QTQ
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| QTQ | |
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| Brisbane, Queensland | |
| Branding | Nine |
| Slogan | We Heart TV |
| Channels | Analog: 9 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | Nine (O&O) |
| Network | Nine |
| Owner | PBL Media Holdings Pty Ltd (Queensland Television Limited) |
| First air date | August 16, 1959 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Queensland Television Queensland |
| Transmitter Power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 327 m (analog)[1] |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.ninemsn.com.au |
QTQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, and is part of the Nine Network. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 (analog) and VHF channel 8 (digital). QTQ began broadcasting on August 16, 1959, the first of the Brisbane stations to launch.
The station was an independent member of the network before Alan Bond purchased the station, and integrated it into the Nine Network when he had control of it in the 1980s.
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[edit] News
National Nine News Brisbane is presented from this studio by Bruce Paige and Heather Foord, with Ian Healy presenting sport, and Frank Warrick presenting the weather.
Melissa Downes is the weekend presenter for the Brisbane news service, alongside sport presenter Steve Haddan and weather presenter Miranda Deakin.
Wally Lewis was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was found he had epilepsy. He has recently been filling in during the Summer period for the current sports presenters. [2]
Paige and Foord have presented the bulletin together since late 2004; Jillian Whiting preceded Foord after she went on leave in 2003.
[edit] Notable Presenters
[edit] News
- Bruce Paige (1985-1990, 1994-present)
- Heather Foord (1987-present)
- Mike London (1986-2003)
- Jillian Whiting (2002-present)
- Melissa Downes (2004-present)
[edit] Sports
- Wally Lewis (1999-present)
- Steve Haddan (1991-present)
- Ian Healy (2007-present)
- Chris Bombolas (1985-2006)
[edit] Weather
- John Schluter (1981-2006)
- Joseph May (2006-2007)
- Frank Warrick (2008-present)
[edit] Other programming
QTQ also produces/produced the following programs:
[edit] Station Slogans
- 1966-67: Hey, Look Us Over!
- Summer 1976/77: You Can Feel It All Over!
- Summer 1979/80: The Best Picture Show is Here on 9!
- 1984: 25th Birthday, Join the Party!
- 1985: I Like Nine.
- 1986: You'll Love It!
- 1987: Fly Around.
- 1999: Together For 40 Years!
- June 4, 2008-: Nine For Queensland.
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