ATN
| Sydney, New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Seven |
| Slogan | Gottaloveit |
| Channels | Digital: 6 (VHF) |
| Translators | 72 |
| Affiliations | Seven (O&O) |
| Owner |
Seven West Media Limited (Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd) |
| First air date | 2 December 1956 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Amalgamated Television New South Wales |
| Sister station(s) | HSV, BTQ, SAS, TVW, STQ |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 7 (VHF, 1956–2013) |
| Transmitter power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 249 m (analog) 251 m (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°48′20″S 151°10′51″E / 33.80556°S 151.18083°E |
| Licensing authority | ACMA |
| Website | www |
ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, two in Melbourne) to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. It began broadcasting on 2 December 1956.
The station formed an affiliation with GTV-9 Melbourne in 1957, in order to share content. In 1963, Frank Packer ended up owning both GTV-9 and TCN-9, so as a result the stations switched their previous affiliations. ATN-7 and HSV-7 joined to create the Australian Television Network, which later became the Seven Network. ATN-7 is the home of the national level Seven News bulletins.
The station opened in 1956 with principal offices and studios located at Mobbs Lane, Epping (a suburb about 18 kilometres north west of Sydney). The initial black and white cameras and other equipment was supplied by the Marconi Company of England. Conversion to PAL colour occurred on 1 March 1975. Digital DVB-T commenced on 1 January 2001.
The initial transmission tower in 1956 was located near the ABC tower at Gore Hill, Sydney. This was eventually demolished after ATN was invited to share a new site at Artarmon which was built by a new 3rd, commercial broadcaster TEN-10.
ATN-7 commenced digital television transmission in January 2001, broadcasting on VHF Channel 6 while maintaining analogue transmission on VHF Channel 7.
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