Landline | |
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Presented by | Pip Courtney |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 23 |
Production | |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | March 1991 – present |
External links | |
Website |
Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC. Presented by Pip Courtney since 2012, the program discusses rural issues regarding farming, mining and fisheries from around Australia. Each week the show wraps up with an update on commodity prices for livestock and mining, and detailed national weather rainfall reports.
The program premiered in March 1991. The program is also repeated the following Monday at 11:00 am. Landline was the first program that broadcast on ABC2 when the channel was launched at 6.35 am on 7 March 2005. On the newly launched channel, the program is broadcast on Mondays at 6:25 am, 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm and 9:15 pm. Previous presenters include Deborah Knight, Ticky Fullerton, Anne Kruger, and Sally Sara.