RTS (TV station)
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SES: Mount Gambier, South Australia RTS: Riverland, South Australia |
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| Branding | Seven SA/WIN |
| Channels |
Digital: SES: 32 (UHF) RTS: 35 (UHF) |
| Affiliations |
SES/RTS: Seven SDS/RDS: Nine |
| Owner |
WIN Corporation Pty Ltd (WIN Television SA Pty Ltd) |
| First air date |
SES: 25 March 1966 RTS: 26 November 1976 |
| Call letters' meaning |
SES: South East South Australia RTS: Riverland Television South Australia SDS: SES Digital South Australia RTS: RTS Digital South Australia |
| Sister station(s) | MGS/LRS |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: SES: 8 (VHF) RTS: 5A (VHF) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1966-2003) Nine (2004-2007) |
| Transmitter power |
SES: 200 kW RTS: 240 kW |
| Height |
SES: 379 m RTS: 180 m |
| Transmitter coordinates |
SES: 37°36′8″S 140°28′58″E / 37.60222°S 140.48278°E RTS: 34°27′52″S 140°32′1″E / 34.46444°S 140.53361°E |
| Website | www.wintv.com.au |
SES/RTS, part of the WIN Television network, are Australian television stations licensed to, and serving Mount Gambier, the Limestone Coast and the Riverland in South Australia.
It was originally two individual stations serving different regions. SES-8 commenced transmissions on 25 March 1966 serving Mount Gambier and south-east South Australia. RTS-5A began on 26 November 1976 serving Loxton, Renmark and the Riverland.
In the 1990s, RTS was bought by SES, but it continued to produce a local news bulletin, and identified on-air as 5A.
In 1999, WIN Television acquired SES and RTS and integrated them into the WIN Television network, with the branding now matching that of the Nine Network. In December 2003, 24-hour transmission commenced.
Prior to 2004, SES/RTS was the only commercial television station broadcasting in Mount Gambier and the south east of South Australia. The station broadcast a mixture of programs derived from the Seven Network, Nine Network and Network Ten. However, in 2004, WIN Television introduced a sole Network Ten affiliate, WIN Ten (MGS/LRS), becoming the second commercial television station in the region. Following this, SES/RTS became a sole Nine Network affiliate, only sport programs (particularly AFL matches) being acquired from the Seven Network.
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