NEW (TV station)
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| Perth, Western Australia | |
| Branding | Ten |
| Slogan | Seriously Ten |
| Channels | Analog: 10 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | Ten (O&O) |
| Network | Ten |
| Owner | Ten Network Holdings Ltd (Network TEN (Perth) Pty Ltd) |
| First air date | May 20, 1988 |
| Call letters’ meaning | NEw Western Australia |
| Transmitter Power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 313 m (analog) 317 m (digital)[1] |
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| Website | www.ten.com.au |
NEW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Australia, and is a member of Network Ten. Out of the three commercial stations, NEW-10 generally rates the lowest overall, but usually rates highest in its target demographic (people aged 16-49).
NEW broadcasts analog television on VHF 10 and digital television on VHF 11 from Carmel, located in the Perth Hills. NEW-10 broadcasts reasonably good quality 1080i High definition digital programming, the second-highest quality in Perth. The callsign NEW-10 was chosen for promotional purposes when the station first launched.
The station's studios were formerly host to the facilities of the regional Western Australian television station WIN Television WA (from 1999 to 2007) until WIN Corporation bought out competitor STW-9 in June 2007 and moved all WA operations to their studios.
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[edit] History
NEW-10 was the last of the Network TEN stations in major metropolitan cities to go on air. The reason for the late launch (in comparison to other VHF 0/10 stations, which were 20 years before) was due to the impracticalities of distribution of programming content over the large distance from the Eastern States to Perth. STW-9 and TVW-7 were able to survive due to the creation of TV Facilities. In 1986, the first AUSSAT satellite launched, making it feasible to broadcast to Western Australia. Soon after, the station commenced broadcasting, on May 20, 1988.[2]
The first news team included former Nine newsreader Greg Pearce, Alan Hynd, Gina Pickering, Peter Perrin, Debra Bishop, Ian Brayshaw and John Barnett.
[edit] Programming
Ten Perth shows exactly the same as Ten's national feed, with the exception of news and the occasional local programs. Since its introduction in 1988, NEW-10 has never really produced any substantial local programming. Currently a single program is locally produced, which is also seen in regional Western Australia on WIN Television. It Is:
- The Western Front (Local AFL program produced since 2002 - Produced in the NEW-10 Studio - Hosted by Tim Gossage & Lachy Reid) - Saturday 3:30pm/4:30pm/6:00pm During the AFL Season
Previous local programming includes:
- Kids Company: Afternoon variety show, hosted by Brent Meyer, Tod Johnston and Amanda De Pledge. (1988-1992, 3:30 p.m. weekdays)
- Western Australia - At Your Service: Tourism program, hosted by Allan Symons (1998-1999, 5:30 p.m. Saturdays)[3][4]
- Drivetime TV: Motoring show (2001-2005). Moved to TVW-7 in 2006.
[edit] News
- Further information: Ten News
- Presenter Weeknights
- Sport
- Weather
- Presenters Weekend
- Sport
- Rob Canning (Saturday)
- Brad McEwan (Sunday)
Note: Perth receives a localised Weekend bulletin presented by Bill Woods.
Ten News is broadcast from Ten's Perth studios. Ten News Perth wins its timeslot, and is usually the 2nd or 3rd highest rating news bulletin, neck and neck with ABC News.
When news production was shifted from Perth to Sydney, then-anchors Greg Pearce and Christina Morrissy commuted to Sydney to present the newscasts. Christina Morrissy later resigned from these duties after suffering deep vein thrombosis on a flight.
The bulletin was broadcast throughout regional Western Australia on WIN Television from its first day of broadcast through to August 26 2007 when National Nine News's buletin for Perth replaced Ten News.
Charmaine Dragun was a co-anchor of the 5pm bulletin alongside Tim Webster until her death on 2 November 2007.
On January 18 2008, Network Ten announced that studio production of Ten News will return to Perth later in the year. [5]. Ten originally moved production of the Perth bulletin to the new Pyrmont studios in 2001, citing high costs of converting the network's Perth studios. The move back is planned to take place in May. Ten denies that the move was related to Charmaine Dragun's death. After auditioning local candidates, reporter Narelda Jacobs was hired as the new solo anchor. For a short period, Jacobs anchored alongside Tim Webster from the Pyrmont studios in Sydney. Webster was to step down from Ten News Perth when it moved back to Perth, but retired early on 30 May 2008 to present Sydney radio. Until presentation returns to Perth, Ron Wilson is presenting Ten News Perth from the Pyrmont studios.
[edit] References
- ^ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- ^ O'Connor, Peter. "New Perth TV station set to open", Australian Financial Review, 1988-05-20, p. 58.
- ^ Yeap, Sue. "Pammy Bounces Back As A VIP Bodyguard", The West Australian, 1998-12-04, p. 15.
- ^ Danielsen, Shane. "Television tribalism", The Australian, 1999-09-16.
- ^ "Ten News heading back to Perth", Australian-Media.com.au, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
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