- Southern Cross Ten
Infobox TV channel
name = Southern Cross Ten
logofile = Southern Cross Ten.svg
logosize = 150px
logoalt = Southern Cross Ten Logo
launch =June 2 ,1962
picture format =576i (SDTV),1080i (HDTV)
owner =Macquarie Media Group
slogan = "Seriously Ten"
web = [http://www.macquarie.com.au/au/mmg/investments/msc.htm Macquarie Media Group]
country = Flagicon|AustraliaAustralia
broadcast area = Regional Queensland,
Regional New South Wales,
Australian Capital Territory,
Regional Victoria,
Western South Australia
terr serv 1 = Analogue
terr chan 1 = "Tuned to various frequencies"
terr serv 2 = SD Digital
terr chan 2 = Channel 5
terr serv 3 = HD Digital
terr chan 3 = Channel 50
cable serv 1 = TransTV Digital
cable chan 1 = Channel 5
cable serv 2 = NC Digital
cable chan 2 = Channel 10
sat serv 1 =Foxtel Digital
sat chan 1 = Channel 110Southern Cross Ten is an
Australia ntelevision channel broadcast by theMacquarie Media Group inQueensland ,New South Wales , theAustralian Capital Territory , Victoria andSouth Australia . The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated toNetwork Ten . OnNovember 5 ,2007 , the network was officially purchased by theMacquarie Media Group . cite web
url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22708729-30540,00.html
title = Southern Cross falls to Mac and Fairfax
accessdate = 2007-06-03
date = 2007-06-03
publisher =The Australian ]Prior to 2002, the network was known as "Ten
" (e.g. "Ten Townsville"), and took generic Ten branding. At first, the new name wasn't used much, but when the Australian Broadcasting Authority instituted new regulations for local content, local programming and later on, some station graphics took on the Southern Cross Ten brand.History
Origins
Southern Cross Ten began as a small network of three stations in regional Victoria. The "TV-8" network was comprised of GLV-10
Gippsland , BCV-8 Bendigo, and STV-8 Victoria.cite web
url= http://www.austvhistory.com/scten/sctenvic.htm
title= Southern Cross Ten: Victoria
accessdate= 2007-09-10
author= Brooklyn Ross-Hulands
publisher= AusTVHistory]GLV was the first regional television station in the country, launched on
December 9 ,1961 . BCV-8 launched in the same year, onDecember 23 , while STV followed four years later, onNovember 27 ,1965 . GLV-10 became GLV-8 in1980 , whenMelbourne commercial station ATV-0 moved frequences to become ATV-10 The network began life in1982 as "TV-8", but later changed its name in1989 to the "Southern Cross Network". Soon after this, STV-8 left the network after it was bought by businessmanAlan Bond , and eventually sold on toENT Limited (owners of Vic TV and Tas TV).cite web
url= http://www.ketupa.net/win2.htm
title= WIN, Gordon and ENT: chronology
accessdate= 2007-07-10
author= Bruce Arnold
publisher= Caslon Analytics]1990s
Regional Victoria was aggregated in
1992 .cite web
url= http://www.televisionau.com/aggregation.htm
title= television.au AGGREGATION
accessdate= 2007-09-10
publisher= television.au]Vic Television , based inShepparton andBallarat affiliated with theNine Network , whilePrime Television , based in Albury-Wodonga became an affiliate of theSeven Network . Southern Cross, therefore, took on an affiliation withNetwork Ten . Soon after, it changed its name and logo to "SCN", directly emulating the look of its metropolitan counterpart. Local news was axed six months later, while the name and logo changed once again to "Ten Victoria".Canberra -based station Capital Television was purchased by Southern Cross' owner,Southern Cross Broadcasting , in1994 .cite web
url= http://www.austvhistory.com/scten/sctensnsw.htm
title= Southern Cross Ten: Sth NSW
accessdate= 2007-09-10
author= Brooklyn Ross-Hulands
publisher= AusTVHistory] It was soon integrated into the network, taking on the name "Ten Capital" soon after.2000s
Southern Cross Broadcasting acquired Telecasters Australia in2001 .cite web
url= http://www.ketupa.net/southerncross2.htm
title= Southern Cross: landmarks
accessdate= 2007-09-10
author= Bruce Arnold
publisher= Caslon Analytics] As a result, Ten Queensland and Ten Northern NSW became a part of the Southern Cross Ten network, while Telecasters' other assets - Seven Darwin and Seven Central - were later integrated into theSouthern Cross Television network.cite web
url= http://www.austvhistory.com/scten/sctenqld.htm
title= Southern Cross Ten: Queensland
accessdate= 2007-09-10
author= Brooklyn Ross-Hulands
publisher= AusTVHistory] Local news bulletins inCanberra and parts ofQueensland were axed onNovember 22 ,2001 - one of a number of moves taken by Southern Cross and competitorPrime Television that resulted in an investigation by theAustralian Broadcasting Authority into the adequacy of regional news.cite web
url= http://internet.aca.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_91501
title= ACMA: ABA - NR 10/2004
accessdate= 2007-09-10
publisher=Australian Communications and Media Authority ]The network expanded into the
Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill areas onDecember 31 ,2003 under a supplementary license granted to Southern Cross GTS/BKN by the ABA.cite web
url= http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_90040
title= ACMA: Section 38A register
accessdate= 2007-09-10
publisher=Australian Communications and Media Authority ] Southern Cross Ten moved away from genericNetwork Ten branding - in use since the early 1990s for most areas - with a new logo, similar to that of parent companySouthern Cross Broadcasting .Fact|date=September 2007Three-minute local news updates were introduced in
2004 , following recommendations put into place following the ABA's report. The brief bulletins, produced out of the network'sCanberra production centre, are made for the network's seventeen license areas.Fact|date=September 2007It was anticipated that the network would be acquired by the
Macquarie Media Group , following a AU$1.35 billion takeover recommendation made to shareholders by Southern Cross Broadcasting to shareholder onJuly 3 ,2007 cite web
url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/03/1968580.htm
title = Southern Cross Broadcasting sold for $1.35b
accessdate = 2007-06-03
date = 2007-06-03
publisher = abc.net.au ] , and onNovember 5 ,2007 this purchase took place. cite web
url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22708729-30540,00.html
title = Southern Cross falls to Mac and Fairfax
accessdate = 2007-06-03
date = 2007-06-03
publisher =The Australian ]Programming
Southern Cross Ten's programming schedule is almost identical to that of its metropolitan counterpart,
Network Ten , with some differences. Notably,Infomercials are shown in place of "Judge Judy " during the day and in place of other programs overnight. As well as this, locally produced programming such as "Hook, Line and Sinker" and "State Focus " are also shown on the network.News & Current Affairs
"Southern Cross News" bulletins are produced for each of the seventeen licence areas served throughout regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The bulletins consist of three-minute local news updates that are broadcast four times throughout the network's daytime schedule. cite web
url = http://archive.dcita.gov.au/2005/04/issue_8/local_content_on_regional_tv
title = Local content on regional TV
accessdate = 2007-07-15
date = 2007-04-11
work = Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts ] As well as this, a weekly half-hour regional current affairs program, "State Focus ", is produced at Southern Cross Broadcasting's television production facilities inCanberra for each broadcast market. cite web
url = http://www.mytalk.com.au/Stations/TV/SCTEN/Pages/StateFocus.aspx
title = State Focus
accessdate = 2007-07-15
date = 2007
work = Southern Cross Ten ]Prior to the formation of the Southern Cross Ten network, the Canberra and north Queensland stations broadcast one-hour nightly localised news bulletins. However, both were axed in late
2001 due to cost-cutting.Availability
Southern Cross Ten is available in analog
PAL and standard definition digital format. In all areas except Broken Hill and theSpencer Gulf , an additional1080i high definition simulcast is also available. The network is available primarily throughfree-to-air terrestrialtransmitter s, with subscription cable also provided byTransACT andNeighbourhood Cable in theAustralian Capital Territory and Ballarat, respectively. [ cite web
url = http://www.transact.com.au/television/channels.aspx
title = TransTV Channel Lineup
accessdate = 2007-08-19
publisher =TransACT ] [ cite web
url = http://www.ncable.net.au/_site/products.asp?cat=4
title = Neighbourhood Cable Channel Lineup
accessdate = 2007-08-19
publisher =Neighbourhood Cable ]The network's
owned-and-operated station s include:
* GLV Eastern Victoria
* BCV Western Victoria
* CTC Southern New South Wales
*NRN Northern New South Wales
*TNQ Queensland
* SGSSpencer Gulf
* SCN Broken Hill
* DTD Darwin
Tasmanian Digital Television, part-owned by Macquarie, follows a schedule similar to that of Southern Cross Ten.Logos
Southern Cross Ten's first networked logo produced and used across its regional stations was in 2002, featuring the word "Southern Cross" below
Network Ten 's logo. This logo was used across the network until 2005, when a new logo was introduced featuring a blue and yellow star with the word "Ten" added beside "Southern Cross". This logo has been used since, and was launched concurrently with similarly designed logos onSouthern Cross Television and acrossSouthern Cross Broadcasting 's other assets.References
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