Southern Cross Television
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| Type | Broadcast television network |
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| Country | Australia |
| Availability | Tasmania Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Owner | Southern Cross Broadcasting |
| Callsigns | TNT-9 Tasmania TND-34 Darwin GTS-4 Port Pirie BKN-7 Broken Hill |
| Affiliations | Network Ten, Seven Network, Tasmanian Digital Television |
| Website | www.southerncross broadcasting.com.au |
Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, and regional South Australia. The network is affiliated with the Seven Network and Network Ten.
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[edit] Locally Produced Programming
There are only a few shows made by Southern Cross Television currently aired:
- Southern Cross Nightly News (Tasmania Only)
- Hook, Line and Sinker (now airing on TDT)
- Renovation Relief
- Targa Tasmania (Tasmania Only)
Although, in the past, various birthday specials, telethons and locally produced TV shows have been aired. Quiz Quest (childrens game show), The Saturday night show (variety), Down the line (morning talk/local events), Targa Tasmania (annually), The Saturday Morning Fun Show (kids), Tasmanian New Faces (talent), Launceston Cup (OB) and so on.
[edit] News
Outside of locally produced bulletins, Southern Cross Television airs news and current affairs from the Seven Network, including:
[edit] Southern Cross Tasmania
Southern Cross Tasmania's flagship news bulletin is aired live from the Launceston studios 7 days a week with updates throughout the day.
Weekday presenters:
- Anchor: Jo Cornish
- Sport: Rob Fairs
- Weather: Peter Murphy
Weekend presenters:
- Anchor: Kim Millar
- Sport: Julie Nemhe
- Weather: Lee Dixon
[edit] Southern Cross Darwin
Southern Cross Darwin only rebroadcasts Seven News, and does not have its own local news bulletin.
[edit] Southern Cross GTS/BKN
Southern Cross GTS/BKN's local news bulletin, Central News, was revamped and renamed Southern Cross News, in line with the recent name change. This bulletin is broadcast on Southern Cross GTS/BKN at 6.30pm, after Seven News. The current newsreader is Selga Berzins.
[edit] Southern Cross Central
Commonly reffered to as Seven Central. Available via satellite in all areas of Australia (except Western Australia) which can not receive adequate terrestrial transmissions by normal means.
[edit] Affiliation
Southern Cross is affiliated with both the metropolitan Seven Network and Network Ten. This originates from the aggregation of the Tasmanian and Darwin television market. This dual affiliation is shared with Southern Cross Tasmania and Southern Cross Darwin).
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| Free-To-Air Television Channels in Australia |
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ABC TV | ABC2 | Channel Seven | Channel Nine | Channel Ten | SBS TV |
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Regional Affiliate Networks: Prime (GWN) | Southern Cross | Imparja | NBN | WIN | Southern Cross Ten |
