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Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, 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 television network available in Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
, Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
, Regional South Australia
South Australia

South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
, and Central 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....
. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated 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....
 and, in some areas, have a dual affiliation with either 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....
 or Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
. On November 5, 2007, Southern Cross Television was officially purchased by the Macquarie Media Group.

hern Cross began as a small network of three stations 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....
.






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Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, 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 television network available in Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
, Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
, Regional South Australia
South Australia

South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
, and Central 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....
. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated 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....
 and, in some areas, have a dual affiliation with either 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....
 or Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
. On November 5, 2007, Southern Cross Television was officially purchased by the Macquarie Media Group.

History


Origins

Southern Cross began as a small network of three stations 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....
. The TV-8 network was comprised of GLV-10 Gippsland
Gippsland

Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria , Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south....
, BCV-8 Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria, Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. The Greater Bendigo municipality is home to around 100,000 while the city has a steadily growing urban population of about 80,000 people which places it as the fourth largest regional centre in Victoria after Ballarat, Victoria, Geelong, Victo...
, and STV-8 Victoria
Mildura, Victoria

Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria , Australia, part of the Rural City of Mildura. Mildura is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River....
.

GLV was the first regional television station
Regional television in Australia

Regional television is a term given to local television services in areas outside of the five main Australian cities .History1960s...
 in the country, launched on December 9, 1961. BCV-8 launched in the same year, on December 23, while STV followed four years later, on November 27, 1965. GLV-10 became GLV-8 in 1980, when Melbourne
Melbourne

Melbourne is the more common name for the geographic region and Census in Australia of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area. It is the second List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million and serves as the List of Australian capital cities of Victoria ....
 commercial station ATV-0 moved frequences to become ATV-10 The network began life in 1982 as TV-8, but later changed its name in 1989 to the Southern Cross Network. Soon after this, STV-8 left the network after it was bought by businessman Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)

Alan Bond is a notorious Australian businessman famous for high-profile business ventures, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history, and for which he was convicted of fraud and sent to jail....
, and eventually sold on to ENT Limited (owners of Vic TV
VTV (TV station)

VTV is an Australian television station broadcasting in regional Victoria in Australia. The network was owned by ENT Ltd., before being purchased by the WIN Corporation....
 and Tas TV). 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....
 it was an affiliate of Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
:

1960s to the 1970s

Southern Cross Television commenced transmission via TNT-9
TNT-9

TNT Launceston is a television station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia. Originally broadcasting only to Launceston and Northern Tasmania, it has broadcast to the whole of Tasmania since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994....
 at 5:57pm on May 26, 1962. Fred Archer was the first person to appear on television in Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
, during its first five hours of transmission. On the opening night the station was officially inaugurated by Lord Rowallan. The Mickey Mouse Club
Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club was a long-running United States variety show television show that began in 1955, produced by The Walt Disney Company and televised by the American Broadcasting Company, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers....
 was the first program to be broadcast, and advertisements included: Abbott’s cordial, Hydro, Launceston Bank for Savings, Peters Ice Cream, Hicks Atkinson and the Saturday Evening Express.

GTS/BKN began transmissions as a solus commercial television service by Spencer Gulf Telecasters in the upper Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf

The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight....
 in 1968, with Port Lincoln and Broken Hill commencing in 1970 and 1974 respectively.

1980s to the 1990s


On May 13, 1989, TNT-9
TNT-9

TNT Launceston is a television station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia. Originally broadcasting only to Launceston and Northern Tasmania, it has broadcast to the whole of Tasmania since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994....
 was bought by Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
 and was integrated into the Southern Cross Television network.

On April 30, 1994, Southern Cross Television went through aggregation and commenced statewide transmission. Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
 was aggregated in 1994, albeit with only two stations - Southern Cross Television became a dual Seven and Ten affiliate, while TAS TV
TVT-6

TVT is Hobart's, and Tasmania's, first television station, delivering its first official broadcast on 23 May 1960. The callsign stood for "TeleVision Tasmania"....
 took programming from the Nine Network. Remote and Central Australia was the final area to be aggregated - one of the largest geographical license areas, taking in parts of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, western 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....
, and other areas in which terrestrial television
Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
 signals cannot be received. Stations broadcast to this area mainly through satellite
Satellite television

Satellite television is television delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by a satellite dish and set-top box. In many areas of the world it provides a wide range of channels and services, often to areas that are not serviced by terrestrial television or cable television providers....
 or re-transmission stations. Imparja Television
Imparja Television

Imparja Television is an Australian List of Australian television channels servicing remote eastern and central Australia, that began broadcasting on January 2, 1988....
, based in Alice Springs, became a dual Nine and Ten affiliate, while Seven Central became a Seven affiliate.

2000s

Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
 purchased Spencer Gulf Telecasters in April 2002. In 2002, Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
 and WIN Corporation
WIN Corporation

WIN Corporation is an Australian based media corporation, that owns the WIN Television network, NWS, and STW in Australia....
 joined forces to create Tasmanian Digital Television
Tasmanian Digital Television

Tasmanian Digital Television is a digital television Television broadcasting in Australia in Tasmania, Australia. It is jointly owned by the WIN Corporation and Macquarie Media Group, and largely managed by WIN Television....
, which launched in late 2003. TDT is a sole Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
 affiliate. Southern Cross Television operates the transmission of the station.

In 2003, Seven Darwin and Seven Central were purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
, retaining their sole 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....
 affiliation. On December 31, 2003, Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten

Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia....
 was broadcast for the first time to the Upper Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill broadcast areas, using a standard definition channel. In May 2005, the service was integrated into the Southern Cross Television network.

On December 3, 2004, presentation was centralised to Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
’s play-out centre in Canberra. In May 2005, the service in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
 was integrated into the Southern Cross Television network, losing its generic Seven on-air presentation. This coincided with Southern Cross Television in Darwin commencing dual affiliations with both 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....
 and Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
.

Darwin Digital Television Is on Air from April 28, 2008 television station
Television station

A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
 to be formed by a joint venture between PBL Media
PBL Media

PBL Media is a joint venture between Consolidated Media Holdings and CVC Capital Partners.Originally ownership of the joint venture was 50/50, however in June 2007, PBL announced that it would sell a further 25% to CVC for $AUD 515 million....
Nine and Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
,TND
TND

TND can mean multiple things:* Tomorrow Never Dies, James Bond 007 movie* Tunisian dinar, the ISO 4217 code for the currency of Tunisia* Traditional Neighborhood Development , a form of development associated with New Urbanism...
 Darwin, 7/10. Based in Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
, it is expected to be a digital
Digital television

Digital television is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by Discrete signal signals, in contrast to the Analog television used by analog TV....
-only Network Ten
Network Ten

Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia's three major commercial Television broadcasting in Australia. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country....
 affiliate, similar to other digital only channels introduced in Australia. It is expected to Launched in May (15th May 2008) 2008 and will broadcast on UHF-33 Band 7 MHz.

On July 3, 2007 Southern Cross Television's parent company, Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
, recommended Macquarie Media Group
Macquarie Media Group

Macquarie Media Group, or MMG, is one of Australia's major media companies. On July 3, 2007 Southern Cross Broadcasting recommended Macquarie Media Group's offer of AUD1.35 billion, for a takeover of the corporation....
's offer of AU$
Aud

Aud might refer to*Australian dollar *American University in Dubai *Doctor of Audiology *Au?r, the son of N?tt and Naglfari in Norse mythology....
1.35 billion, for a takeover of the corporation. On November 5, 2007, the network was officially purchased by the Macquarie Media Group.

In early 2009, Southern Cross Tasmania dropped all of its remaining Network Ten programming, except for AFL telecasts, as it has gradually dropped other programming since 2004 when TDT was launched, which now broadcasts all Network Ten programming. It is now affiliated only with Seven and broadcasts all of its programming, except when AFL games are on. In addition to this, they have also changed their on screen graphics to match Seven's.

News

Southern Cross Nightly News is a local news service produced by the Australian regional television network Southern Cross Television. Tasmania's bulletin is produced out of their studios in Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania

Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, with a population of 99,675, located at the juncture of the North Esk River, South Esk River, and Tamar River, Tasmania rivers....
, while the Regional South Australia bulletin is produced out of their studios in Port Pirie.

Bulletins

  • Tasmania
    Tasmania

    Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
Weekdays: Presented by Jo Palmer and Rob Fairs (sport) and Peter Murphy (weather)
Weekend: Presented by Kim Millar and Nathan Templeton (sport) and Lee Dixon (weather)
  • Regional South Australia
    South Australia

    South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
Weekdays Only: Justine Northey

News Updates

  • Regional South Australia
    South Australia

    South Australia is a States and territories of Australia of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories....
    , Darwin
    Darwin, Northern Territory

    Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
    , Central 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....
Presented by Lachlan Kennedy
  • Tasmania
    Tasmania

    Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
Weekdays: Presented By Jo Palmer
Weekends: Presented By Kim Millar


Programming


Local Programming


Although, in the past, various birthday specials, telethons and locally produced TV shows have been aired. Quiz Quest (children's game show), The Saturday night show (variety), Down the line (morning talk/local events), Targa Tasmania (annually), The Saturday Morning Fun Show (kids), Tasmanian New Faces (talent), Launceston Cup (OB) and so on.

The series' that Southern Cross produce are listed below.

Hook, Line and Sinker
Hook, Line and Sinker (TV program)

Hook, Line and Sinker is an Australian fishing television program, produced by HLS Productions in Hobart, Tasmania and is hosted by Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart....

Hook, Line and Sinker is a fishing show hosted by former news journalists Andrew Hart
Andrew Hart

Andrew Hart is an Australian former professional Rugby league player.Hart started his career at the Illawarra Steelers and then spent time at St....
 and Nick Duigan.

Renovation Relief
Renovation Relief is a DIY Program hosted by famous wood-chopper David Foster
David Foster

David Walter Foster, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Doctor of Laws is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer-songwriter and arrangement.....
 in which he and a team of people from sponsors (i.e. Gunns
Gunns

Gunns Limited is a major forestry enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1875 by brothers John and Thomas Gunn, it is one of Australia's oldest companies....
) renovate a house, most commonly for people who have done something for the community or have disabled children. Renovation Relief is not airing at this time.

Targa Tasmania
Targa Tasmania

Targa Tasmania is a tarmac-based rally racing event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually since 1992 Targa Tasmania. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily....

For the two weeks in which Targa Tasmania
Targa Tasmania

Targa Tasmania is a tarmac-based rally racing event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually since 1992 Targa Tasmania. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily....
 runs, each night Andrew Hart and Nick Duigan share the events of the day in Targa Torque, this usually airs at around 10.30pm.

Holiday at Home

Holiday at Home is a lifestyle program which promotes places to stay at and things to do in Tasmania.

Discover Tasmania

This show was only screened in Tasmania and was produced by Southern Cross Television but is hosted by 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....
 personalities Ed Halmagyi and Tim Campbell
Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell is an actor best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.Campbell formerly starred in the children's television show Snobs_ with Indiana Evans....
 and a mention was made about the Seven Network broadcast centre model in the village of Lower Crackpot in the Tasmazia maze complex. It is similar to Holiday at Home except featured more famous attractions and was arguably better quality television.

Homes of Tasmania

Homes of Tasmania is screened each year showcasing the year's award-winning homes. It is hosted by Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart
Andrew Hart

Andrew Hart is an Australian former professional Rugby league player.Hart started his career at the Illawarra Steelers and then spent time at St....
, like Hook Line and Sinker.

Going Bush

This was the third show hosted by Nick Duigan and Andrew Hart. It was a five part series screening on Sunday mornings, about Tasmanian bushland and related topics, and co-produced with Forestry Tasmania.

Burnie Ten - Ten Week Challenge

For the ten weeks leading up to the Burnie Ten Mark Connelly
Mark Connelly

Mark Connelly is a professor and former Head of the School of History, at the University of Kent in Canterbury, where he is both a military historian, and the Reuters Lecturer in Media History.....
 trains a group of people in a program sponsored by Southern Cross. Each week there are updates given during ad-breaks. In the beginning years of the program people who took part were well known in Tasmania, however in 2006 a Launceston family were trained to run the event.

Locally

Community Billboard

A service provided to the community to promote community based events.
The Scope

A service that informs the viewer what is on in the area.

Availability

Southern Cross Television is available in analog
Analog television

Analog television encodes television picture and sound information and transmits it as an analog signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast Signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal....
 PAL
PAL

PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a color-encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. Other common analog television systems are SECAM and NTSC....
 and standard definition digital
Digital terrestrial television

Digital Terrestrial Television is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional Antenna instead of a satellite dish or cable connection....
 format. In all areas except Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales

Broken Hill is an isolated mining city and Local Government Areas of Australia in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton, has roots in the town....
, the Spencer Gulf
Spencer Gulf

The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight....
 and central Australia, an additional 1080i
1080i

1080i is the shorthand name of a format of high-definition video modes. 1080 denotes the number of horizontal scan lines - also known as vertical resolution - and the letter i stands for interlaced....
 high definition
High-definition television

High-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher than traditional television systems . HDTV is digitally broadcast; the earliest implementations used analog broadcasting, but today digital television signals are used, requiring less Bandwidth due to digital video compression....
 simulcast is also available. The network is available primarily through free-to-air
Free-to-air

Free-to-air television and radio broadcasts are sent Encryption and may be received via any suitable receiver:Free-to-view is, generally, available without subscription but is digitally encrypted and may be restricted geographically....
 terrestrial
Terrestrial television

Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission. . The term is uncommon in the United States while more common in Europe....
 transmitter
Transmitter

For biologic transmitters, see transmitter substance.A transmitter is an Electronics machine which, usually with the aid of an antenna , propagates an electromagnetic radiation Signalling such as radio, television, or other telecommunications....
s, with satellite
Satellite television

Satellite television is television delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by a satellite dish and set-top box. In many areas of the world it provides a wide range of channels and services, often to areas that are not serviced by terrestrial television or cable television providers....
 transmissions available in central Australia. The network's owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station

In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the television network with which it is associated....
s include, TNT Tasmania, TND
TND

TND can mean multiple things:* Tomorrow Never Dies, James Bond 007 movie* Tunisian dinar, the ISO 4217 code for the currency of Tunisia* Traditional Neighborhood Development , a form of development associated with New Urbanism...
 Darwin, GTS Spencer Gulf, BKN Broken Hill, ITQ
QQQ

QQQ is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* QQQ, an Australian television station broadcasting in remote eastern and central areas of Australia...
 Mount Isa, and QQQ
QQQ

QQQ is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* QQQ, an Australian television station broadcasting in remote eastern and central areas of Australia...
 Central Australia.

Logos

Southern Cross Television's first networked logo produced and used across its regional stations, featured a blue rounded square with the Southern Cross constellation in white. This logo was used on TNT and GLV/BCV until 1993, when GLV/BCV adopted an independent logo. TNT retained the logo until 2000, when a new logo was introduced featuring an orange Tasmanian Tiger above the word Southern Cross. In 2005, a new logo was produced and used across the network, this time to a blue and red star. This logo has been used since, and was launched concurrently with similarly designed logos on Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten

Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia....
 and across Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting

Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian Mass media company , that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television....
's other assets.