DTD (TV station)
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| Darwin, Northern Territory | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 33 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Ten |
| Owner |
Southern Cross Austereo and Nine Entertainment Co. (Darwin Digital Television Pty Ltd) |
| First air date | April 28, 2008 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Digital Television Darwin |
| Transmitter power | 85.5 kW |
| Height | 147.0 m[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 12°24′52″S 130°58′9″E / 12.41444°S 130.96917°E |
| Website | www.tendarwin.com.au |
DTD, also known as Ten Darwin, is a digital television station in Darwin, Northern Territory. It is jointly owned by Nine Entertainment (owner of Nine Darwin) and the Southern Cross Austereo (owner of Southern Cross Darwin).[2]
History
The licence to operate Darwin's third commercial television station was allocated to Darwin Digital Television Pty Ltd, a joint venture with the two existing commercial television broadcasting licensees in the Darwin area, Regional Television Pty Ltd (TND - Southern Cross Darwin) and Territory Television Pty Ltd (NTD - Nine Darwin) in early 2007.[2]
The channel was due to launch in late 2007 but was delayed when the channel started test transmitting a test pattern on 21 April 2008 at 6.00p.m. ACST[3] The channel started transmitting television programs on 28 April 2008 as part of a testing period ahead of the official launch.
Programming
DTD rebroadcasts a direct feed of Melbourne's ATV-10.
News
DTD simulcasts the Melbourne edition of Ten Eyewitness News from ATV-10, alongside the 5pm weekend news from TEN-10 in Sydney.
- Ten Eyewitness News: Melbourne (Monday - Friday 5:00pm – 6:00pm) (from ATV-10)
- Ten Eyewitness News: Weekend (Saturday and Sunday 5:00pm – 6:00pm) (from TEN-10)
Availability
The station is available only on digital television as an affiliate of Network Ten and Southern Cross Ten. It broadcasts on UHF channel 33.[2] Its signal is rebroadcast via Tasmanian Digital Television in Hobart.
One
On 22 April 2010, DTD began broadcasting "One", a sports-only High-definition channel, owned by Network Ten. Network Ten recently altered the channel`s format to include documentaries, dramas and comedy aimed at male audiences between 4pm and 10.30pm, commencing from May 2011.
Eleven
On 3 May 2011, DTD commenced transmission of "Eleven", a general entertainment channel aimed at "distinctly youthful" viewers between the ages of 13 and 29, with programs such as Neighbours and The Simpsons returning to Darwin Free-To-Air TV screens on the new channel.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- 1 2 3 "New digital commercial television service for Darwin" (Press release). ACMA. 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ↑ "DTC set to start next week". MediaSpy. 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-05-04.