Austext

Austext
CountryAustralia Australia
Broadcast areaSydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
Adelaide, Perth, Regional QLD via Seven
Regional: Victoria,
Australian Capital Territory
Regional: New South Wales via Prime
Tasmania via Southern Cross
NetworkSeven Network
Prime Television (Relay)
Southern Cross Television (Relay)
Ownership
OwnerSeven Media Group
History
Launched1982
Closed30 September 2009; 15 years ago (2009-09-30)
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogNormally tuned to 7
SD DigitalChannel 7, 77 (via Seven)
Channel 6 (via Prime and Southern Cross)
HD DigitalChannel 70 (via Seven)
Channel 60 (via Prime and Southern Cross)

Austext is the former Australian teletext service based in Brisbane, Queensland. The service was carried and operated by the Seven Network and its affiliates over most of Australia. It carried news, financial information, weather, lottery results, a TV guide and other information, as well as closed captioning for programs.

The service was freely available for viewing on any television, computer or other device with teletext functionality and the ability to access and view Channel Seven, or one of Seven's regional affiliates Prime, GWN or Southern Cross.