Test Cards and Other Internal Content

[Tane04]

I believe the VHF-0 signal was meant to be temporary. I could be wrong.

[Mechsta]

@Tane04

I believe the VHF-0 signal was meant to be temporary. I could be wrong.

Yes, it was only temporary. It was switched off permanently in January 1986.

[Kevin]

[BJT2]

What’s HMV stand for?

[Leo_Puglisi6]

Hawthorn Melbourne Victoria

HMV Local News was the former name of 6 News but we still use it internally (mainly just cause “why not”) on some test pattern stuff which evidently was shown here

[foxyrover]

What would you have these test patterns for? As is what uses them?

[Leo_Puglisi6]

If there’s an issue with our bulletin or programs and we need to cut away on-air

[Petarkco]

[TV.Cynic]

[Leo_Puglisi6]

[Si-Co]

Frame during the countdown at the start of a program on film. Used to check colour etc I think?

[bradnak]

A rare appearance of colour bars on the Keno in-venue feed:

Later, the regular holding screen returned:

This is also the first time I’ve seen the holding screen on the in-venue feed. I have seen it on the in-app feed though.

[Petarkco]

10 Sydney breakdown screen from 1990.

[Petarkco]

[citylights]

[Petarkco]

[TV.Cynic]

[Petarkco]

[Dj_Cazzah]

From Optus D2

[TC25]

Got to love those long winded IBMS key numbers.