WIN (TV station)
WIN is a television station serving southern New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is the flagship station of the WIN Television network.
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Nine, WIN |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Nine |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 18 March 1962 |
| Independent (18 March 1962 – 31 March 1989) Nine Network (31 March 1989 – 30 June 2016) Network 10 (1 July 2016 – 30 June 2021) | |
Call sign meaning | Wollongong Illawarra New South Wales |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ERP | see table below |
| HAAT | see table below |
| Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
| Links | |
| Website | www.wintv.com.au |
History
Programming
WIN Television broadcasts its programming from Nine Network, includes their regional signals of Nine, 9Gem, 9Go! and 9Life. WIN also broadcasts news, current affairs and sport programs such as Today Extra, Nine News, A Current Affair, Nine's Wide World of Sports, The NRL Sunday Footy Show, Sports Sunday and Today throughout this region.
WIN simulcasts the edition of Nine News from TCN-9 in Sydney.
WIN News
WIN News produces four regional news bulletins for the area markets covered by WIN.
In southern New South Wales, three bulletins for Illawarra & the South Coast, the Riverina and the Central West are produced from newsrooms in Wollongong, Dubbo, Orange, Griffith and Wagga Wagga. Studio presentation for the New South Wales bulletins are recorded from WIN's headquarters in Wollongong with the Canberra bulletin broadcast live.
The New South Wales bulletins are presented by Bruce Roberts and sports presenter Melissa Russell. Bruce Roberts and Melissa Russell also present the Canberra edition.
The head of news in southern New South Wales and the ACT is Stella Lauri.
On 19 June 2019, WIN announced the Axing of the Riverina and Central West news bulletins due to commercial viability, and from then on these areas now broadcast the NSW regional bulletin from Wollongong.
Main transmitters
| Region served | ch[note 1] | DT | On-air date | Former channel number | Analogue Power | Digital Power | Analogue HAAT | Digital HAAT | Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
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| Canberra | 31 (UHF) | 11 (VHF) | 31 March 1989 | 600 kW | 50 kW | 362 m | 362 m | 35°16′32″S 149°5′52″E | Black Mountain | |
| Central Tablelands | 39 (UHF) | 35 (UHF) | 30 December 1989 | 2000 kW | 350 kW | 627 m | 628 m | 33°20′32″S 148°59′1″E (analog) 33°20′31″S 148°58′59″E (digital) |
Mount Canobolas | |
| Central Western Slopes | 32 (UHF) | 10 (VHF) | 30 December 1989 | 1000 kW | 150 kW | 648 m | 653 m | 31°20′32″S 149°1′22″E | Mount Cenn Cruaich | |
| Illawarra | 59 (UHF) | 36 (UHF) | 18 March 1962 | 4 (1962–1989) | 950 kW | 250 kW | 505 m | 600 m | 34°37′6″S 150°41′50″E (analog) 34°37′8″S 150°41′49″E (digital) |
Knights Hill |
| South Western Slopes and Eastern Riverina | 32 (UHF) | 50 (UHF) | 30 December 1989 | 1600 kW | 350 kW | 525 m | 540 m | 34°49′13″S 147°54′5″E | Mount Ulandra | |
- Analogue transmissions ceased as of 5 June 2012 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television