ABS (TV station)

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ABS
Adelaide, South Australia
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 12 (VHF)
Affiliations	ABC Television
Network	ABC Television
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	March 11, 1960
Call letters’ meaning	ABC South Australia
Transmitter Power	200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital)
Height	496 m (analog) 517 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter Coordinates	34°58′44″S, 138°42′31″E
Website	www.abc.net.au/tv

ABS is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Adelaide, South Australia. It began broadcasting on 11 March 1960 from studios in the suburb of Collinswood. The station's transmitter is located at Mount Lofty, and is one of a series of relay transmitters located throughout the state.

Dominique Schwartz presents ABC News South Australia on weekdays from the ABC's Collinswood studios, alongside Alan Kohler (national finance) and Peter Wilkins (national sport). On weekends Michael Smyth presents news and weather, and Paul Kish sport.

Stateline South Australia is presented by Ian Henschke.

[edit] Relay Stations

The following stations relay ABS throughout South Australia:

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
ABCS	Ceduna	Ceduna	9 (VHF)2 NA	July 16, 1973	Ceduna	1.6 kW	92 m	32°8′20″S, 133°47′22″E	Kongwirra Hill
ABGS	South East South Australia	Mount Gambier	1 (VHF) 39 (UHF)	December 3, 1965	Mount Gambier	210 kW 225 kW	276 m 379 m	37°36′8″S, 140°28′58″E	Mount Burr
ABLCS	Leigh Creek	Leigh Creek	9 (VHF) NA	April 28, 1977	Leigh Creek	0.032 kW	3 m	30°35′59″S, 138°24′13″E	Leigh Creek
ABNS	Spencer Gulf North	Port Pirie	1 (VHF) 38 (UHF)	April 10, 1965	Spencer Gulf North	200 kW 240 kW	576 m 627 m	33°6′14″S, 138°9′51″E	The Bluff
ABRS	Riverland	Renmark/Loxton	3 (VHF) 39 (UHF)	January 20, 1971	Riverland	240 kW 240 kW	166 m 180 m	34°27′52″S, 140°32′1″E	Loxton
ABWS	Woomera	Woomera	7 (VHF) NA	November 30, 1973	Woomera	0.02 kW	48 m	31°11′31″S, 136°48′53″E	Woomera

Notes:

• 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
• 2. ABCS was on VHF channel 7 from its 1973 sign-on until sometime in the 1980s.

[edit] See also

• Television broadcasting in Australia

[edit] References

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