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ABT (TV station)

ABT (TV station)

ABT is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Hobart, Tasmania. It began broadcasting on 4 June 1960, with studios in inner city Hobart and transmitter at Mount Wellington.

The analogue signal for ABT was shut off at 9.00am AEST, Tuesday, 9 April 2013.

ABT
Hobart, Tasmania
ChannelsDigital: 8 (VHF)
Virtual: 2
AffiliationsABC Television
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date4 June 1960
Call letters' meaningABC Tasmania
Former channel number(s)Analog: 2 (VHF)(1960-2013)
Transmitter power200 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
Height1024 m (analog)
1042 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter coordinates42°53′51″S 147°14′10″E [3]
Websitewww.abc.net.au/tv [4]

Programming

Local programming

ABC News Tasmania is presented Guy Stayner from Monday to Thursday and Angela Ross from Friday to Sunday. Weather is presented by Simon McCulloch on weeknights. The weeknight bulletins also incorporate national finance segment presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.

Network programming

  • Collectors

Relay stations

The following stations relay ABT throughout Tasmania:

CallRegion servedCityChannels
*(Analog/
digital)*
First air date3rd letter's
meaning
ERP
*(Analog/
digital)*
HAAT
*(Analog/
digital)*1
Transmitter coordinatesTransmitter location
ABKTKing IslandKing Island11 (VHF)3
57 (UHF)
14 January 1972King Island2.6 kW
6.5 kW
190 m
198 m
40°2′11″S 144°1′0″E [5]Gentle Annie
ABNTNorth Eastern TasmaniaLaunceston32 (UHF)3
41 (UHF)
29 July 1963North Eastern2000 kW
1250 kW
847 m
847 m
41°23′30″S 147°25′36″E [6]Mount Barrow

Notes:

    1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ [7] using EHAAT.
    1. ABNT was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until 2002, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
    1. Analogue television services ceased operation April 9, 2013 as part of the national conversion to digital television

See also

  • Television broadcasting in Australia

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.itu.intHAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.itu.inthttp://www.itu.int/SRTM3/
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[3]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org42°53′51″S 147°14′10″E
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.abc.net.auwww.abc.net.au/tv
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[5]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org40°2′11″S 144°1′0″E
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[6]
Citation Linktools.wmflabs.org41°23′30″S 147°25′36″E
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[7]
Citation Linkwww.itu.inthttp://www.itu.int/SRTM3/
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[8]
Citation Linkwww.itu.inthttp://www.itu.int/SRTM3/
Sep 24, 2019, 2:55 AM
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