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Prime Television Limited is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n-based media corporation, owner of regional television network Prime Television
Prime Television

Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
 in eastern Australia, the Golden West Network
Golden West Network

The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia....
 in regional Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
, and a number of radio stations in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
.
e Television Limited began life in 1970, when mineral explorer
Mineral exploration

Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies, partnerships or corporations in the endeavour of finding ore to mining. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organised and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of mineral exploration on the whole is...
 Altarama Minerals was incorporated and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange

The Australian Securities Exchange is the primary stock exchange in Australia. The ASX began as separate state-based exchanges established as early as 1861....
. Following its movement into the automotive industry, the business changed its name to Altarama Ltd in 1973.

Paul Ramsay gained control of Altarama in 1985, subsequently renaming it once again to Ramcorp Ltd.






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Prime Television Limited is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n-based media corporation, owner of regional television network Prime Television
Prime Television

Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
 in eastern Australia, the Golden West Network
Golden West Network

The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia....
 in regional Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
, and a number of radio stations in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
.

History

Prime Television Limited began life in 1970, when mineral explorer
Mineral exploration

Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies, partnerships or corporations in the endeavour of finding ore to mining. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organised and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of mineral exploration on the whole is...
 Altarama Minerals was incorporated and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange

The Australian Securities Exchange is the primary stock exchange in Australia. The ASX began as separate state-based exchanges established as early as 1861....
. Following its movement into the automotive industry, the business changed its name to Altarama Ltd in 1973.

Paul Ramsay gained control of Altarama in 1985, subsequently renaming it once again to Ramcorp Ltd. As part of a diversification into television, advertising, and healthcare, Ramcorp bought regional television stations CBN-8 Orange
Orange, New South Wales

Orange is a provincial city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Mitchell Highway, west of Sydney at an altitude of . Orange presently has a population of 31,544 and the city is a major provincial centre....
, CWN-6 Dubbo
Dubbo, New South Wales

Dubbo is a city in the Central West, New South Wales of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region with a population of 30,574 at the time of the 2006 census, and serves an estimated catchment of 130,000....
, AMV-4 Albury
Albury, New South Wales

Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is also a Local Government Areas in Australia, administered by Albury City Council....
, and RVN-2 Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, Wagga with an urban population of 46,735 people, is the state's largest inland city and the country's fifth largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia....
 in 1987. Soon after, the stations began to be known collectively as The Prime Network
Prime Television

Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
.

In the lead-up to television aggregation
Regional television in Australia

Regional television is a term given to local television services in areas outside of the five main Australian cities .History1960s...
, Ramcorp signed a 10-year programming affiliation agreement with the Seven Network
Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
 - the start of a close relationship between the two networks. In 1991 the business changed its name to Prime Television Limited, reflecting its new nature as a television broadcaster in regional Victoria
Victoria (Australia)

File:Map Victoria Aboriginal tribes .jpgVictoria is a States and territories of Australia located in the southeastern corner of Australia. It is the smallest mainland state in area but the most Population density and urbanised....
 and New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
.

Throughout the early 1990s, Ramcorp had incurred significant debts as a result of loans taken out throughout the 1980s in order to expand the company - Ramcorp's healthcare and media interests in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 failed to turn a proft, resulting in falling share prices for the business. By 1993, Prime Television made a $7.4 million profit following accumulated losses of $47 million between 1989 and 1991, as well as a further $200 million expanding Prime Television's audience reach to 17%, as part of aggregation.

Prime expanded into Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
 when it purchased the Golden West Network
Golden West Network

The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia....
 from current Seven Network
Seven Network

The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
 owner Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes

Kerry Matthew Stokes Order of Australia is an Australian businessman. He holds business interests in a diverse range of industries including electronic and print media, property, mining, and construction equipment....
 in 1996. At the time, GWN was the monopoly commercial television network in the regional Western Australia license area, however WIN Television
WIN Television

WIN Television is an Australian Australian television broadcasting owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia....
, Prime's competitor in parts of New South Wales and Victoria was granted a license by the Australian Broadcasting Authority
Australian Broadcasting Authority

The Australian Broadcasting Authority was an Government of Australia agency whose main roles were to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications....
 a year later in 1997.

In the same year, Prime Television expanded internationally with the purchase of the Canal 9
Canal 9 (Argentina)

Canal 9 is an Argentina television network based in Buenos Aires. It is a general entertainment station which offers news, soap operas, talk shows, and movies....
 television network in Argentina
Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
. Prime paid AU$
Australian dollar

The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Islandss of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu....
224 million for the network, later renamed Azul Televisión, before selling half of its share to local media group Torneos and Competencias
Torneos y Competencias

Torneos y Competencias is an Argentina sports communications firm created by Paraguayan businessman Carlos ?vila. It is an important force in the world of Argentine sports, with interests in publications and radio and TV broadcasting....
 for an undisclosed amount. Azul Televisión performed below expectations, largely due to a global economic crisis, and the Argentine network did not make a profit.. Prime Television pulled out of Argentina in 2000, selling their stake for AU$
Australian dollar

The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Islandss of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu....
108 million.

The network expanded further into New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, with Prime Television New Zealand
Prime Television New Zealand

Prime Television is the seventh national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. The station airs a mixed group of programmes, largely imported from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as free-to-air rugby union, cricket and rugby league matches....
 on 30 August 1998. In 2002, Prime New Zealand went into a joint venture with Australian company Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited

Publishing and Broadcasting Limited was one of Australia's largest companies, with interests primarily in media and gaming. The company demerger in late 2007, spin out its gaming interests into Crown Limited....
, owners of the Nine Network
Nine Network

The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney....
. Under the agreement, Prime Television was given access to Nine Network programs, expertise and money. In return, PBL was given the option to acquire 50% of Prime Television New Zealand in 2008. As a result, Prime Television New Zealand's ratings and profits increased significantly. Sky Television
SKY Network Television

SKY Network Television Limited , often trading as SKY, is a New Zealand pay television service. On 31 December, 2007, SKY had 720,919 subscribers, which comprises:...
 purchased Prime NZ for NZ$
New Zealand dollar

The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. The New Zealand Dollar is divided into 100 cent s....
30 million in November 2005.

For the 2007 Australian federal election, Prime's online division iPrime
IPrime

iPrime is an upcoming Australian internet portal produced by Prime Television Limited. The portal was deployed across regions in which Prime Television or the Golden West Network currently Television broadcasting in Australia, which include the Australian Capital Territory, regional New South Wales, regional Victoria and regional Western Aus...
 launched , produced from Prime Television
Prime Television

Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
's Canberra headquarters in partnership with Roy Morgan.

Assets


Television

  • Prime Television
    Prime Television

    Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
  • Golden West Network
    Golden West Network

    The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia....
  • Mildura Digital Television
    Mildura Digital Television

    Mildura Digital Television is a broadcasting company formed by a joint venture between WIN Television and Prime Television. Based in Mildura, Victoria, Victoria , Australia, it is a digital television-only Network Ten affiliate, and began broadcasting on January 1, 2006....
     (50% share with WIN Corporation
    WIN Corporation

    WIN Corporation is an Australian based media corporation, that owns the WIN Television network, NWS, and STW in Australia....
    )

Radio

  • 4CA-FM
    4CA-FM

    4CA FM is a radio station in Cairns, Queensland Queensland. It uses radio frequency 102.7 and was purchased by Prime Television Limited in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks....
     Cairns
    Cairns, Queensland

    Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area upon which the city has been built is known in the local Yidiny language as Gimuy....
  • Sea FM
    Sea FM (Townsville)

    SEA FM 100.7 is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland. Unlike other Sea FM stations, the Townsville station is owned by Prime Television....
     and Mix-FM
    Mix-FM

    Mix FM is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland owned by Prime Television....
     Townsville
    Townsville, Queensland

    Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef, it is in the dry tropics region of Queensland....
  • 4RO-AM
    4RO-AM

    4RO ROCKHAMPTON4RO is an AM radio station in Rockhampton, Qld, Australia owned by Prime Television.FREQUENCY4RO broadcasts on 990 kHz to the greater Central Queensland region while its sister station Gladstone-based 4CC broadcasts on 927 kHz in Gladstone, 1584 kHz in Rockhampton and in Biloela on 666 kHz....
     Rockhampton
    Rockhampton, Queensland

    Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
  • 4CC-AM
    4CC-AM

    Servicing Gladstone, Queensland, Queensland, 4CC was purchased by Prime Television in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks....
     Gladstone
    Gladstone, Queensland

    Gladstone is an Australian city located some 550 kilometres by road north of Brisbane and 100 kilometres south-east of Rockhampton. The city is situated between the Calliope River to the north and the Boyne River some 14 kilometres to the south....
  • 4MK-FM
    4MK-FM

    4MK-FM is a radio station in Mackay, Queensland, Queensland, Australia. It was purchased by Prime Television in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks....
     Mackay
    Mackay, Queensland

    Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River . Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
  • Hot 91 Maroochydore
    Maroochydore, Queensland

    Maroochydore is a town in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.Maroochydore contains a popular surf beach. The Maroochy River's southern bank forms a virtually unbroken stretch of parkland and picnic spots in the area....
  • Zinc96 Noosa
    Noosa, Queensland

    The Shire of Noosa was a Local Government Areas of Australia located about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland region of South East Queensland Queensland, Australia....


Other

  • Becker Entertainment
    Becker Entertainment

    Becker Entertainment is one of Australia's best-known, publicly listed entertainment companies, owned by Prime Television Limited. Founded in 1965 by Russell Becker, one of the pioneers of commercial television in Australia, Becker was Australia's first independent distributor of television programs....
  • iPrime
    IPrime

    iPrime is an upcoming Australian internet portal produced by Prime Television Limited. The portal was deployed across regions in which Prime Television or the Golden West Network currently Television broadcasting in Australia, which include the Australian Capital Territory, regional New South Wales, regional Victoria and regional Western Aus...


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