ABT (TV station)
ABC Television in Tasmania comprises national and local programming on the ABC television network in the Australian state of Tasmania, on a number of channels under the ABC call sign. There is some local programming from the Hobart studio.
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| Hobart, Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 2 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | ABC Television |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
First air date | 4 June 1960 |
Former call signs | ABT (ABC Tasmania) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 2 (VHF) (1960-2013) |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| HAAT | 1024 m (analog) 1042 m (digital)[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°53′51″S 147°14′10″E |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
ABT was the historic name of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Hobart.
History
ABT began broadcasting on 4 June 1960, with studios in inner city Hobart and transmitter at Mount Wellington. The "T" in the call sign stood for Tasmania.
Collectors was a program produced in Hobart from 2005 and 2011.
The analogue signal for ABT was shut off on 9 April 2013.[2]
Relay stations
The following stations relayed ABT throughout Tasmania:
| Call | Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ digital) |
First air date | 3rd letter's meaning |
ERP (Analog/ digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ digital)1 |
Transmitter coordinates | Transmitter location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABKT | King Island | King Island | 11 (VHF)3 57 (UHF) |
14 January 1972 | King Island | 2.6 kW 6.5 kW |
190 m 198 m |
40°2′11″S 144°1′0″E | Gentle Annie |
| ABNT | North Eastern Tasmania | Launceston | 32 (UHF)3 41 (UHF) |
29 July 1963 | North Eastern | 2000 kW 1250 kW |
847 m 847 m |
41°23′30″S 147°25′36″E | Mount Barrow |
Notes:
- 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- 2. ABNT was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until 2002, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 3. Analogue television services ceased operation 9 April 2013 as part of the national conversion to digital television.
ABC Television in Tasmania today
As of 2021 there is a large number of transmitters broadcasting a number of ABC channels.[3]
Local programming
ABC News Tasmania is presented Guy Stayner from Monday to Thursday and Angela Ross from Friday to Sunday. Weather is presented by Simon McCulloch on weeknights. The weeknight bulletins also incorporate national finance segment presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne.
References
- HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- "Analogue TV Gets An Official Switch-Off Date". Lifehacker Australia. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- Australian Communications and Media Authority (April 2021). "Section 7: Television Callsign order (by state)" (PDF). Radio and television broadcasting stations: Internet edition (PDF). ACMA. p. 222–223. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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