ABW (TV station)

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ABW
Perth, Western Australia
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 12 (VHF)
Affiliations	ABC Television
Network	ABC Television
Owner	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	7 May 1960
Call letters’ meaning	ABC Western Australia
Transmitter Power	200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital)
Height	262 m (analog) 284 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter Coordinates	32°0′38″S, 116°5′4″E
Website	www.abc.net.au/tv

ABW is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Perth, Western Australia. The station began broadcasting on 7 May 1960 from studios are in East Perth and its transmitter is at Bickley. The station is relayed throughout the state by a number of transmitters as well as on the Optus Aurora free-to-view satellite television platform.

2005 saw ABC TV Perth move from the Adelaide Terrace studios to East Perth.

ABC News Western Australia is presented by Karina Carvalho (news), Alan Kohler (finance) and Russell Woolf (weather). On weekends Craig Smart presents news and weather, and Trevor Jenkins local sport. The Western Australian edition of Stateline is presented by Rebecca Carmody.

[edit] Relay Stations

The following stations relay ABW throughout Western 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
ABAW	Southern Agricultural Area	Albany	2 (VHF) 11 (VHF)	6 June 1966	Albany	200 kW 50 kW	321 m 375 m	34°39′21″S, 117°38′49″E	Mount Barker
ABCW	Central Agricultural Area	Northam	5A (VHF)2 45 (UHF)	28 March 1966	Central Agricultural area	160 kW 300 kW	251 m 270 m	31°59′4″S, 117°11′24″E	Mawson Trig
ABCMW	Morawa	Morawa	8 (VHF) NA	8 March 1975	ABC Morawa	13 kW	137 m	29°19′6″S, 115°52′53″E	Mount Campbell
ABCNW	Carnarvon	Carnarvon	7 (VHF) 6 (VHF)	30 June 1972	CarnarvoN	0.5 kW 0.125 kW	112 m 112 m	24°54′20″S, 113°43′13″E	Brown Range
ABDW	Dampier	Dampier	29 (UHF)3 NA	17 December 1973	Dampier	0.08 kW	79 m	20°39′19″S, 116°43′42″E	Kangaroo Hill
ABEW	Esperance	Esperance	10 (VHF) 9A (VHF)	21 October 1974	Esperance	2 kW 0.5 kW	128 m 130 m	33°52′30″S, 121°53′41″E	Wireless Hill
ABGW	Geraldton	Geraldton	6 (VHF) 41 (UHF)	8 December 1969	Geraldton	32 kW 150 kW	257 m 273 m	28°40′55″S, 114°40′37″E	Moresby Range
ABKW	Kalgoorlie	Kalgoorlie	6 (VHF) 9A (VHF)	27 January 1970	Kalgoorlie	8 kW 4 kW	110 m 110 m	30°43′2″S, 121°26′25″E	Peters Hill
ABKAW	Karratha	Karratha	54 (UHF)4 53 (UHF)	17 December 1973	KarrathA	0.8 kW 0.25 kW	114 m 114 m	20°44′8″S, 116°51′33″E	Karratha
ABMW	Moora	Moora	60 (UHF)5 NA	30 September 1974	Moora	120 kW	142 m	30°38′7″S, 116°9′35″E	Quarrel Range
ABNW	Norseman	Norseman	7 (VHF) NA	14 April 1971	Norseman	0.08 kW	69 m	32°8′34″S, 121°43′40″E	Norseman
ABPHW	Port Hedland	Port Hedland	7 (VHF) 8 (VHF)	3 October 1973	Port Hedland	3 kW 0.75 kW	52 m 52 m	20°22′2″S, 118°33′32″E	Finucane Island
ABRBW	Roebourne	Roebourne	9 (VHF) 9A (VHF)	17 December 1973	RoeBourne	2 kW 0.5 kW	71 m 73 m	20°46′19″S, 117°8′32″E	Mount Welcome
ABSW	Bunbury	Bunbury	5 (VHF) 36 (UHF)	10 May 1965	South West	300 kW 300 kW	308 m 332 m	33°23′48″S, 115°54′53″E	Mount Lennard
ABSBW	Southern Cross/Bullfinch	Southern Cross	9 (VHF) NA	16 July 1973	Southern Cross/Bullfinch	2 kW	117 m	31°16′34″S, 119°30′33″E	Ghooli
ABW	Broome	Broome	8 (VHF) 9 (VHF)			2 kW 0.5 kW	75 m 75 m	17°53′19″S, 122°15′48″E	Broome
ABW	Wagin	Wagin	8 (VHF) 38 (UHF)			120 kW 180 kW	213 m 231 m	33°18′52″S, 117°16′42″E	Mount Latham

Notes:

• 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
• 2. ABCW was on VHF channel 4 from its 1966 sign-on until the late 1970s, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
• 3. ABDW originally broadcasted on VHF channel 10.
• 4. ABKAW originally broadcasted on VHF channel 7.
• 5. ABMW was on VHF channel 10 from its 1974 sign-on until 1987, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate a new TV station in Perth on channel 10 (NEW).

[edit] See also

• Television broadcasting in Australia

[edit] References

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