Aspire TV
Aspire TV was an Australian advertorial datacasting channel launched on 21 May 2013. The channel operated a full-time format of mostly US produced paid programming and, to a lesser extent, other paid program content including religious programming. Though datacasting was intended by the Labor government of the time to broadcast telecourses and other non-commercial content, without any legislative restriction on its use, most Australian broadcasters have utilized the datacasting services for teleshopping instead. For the most part however, the general public has ignored these datacasting teleshopping channels, resulting in their swift discontinuation.
 Only logo Aspire TV used | |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Regional QLD, Southern NSW & ACT, Northern NSW, Regional VIC, Spencer Gulf SA, Broken Hill NSW, Tasmania, Darwin |
| Network | Network 10 Seven Network |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Southern Cross Austereo |
| Sister channels | SC10 10 HD 10 Bold 10 Peach 10 Shake SC9 9HD 9Gem 9Go! 9Life SC7 7HD 7two 7mate SBN TVSN Racing.com |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 May 2013 |
| Closed | 31 July 2021 |
| Replaced by |
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| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview SC10/SC9 owned (virtual) | 56 |
| Freeview SC7 owned (virtual) | 66/76 |
Aspire TV ceased broadcasting in Tasmania and Darwin on 29 August 2015 in order to accommodate for the launch of Racing.com; and in Spencer Gulf, SA and Broken Hill, NSW via SGS/SCN on 1 July 2016. In Northern NSW, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting via Ten Northern NSW on 31 August 2017, due to rival WIN Television taking over ownership of NRN. In Southern NSW, Regional Victoria and Regional Queensland, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting on 31 July 2021 to accommodate for the launch of Sky News Regional.
The design graphics for this channel were designed by Lucid Edge.[1]
References
- "Aspire TV". Lucid Edge. Retrieved 19 February 2023.