Nine Network

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This article is about the Australian television network. For the channel article, see Channel Nine.

Nine Network
Image:Channelnine.svg
Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Australia
Availability	Capital Cities
Founded	1963 as National Television Network
Owner	PBL Media - www.pbl.com.au
Key people	Eddie McGuire (CEO)
Launch date	September 16, 1956 as TCN-9 1963 as National Television Network
Website	www.ninemsn.com.au

The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. The network's headquarters is in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. From here the network signal is broadcast to other network stations and regional affiliates. All nationally-broadcast news programs emanate from studios there.

On Wednesday 18 October 2006 James Packer sold 50% of Channel Nine to CVC Asia-Pacific, for 4.6 billion dollars AUD.

Contents 1 Free-to-air channels 1.1 Stations 1.1.1 Callsigns 1.1.2 Affiliates 1.1.2.1 Southern Cross Broadcasting 1.1.2.2 WIN Television 1.1.2.3 NBN Television 1.1.2.4 Imparja 2 See also 3 Further reading 4 External links

Free-to-air channels

• Channel Nine

The Network's primary channel, broadcasting mainstream comedy, drama, news, films, sport, and reality television programmes. Channel Nine is the home of National Nine News, currently shown during Today and at 11.00, 4.30 and 6.00 during the week. The channel is available free-to-air, via satellite and via cable, in analogue, standard-definition and 1080i high-definition.

• Nine Guide

An electronic program guide channel provided by the Nine Network. The channel is currently only available in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. The electronic program guide is only available via free-to-air digital television.

Stations

Callsigns

Callsigns for Nine Network stations in the capital cities:

• TCN-9, Sydney
• GTV-9, Melbourne
• QTQ-9, Brisbane
• STW-9, Perth
• NTD-8, Darwin

Affiliates

Nine Network programming is also carried by the following affiliate networks:

Southern Cross Broadcasting

• NWS-9 - Adelaide

WIN Television

• WIN - Griffith
• WIN - Southern New South Wales
• WIN - Victoria
• WIN - Queensland
• WIN - Tasmania
• WIN - Mount Gambier & Riverland
• WIN - Western Australia (non-exclusive)

NBN Television

• NBN - Northern New South Wales

Imparja

• Imparja - Satellite, Alice Springs & Mount Isa (Non-Exclusive) (including remote South Australia, Northern Territory)

See also

• Channel Nine
• Nine Network presenters
• List of Nine Network presenters
• Nine Network shows

Further reading

• Stone, Gerald (2000). Compulsive Viewing: the inside story of Packer's Nine Network. Ringwood, Victoria: Viking. ISBN 0-670-88690-4. 

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