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I've moved some tings around and added a history section to this article - what I'm wondering is, whether something like this should go in the technical section (which needs expanding):
LCN | Channel Name |
timgraham 14:42, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
My main suggestion is that there should be a new section at the start of the article which orientates the reader to the topic of Digital terrestrial television in Australia and provides Context for what is to follow. Terms such as "datacasting" and "high definition services" should be briefly explained. (I realise that these terms are wikilinked, but feel that more is needed in this article.)
Also, there are quite a few awkward sentences:
And this paragraph was also difficult to follow:
This paragraph talks about digital multiview enhancements, datacast services, multi-view service, statistical datacast channel, multi-view channel, and multi-view datacast service. I found it very confusing. Maybe some of these terms could be explained in the Context section that I spoke of.
Please also bear in mind that the lead section needs to summarise the main points of the article (see WP:LEAD). As it stands there are some points in the lead which don't seem to appear in the body of the article.
The one last thing is that the ABC2 image needs a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image is consistent with fair use in this article.
I'm putting this article on hold as the article has the potential for GA status, however the issues noted above must be dealt with before GA status can be awarded. I hope that this can be addressed within the seven days allowed by on hold, and wish you all the best with your editing... -- Johnfos 03:39, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks, SL and Tim, the changes look good and the article now meets all of the GA criteria... congratulations... Johnfos 08:35, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
There are two quite different types of guides being broadcast and this article does not distinguish between them. There is the text data stream that PVRs (such as MythTV) frequently want for programming, and then there is what the commercial stations are calling "EPG"s. These latter ones are additional video streams with formatted guide information and a miniature view of the main channel. ABC and SBS (AFAIK) do not devote bandwidth to these latter things. There is also a dedicated video channel for all guide information.
The text data stream has been spotty in support. ABC has been the best: data is provided for programming up to a week in advance for both the main channel and for ABC2. SBS provides data for at least some hours in advance (possibly more - I haven't looked) but only for the HD stream. Until very recently, the three commercial stations only gave the current and the next program, which was quite inconvenient, although they covered both SD and HD streams, and D44 doesn't provide any.
However, I discovered in the last week that Ten and Nine are now providing data for several days in advance, which is quite a welcome improvement. Seven is conspicious by its omission.
If no-one has more information, I'll add a section about this in a few days, based on what I've written here.
StaticSan ( talk) 00:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
I changed Sydney/Foxtel/Austar to Sydney/Foxtel/Austar/Satellite because there are some channels available via satellite. These are free to air channels that don't have a subscription fee. List of satellite channels from Australia: http://www.lyngsat.com/freetv/Australia.html More channels, mostly from overseas, are available from other satellites.
122.108.50.15 ( talk) 14:26, 5 May 2009 (UTC)Anonymous
The entire section seems to be garbage. The appearance of LCN's on SBS is not indicative of a launch of future channels, nor is speculation or a possible desire by the heads of such channels in the future.~ Trisreed my talk my contribs 05:38, 5 December 2009 (UTC)
Apparently a user by the IP address of 122.107.175.135 ( talk) keeps on removing <!-- ( diff 1, diff 2 and diff 3.). Could you please tell him to stop? -- PK2 ( talk) 10:36, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
As Freeview is only an advertising name, there is a need to keep a current channel table here. Also, if you look at other articles (for example, List of digital terrestrial television channels (UK) or Digital radio in Australia) they are listed under the type name, instead of the company. Wally Otto ( talk) 09:59, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
The channel table in this article and Freeview (Australia) has been changed to a template. The main reason is that the channel tables in both articles are for the exact same purpose and should display the exact same information. Obviously whenever an edit is made to the table in one article, it means having to update the table in the other article, so it makes sense to have a template to act as the channel table in both articles to avoid having to do that. I don't see any reason why anyone should object to it, since the tables in each article are virtually identical.
Any edits made to the channel table should now be directed at the template here. Thanks Fruit.bmp ( talk) 08:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
This is the major clean up I mentioned. This is slightly bigger than the current channel section, but less messy and cluttered. It's based on the UK channel table, includes a 'parent company' section which I think is necessary, and is divided into separate sections. It also eliminates the ambiguous notes column. Improvement or too big? Fruit.bmp ( talk) 06:58, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Channel Name | Parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability information |
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ABC1 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCNs 2, 21. |
ABC2 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 5:30am to 2:00am | 576i SDTV | LCN 22. |
Seven Network | Seven Media Group | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Metro: LCNs 7, 71. Regional: Branded as GWN in regional Western Australia, SCTV in Tasmania and Darwin and Prime in most other regional areas, LCN 6. |
7Two | Seven Media Group | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCN 72 (Metro, Darwin), 62 (other broadcast areas). |
7mate | Seven Media Group | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | LCN 73 (Metro), 70 (Darwin), 60 (Tasmania), 63 (other broadcast areas). |
Nine Network | PBL Media | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Metro: LCN 9. Regional: Branded as NBN in northern New South Wales and WIN in most other regional areas, LCN 8. |
Go! | PBL Media | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCN 99 (Metro), 88 (other broadcast areas). |
GEM | PBL Media | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | LCN 90 (Metro), 80 (other broadcast areas). |
Network Ten | Ten Network Holdings | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Metro: LCN 10. Regional: Branded as Ten Digital in Tasmania, Mildura, Darwin and Regional Western Australia and Southern Cross Ten in most other regional areas, LCN 5. |
SBS One | Special Broadcasting Service | 5:00am to 2:00am | 576i SDTV | LCNs 3, 33, 34 |
SBS One HD | Special Broadcasting Service | 5:00am to 2:00am | 720p HDTV | LCN 30. |
SBS Two | Special Broadcasting Service | 6:30am to 1:00am | 576i SDTV | LCN 32. |
Channel name and genre | Parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability information |
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ABC3 (children 6-15) | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 6:00am to 9:00pm | 576i SDTV | LCN 23. |
ABC News 24 (news) | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 24 hours | 720p HDTV | LCN 24. |
One HD (sport) | Ten Network Holdings | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | LCNs 1, 11 (Metro), 50 (other broadcast areas). |
Channel Name | Parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability information |
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ABC Dig Music | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 24 hours | Audio only | LCN 200. |
ABC Jazz | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 24 hours | Audio only | LCN 201. |
SBS Radio 1 | Special Broadcasting Service | 24 hours | Audio only | LCN 38. |
SBS Radio 2 | Special Broadcasting Service | 24 hours | Audio only | LCN 39. |
Channel Name | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability information | |
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TVS | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCN 44 (Sydney). | |
C31 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCN 44 (Melbourne). | |
44 Adelaide | 8:00am to 11:30pm | 576i SDTV | LCN 44 (Adelaide). | |
31 Digital | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | LCN 44 (Brisbane). | |
West TV | 7:00am to 12:00am | 576i SDTV | LCN 44 (Perth). |
Date of closure | Channel Name | Notes |
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June 30, 2003 | ABC Kids | Shared space with Fly TV, axed due to budget cuts. Replaced with ABC2 in 2005. |
June 30, 2003 | Fly TV | Shared space with ABC Kids, axed due to budget cuts. Replaced with ABC2 in 2005 |
January 25, 2007 | SBS Essential | |
February 25, 2008 | MyTalk | News and EPG channel, regional areas only. |
July 4, 2008 | Seven Guide | EPG channel. |
November 13, 2008 | Nine Guide | EPG channel. |
February 11, 2009 | Ten Guide | EPG channel. |
March 26, 2009 | Ten HD | Replaced with One HD. |
June 1, 2009 | SBS World News Channel | Replaced with SBS Two. |
July 6-8, 2010 | ABC HD | Replaced with ABC News 24. |
September 25, 2010 | Seven HD | Replaced with 7mate. |
September 26, 2010 | Nine HD | Replaced with GEM. |
The following channels were only available in Sydney as part of the Digital 44 suite of channels.
Date of expected launch | Channel Name | Notes |
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October 31, 2010 [1] | Nine | Spencer Gulf/Broken Hill region. |
January 11, 2011 | Eleven | Replacing One SD. |
2011 | Ten Central | Remote Central Australia region. |
References
IS it worthwile adding a section of Technical parameters of Digital TV in Australia. E.G bandwidth, modulation and even FEC etc? If its worth while, I can provide the info directly off the air (as seen by a MythTV receiver) from a single capital city. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.243.109.192 ( talk) 02:14, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
This site is filled with old information. Digital TV switchover is now complete: why doesn't this page reflect this? 213.160.112.98 ( talk) 12:59, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
This 2007 listing contains significant uncited material, which does not meet GA criterion 2b), and has not been adeqautely updated since the 2000s. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 ( talk) 19:28, 13 February 2024 (UTC)