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48-469: Imparja Television ( IMP ) is an independent Australian television station servicing over 3,600,000 km (1,400,000 sq mi), across six states and territories : Northern Territory , South Australia , Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and Tasmania . It is based in Alice Springs , and is controlled by Aboriginal people through ownership by Imparja Television Pty Ltd . Imparja

96-599: A barter in some cases. FreeTV Australia FreeTV is the industry body that represents the Free-to-air Australian TV networks . It is unique in that it is an industry body that has all the companies in the industry as members. Formerly known as the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations (FACTS), and Commercial Television Australia (CTVA), the body promotes advertising on television , looks after certain engineering standards, handles

144-642: A proprietary company in 1997, whilst in the late 1990s, Imparja moved to digital satellite technology on the Optus Aurora platform. This meant that Imparja's satellite transmission moved from the Optus B1 satellite to the Optus C1 satellite. In 1999, saw Imparja adopt a joint Nine and Ten network schedule, via the aggregation of Imparja’s coverage area with the Remote Eastern Australia market. By 2001

192-471: A company called Darwin Digital Television . On 3 February 2008, Imparja Television updated its logo removing the emblem, which had been present on the logo for two decades. The logo change coincided with Imparja dropping Network Ten affiliation, becoming a sole Nine Network affiliate, in addition to axing Imparja National News , and also adding Nine Network's dots to its new logo. On 19 May 2010,

240-680: A company. Soon after, the Government of the Northern Territory announced support to underpin the viability of the Central Zone Remote Television Service (RCTS) by offering to purchase an estimated $ 2 million package of services from the successful applicant. The Government of South Australia undertook a similar promise, offering loans of $ 1 million to Imparja if they were successful. An extraordinary saga of political, legal and commercial intrigue then ensued during

288-591: A local news service (primarily covering the Alice Springs area) into its nightly simulcast of National Nine News in 1990. Subsequently, the bulletin expanded into a full half-hour program incorporating local, national and international news, called Imparja National News The program was directed at Indigenous and non-Indigenous viewers, but found a wide audience among Australians interested in Indigenous Australian issues, as such topics are rarely covered in

336-483: A main transmitter based in Alice Springs were completed. Imparja's first test program, Australia versus Sri Lanka Test Cricket , was telecast on 2 January 1988 in Alice Springs. Two weeks later, on 15 January 1988, the station was officially inaugurated at Imparja Television's head office in Alice Springs by Minister for Communications Ralph Willis and Warren Snowdon , the Australian federal member of parliament for

384-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

432-428: A number of community groups in 2004, following the station's decision to introduce advertising for alcohol for the first time. The network pledged to donate 30% of the total income received from alcohol advertising towards alcohol and substance abuse programs in communities. In 2005, Imparja National News , which primarily covered the news in Alice Springs in addition to other national and international news stories,

480-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

528-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

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576-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

624-547: Is currently based on the Nine Network schedule for Brisbane (based on Eastern Standard Time ). Prior to February 2008, scheduling was generally based on Central Standard Time , reflecting its Alice Springs-based heritage. As a result, programs are now broadcast half an hour earlier in regional Northern Territory than they previously would have been under the previous arrangement. Imparja no longer airs its own news service, but instead airs National Nine News . Imparja introduced

672-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

720-460: Is the anglicised form of the pronunciation of the Arrernte word Impatye , meaning footprints . The word was used to represent that Imparja Television aims to service Arrernte people wherever they may live, from Mutitjulu to King's Canyon to Alice Springs to Tennant Creek and beyond. They describe their range as a footprint. Broadcasting began on 2 January 1988. In 2008, Imparja Television

768-519: The Division of Lingiari in Northern Territory . Imparja became the first Aboriginal member of the Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations and the now-defunct Regional Television Association, both dominant organisations at the time. Imparja was chaired by Freda Glynn for its first ten years and, for a time, she was the only female chair of a television network in the world. Freda

816-492: The Optus Aurora satellite platform. Imparja initially carried programming from all three major Australian commercial television networks, but following aggregation of market area with QSTV , it affiliated with the Nine Network and Network Ten . Imparja also screened some ABC Television and SBS Television indigenous programs, all in addition to original programs commissioned by the station. In 1990, Imparja Local News

864-720: The Telstra Indigenous Business Award for Business of the Year. Also in 1995, Imparja's satellite transmission moved from the Aussat A-Class satellites to the Optus B1 satellite, and the station's licence was renewed. Two new in-house productions were launched in 1996. The first being the BRACS Program , which was almost fully produced by Aboriginal communities, and Corroboree Rock , an Aboriginal music program. Imparja's parent company, Imparja Pty Ltd , converted to

912-825: The Western Australian border. Imparja Television was previously available in New Zealand until March 2008, when the New Zealand Government pressured the Australian Government to remove the service from the satellite footprint that includes New Zealand. Imparja was available in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea through the HiTRON subscription television service as of 2008. Imparja Television's first logo

960-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

1008-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

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1056-738: The ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) approved a licence for a new remote area digital-only TV channel, a joint venture by Imparja Pty Ltd and Southern Cross Central. It was launched on 30 June 2010 as " Ten Central (CDT) ". In December 2010, Imparja Television began broadcasting on terrestrial digital TV and the new VAST satellite service. This expansion included the establishment of two feeds for these platforms, Imparja North (Qld/NT) and Imparja South (NSW/SA/Vic/Tas). Programming on "north" and "south" feeds are identical, however permits correct transmission of non-live programs (for program classification purposes) during daylight saving time , which

1104-513: The CAAMA bid and they were successfully allocated the licence. However subsequent Federal Administrative Tribunal court proceedings brought about by the unsuccessful applicant, Darwin based Territory Television Ltd., attempting to overturn the ABT's decision delayed construction commencement of the new service until May 1987. By October 1987 the new station had begun to build rebroadcast sites and new studios and

1152-759: The Darwin edition of Nine News live at 6:30 pm (AEST) on weekdays, immediately following the Brisbane edition, in place of A Current Affair – thereby restoring a Northern Territory -based bulletin to the station. Following the expansion of Nine News to one hour, which caused the two bulletins to overlap, the Darwin edition (as of 2024) instead airs live on Imparja's feed of 9Gem . The news anchors included: The National Film and Sound Archive holds scripts of Imparja News bulletins dating from 1990-1999. There are 17 videos of Imparja National News dating from 2012–2015 on YouTube . Imparja airs most sports coverage from

1200-708: The Nine Network under the Wide World of Sports branding, including football , rugby league , cricket , netball, golf and tennis. The station previously broadcast some motorsport and Australian rules coverage until 2008. Imparja is a free-to-air service. As of 2021 it broadcasts from 28 transmission towers and over 20 remote towns, with the signal retransmitted by low-watt transmitters. It also broadcasts by satellite, into homes in around 200 very remote Indigenous communities, as well as 75,000 homes within its broader licensed area. Services are provided via VAST , which also transmits digitally for some black spots just east of

1248-627: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

1296-615: The allocation of commercial television licences for a number of remote areas. Licences were granted in 1985 to the Golden West Network , which broadcast to Western Australia, and QSTV in north-eastern Australia. In 1986 hearings for the allocation of the licence began, and the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA), which began providing Central Australian radio programs in local languages in 1980, formed Imparja Television Pty Ltd as

1344-399: The children's program Yamba's Playtime . Imparja also airs programming relating to local Australian rules and community sports, as well as news updates and religious thought for the day programs. Imparja Television also regularly broadcasts films created by the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association , which is a shareholder of its parent company. Imparja's programming schedule

1392-541: The classification of advertising ( ClearAds ), and generally promotes the interest of its members (the free to air commercial networks). The FreeTV also represents the industry's interests with the Australian Communications and Media Authority , which is the governmental body responsible for ensuring that media and communications works for all Australians. The current Chief Executive Officer is Bridget Fair. In 2009, FreeTV Australia came under criticism regarding

1440-455: The day. A short-lived weekly current affairs program, Footprints , was also introduced. In 2008, Imparja replaced Imparja National News – a 30-minute, weeknight program combining local and national/international news – with local news updates, plus a 30-minute local news magazine program, Footprints (which later ceased production in 2009). The news updates were presented by Emma Groves from 2014 until July 2016. In 2009 Imparja began airing

1488-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

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1536-569: The increased allocation of government funding in 1994 to produce Yamba's Playtime , which was the station's first in-house televisual production. Yamba's Playtime features the station's official mascot, "Yamba". Also in 1994, the Imparja board of directors established the Imparja Business Development Sub Committee, to monitor and provide strategic recommendations for areas of growth for the company. In 1995, Imparja received

1584-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

1632-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

1680-518: The mainstream Australian media. In 2005, Imparja National News was cancelled in anticipation of the network's license area being merged with that of Darwin . Regulations imposed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority relating to minimum levels of local news coverage led to the bulletin's revival in February 2006 with Ryan Liddle. Two years later, the bulletin was cancelled again and replaced by short one-minute updates broadcast throughout

1728-514: The mid-2000s, it was widely expected that the Australian Communications and Media Authority would merge the " Darwin " and "Remote Eastern and Central Australia" commercial television licence areas. This would have most likely seen Imparja Television become a Network Ten affiliate in Darwin. However, this did not eventuate. Instead PBL Media and Southern Cross Broadcasting , the two existing Darwin commercial licence holders were invited to bid individually or together. Their successful joint bid used

1776-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

1824-560: The protracted Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (ABT) hearing process, pitching Federal, State and Territory Governments against one another with loan promises being substantially watered down or withdrawn as it became apparent the CAAMA application may prevail. Windfall funding from the Australian Bicentennial Authority and the Aboriginal Development Commission ultimately underpinned the feasibility of

1872-442: The states and territories on the "south" feed observe but the "north" states do not - effectively creating a 1-hour timeshift. Imparja Pty Ltd also began to launch digital channels 9Go! and 9Gem . Imparja provides one feed for 9Gem, while 9Go! has separate "north" and "south" feeds. There are currently no plans at this stage for Imparja to launch an HD simulcast or introduce 9Life and 9Rush to its viewers. On 16 November 2022,

1920-721: The station dropped its independent branding and switched to a dirty feed from the Nine Network . On 24 March 2023, the station was broken into by youth, with walls and technical equipment damaged. In May 2023 the Albanese government committed extra funding to the station in its budget to prevent deep cuts to the services it provides. Imparja Television is a sole Nine Network affiliate. The station previously broadcast both Nine and Ten programming, however it stopped broadcasting Network Ten programming on 3 February 2008. Imparja Television has also aired original programs produced by local Aboriginal community members, such as Bush Mechanics and

1968-458: The station's coverage area had grown to include over 430,000 people. Around this time 'Imparja Info Channel' ('Channel 31') was launched, providing additional programming, news, and community information to remote Aboriginal communities. The Aboriginal programming on this channel later became known as Indigenous Community Television (ICTV). In 2007, the whole channel was replaced by National Indigenous Television (NITV). Imparja faced criticism by

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2016-455: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

2064-491: Was axed. The move was taken in anticipation of the Remote Eastern & Central Australia TV1 licence area being merged with that of Darwin . Regulations imposed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority relating to minimum levels of local news coverage led to 2006 reinstatement of Imparja National News . The news service began broadcasting again from the middle of February 2006, with Ryan Liddle as presenter. In

2112-745: Was developed from a painting produced by an Arrernte artist and traditional owner . The logo symbolised the MacDonnell Ranges , the Todd River and the Yeperenye caterpillar . An updated version designed by Bruce Dunlop Associates debuted on 30 January 2006, adding a blue sphere behind the emblem. When Imparja re-affiliated with Nine Network in 2007, the long-time emblem was replaced by the Nine Network dots. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany ,

2160-533: Was identified on-air and in print as Nine Imparja , following its dropping of Network Ten affiliation. In 2009, the station again identified as simply "Imparja" and "IMP", although the Nine Network 's nine dots seen in the logo remain. It broadcasts its programming from the Nine Network. The then Australian Broadcasting Tribunal was asked by the Federal Minister for Communications in October 1984 to inquire into

2208-488: Was launched as a fifteen-minute insert of local news into the national bulletin. The station also covered the Northern Territory general election live from its Alice Springs studios. This followed the lead taken in 1989 when the station began to produce weather reports for parts of the Northern Territory , South Australia and New South Wales , presented by Lavinia Hampton. By 1993, Imparja's viewing audience had doubled to approximately 125,000 Australians. This in turn led to

2256-496: Was one of the first three founders of CAAMA – the others being John Macumba and Philip Batty . Imparja had an initial population reach of 62,000 people, which by 1993 had grown to 125,000. Imparja was available through retransmission sites at Ceduna , Coober Pedy , Leigh Creek and Woomera in South Australia, and Alice Springs , Tennant Creek , Katherine and Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory , as well as on

2304-674: Was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

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