Ironically this has happened before back in the day when Seven broadcast their HD channel as 576p, southern cross was broadcasting content in 1080i from the HD channel.
I didnt realise that all the larger 7 markets hadn’t yet switched to 7HD though interesting.
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They’re still in Watchorn street, I doubt we will see any upgrades to the news anytime soon, it already rates so highly and will be a costly upgrade - I also wish they would too but its unlikely I suspect. They only upgraded to server playout 5 years or so ago, they were using reel to reel tape still for stories and a digital beta tape for the news opener. Whereas providing HD means another few encoders and playout updated for HD in Canberra much like they have done to broadcast 9HD across their markets, however there would need some core configuration of the 7HD feed and timings etc for that setup.
[/quote]Didn’t they put the premise up for sale to move out earlier in the year or something? Are they ever going to move?
Yeah, which all comes back to the same important thing… $$$. Why bother when the vast majority happily sit down and watch it as it is each and every night. If/when WIN sorted themselves out and started to seriously threaten them they might do something, but that won’t happen for some time yet.
Sad that if they have the HD channel that their only locally produced content (the News) won’t be in actual HD. Analogue upconverted HD here we come! 
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It would be funny (and quite sad in a way too) if Tasmania had access to Seven programming in HD on a regular basis before Sydney, Brisbane/Gold Coast, Perth and Regional Queensland (all of which are Seven O&O markets that currently get 7mate as their HD channel)!
[/quote]Haha. As I said, I’ll believe when it/if happens. SC tend to say one thing and then actually do nothing. Would be great to get something before Syd/Bris/Perth etc for once! 
It will likely be a process of sell current premises, lease those premises while looking for/building a new home and then move.
I imagine the move would coincide with the news changing to be HD - the effort and expense of setting up a new studio and moving gear would make it the same effort and only a little more expensive to do it in HD, especially since they’ll have to replace the old gear sooner or later anyway. With the move so close (relatively speaking - even if it’s still a few years off) I can’t see them going to the effort of upgrading to HD at Watchorn Street.
I found the online listing for the property - it includes a few behind the scenes shots. http://search.knightfrank.com.au/3177320
One would think it has sold seeing as the info is no longer available!
Looks like they changed agents: http://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-offices-tas-launceston-502122766
Visiting family in regional VIC (north-west).
Hotel has VAST Satellite (because terrestrial signal is rubbish)
I’m getting “SCTV - Central South” (Seven affiliate).
But why is it AEDT time (4:22pm)?
I thought the programming would be 1 hour and a half behind (Alice Springs time)?
Anyone help? But that’s great news for me 
It’s because the ‘South’ in the name indicates that it is using a SE feed therefore it’s in AEDT.
Getting Seven News Melbourne but got the national (Robert Ovadia) Afternoon News.
So why can’t VAST just air “Prime7 Ballarat”?
Rather than a state specific feed? Which is using SCTV Central anyway (Alice Springs / Mt Isa)?
Because you’re getting TV from the Remote Central & Eastern licence area.
It’s not state specific, it’s South-East specific. SCTV Central South covers NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. You’re just lucky that they chose 7 Melbourne for programming. Imparja South shows 9 Sydney programming.
Well it’s not that easy, i’m even surprised that VIC gets VAST anyway!
It’s all up to bandwidth and stuff like that.
If you want some local news, go to channel 408 which is WIN news Western Victoria.
Because there isn’t enough space on the VAST Satellite to carry Prime7/9/WIN Ballarat and other adjacent regionals to other VAST areas eg.say Prime7/9/10 Tamworth for remote towns like Walgett in the NSW North West.
Sounds about right 
Thanks for the explanation guys 
What do Alice Springs and Mt Isa sub-markets get respectively?
I always thought “SCTV South” was Alice Springs & “SCTV North” was Mt Isa?
Queensland and NT viewers get the North versions of SCTV Central/Imparja/Ten Central in AEST. You’re watching the South versions in AEDT. Both North and South channels contain the same Alice Springs and Mt. Isa-based advertising.
Plenty of isolated areas in Victoria, sometimes not even that far from Melbourne, that can’t get terrestrial TV.
Wollombi is only about 30km south east of Cessnock in NSW and is well within the Northern NSW licence area, but due to the terrain the residents cannot get terrestrial reception from Newcastle. Everyone has to have VAST or Foxtel.
Just saw some older posts about SC Tasmania’s equipment - I’d think given they will begin having Nine supply their news in most areas, they should just make SC Tas the hub for the remaining non-Nine news, giving it an upgrade in the process .
With NNSW and the GTS/BKN area the only remaining news output from Canberra, it would be interesting what staff levels they could maintain there if they didn’t.
Interesting questions!
Perhaps GTS/BKN News might come out of Nine Adelaide as a 30 min pre recorded bulletin and still be aired on SC7?
And Vanessa O’Hanlon to do the noodle updates for TEN Nth NSW?
It would hardly seem worth it to keep any news facility in Canberra just for those 2 things.
Does SCA still do local news updates for Remote/Central Australia on their Seven-affiliated Southern Cross branded station? If so, add that to the list alongside Ten Northern NSW and GTS/BKN.
Also, couldn’t the current presenters of the Canberra-based “Local News Headlines” updates possibly be given reporting roles for the new SCA Nine bulletin in the nation’s capital or something?