TV Guide for the weekend that ATV Melbourne changed frequency from 0 to 10 (January 19-20 1980).. Channel 10 was launched at 2pm on Sunday 20th.
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Interesting that ATV didnât have programming on channel 0 on the Sunday morning and early afternoon. Nothing til channel 10 signed on at 1:58pm.
Maybe there was some extra work to be done at Mt. D. Or they didnât want to confuse viewers.
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Yes, itâs interesting as:
a. ATV-0 started Sunday morning transmissions at 8.30am the previous Sunday, so 2pm is way later than their usual start time
b. When TVQ Brisbane changed from 0 to 10 on 10 Sept 1988, I think it was an almost instant changeover (as per guide excerpt below). Perhaps the technology back then didnât allow for a straight changeover.
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TVQ had to do an instant changeover because it was swapping neighbouring 10 and 0 channels with DDQ, so there could not be any overlap.
ATV I think just opted to start the day with the new channel launch in the afternoon and go straight into the special Outside Broadcast telecast rather than have part of the day with the old channel and then switching over to the new during the day. And the changeover was seen as something of an âeventâ, it was basically a launch of a ânewâ channel, so the afternoon start probably ensured more people were ready to tune in to witness, rather than a tiny amount of viewers at 8.30am.
While TVQ had no simulcast period between Channels 0 and 10, ATV did have a dual transmission between both channels for some time after the launch to give people time to re-tune their sets or get into the habit of turning to the new channel. Weâll Put You In The Picture â Television.AU
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Victoria, Friday 21 October 1966
from The Age
(Melbourne listings from the Green Guide, published on Thursday; regional listings from the Country Guide, pubished on Tuesday)
ABC
Melbourne
9.00 test pattern/music
9.10 Schools: Form II Maths
9.45 Schools: Form I Maths
10.00 LBJ in Canberra (the US President lays a wreath at the War Memorial, and later visits the Prime Minister)
10.40 Schools: Form I Maths
11.05 Schools: Sources of Power
11.30 Schools: The Painter and His World
1.10 LBJ in Australia (mix of LBJ coverage and scheduled programs)
3.30 LBJ in Melbourne (he arrived at Essendon Airport)
8.00 Dig, We Must
8.30 Replay of Speeches/Parliamentary Luncheon (highlights of that afternoonâs events in Canberra)
9.15 Z Cars
10.05 News/Weather
10.15 LBJ in Melbourne (replay of motorcade)
10.30 Late Night Movie âTrioâ
12.30 close
Regionals (ABAV1 Albury, ABEV1 Bendigo, ABGV3 Shepparton, ABLV4 Gippsland, ABMV4 Mildura, ABRV3 Ballarat, ABSV2 Swan Hill
9.10 Schools: Form II Maths
9.45 Schools: Form I Maths
10.05 Play School
10.40 Schools: Form I Maths
11.05 Schools: Sources of Power
11.30 Schools: The Painter & His World
1.25 Schools: Sources of Power
1.55 Schools: Notre ville
2.55 Schools: Form II Maths
3.30 Boyd QC
3.55 Cartoon Package
4.00 Magic Boomerang
4.25 Shari Lewis
4.45 Lassie
5.10 Interpretaris
5.35 Crackerjack
6.30 Eric Sykes
6.55 Regional News
7.00 News/Weather
7:30 Dig, We Must
8:00 Trouble Shooters
8.48 News in Brief
8.50 Z Cars
9.40 Watch This Space
10.10 News/Weather
10.20 Golf with Sam Snead
10.45 Film âTrioâ
12.15 close
ATV0 Melbourne
9.00 test pattern/music
9.30 Flintstones
10.00 LBJ in Australia
10.30 Battle Line
11.00 Magic Circle Club (repeat of early edition)
11.30 Graham Kerr at Chadstone (finale)
noon News
12.05 Jimmy Hannan
1.00 Greatest Drama
1.15 Parliamentary Luncheon
2.30 Graham Kerr at Chadstone (replay of ep 1)
3.00 Magic Circle Club
3.30 LBJ in Melbourne
7.00 Petticoat Junction
7.30 Channel 0 Movietime âVoyage to the Bottom of the Seaâ
9.30 Jimmy Hannan
10.25 News Headlines
10.30 Science-Fiction Movietime âThe Giant Clawâ
mid. close
HSV7 Melbourne
9.45 Brian Naylor
10.00 LBJ in Australia
10.30 close
11.50 Brian Naylor
1.20 Parliamentary Luncheon
2.30 People in Conflict
3.00 Stagecoach to Yuma
3.30 LBJ in Melbourne
7.15 News
7.45 LBJ Return to Canberra
8.00 The House That Jack Built
8.30 Academy Theatre âOn the Townâ
10.30 News (includes LBJ highlights)
11.00 Lawman
11.30 close
GTV9 Melbourne
9.30 test pattern/music
10.00 LBJ in Australia
10.30 Hal Todd Hosts
11.00 Topper & Cartoons
11.45 Fun with Food
noon Concentration
12.30 Take the Hint
1.00 News (includes LBJ coverage)
1.15 Parliamentary Luncheon
2.00 It Could Be You
2.30 LBJ Departure for Victoria
3.00 Feature
3.30 LBJ in Melbourne
4.00 Presidential Motorcade (route went along Mount Alexander Rd, past Childrenâs Hospital, down Swanston St, through to Government House)
6.00 Presidential Reception (from Government House ballroom)
6.30 News/Newsreel/Weather (includes LBJ highlights)
7.00 LBJ Motorcade to Essendon Airport
7.15 McHaleâs Navy
7.45 LBJ Return to Canberra
8.00 Sound of Music
9.00 Channel 9 Theatre âThe Huntersâ
10.50 Untouchables
11.50 News
mid. World Championship Wrestling
1.00 Epilogue âThe Unknown Citizenâ
1.05 close
AMV4 Albury
4pm It Could Be You
4.25 Cobbersâ Teleclub
4.30 Magic Circle Club
5.00 Munsters
5.25 Camera Corner
5.30 Cobbersâ Teleclub
5.35 Shindig
6.00 My Three Sons
6.30 News/Weather
7.00 Wackiest Ship in the Army
7.55 Racing Preview
8.00 Dick Van Dyke
8.30 Sound of Music
9.30 Honey West
10.00 Billy Graham
11.00 close
BTV6 Ballarat
5pm BTV Juniors
6.00 Broken Arrow
6.30 News/Weather
7.00 Lucy Show
7.30 My Nameâs McGooley-Whatâs Yours?
8.00 Man from UNCLE
8.55 Stock Market
9.00 Danger Man
10.00 Turf Talk
10.10 Temple Houston
11.10 News/Weather/Epilgoue
11.25 close
GMV6 Shepparton
3.30pm It Coule Be You
3.55 Take the Hint
4.20 Magic Circle Club
4.55 GMV Juniors
5.35 Mr. Magoo
5.55 Serial âPirates of the High Seasâ
6.30 News/Weather
7.00 Gidget
7.30 Film âRusty Saves a Lifeâ
8.30 Dick Van Dyke
9.00 The Virginian
10.20 Sports Review
10.30 Mavis Bramston
11.25 Epilogue (representative from Church of Christ)
11.35 close
BCV8 Bendigo
10.00 LBJ in Australia
12.15 LBJ in Australia
2.30 It Could Be You
3.00 Cobbersâ Teleclub
3.30 Cartoons
3.45 LBJ in Australia
7.00 I Dream of Jeannie
7.30 My Nameâs McGooley-Whatâs Yours?
8.00 Film âThe Unfinished Danceâ
9.50 Farnsborough Air Show
11.35 News/Magazine
followed by close
STV8 Mildura
5.45pm Paddlewheelers
6.05 National Velvet
6.30 Flintstones
7.00 News/Weather
7.30 Wackiest Ship in the Army
8.30 Perry Mason
9.25 On the Land
9.40 News/Weather
9.50 close
SES8 Mount Gambier
6pm Childrenâs Time
6.30 Adventures of Kit Carson
7.00 News/Weather
7.15 Sports Report
7.30 Beverly Hillbillies
8.00 Man from UNCLE
9.00 Jackie Gleason
10.00 Ben Casey
10.55 Weather
11.00 close
GLV10 Traralgon
5pm Magic Circle Club
5.30 Broken Arrow
6.00 Bachelor Father
6.25 Gippsland News
6.30 National News/Weather
6.55 Employment Inquiry
7.00 Lucy Show
7.30 I Spy
8.30 Film âChicago Syndicateâ
10.10 You are the Key to Fire Protection
10.50 Hong Kong
11.40 Epilogue (CTA program)
followed by close
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Came across this regional WA TV Guide in the âWest Australianâ June 1985.
Anyone know what 'âMid Westâ is⌠Is that VEW Kalgoorlie?
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Correct. It was known as Mid-Western TV for a while, I think until GWN took it over. Was part-owned by Simon Townsend and actor Mike Dorsey at around that time.
Source: TV Week
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What is MTN? I thought MTN was Griffith NSW
Mining Television Network. A small network of TV transmitters installed at mining sites/towns mostly in WA but a couple in NT as well. Very rudimentary facilities, likely not much more than a VCR hooked up to a low-power transmitter. They had to rely on program tapes being delivered by road from Perth which was, apparently, less than reliable. Network was essentially made redundant when the RCTS services (e.g. GWN, Imparja) began and IIRC they took over the transmitters of MTN.
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âShepparton Newsâ TV listings week commencing 22 November 1990.
Even though pre aggregation, lists all of VIC, Prime and SCN since Shepparton is right in the middle (VIC TV home market) since some viewers can get all three.
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Cool thread i see its been going for a long time
i was buying up a ton of tv weeks from the 90s early 00s maybe ill post some later
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I remember VIC TV/SCN/Primeâs coverage of Ausmusic 90 was simulcast in stereo sound on Sheppartonâs newest radio station SUN FM which began that same month.
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Do you remember if it synced with any of the stations?
Even in the analogue era, there were different timings in the âdelayâ⌠Prime was pretty bad at this in NSW, about 20 seconds behind Channel 7 in Sydney.
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it would have synced with VIC TVâs coverage given it is the local station. I think Ausmusic 90 was shown live on the east coast on the Seven Network (then known as the Australian Television Network). It was a live concert event.
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Remember being in Forster and watching The Midday Show on NBN and ECN. NBN was about 30-40 seconds ahead of ECN. I thought NBN might have had a direct link while NEN had to get a satellite feed and then send it microwave to its relay.
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Similarly in 1989 when i was living at Yass, we could get Canberra stations as well as Prime Wagga (RVN-2). The Bert Mewton Show was similarly delayed on RVN-2 more than Prime Canberra.
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For those not interested in the Referendum Decision, Seven and 10 evening schedules (Local Time), November 6 of 1999:
Seven
6:30 PM The World Around Us
7:30 PM This Fabulous Century
9:30 PM CI5 - The New Professionals
10:35 PM The Clive James Show
10
6:30 PM Movie: Beethoven 2nd (1993)
8:30 PM Movie: Presidio (1988)
10:30 PM 10 National Late News
11:00 PM Sports Tonight
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IIRC, Seven had the closing ceremony and final of the Rugby World Cup after Clive
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And Seven did also provide Referendum Updates during This Fabulous Century and CI5 - The Professionals.
Referendum Decision Coverage:
ABC - 30 Minutes of Coverage prior to the 7:00 PM News, resumed with a quick update 8:30 PM before throwing to The Bill at 8:40 PM then coverage fully resumed for one hour until 10:30 PM.
Nine - Coverage began Following 6:00 PM News then threw to Third Last-ever Episode of Hey Hey itâs Saturday at 7:30 PM before resumption of coverage at 9:30 PM which lasted until 10:30 PM when the 1974 Movie McQ was aired.
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