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Television began in Australia in mid-1949. The Australian Government decided to form a small company to broadcast Australian Sport to the people at home who can't get or afford to go to stadiums, fields and sport courts. The Television channel for this broadcast was known as "Channel One" and was broadcast on channel service ALG-01.
We will outline the key events that have shaped Australian TV, from the introduction of colour television to the launch of digital channels. Television has come a long way since the first broadcast in Australia back in September 1956.
Jul 29, 2020 · The 1990s brought with it an explosion of international news content, as the first Gulf War was televised day and night via channels like CNN. Aussies would be able to receive this programming for the first time as subscription television like Austar and Foxtel came to town, offering nearly 60 paid channels compared just a handful on free-to-air.
- Luke Hopewell
Television and programming in the 1960s. The 1960s saw the continued growth of television in Australia, particularly into regional areas. The first regional TV services began in Victoria in 1961 with the first being Gippsland 's GLV-10 followed by Shepparton 's GMV-6 and Bendigo 's BCV-8.
Public television. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Special Broadcasting Service. National Indigenous Television. Commercial television. Metropolitan. Regional and remote. Current ownership. Notes. Community broadcasting. Subscription television. Datacasting. Narrowcasting. Amateur broadcasting. New South Wales.
1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. 2010s. 1930s. The Australian Broadcasting Commission (the ABC) was officially launched on 1 July, 1932 by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons and ABC radio announcer Conrad Charlton. “This is the Australian Broadcasting Commission,” Charlton said, before the Prime Minister inaugurated the ABC for listeners at home.
May 5, 2011 · TV AT 60. The Top 60 begins… The Top 60 Part II; The Top 60 Part III; The Top 60: Part IV; The Top 60: Part V; The Top 60 Part VI; TCN9 Australia’s first channel; HSV7 First in Melbourne; Opening Night of ABC; ABC begins in Melbourne; ATN7 switches on in Sydney; Viewing’s fine on GTV9; In Melbourne Tonight; The first TV Week Awards ...
