven HD, a high definition multichannel.[77] 16 December: Network Ten launch Ten HD, a high definition multichannel. 18 December: Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy announces switch-off of analogue television signals will take place between 2010 and 2013.[78] 2008 1 January: ABC TV becomes ABC1 and changes its logo along with ABC2.[79] 7 March: The Nine Network launches its new high definition multichannel, Nine HD. 28 April: Darwin Digital Television, a Network Ten affiliate, is launched. 7 May: SBS TV changes its logo and its on-air look and along with it comes a new slogan - "Six Billion Stories and Counting" and SBS HD become 720p. 3 August: Nine airs the last ever edition of long-running Canberra-based political program, Sunday after 27 years. 8 – 24 August: SBS TV partners up with the Seven Network for joint coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. 20 October: Nine relaunches National Nine News as Nine News. 24 November: Freeview Australia is launched across Australia at 6:29pm 2009 26 March: Ten's sports channel One HD launches - the first commercial digital-only network in Australia. 3 May: Nine launches The Morning News Hour and The Late News (renamed Nightline) 1 June: SBS TV becomes SBS One and SBS Two launches on digital television. 9 August: Nine's first general entertainment digital channel GO! launches on Channel 99 in Metro and Channel 88 in Regional. 1 November: Seven's first general entertainment digital channel 7TWO launches on Channel 72 in Metro and Channel 62 in Regional. 4 December: ABC3 launches. 2010s[edit source | edit] [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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