SBS (Australian TV channel)
| SBS | |
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| Launched | 24 October 1980 |
| Network | SBS Television |
| Owned by | Special Broadcasting Service |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audience share | 5.5% Nationally (2012 Ratings Year, 2012 ratings) |
| Slogan | This is SBS |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationally |
| Headquarters | Artarmon, New South Wales |
| Formerly called | Channel 0/28 (1980–1983) Network 0–28 (1983–1985) SBS TV (1985–2009) SBS ONE (1 June 2009–4 July 2015) |
| Sister channel(s) |
SBS HD SBS Viceland Food Network NITV |
| Website | www.sbs.com.au |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T | 7 |
| Freeview SBS (virtual) | 03 |
| Freeview SBS HD (virtual) | 30 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel (virtual) | 104 |
| VAST (virtual) | 3 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel/Optus (virtual) | 104 |
| TransACT (virtual) | 3 |
SBS is a national public television network in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally. In 2009, SBS had a 5.8% audience share.
SBS began test transmissions in April 1979 when it showed various foreign language programs on ABV-2 Melbourne and ABN-2 Sydney on Sunday mornings. Full-time transmission began at 6.30 pm on 24 October 1980 (United Nations Day) as Channel 0/28. At the time, SBS was broadcasting on UHF Channel 28 and VHF Channel 0. Bruce Gyngell, who introduced television to Australia back in 1956, was given the task of introducing the first batch of programs on the new station. The first program shown was a documentary on multiculturalism entitled "Who Are We?" which was hosted, produced and directed by well-known Australian journalist Peter Luck.
When transmission would begin for the night, the opening announcement would be as follows:
"Welcome to Channel 0/28 Multicultural Television, Sydney and Melbourne. A section of the Special Broadcasting Service, transmitting on VHF Channel 0 with a vision carrier frequency of 46.25Mhz and on UHF Channel 28 with a vision carrier frequency of 527.25Mhz. As well as from the Hyatt Kingsgate Tower in Kings Cross, Sydney, on UHF Channel 54 with a vision carrier frequency of 737.25Mhz".
On 14 October 1983, the service expanded into Canberra on UHF28, Cooma and Goulburn on UHF58 and at the same time changed its name to Network 0–28. Its new slogan was the long-running "Bringing the World Back Home".
On 18 February 1985, the station changed its name to SBS and began daytime transmissions. In June, SBS expanded to Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Gold Coast. On 5 January 1986 SBS ceased broadcasting on the VHF0 frequency. Although many Australians at the time did not have UHF antennas, SBS's VHF license had already been extended by a year at this stage and not all antennas had worked well with the low-frequency Channel 0 either. Following this, on 16 March 1986, SBS commenced transmission in Perth and Hobart. Darwin was the last capital city to receive the channel, with a local signal launched on 20 May 1994.
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