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ABN (TV station)

ABN (TV station)

ABN is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Sydney. The station began broadcasting on 5 November 1956. Its original studios were located in Gore Hill, New South Wales and were in use up until March 2004, when they were co-located with ABC Radio, Radio Australia, ABC-TV Set Construction and Australia Network at the Corporation's headquarters in the inner city suburb of Ultimo, New South Wales.[2] Its main transmitter, however, remains at Gore Hill.[3] The station can be received throughout the state through a number of relay transmitters, as well as satellite transmission on the Optus Aurora platform.

ABN
Sydney, New South Wales
ChannelsDigital: 12 (VHF)
AffiliationsABC Television
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date5 November 1956 (1956-11-05)
Call letters' meaningABC New South Wales
Former channel number(s)2 (VHF) (analog)
Transmitter power200 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
Height168 m (analog)
205 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter coordinates33°49′12″S 151°11′6″E [5]
Websitewww.abc.net.au/tv/ [6]

History

ABN-2 Sydney opened on 5 November 1956 with full-time colour broadcasting introduced in March 1975.

For more than 40 years, Gore Hill was best known as the location of the ABC's Sydney television studios, which were fully opened in 1958 and which operated until 2002, when the site was closed and sold off. Later, the ABC moved its television operations to its broadcasting centre in Ultimo.

The station has also carried a number of programs originally produced at Channel 31 stations in other states (programs such as Aurora Community Channel & National Indigenous Television.

ABN commenced digital television transmission in January 2001, broadcasting on VHF Channel 12 while maintaining analogue transmission on VHF Channel 2.

The analogue signal for ABN was shut off at 9.00am AEDST, Tuesday, 3 December 2013.

Programming

Local programming

ABN's schedule is similar to the national ABC schedule, with the exception of some news, current affairs, sport and occasionally, election programming.

ABC News New South Wales is presented by Juanita Phillips (Sunday - Thursday) and Jeremy Fernandez (Friday & Saturday). The weeknight bulletins also incorporate NSW weather forecasts presented by Graham Creed as well as a national finance segment presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.

Nicole Chettle and Chris Bath are fill in presenters for the bulletin.

Networked programming

Past programming

Digital multiplex

LCNServiceSD/HD
2 & 21ABCSD
20ABC HDHD
22ABC2SD
23ABC MeSD
24ABC News 24SD

Relay stations

The following stations relay ABN throughout New South Wales:

CallRegion servedCityChannels
*(Analog/
digital)*
First air date3rd letter's
meaning
ERP
*(Analog/
digital)*
HAAT
*(Analog/
digital)*1
Transmitter coordinatesTransmitter location
ABCNCentral TablelandsOrange1 (VHF)7
36 (UHF)
31 March 1964Central Tablelands160 kW
570 kW
655 m
677 m
33°20′32″S 148°59′1″E [7]Mount Canobolas
ABDNGrafton/KempseyCoffs Harbour2 (VHF)8
36 (UHF)
28 June 1965160 kW
250 kW
661 m
730 m
30°19′2″S 152°51′35″E [8]Mount Moombil
ABGNMurrumbidgee Irrigation AreaGriffith7 (VHF)7
11 (VHF)
25 July 1966Griffith200 kW
50 kW
416 m
412 m
34°7′17″S 146°14′7″E [9]Mount Bingar
ABHNNewcastle/Hunter RiverNewcastle5A (VHF)2 8
37 (UHF)
5 June 1963Hunter River200 kW
250 kW
405 m
440 m
32°53′30″S 151°32′18″E [10](analog)
32°53′24″S 151°32′20″E [11](digital)
Mount Sugarloaf
ABLNBroken HillBroken Hill2 (VHF)6
10 (VHF)
14 December 19655 kW
4 kW
95 m
104 m
31°57′5″S 141°26′26″E [12]Rocky Hill
ABMNSouth Western Slopes and Eastern RiverinaWagga Wagga0 (VHF)7
46 (UHF)
30 April 1965200 kW
600 kW
466 m
543 m
34°49′13″S 147°54′5″E [13]Mount Ulandra
ABMINMungindiMungindi10 (VHF)
NA
1 January 1974MungindI0.1 kW59 m28°59′37″S 149°1′0″E [14]Mungindi
ABQNCentral Western SlopesDubbo11 (VHF)3 7
12 (VHF)
12 September 1966400 kW
100 kW
638 m
638 m
31°20′34″S 149°1′23″E [15]Mount Cenn Cruaich
ABRNRichmond and TweedLismore6 (VHF)8
29 (UHF)
20 April 1964Richmond and Tweed200 kW
200 kW
621 m
645 m
28°32′44″S 153°17′15″E [16]Mount Nardi
ABSNBega/CoomaBega8 (VHF)7
NA
29 June 1966South East200 kW428 m36°35′53″S 149°22′58″E [17]Brown Mountain
ABTNManning RiverTaree6 (VHF)4 8
7 (VHF)
29 April 1966Taree315 kW
80 kW
599 m
599 m
31°42′7″S 152°40′43″E [18]Middle Brother
ABUNUpper NamoiTamworth7 (VHF)8
8 (VHF)
27 September 1965Upper Namoi72 kW
22.5 kW
859 m
849 m
30°17′4″S 150°10′2″E [19]Mount Dowe
ABWNIllawarraWollongong56 (UHF)5 7
51 (UHF)
28 October 1963Wollongong960 kW
250 kW
618 m
618 m
34°37′23″S 150°41′39″E [20](analog)
34°37′24″S 150°41′40″E [21](digital)
Knights Hill

Notes:

    1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ [22] using EHAAT.
    1. ABHN also broadcasts on analog UHF channel 48 with 1200 kW ERP at 441 m HAAT. ABHN was on VHF channel 5 from its 1963 sign-on until the late 1970s, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
    1. ABQN was on VHF channel 5 from its 1966 sign-on until 1988, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
    1. ABTN was on VHF channel 1 from its 1966 sign-on until 1990.
    1. ABWN was on VHF channel 5A from its 1963 sign-on until 1988.
    1. Analogue transmission ceased as of 15 December 2010 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television.
    1. Analogue transmission ceased as of 5 June 2012 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television.
    1. Analogue transmission ceased as of 27 November 2012 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television.

References

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Citation Linkwww.itu.intHAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
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[2]
Citation Linkweb.archive.orgMedia Room – Inside the ABC – Issue 7. About the ABC Archived 15 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 27 July 2007]
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[3]
Citation Linknaa16.naa.gov.auCommunications – Television – Sydney national television station ABN2 transmitting masts at Gore Hill, Sydney,New South Waleshttp://naa16.naa.gov.au/rs_images/ShowImage.php?B=11431142&S=1&T=P National Archives of Australia 1959 Retrieved on 2008-12-18
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Citation Linkwww.itu.inthttp://www.itu.int/SRTM3/
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Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org33°49′12″S 151°11′6″E
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[7]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org33°20′32″S 148°59′1″E
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[8]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org30°19′2″S 152°51′35″E
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[9]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org34°7′17″S 146°14′7″E
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[10]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org32°53′30″S 151°32′18″E
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[11]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org32°53′24″S 151°32′20″E
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[12]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org31°57′5″S 141°26′26″E
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[13]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org34°49′13″S 147°54′5″E
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[14]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org28°59′37″S 149°1′0″E
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[15]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org31°20′34″S 149°1′23″E
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[16]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org28°32′44″S 153°17′15″E
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[17]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org36°35′53″S 149°22′58″E
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[18]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org31°42′7″S 152°40′43″E
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