DTD (TV station)
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| City | Darwin |
| Channels | |
| Branding | 10 Darwin |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 10 |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 28 April 2008 |
Call signmeaning | Digital Television Darwin |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | ACMA |
| ERP | 85.5kW |
| HAAT | 147.0 m[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 12°24′52″S130°58′9″E/ 12.41444°S 130.96917°E |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
DTD,also known as10 Darwin,is adigitaltelevision stationinDarwin,Northern Territory.It is jointly owned byNine Entertainment(owner ofNine Darwin) andSouthern Cross Austereo(owner ofSeven Darwin) and operates under the company name Darwin Digital Television.[2]
History
[edit]The licence to operate Darwin's third commercial television station was allocated to Darwin Digital Television Pty Ltd, a joint venture with the two existing commercial television broadcasting licensees in the Darwin area, Regional Television Pty Ltd (TND- Southern Cross Darwin) and Territory Television Pty Ltd (NTD- Nine Darwin) in early 2007.[2]
The channel was due to launch in late 2007 but was delayed until the channel started test transmitting a test pattern on 21 April 2008 at 6.00p.m.ACST[3]The channel started transmitting television programs on 28 April 2008 as part of a testing period ahead of the official launch.
Since April 2008, the station also carries10 News First Melbournebulletins fromATV-10,instead of the Brisbane and Sydney feeds, as well as a small amount of10 Sportprogramming.
The station has carried a sole 10 affiliate, on relay fromMelbourneinstead ofBrisbaneorSydney,despite time zone differences betweenNorthern TerritoryandVictoria.
Programming
[edit]DTD rebroadcasts a direct feed ofBrisbane'sTVQ-10instead ofSydney'sTEN-10orMelbourne'sATV-10because of time zone differences betweenNew South Wales/Victoriaand theNorthern Territory,especially during the summer months.
Availability
[edit]The station is available only ondigital televisionas an affiliate ofNetwork TenandSouthern Cross Ten.It broadcasts onUHFchannel33.[2]Its signal was rebroadcast viaTasmanian Digital Televisionin Hobart until the latter became an affiliate of theNine Networkin July 2016.
10 Bold
[edit]On 22 April 2010,[4]DTD began broadcasting "One",a sports-only high-definition channel, owned by Network Ten. Network Ten altered the channel's format to include documentaries, dramas and comedy aimed at male audiences between 4pm and 10:30pm, commencing from May 2011.
In October 2018, the channel rebranded from ONE to 10 Boss, and then quickly changed to 10 Bold to line up with the southern states.
10 Peach
[edit]On 3 May 2011, DTD commenced transmission of "Eleven",a general entertainment channel aimed at" distinctly youthful "viewers between the ages of 13 and 29, with programs such asNeighboursandThe Simpsonsreturning to Darwin Free-To-Air TV screens on the new channel.
In October 2018, the channel rebranded to10 Peachto line up with the rest of theNetwork 10stations. The channel simulcasts instandard definition.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^HAATestimated fromhttp:// itu.int/SRTM3/using EHAAT.
- ^abc"New digital commercial television service for Darwin"(Press release).ACMA.2007-05-18. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-09.Retrieved2007-06-29.
- ^"DTC set to start next week".MediaSpy. 2008-04-20. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-05-01.Retrieved2008-05-04.
- ^"ONE coming to Darwin".25 March 2010.