List of digital television channels in Australia
This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in Australia.
The commercial channels available to viewers depend on location and station ownership. The process of aggregation during the late 80s to mid 90s saw regional stations take on affiliations with metropolitan channels for programming, a practice that has continued into digital television with affiliated stations carrying various multichannels from their metropolitan counterparts.
Metropolitan in this list therefore refers to the capitals of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, where stations are owned and operated by the network rather than affiliates.
In areas not covered by terrestrial transmissions, the digital channels are provided by the free-to-view VAST satellite platform. The television channels on this platform are all encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is included in the VAST broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures. The terrestrial transmissions still use H.262 which doesn't incur any addition transmission costs.
Government funded broadcasters
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC | 2 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Nationwide |
21 | |||||
ABC HD | 20 | TBA HDTV (from June 2016) |
Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
ABC2/ABC Kids | 22 | 05:00 - 02:00 | 576i SDTV | Youth, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
ABC3 | 23 | 06:00 - 22:30 | |||
ABC News 24 | 24 | 24 hours | 720p HDTV (576i SDTV from June 2016) |
News Bulletins | |
Double J | 200 | Stereo audio | Music Radio | ||
ABC Jazz | 201 |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SBS | 3 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign Produced | Nationwide |
SBS HD | 30 | 1080i HDTV | Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign Produced | ||
SBS 2 | 32 | 576i SDTV | Foreign Produced | ||
Food Network | 33 | Lifestyle, Foreign Produced | |||
NITV | 34 | Indigenous, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |||
SBS Radio 1 | 37 | Stereo audio | News Radio | ||
SBS Radio 2 | 38 | ||||
SBS Radio 3 | 39 | Music Radio |
Metropolitan commercial broadcasters
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Digital | 7 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, coastal Queensland |
71 | |||||
7HD | 70 | 1080i HDTV (MPEG-4) (from March 2016) |
Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
7TWO | 72 | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced, News Bulletins | ||
7mate | 73 | 1080i HDTV (576i SDTV from March 2016) | |||
4ME | 74 | 576i SDTV (MPEG-4) | Infomercial | ||
7flix | 76 | Movies and Entertainment (launch 28 February 2016) | |||
RACING.COM | 78 | Horse Racing |
4ME Parent Companies: Prime Media Group / Brand New Media. Seven Network feed for regional Queensland STQ services is sourced from the Prime Media Group.
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
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9 Digital | 9 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth |
91 | |||||
9HD | 90 | 1080i HDTV (MPEG-4) | Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Gem | 92 | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 93 | ||||
99 | |||||
9Life | 94 | Lifestyle, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |||
eXtra | 95 | Infomercial |
Nine Entertainment Co. also owns Darwin Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture) and NBN Television in Northern NSW.
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEN Digital | 10 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth |
TEN HD | 1 | 1080i HDTV (revival 2016) |
Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
ELEVEN | 11 | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
ONE | 1 (12 only upon TEN HD revival) |
1080i HDTV (576i SDTV upon TEN HD revival) | |||
12 | |||||
TVSN | 14 | 576i SDTV | Infomercial | ||
Spree TV | 15 |
Regional and remote area commercial broadcasters
Prime Media Group (Primary Seven Affiliate)
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
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Prime7 | 6 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Mildura, Regional QLD |
60 | |||||
61 | |||||
GWN7 | 6 | Regional/Remote WA | |||
60 | |||||
61 | |||||
7TWO | 62 | Foreign/Nationally Produced, News Bulletins | Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Mildura, Regional QLD, Regional/Remote WA | ||
7mate | 63 | 1080i HDTV | |||
4ME | 64 | 576i SDTV (MPEG-4) | Infomercial | ||
ishop tv | 65 | ||||
RACING.COM | 68 | Horse Racing | |||
Prime Media Group also owns Ten West (Regional WA - Joint Venture), Mildura Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture). Provides Seven Network feed to Southern Cross Tasmanian, Darwin and remote services. Also provides Seven Network feed to STQ regional Queensland services. 4ME is a joint venture with Brand New Media and ishop tv is a joint venture with Brand Developers.
WIN Corporation (Primary Nine Affiliate)
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WIN | 8 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Regional QLD, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Mildura, TAS, Eastern SA, Regional/Remote WA and Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area |
81 | |||||
WIN HD | 80 | 1080i HDTV (MPEG-4) (upon coming launch) |
Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Gem | 80 (82 upon WIN HD launch) |
1080i HDTV (576i SDTV upon WIN HD launch) |
Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 83 | 576i SDTV | |||
88 | |||||
9Life | 84 (upon coming launch) |
Lifestyle, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |||
eXtra | 82 (85 upon WIN HD launch) |
Infomercial | |||
GOLD | 84 (86 upon WIN HD launch) |
Infomercial |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
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WDT | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Regional WA, Remote Western service, Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, NSW and Mildura, VIC and Eastern SA |
ONE | 50 | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
ELEVEN | 55 | 576i SDTV |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SES/RTS | 6 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Eastern SA |
60 | |||||
61 | |||||
MTN | 6 | Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area | |||
60 | |||||
61 | |||||
7TWO | 62 | Foreign/Nationally Produced, News Bulletins | Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Eastern SA | ||
7mate | 63 | 1080i HDTV |
WIN Corporation also owns: Seven Griffith, Ten Griffith, Seven SA (Eastern SA), Ten SA (Eastern SA), Ten West (Regional WA - Joint Venture), Mildura Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture), Tasmanian Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture). For complete commercial coverage of the Griffith, NSW, Mildura, VIC, Mt. Gambier, SA and Riverland, SA areas.
NBN Television (Newcastle, Northern NSW, Gold Coast and Darwin Nine Affiliate)
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
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NBN | 8 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Newcastle, Northern NSW and Gold Coast |
81 | |||||
9HD | 80 | 1080i HDTV (MPEG-4) (upon coming launch) |
Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Gem | 80 (82 upon 9HD launch) |
1080i HDTV (576i SDTV upon 9HD launch) |
Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 83 | 576i SDTV | |||
88 | |||||
9Life | 84 (upon coming launch) |
Lifestyle, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |||
eXtra | 84 (85 upon 9HD launch) |
Infomercial | |||
eXtra2 | 85 (closed upon 9HD launch) |
Timeshifted, Infomercial |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Digital | 9 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Darwin |
91 | |||||
9HD | 90 | 1080i HDTV (MPEG-4) | Simulcasted, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Gem | 92 | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 93 | ||||
99 | |||||
9Life | 94 | Lifestyle, Foreign Produced | |||
eXtra | 95 | Infomercial |
NBN Television is owned by Nine Entertainment Co and is the source of the network feed provided to the Imparja and Southern Cross remote services as well as the Darwin channels.
Imparja Television (Remote Nine Affiliate)
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imparja | 9 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Remote eastern/central service |
91 | |||||
9Gem | 90 | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 99 | 576i SDTV |
Imparja Television also owns Ten Central (Joint Venture). Nine Network feed is sourced from NBN Television.
Southern Cross Austereo (Primary Ten Affiliate)
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SC10 | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Regional QLD, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Broken Hill/Western SA |
TDT | Tasmania | ||||
DTD | 10 | Darwin | |||
CDT | Remote eastern/central service | ||||
ONE | 1 | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | Darwin and remote eastern/central service | |
50 | Regional QLD, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Tasmania, Broken Hill/Western SA | ||||
TVSN | 54 | 576i SDTV | Infomercial | Regional QLD, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Broken Hill/Western SA | |
ELEVEN | 11 | Foreign/Nationally Produced | Darwin and remote eastern/central service | ||
55 | Regional QLD, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Tasmania, Broken Hill/Western SA | ||||
Aspire TV | 56 | Infomercial | Regional QLD, Northern NSW, Southern NSW, ACT, Regional VIC, Broken Hill/Western SA |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
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GTS/BKN | 6 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Broken Hill/Western SA |
61 | |||||
SCTV | 6 | Tasmania and Broken Hill/Western SA | |||
61 | |||||
7 | Darwin and remote eastern/central service | ||||
71 | |||||
7TWO | 62 | Foreign/Nationally Produced, News Bulletins | Tasmania and Broken Hill/Western SA | ||
72 | Darwin and remote eastern/central service | ||||
7mate | 60 | 1080i HDTV | Tasmania and Broken Hill/Western SA | ||
70 | Darwin and remote eastern/central service | ||||
TVSN | 64 | 576i SDTV | Infomercial | Tasmania | |
74 | Darwin | ||||
Aspire TV | 66 | Tasmania and Broken Hill/Western SA | |||
76 | Darwin | ||||
RACING.COM | 68 | 576i SDTV (MPEG-4) | Horse Racing | Tasmania and Broken Hill/Western SA | |
78 | Darwin |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GDS/BDN | 8 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | Broken Hill/Western SA |
81 | |||||
9Gem | 80 | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | ||
9Go! | 88 | 576i SDTV |
Southern Cross Austereo also owns Nine SA (Western SA/Broken Hill), Tasmanian Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture), Darwin Digital Television [Ten Affiliate] (Joint Venture), Ten Central (Joint Venture). Seven Network feed is sourced from the Prime Media Group and the Nine Network feed is sourced from NBN Television.
Local broadcasters
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C31 Melbourne | 44 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced, News Bulletins | Melbourne, Geelong, surrouding areas |
Channel 44 | Adelaide, surrounding areas | ||||
31 Digital | Brisbane, Ipswich, surrounding areas | ||||
West TV | Perth |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Television 1 | 40 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced | Broome |
Television 2 | 41 | ||||
Television 3 | 42 | ||||
Radio 1 | 401 | Stereo audio | News Radio | ||
Radio 2 | 402 |
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal TV | 41 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced | Darwin |
Tourism TV | 42 | ||||
Education TV | 43 | ||||
TV NT | 44 | ||||
Larrakia Radio | 401 | Stereo audio | News Radio | ||
National Aboriginal Radio | 402 | Music Radio | |||
Darwin FM | 402 | News Radio |
VAST miscellaneous broadcasters
DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICTV | 601 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Community/Indigenous Produced | Regional and Remote |
Westlink | 602 | Community | Regional and Remote WA | ||
RPH | 610 | Stereo audio | News Radio | Regional and Remote state localized | |
NIRS | 611 | Regional and Remote | |||
3RPH | 612 | ||||
BBC World Service | 613 | ||||
CBAA | 614 |
Discontinued channels
DVB name | LCN | Launch date | Discontinued date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
ACE TV | 31 (analogue) |
May 1994 | Dec 2002 | Community television channel cancelled due to licence conditions breach. Replaced by C31 Adelaide (now Channel 44) in 2004. |
ABC Kids/ Fly TV |
21 | 1 Aug 2001 | 30 Jun 2003 | Youth focused channel axed due to budget cuts. Replaced by ABC2 in 2005 (now on channel 22). |
SBS Essential | 31 | 14 Oct 2002 | 25 Jan 2007 | |
Ten Guide | 11 | 1 Jul 2004 | 20 Nov 2007 | DVB EIT used over EPG channel. Replaced by ONE SD in 2009. |
Seven Guide | 77 | 6 Sep 2002 | 4 Jul 2008 | DVB EIT used over EPG channel. |
Access 31 | 31 (analogue) |
18 Jun 1999 | 6 August 2008 | Community television channel cancelled due to insolvency. Replaced by West TV on digital channel 44 in 2010. |
Nine Guide | 99 | 21 Aug 2001 | 13 Nov 2008 | DVB EIT used over EPG channel. Replaced by GO! (now 9Go! on channel 93) in 2009. |
MyTalk | 55 | 13 Apr 2007 | 25 Feb 2008 | DVB EIT used over News and EPG channel in regional only areas. |
66 | ||||
77 | ||||
SBS World News Channel | 32 | 12 Jun 2002 | 1 Jun 2009 | Replaced by SBS TWO (now SBS 2). |
Prime HD | 60 | 15 October 2007 | 25 September 2010 | HD simulcast of Prime Television (regional counterpart of 7HD). Replaced by 7mate. |
ONE SD | 11 | 26 Mar 2009 | 15 Dec 2010 | SD simulcast of ONE. Replaced by ELEVEN in 2011. |
Rural Health Channel | 600 | 21 May 2012 | Jan 2014 | VAST channel. |
Fresh Ideas TV | 78 | 23 Nov 2013 | 1 Dec 2014 | Metropolitan infomercial channel. Replaced by RACING.COM in 2015. |
Television Sydney | 44 | 20 Feb 2006 | 20 Dec 2015 | Community television channel. To be relaunched online in 2016. |
Digital 44 trialed channels
The following channels were only available in Sydney as the Digital 44 suite of channels. Prior to the end of the datacast trial on 30 April 2010.
DVB name | Notes |
---|---|
TAB Channel | Discontinued during Feb 2005 |
Macquarie Digital | Discontinued on 11 Jun 2007 |
DTV Guide | VPG channel. |
NITV | Moved to SBS multiplexed transport. |
Digital 44: ABC News, Sport & Weather | Non-commercial only. |
Digital 44 Homepage | |
Teachers TV | Launched November 2008. |
Australian Christian Channel | Still available via subscription satellite and Internet streaming. |
EXPO | Still available via FoxTel FTA satellite. |
House of Representatives Channel | Moved to Channel 47, c. June 2007. |
Senate Channel | Moved to Channel 48, c. June 2007. |
House of Representatives Main Committee Room | Discontinued prior to trial end. |
Committee Rooms 1-4 |
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