A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's surface to any number of tuned receivers simultaneously.
51-721: NRN is a television station originating in Coffs Harbour , Australia . The station is owned by WIN Corporation as part of the WIN Network . As a Network 10 program affiliate, it relays 10 content into the northern New South Wales broadcast market. The station was formally a partnership between NRN-11 Coffs Harbour (launched 23 January 1965) and RTN-8 Lismore (launched 12 May 1962). NRN11 Coffs Harbour had merged with ECN8 Taree to form Northern Rivers Television , but later demerged in 1969. Around 1971, RTN8 Lismore and NRN11 merged, also forming Northern Rivers Television ( NRTV ), but
102-477: A barter in some cases. 10 Bold 10 Bold Drama is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel owned by Network 10 . It originally launched on 26 March 2009 as One HD with a focus on broadcasting sports-based programming and events, but rebranded to One in April 2011 to more reality, scripted and adventure-based programming aimed at males between the ages of 25 and 54. As of October 2018,
153-531: A standard-definition simulcast on digital channel 12 known as One SD or One Digital . At launch, One replaced the previous Ten HD service and a standard-definition simulcast of Ten HD called TenSD2. One HD began broadcasting on Macquarie Media Group's owned and operated Southern Cross Ten regional television stations on digital channel 50 at 7.00 pm on 2 July 2009. Tasmania didn't broadcast it until 30 July 2009, and Mildura didn't broadcast it until 1 December 2009. The simulcast on digital channel 11
204-493: A "boss" (such as Judge Judy ). 10 Boss primarily targets viewers over the age of 40, and focuses primarily on dramas (such as Madam Secretary and NCIS ). On 10 December 2018, the channel was renamed 10 Bold , due to trademark conflicts with Fairfax Media (which had completed its merger with Nine Entertainment Co. ) and the Australian Financial Review publication Boss . A press release promoting
255-455: A Network 10 affiliate, NRN also transmits Studio 10 , The Project and 10 News First . Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , 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
306-410: A compilation news bulletin featuring news reports from WIN's newsrooms across regional Australia, despite the fact that no local stories from Northern NSW and Gold Coast were aired on this bulletin. The programme ended its airing on 30 June 2021, after WIN made adjustments to its news output following the return of Nine Network's programmes to WIN-owned stations outside Northern NSW the following day. As
357-559: A licence-wide bulletin, but that was axed due to poor ratings. Ten Northern NSW (NRN) and Telecasters itself were purchased by Southern Cross Broadcasting in 2001. The following year, NRN was rebranded to Southern Cross Ten. On 14 August 2005, the station and the whole Southern Cross Ten network, received a new star logo. Southern Cross commenced broadcasting Ten secondary channel One HD via NRN on 2 July 2009 on LCN 50. Southern Cross commenced running new Network Ten secondary channel Eleven via NRN on 11 January 2011 on LCN 55, replacing
408-415: 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
459-594: A new PSA with the Nine Network, the Northern NSW station also dropped WIN's own branding outside its local news content, and carried the Network 10 branding seen in metropolitan markets. Unlike other Ten affiliates, as of 2023, NRN does not broadcast Paramount-owned channel 10 Shake, and its successor Nickelodeon Australia . From 2004 until 2017, Southern Cross produced short local news updates which are broadcast throughout
510-578: A replication of the affiliation steal during the 1990 aggregation of Regional Queensland television) and would have left NBN as Network 10's affiliate instead in the area. NRTV was sold to Telecasters Australia in 1993, who also owned the Queensland affiliate of Network 10 . In 1994, the station was renamed Ten Northern NSW , and its station identification was changed to that of Network 10. The station stopped producing regional news for Coffs Harbour , Lismore and Gold Coast . They had previously produced
561-417: A result of the revival of 10 HD on 2 March 2016, the channel was reduced to standard definition. On 31 October 2018, One relaunched as 10 Boss , as part of a larger rebranding of Network Ten. Chief content officer Beverley McGarvey described "Boss" as reflecting an overall "attitude" in its programming, exemplified by a focus on characters with "bold" personalities or could be reasonably described as being
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#1732851000506612-519: A simulcast of the main channel. On 1 July 2016, Southern Cross Ten's unique branding began to phase out on NRN in favour of Ten's mainstream branding as Ten . This comes after Southern Cross switched all of its SC10 stations (except NRN) as Southern Cross Nine as part of its new program supply agreement with the Nine Network . Southern Cross announced on 13 September 2016 that 10 HD would be launched on LCN 52 on 21 September 2016. In addition, 10 Bold
663-497: A simulcast on tenplay . 10 Bold broadcast Moto GP every race live (qualifying in highlights only from 2014 onwards) from 2010 till 2014, then from 2015 to 2016. Moto2 and Moto3 and MotoGP will be shown on the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix round only on Ten. The channel had previously showed NASCAR , between 2010 and 2014 airing both Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series highlights. Every NASCAR Sprint Cup race
714-425: 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
765-537: A vehicle controlled by David Haynes, which at the time owned the Ten station in Brisbane. 1990 saw plans for NRTV to be merged with southern Queensland's Vision TV to form a larger regional network to respond to the growing aggregation of television into regional areas of the nation, but they were called off. On 31 December 1991, Northern New South Wales became the third area to be aggregated, and NRTV, via links to Network 10 (it
816-623: A weekly feature-length movie or documentary, usually, but not limited to, a sporting theme. In April 2011, it was revealed that the channel would shift to a more broad general entertainment channel aimed towards a younger male demographic, whilst still featuring sports programming. It was confirmed on 4 April 2011 that due to unsupportable overheads associated with running the station as an "all-sport" channel, One HD would begin to air more general entertainment programming alongside sport, particularly shows aimed at an older male audience and would also be rebranded as One . The changes were intended to make
867-496: 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,
918-1034: Is available in 1080i high definition from the network's five metropolitan owned-and-operated stations , TEN Sydney, ATV Melbourne , TVQ Brisbane , ADS Adelaide , and NEW Perth and is also available in regional Australia in 576i standard definition from Southern Cross Austereo 's owned-and-operated stations, SGS/SCN in Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill, GLV/BCV in Regional Victoria , CTC in Southern New South Wales / Australian Capital Territory and TNQ in Regional Queensland . WIN Television through its owned-and-operated stations, NRN in Northern New South Wales , MGS/LRS in eastern South Australia, and MDN in Griffith and
969-470: 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
1020-792: 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
1071-782: The MIA . Digital joint-venture stations, MDV in Mildura , TDT in Tasmania , WDT in regional Western Australia , DTD in Darwin , and CDT in Central Australia (including remote NT, QLD and SA) also broadcast 10 Bold Drama but in 1080i high definition just like 10 Bold Drama in 10's O&O stations . Due to the relaunch of 10 HD on 2 March 2016, the channel was reduced to a standard-definition television channel in metropolitan areas for 5 years until 23 September 2021 at 6am when it switched back to
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#17328510005061122-479: 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
1173-405: 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
1224-534: 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
1275-527: The Australian GP round which airs on 10 as well as 10 Bold as HD simulcast. F1 qualifying is shown on 10 Bold live while 10 replays later on. The channel broadcast Formula One Grand Prix every qualifying session shown live with a half-hour preview, rights were held till 2015, including IPTV rights from 2011 to 2015 and from 2015 onwards Formula One showed a 1-hour highlight package at 9.30pm Mondays on One that aren't live on Network Ten while continuing with
1326-506: The Gold Coast for stories of importance. NRTV produced a considerable amount of local activity (approximately five each week). Local content included local news, three hours of live women's variety "Round About", 5 half-hours of live children's variety "Get Set", "Birthdays", and "Razzamataz, with on-air presenter Rhonda Logan" weekly, holiday specials "Summerthon", and a half-hour daily exercise program "Jazzacize". Live sports specials included
1377-627: 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
1428-520: The United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and complementing existing programming on Ten. Programs aired on the channel are scripted and adventure-based programming aimed at males between the ages of 25 and 54, mix of genres, including reality, lifestyle, drama, classic sitcoms from the 60s, 70s and 80s, comedies, live sport and action films. In 2008, prior to the channel launching, Ten secured
1479-522: The annual Grafton Cup Racing Carnival and the Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic. Live programs mainly originated from the Coffs Harbour Studios with programs being recorded at both the networks other studios located at Lismore and Gold Coast. Some of the memorable names from that era were: In December 1987, NRN and sister station RTN were sold by Northern Star for $ 75 million to Darling Downs TV,
1530-700: The channel a greater competitor against 7mate , which has a similar scope, and took place on 8 May 2011. One's updated schedule included factuals such as Everest: Beyond the Limit , Extreme Fishing with Robson Green , Airline , Long Way Round , Ice Road Truckers , An Idiot Abroad , Cops , dramas such as Terriers , Lights Out , Sons of Anarchy , Burn Notice , Breakout Kings and Psych and films such as The Last King of Scotland , 28 Weeks Later , Babylon AD , Jarhead , Pitch Black , Doom , Hitman , The Manchurian Candidate , Diagnosis Murder and Walker, Texas Ranger . As
1581-697: The channel now primarily broadcasts dramatic programming aimed towards viewers 40 and older. The channel commenced broadcasting as One HD on 26 March 2009 at 7.00 pm in Melbourne (due to live coverage of the Australian Football League ) and at 7.30 pm in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The channel, owned by Network Ten , featured nonstop sport content including live sport, sports documentaries and sports-themed movies. One initially broadcast in high definition on digital channels 1 and 11 with
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1632-496: The day and evening alongside updates from Ten Eyewitness News . The bulletins were researched, produced and presented by a single journalist. Though the purchase of NRN by WIN was finalised on 31 May 2017, playout and transmission remained under Southern Cross' control until 1 September, when WIN formally assumed control over the station. During this interim period, Southern Cross continued to produce local news updates for NRN until 31 August. From 1 September 2017, WIN News took over
1683-404: The day. These bulletins were branded as Southern Cross Ten News , Southern Cross News , Ten Local News Updates from 1 July 2016. The updates were produced from Southern Cross' Canberra studios and made use of news content from local radio stations owned by Southern Cross Austereo in each market. Local sport and weather reports also aired on an sporadic basis. Short updates also aired throughout
1734-597: The eastern states and granted Southern Cross radio coverage in Wollongong. Southern Cross later withdrew from negotiations on 20 February 2017 with no explanation given. However, WIN and Southern Cross later finalised an agreement where they would sell NRN to WIN for a total of $ 55 million, with the sale taking effect on 31 May 2017. NRN was maintained as Ten Northern NSW until playout and transmission were transferred to WIN's MediaHub facility in Ingleburn on 1 September 2017, when
1785-420: 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
1836-400: 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
1887-419: 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
1938-450: The production of short local updates for NRN, which may run from 30 seconds to two minutes each. The updates are presented from WIN's Wollongong headquarters, with rotating presenters. Upon acquiring NRN, WIN has not launched nor produced a local news bulletin for the region, citing changes to media landscape, decline in traditional television viewership, and due to their affiliation with Network 10. NRN also aired WIN's All Australian News,
1989-476: 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
2040-456: The rebranding acknowledged the conflict, describing the change as being an "early Christmas present to Nine ", and quipping that "it's better to be bold than bossy". On 5 June 2024, it was announced that the channel would rebrand as 10 Bold Drama on 12 June 2024, as part of a rebranding of Bold and Peach to include their main genres in their names. The channel targets a broad range of viewers, broadcasting programs from Australia, New Zealand,
2091-681: The rights for both the 2010 & 2014 editions of the Commonwealth Games , simulcasting on the channel. For the 2010 games in Delhi , it was also shared with Foxtel . On 17 March 2009, the Australian Swimming Championships was broadcast on Ten HD before the launch of the channel on 26 March 2009 showing Live in 2009 until 2015, when the Seven Network secured a nine-year deal with Swimming Australia . In October 2011, it
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2142-401: The same day, and the channels were removed on Freeview later that day. In late January 2017, it was announced that Southern Cross had entered into negotiations with WIN Corporation , owners of regional Ten-affiliate WIN Television , over the sale of NRN in exchange for WIN's Wollongong radio station i98FM . This deal would have expanded WIN's television coverage across all regional markets in
2193-558: The station adopted the WIN branding. The LCNs were also reshuffled for NRN to align with WIN's other stations, but as Nine-owned NBN Television holds the 8-numbered digital channels in northern NSW, NRN's digital channels remain on the 5-numbered digital channels. On 23 June 2021, WIN announced that it renewed its programme and supply agreement with Paramount Global , the owner of Network Ten since 2020, for NRN. However, as WIN's main station's channels in other markets were rebranded from 1 July under
2244-399: 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
2295-502: Was confirmed that the National Basketball League games would be delayed. During the 2012–13 season, some Friday night games were shown live on the channel at 9.30 pm. Live Sunday games returned to 10 at 2pm. By March 2012, sport was very much a secondary focus of 10 Bold. Sport is only shown when it clashes with 10's regular programming or as HD simulcast when it airs on 10. Moto GP races airs only on 10 Bold except for
2346-527: Was known on-air originally as 11-8 Television . The merged stations served the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers areas of Northern New South Wales. During the mid-1970s, the station was concurrently known as Great Eastland Television , when the partnership shared programming and advertising with NEN-9 Tamworth and DDQ-10 Toowoomba /SDQ-4 Warwick , but they soon reverted to the NRTV brand. In 1983, NRTV
2397-451: Was later reallocated for Ten's standard-definition digital multichannel Eleven (now 10 Peach) on 15 December 2010 in preparation for its launch on 11 January 2011. As a result, the channel's high definition simulcast was moved to channel 12, replacing the standard-definition simulcast. In 2011, the channel began to dilute its all-sport format to include adventure-themed reality programming such as Ice Road Truckers and Black Gold , and
2448-409: Was part of Northern Star Holdings), owned by Westfield Group chairman Frank Lowy ), became its affiliate in the region. At one stage, NRTV was the subject of a bid from WIN Television . Nothing came of it, but had WIN gone through with the bid, it would have made NRTV the Nine Network affiliate (using the logos of its parent station in southern NSW and the campaigns of the Nine Network, attempting
2499-465: Was reduced to a standard definition broadcast to accommodate 10 HD. Southern Cross announced on 25 July 2016, that it would commence broadcasting a New Zealand-based datacast shopping channel, Yesshop via NRN on 1 August 2016 on LCN 54. However, Yesshop's owner (Yes Retail) made the decision to cease trading on 29 September 2016 citing lack of funds to pay wages and the company's current losses of approximately 20 million dollars. Employees were terminated
2550-507: Was relayed into the Gold Coast after a lobbying campaign from residents, although they could also watch the commercial television stations from Brisbane . NRTV's Gold Coast studios and offices were constructed in Ashmore on Southport Nerang Road. The Gold Coast facilities didn't contain a newsroom, although relayed local news from the Coffs Harbour studios. News crews from Lismore travelled to
2601-673: Was shown live between 2011 and 2014. In 2016, the channel showed highlights for every round of Super Rugby every Sunday morning and replays of every Wallabies Test at around midday, that was previously shown on TEN from The Rugby Championship and Spring Tour. In May 2021, it was announced that Network 10 would have rights to the A-Leagues men's and women's competition, with all games being streamed on 10's paid streaming service Paramount+ and women's games to be shown for free on 10play. The current 2024-25 season, two A-League men games will be shown on 10 Bold every Saturday week. 10 Bold Drama
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