Regional television in Australia

Regional television is a term given to local television services in areas outside of the five main Australian cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth).

History

1960s

The first regional television stations were launched soon after the rollout of television to metropolitan Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. GLV-10 in Traralgon opened on 9 December 1961 and was followed 14 days later by GMV-6 in Shepparton and BCV-8 Bendigo.

Television continued to expand throughout Victoria and the rest of the country throughout the 1960s with no fewer than twenty five stations making their first transmissions between 1962 and 1968.

1962 station openings<br />

• 4 March: NBN-3 Newcastle
• 17 March: CBN-8 Orange
• 18 March: WIN-4 Wollongong
• 27 April: BTV-6 Ballarat
• 12 May:...... ...
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