TVSN

TVSN
The TVSN shopping bag logo
TypeHome shopping
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaAustralia
New Zealand
Network
HeadquartersFrenchs Forest, New South Wales
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV) 16:9
Ownership
OwnerDirect Group Pty Ltd
Sister channels
History
Launched4 December 1995; 28 years ago (1995-12-04)[1] (pay television)
24 September 2012; 11 years ago (2012-09-24) (free-to-air)
Former namesThe Value Channel[2]
Links
Websitetvsn.com.au tvsn.co.nz
Availability
Terrestrial
ATN Sydney (DVB-T)1316 @ 6 (177.5 MHz)[3]
HSV Melbourne (DVB-T)1332 @ 6 (177.5 MHz)
BTQ Brisbane/Gold Coast (DVB-T)1348 @ 6 (177.5 MHz)
SAS Adelaide (DVB-T)1364 @ 6 (177.5 MHz)
TVW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T)1380 @ 6 (177.5 MHz)
New Zealand (DVB-T)1419 on UHF band IV
Freeview Metro (virtual)77
Freeview Regional (virtual)67, 75 and 65
Freeview New Zealand (virtual)20
Streaming media
Telstra T-Box/iTVSN Live920 and itvsn.com.au via RTSP

TVSN (an acronym for "Television Shopping Network") is an Australian and New Zealand broadcast, cable television and satellite television network specialising in home shopping. It is owned by parent company Direct Group Pty Ltd, a home marketing and shopping company based in the Sydney suburb of Frenchs Forest, which also owns sister channel Expo.[4]

The channel broadcasts live every day from 08:30 to 21:30 AEST.

  1. ^ Hornery, Andrew (5 December 1995). "New TV channel for those born to shop". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax Holdings. p. 2. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. ^ Butler, Grant (24 May 1996). "HK Investors Buy Oz Pay-TV Station". Broadcast. Sydney. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Australian Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Service Information Register" (PDF). FreeTV Australia. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Direct Group Corporate – About Us". Direct Group. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.