MTN (TV station)

This article is about the television station in Australia. For other uses, see MTN (disambiguation) and MDN (disambiguation).

MTN
Channels
BrandingSeven, 10
Programming
SubchannelsSee Channels below
AffiliationsMTN: Seven Network
MDN: Network 10
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
MTN: 15 December 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12-15)
MDN: 13 January 2012; 12 years ago (2012-01-13)
Former channel number(s)
Analogue:
MTN: 9
Digital:
MTN: 6
See table below
Call sign meaning
Murrumbidgee
Television
New South Wales

Associated
Media
New South Wales

Murrumbidgee
District
New South Wales

Technical information
Licensing authority
Australian Communications and Media Authority
ERPSee table below
HAAT418 m[2]
Transmitter coordinatesSee table below
Links
Websitewww.wintv.com.au

MTN is a television station licensed to serve Griffith and the surrounding Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (M.I.A.). The station is owned and operated by WIN Corporation as a Seven Network affiliate.

As WIN is the sole commercial television broadcaster in the area, they also supply the stations AMN, a Nine Network affiliate, and the supplementary station MDN, a Network 10 affiliate. This twinstick operation was permitted due to the broadcasting authorities considering Griffith and the M.I.A. too small for three television companies, but large enough for a single company running two stations. The broadcast region covers approximately 39,700 square kilometres, encompassing 20 urban centres which include Leeton, Narrandera, Hay, Hillston and Lake Cargelligo.[3][4] According to 2006 Census data, it is estimated the region has a population of 64,200.[4]

  1. ^ "Register of Radiocommunications Licences". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CSU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ACMADigital was invoked but never defined (see the help page).