ABN (TV station)

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ABN
Sydney, New South Wales
Channels Analog: 2 (VHF)

Digital: 12 (VHF)
Affiliations ABC Television
Network ABC Television
Owner Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date November 5, 1956
Call letters’ meaning ABC New South Wales
Transmitter Power 200 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
Height 168 m (analog)
205 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter Coordinates 33°49′12″S, 151°11′6″E
Website www.abc.net.au/tv

ABN is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Sydney, New South Wales. The station began broadcasting on November 5, 1956. Its original studios were located in Gore Hill and were in use up until 2003, when they were co-located with ABC Radio at the Corporation's headquarters in Ultimo.[2] Its main transmitter, however, remains at Gore Hill. 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's schedule is similar to the national schedule, with the exception of some sports programming (mainly Sydney rugby union) and occasionally, election programming.

Juanita Phillips presents ABC News New South Wales. The bulletin was first presented in 1956 by veteran newsreader James Dibble until June, 1983, when he was replaced by Richard Morecroft - who remained as presenter for the next two decades[3]. Graham Creed presents weather, in addition to Alan Kohler and Peter Wilkin's national finance and sport segments. On weekends Felicity Davey presents news, sport and weather.

Stateline New South Wales is presented by Quentin Dempster.

[edit] Relay Stations

The following stations relay ABN throughout New South Wales:

Call Region served City Channels
(Analog/
Digital)		 First air date 3rd letter’s
meaning		 ERP
(Analog/
Digital)		 HAAT
(Analog/
Digital)1		 Transmitter Coordinates Transmitter Location
ABCN Central Tablelands Orange 1 (VHF)
36 (UHF)		 March 31, 1964 Central Tablelands 160 kW
570 kW		 655 m
677 m		 33°20′32″S, 148°59′1″E Mount Canobolas
ABDN Grafton/Kempsey Coffs Harbour 2 (VHF)
36 (UHF)		 June 28, 1965 160 kW
250 kW		 661 m
730 m		 30°19′2″S, 152°51′35″E Mount Moombil
ABGN Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Griffith 7 (VHF)
11 (VHF)		 July 25, 1966 Griffith 200 kW
50 kW		 416 m
412 m		 34°7′17″S, 146°14′7″E Mount Bingar
ABHN Newcastle/Hunter River Newcastle 5A (VHF)2
37 (UHF)		 June 5, 1963 Hunter River 200 kW
250 kW		 405 m
440 m		 32°53′31″S, 151°32′18″E (analog)
32°53′25″S, 151°32′20″E (digital)		 Mount Sugarloaf
ABLN Broken Hill Broken Hill 2 (VHF)
10 (VHF)		 December 14, 1965 5 kW
4 kW		 95 m
104 m		 31°57′5″S, 141°26′25″E Rocky Hill
ABMN South Western Slopes and Eastern Riverina Wagga Wagga 0 (VHF)
46 (UHF)		 April 30, 1965 200 kW
600 kW		 466 m
543 m		 34°49′13″S, 147°54′5″E Mount Ulandra
ABMIN Mungindi Mungindi 10 (VHF)
NA		 January 1, 1974 MungindI 0.1 kW 59 m 28°59′37″S, 149°1′0″E Mungindi
ABQN Central Western Slopes Dubbo 11 (VHF)3
12 (VHF)		 September 12, 1966 400 kW
100 kW		 638 m
638 m		 31°20′32″S, 149°1′22″E Mount Cenn Cruaich
ABRN Richmond and Tweed Lismore 6 (VHF)
29 (UHF)		 April 20, 1964 Richmond and Tweed 200 kW
200 kW		 621 m
645 m		 28°32′44″S, 153°17′15″E Mount Nardi
ABSN Bega/Cooma Bega 8 (VHF)
NA		 June 29, 1966 South East 200 kW 428 m 36°35′53″S, 149°22′58″E Brown Mountain
ABTN Manning River Taree 6 (VHF)4
7 (VHF)		 April 29, 1966 Taree 315 kW
80 kW		 599 m
599 m		 31°42′7″S, 152°40′43″E Middle Brother
ABUN Upper Namoi Tamworth 7 (VHF)
8 (VHF)		 September 27, 1965 Upper Namoi 72 kW
22.5 kW		 859 m
849 m		 30°17′5″S, 150°10′2″E Mount Dowe
ABWN Illawarra Wollongong 56 (UHF)5
51 (UHF)		 October 28, 1963 Wollongong 960 kW
250 kW		 618 m
618 m		 34°37′23″S, 150°41′39″E (analog)
34°37′24″S, 150°41′40″E (digital)		 Knights Hill

Notes:

  • 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  • 2. 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.
  • 3. ABQN was on VHF channel 5 from its 1966 sign-on until 1988, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
  • 4. ABTN was on VHF channel 1 from its 1966 sign-on until 1990.
  • 5. ABWN was on VHF channel 5A from its 1963 sign-on until 1988.

[edit] References

  1. ^ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  2. ^ Media Room - Inside the ABC - Issue 7. About the ABC Accessed 27 July 2007]
  3. ^ Key Stories - 1956. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. abc.net.au (2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
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