Channel Ten (Australia)
| Network Ten | |
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| Launched | 1 August 1964 |
| Owned by | Ten Network Holdings |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 17.9% Nationally (2014 Ratings Year, ) |
| Slogan | Turn on 10 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth |
| Affiliates | Southern Cross Austereo (Northern NSW/Spencer Gulf/Darwin/NT), WIN Television |
| Headquarters | Pyrmont, New South Wales |
| Formerly called | Independent Television System (1965–1970) The 0/10 Network (1970–1980) 10 TV Australia (July 23, 1989–January 13, 1991) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Ten HD Eleven One TVSN Spree TV |
| Website | tenplay.com.au |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| TEN Sydney (DVB-T 64-QAM) |
1573 @ 11 (219.5 MHz) |
| ATV Melbourne (DVB-T 64-QAM) |
1589 @ 11 (219.5 MHz) |
| TVQ Brisbane/Gold Coast (DVB-T 64-QAM) |
1605 @ 11 (219.5 MHz) |
| ADS Adelaide (DVB-T 64-QAM) |
1621 @ 11 (219.5 MHz) |
| NEW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T 64-QAM) |
1669 @ 11 (219.5 MHz) |
| Freeview Ten owned (virtual) | 10 |
| Freeview Ten HD (virtual) | 13 |
| Freeview WIN regional (virtual) | 8/88 |
| Freeview SCA regional (virtual) | 5 |
| Satellite | |
| TEN Sydney (DVB-S QPSK) |
1061 @ 12094 MHz (Foxtel Optus D3) |
| ATV Melbourne (DVB-S QPSK) |
1031 @ 12094 MHz (Foxtel Optus D3) |
| TVQ Brisbane (DVB-S QPSK) |
1011 @ 12094 MHz (Foxtel Optus D3) |
| Foxtel (virtual) | 110 |
| VAST (virtual) | 5 or 10 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Optus (virtual) | 110 |
Network Ten (commonly known as Channel Ten or simply Ten, officially stylised as TEN) is an Australian commercial broadcasting network owned by Ten Network Holdings, and is headquartered in Pyrmont, New South Wales. It is the third Australian free-to-air television network to make its debut after Nine Network in September 1956 and Seven Network in November of that year. It first aired on August 1, 1964 in Melbourne. Network Ten is the fourth of all the five national free-to-air networks in Australia, after the ABC. Its owned-and-operated stations can be found in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country. The channel's name became a backronym for "The Entertainment Network" during the early 1990s.
From the introduction of TV in 1956 until 1965 there were only two commercial television networks in Australia, the National Television Network (now the Nine Network) and the Australian Television Network (now the Seven Network), as well as the public Australian Broadcasting Corporation (then Commission). In the early 1960s, the federal government began canvassing the idea of licensing a third commercial television station in each capital city. This decision was seen by some as a way for the government to defuse growing public dissatisfaction with the dominance of imported overseas programming and the paucity of local content. The first of these "third" licences was granted to United Telecasters Sydney was granted on 4 April 1963.
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