Gold (Australian TV channel)

GOLD
Launched 1 May 2012
Network WIN Television
Owned by WIN Corporation
Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9
Slogan Go for GOLD
Country Australia
Language English
Formerly called WIN GOLD (1-5 May 2012)
Sister channel(s) WIN
Timeshift service GOLD2
(13 July 2013 – 21 January 2016)
Website wintv.com.au/page/gold
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview WIN regional (virtual) 84
Satellite
VAST (virtual) 84

GOLD is an Australian advertorial datacasting channel that launched on 1 May 2012 by the WIN Corporation.[1] It is available to homes in regional WIN Television viewing areas on virtual channel 84.[2] The channel broadcasts mostly infomercials, as well as education, lifestyle and community programming.

History

GOLD2 logo

On 26 April 2012, a test broadcast commenced on virtual channel 84 with the channel name "TBA". On 30 April 2012, the broadcast changed to a screen informing viewers that "WIN GOLD" would commence on 1 May 2012. The channel launched at 6am and was initially branded as "WIN GOLD", until it was changed to simply "GOLD" on 5 May 2012. WIN launched a second datacasting channel, GOLD2, on 13 July 2013 as a five-hour timeshift of GOLD.[3] GOLD2 was replaced by the Nine Network's metropolitan informercial channel eXtra on 21 January 2016.

References

  1. Knox, David (1 May 2012). "WIN GOLD launches on Channel 84". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. "About Us – GOLD2/GOLD". WIN Television. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. Knox, David (13 July 2013). "WIN launches GOLD2". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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