| Hobart, Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 8 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | ABC Television |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| First air date | 4 June 1960 |
| Call letters' meaning | ABC Tasmania |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 1024 m (analog) 1042 m (digital)[1] |
| Website | www.abc.net.au/tv |
ABT is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Hobart, Tasmania. It began broadcasting on 4 June 1960, with studios in inner city Hobart and transmitter at Mount Wellington.
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The nightly 7 pm state news bulletin ABC News Tasmania is presented by Peter Gee on weeknights with weather presenter Simon McCulloch. Weekend bulletins are presented by Angela Ross. The weeknight bulletins also incorporate national finance segment presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.
7.30 Tasmania, a locally produced current affairs program, airs every Friday night at 7:30 pm and is presented by Airlie Ward.
ABT also carries live coverage of Tasmanian Football League matches every Saturday afternoon during the season.
The following stations relay ABT throughout Tasmania:
| 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 |
| ABKT | King Island | King Island | 11 (VHF) 57 (UHF) |
14 January 1972 | King Island | 2.6 kW 6.5 kW |
190 m 198 m |
Gentle Annie | |
| ABNT | North Eastern Tasmania | Launceston | 32 (UHF) 41 (UHF) |
29 July 1963 | North Eastern | 2000 kW 1250 kW |
847 m 847 m |
Mount Barrow |
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