ADS-10

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Network Ten Adelaide (Channel Ten)

Type	Broadcast television station
Country	Australia
Founded	1959
Slogan	Seriously Ten! There's No Better Place To Be.
Market share	25.7% (2006)
Licence Area	Adelaide (map)
Owner	Network Ten
Launch date	October 24, 1959 as ADS-7
Digital channel	VHF 11
Analogue channel	VHF 10
Callsigns	ADS-10
Affiliation	Network Ten
Website	www.ten.com.au

ADS-10 Adelaide is an Australian television station, owned by, and affiliated with the Ten Network.

ADS-10 began as ADS-7 on 24 October 1959, before being owned by those affiliated with the Ten Network. On 27 December 1987, ADS-7 and SAS-10 (owned by Seven Network affiliate TVW-7 Perth) switched affiliations, ADS moving to channel 10, SAS moving to channel 7.

Popular television shows made during the ADS-7 era include children’s shows Cartoon Connection, KO (Kids Only), and later as ADS-10 the national pre-school program "Mulligrubs". Music shows included Music Express (1975 - 1986) and Nightshift. Popular variety shows included The Penthouse Club and the weekday morning show Lionel William's Woman's World. The local current affairs show "State Affair" which aired weeknights at 6:30 following the news, featured stories about South Australia and its people. From 1967 to 1986 the Easter Appeal telethon was held each year to raise money for the Adelaide Children's Hospital. ADS 7 also broadcast the SANFL local football matches for many years.

The popular television game show Wheel of Fortune originally commenced recording in studio 1 at ADS-7 in July 1981 then after the changeover to SAS-7 in December 1987 moved to their studios where it remained until July 1996 when the show moved to ATN-7 Sydney where it lasted to its cancellation in 2006.

ADS-10's news bulletins are produced from Melbourne's ATV-10, mainly because of cost saving.

In 2007 ADS-10 will move from its original location in Strangways Tce, North Adelaide to new studios in the Adelaide CBD.