NWS (TV station)
| Channels | |
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| Branding | Nine |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Nine |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 5 September 1959 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:9 (VHF) (1959–2013) |
Call signmeaning | TheNeWsSouth Australia |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ERP | 50kW(digital) |
| HAAT | 505 m (both)[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°58′57″S138°42′30″E/ 34.98250°S 138.70833°E |
| Links | |
| Website | 9now.au |
NWSis an Australiantelevision stationbased inAdelaide,Australia. It isowned-and-operatedby theNine Network.The station callsign,NWS,is an initialism of TheNeWsSouth Australia.
History
[edit]Origins
[edit]| Entity | Share |
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| Lamb Family | 35.02% |
| Wansey Family | 30.14% |
| Hadjoin Pty Ltd | 19.88% |
| Others | 14.96% |
NWS-9 was the first television broadcaster in Adelaide, beginning on 5 September 1959 from their Tynte Street studios. It was owned byRupert Murdoch'sNews Limited(a subsidiary of his holding companyNews Corporation) throughSouthern Television Corporation Ltdwho also owned city newspaperThe News.Popular programs produced in its early days included the live variety showsAdelaide TonightandHey Hey It's Saturday(on-location specials), science showThe Curiosity Show,The Country and Western Hour,and children's showsChannel Niners,C'mon Kids,Here's HumphreyandPick Your Face.NWS also broadcastSANFLgame matches from 1989 to 1992, earlier it had produced the first ever colour broadcast of that league's Grand Final in 1973.
In early 1980,NBN Limitedbecame NWS's owner forA$19 million.[2]In 1981, Hadjoin Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary ofKevin Parry's Esplanade Limited (later Parry Corporation), purchased 19.88% of NBN Limited for $6.7 million.[2]
Following this, Parry then attempted to buy the Wansey family's stake in NBN, but was blocked by theSupreme Court of New South Wales,after which Parry revealed that he wanted to take over NBN (and thus NWS). Parry and the Lamb family then formed a deal – NBN would transfer NWS to the Lambs in exchange for their share of NBN which went to the Parrys. This ended NBN Limited's ownership of NWS.
Recent history
[edit]The Lamb family sold NWS toSouthern Cross Broadcastingfor $96 million in 1999, leading to redundancies among almost half of the station's staff.[3]
On 30 May 2007, Southern Cross announced its sale of NWS-9 toWIN Corporationfor $105 million.[4]WIN took control on 1 July 2007.
It was reported on 3 June 2013 thatNine Entertainment Co.would immediately purchase Nine Adelaide (NWS) fromWIN Corporationas part of a deal to secure international cricket television rights. Nine officially gained control of NWS on 1 July 2013.[5]This move saw Nine Adelaide joinBrisbane,SydneyandMelbourneasNine Networkowned-and-operated metropolitan stations leaving onlyPerthwhich was purchased only months later in September.
Managing Director of Nine Adelaide, Sean O'Brien, announced in late 2014 that within two years, the station would move from their Tynte Street location of over fifty years to new studios in the CBD.[6]
The final broadcast from the Tynte Street studios was on 18 September 2015, followed a day later by the first transmission from the new street-level studios on Pirie Street.[7]
Programming
[edit]Current in-house productions
[edit]- 9News(Adelaide edition)
- Hello SA(2022 - Present)
- Building Ideas(Adelaide edition)
Previous in-house productions
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- Adelaide Tonight
- The Curiosity Show
- C'mon Kids
- The Country and Western Hour
- Channel Niners
- Here's Humphrey
- Pick Your Face
- Postcards
- Out of the Blue
- Garden Gurus SA
- Building Ideas
- Feeling Good
- Out of the Ordinary
News
[edit]9News Adelaideis presented from the studios of NWS Adelaide byKate Collinsand Brenton Ragless on weeknights withWill McDonaldpresenting on weekends. Sport is presented mostly in the studio by Tom Rehn on weekdays and by Corey Norris on weekends, with the weather presented byJessica Braithwaiteon weeknights and Chelsea Carey on the weekend.
News history
[edit]John Doherty was the station's first news presenter.
Between 1988 and 2007, the weeknight bulletin was presented byRob Kelvinand the lateKevin Crease.They were one of the longest serving news duos in Australia.
Throughout the 1990s, Deanna Williams was the main fill-in presenter and state political reporter. Following her resignation in March 2002, either Kelvin or Crease would fill in for McGuinness on weekends, but in 2005 the situation arose where all three presenters were unavailable – leaving weekend sports presenterMark Bickleyto read the news.
Also during this time, the weekend bulletins consistently rated higher than its rivalSeven News Adelaidein its timeslot, however, the weeknight bulletins continue to languish in second position behind Seven.[8]
In late 2008, NWS-9 launched its own local version of the Nine Network's flagship current affairs program,A Current Affair,hosted by Adelaide journalistKate Collins.It was axed only one year later.[9]
On 26 November 2009, one day after the a xing of the localA Current Affairwas announced, Kelly Nestor announced live on air that her contract as Kelvin's weeknight co-anchor would not be renewed and she would finish on 18 December 2009.[10]
On 22 February 2010, it was announced that senior reporterMichael Smythwould be joining Rob Kelvin at the newsdesk.
On 31 October 2010,Rob Kelvinannounced that he would retire from the newsdesk after 32 years on the air. He would present his last bulletin on 31 December 2010 after 27 years anchoring the news. However, News Director, Tony Agars announced that Kelvin would continue to present the occasional special report and fill-in a few times a year when required.Kate Collinsreplaced Kelvin, joining Smyth at the news desk.
In October 2011, it was announced thatMichael SmythandGeorgina McGuinnesswould not have their contracts renewed.[11]From the end of November 2011 until December 2013, Kate Collins presented the bulletin solo on weeknights andWill McDonaldreplaced McGuinness as presenter for weekend bulletins at the end of December 2011.
Despite the national dominance of Nine News for many years, the Adelaide bulletin has failed to match the same ratings success seen in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and remains the lowest-rating news program in its market, formerly trailing rival Seven News Adelaide by around 100,000 viewers. This is reflected in the frequent position changes that have taken place at NWS over the years since it last won the local ratings in 2007.
Presenters and reporters
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Notable past presenters
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News bulletin titles
[edit]- NWS-9 News, Sport and Weather(1959–1965)
- Channel 9 News(1960s–early 1970s)
- National Nine News(early 1970s, 1976–1980, 1987–2008)
- Nine Eyewitness News(1974–1976)
- Nine Action News(1981–1986)
- Nine News(2008–present)
References
[edit]- ^HAATestimated fromhttp:// itu.int/SRTM3/using EHAAT.
- ^abc"Annual Report" (Press release). NBN Limited. 1980.
- ^"Can Southern Cross clean up dodgy 2UE ethics?".Crikey.crikey.au. 18 March 2001.Retrieved15 August2015.
- ^"WIN buys Channel 9 Adelaide".AAP.theage.au. 30 May 2007.Retrieved30 May2007.
- ^"Nine signs news cricket deal, buys Adelaide affiliate".David Knox.tvtonight.au. 3 June 2013.Retrieved3 June2013.
- ^"NWS9 Adelaide to exit North Adelaide home".David Knox.tvtonight.au. 3 June 2013.Retrieved15 August2015.
- ^"Nine News Adelaide studio".David Knox.tvtonight.au. 22 September 2015.Retrieved22 September2015.
- ^Kelly on cloud Nine
- ^"A Current Affair gets the chop".The Advertiser.News Limited. 25 November 2009.Retrieved9 January2010.
- ^Harvy, Ben; Helene Sobolewski; Paul Starick (27 November 2009)."Channel Nine wrong to sack newsreader Kelly Nestor".The Advertiser.News Limited.Retrieved9 January2010.
- ^"WIN sacks Nine News Adelaide presenters".David Knox.tvtonight.au. 19 October 2011.Retrieved19 October2011.
- ^"Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh found dead".YouTube. 2 July 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2021.Retrieved8 June2016.
- ^Cora Dove (1986).The First 25 Years of Television in South Australia.p. 126.
