| CBN | |
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| southern New South Wales & ACT | |
| Branding | Prime |
| Slogan | Bringing It Home |
| Channels | Analog: see table below |
| Affiliations | Seven |
| Network | Prime |
| Owner | Prime Television Ltd (Prime Television (Southern) Pty Ltd) |
| First air date | March 17, 1962 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Country Broadcasting New South Wales |
| Former affiliations | independent (1962-1989) |
| Transmitter Power | see table below |
| Height | see table below |
| Transmitter Coordinates | see table below |
| Website | www.primetv.com.au |
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History
Origins
CBN-8 Orange commenced broadcasting on March 17, 1962, licensed to Country Broadcasting Services, owners of local radio station 2GZ. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2GZ (call sign 2OAG) is an Australian Radio station, licensed to Orange New South Wales. They soon changed their name to Country Television Services. Country Television Services was an Australian media company wholly owning two Television stations CBN-8 Orange and CWN-6 Dubbo CWN-6 Dubbo began transmission on December 1, 1965. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Also owned by CTS, they became the first station to completely relay another station's programming, although some station identification, such as test patterns, remained separate.
In 1968, the stations acquired access to the Postmaster-General's microwave link, allowing viewers to see national news programs and other major events live and direct for the first time. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG was created at Federation in 1901 to control all postal (and later telecommunications services within Australia. By the early 1970s, the stations began to run into financial difficulties, and it was decided to enter into a joint programming agreement with MTN-9 of Griffith, creating the Television 6-8-9 network. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. MTN-9 and AMN-31 are television stations that are licensed to and serves Griffith and the surrounding Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia.
A 30-minute documentary on the 1978 National Rodeo Titles, called Goin' Down The Road, won the station the 'Outstanding Contribution by a Regional Station' Logie Award in 1979. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards which have been presented annually since 1959 Local programming in the 1980s included Focus, Rural Roundup, Early Shift, Weekend Report, Time to Live, Around The Schools, and coverage of local special events.
Local sports telecasts, especially tennis and rugby, were a major part of the schedule in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School From 1979, the station sponsored, and telecast the United Permanent Tennis Tournament, the only tournament of its kind in Australia. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
In the early 1980s, the network was renamed Midstate Television 6-8-9. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
With aggregation looming, CBN and CWN were purchased by health care magnate Paul Ramsay's Ramcorp Ltd in 1987, and merged with RVN/AMV to form The Prime Network, in November 1988. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) AMV is an Australian Television station licensed to and serving the regions surrounding Wagga Wagga and Albury-Wodonga in south western Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Local programming was reduced, along with staff numbers - morale at the time was reported to be at "an all time low". The schedule began to look more like affiliation partner Seven's schedule, with new facilities built in Wollongong and Canberra to expand coverage. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.
Aggregation
When aggreation in southern New South Wales occurred in 1989, CBN and CWN were effectively merged into one station, CBN, branded as Prime Television. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The station then moved into the rest of the new license area, competiting against WIN Television and 10 Capital. WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales Australia CTC is a Television station in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The introduction of the two new stations into Orange was delayed by technical problems, and did not start in the area until later in the year.
In 1991, the Wagga and Orange licenses were merged into the one license, with RVN taking on the CBN callsign. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. AMV is an Australian Television station licensed to and serving the regions surrounding Wagga Wagga and Albury-Wodonga in south western
Main Transmitters
| Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ Digital) |
First air date | ERP (Analog/ Digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ Digital)1 |
Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
| Canberra | Canberra | 34 (UHF) 12 (VHF) |
March 31, 1989 | 600 kW 50 kW |
362 m 345 m |
Black Mountain | |
| Central Tablelands | Orange | 8 (VHF) 37 (UHF) |
March 17, 1962 | 200 kW 570 kW |
620 m 628 m |
Mount Canobolas | |
| Central Western Slopes2 | Dubbo | 6 (VHF) NA |
December 1, 1965 | 400 kW | 638 m | Mount Cenn Cruaich | |
| Illawarra | Wollongong | 65 (UHF) 38 (UHF) |
March 31, 1989 | 950 kW 250 kW |
619 m 600 m |
(analog) (digital) |
Knights Hill |
| South Western Slopes and Eastern Riverina3 | Wagga Wagga | 2 (VHF) 47 (UHF) |
June 19, 1964 | 200 kW 600 kW |
528 m 540 m |
Mount Ulandra |
Notes:
- 1. In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Black Mountain is situated close to the central business district of Australia 's capital city Canberra. The Central Tablelands in New South Wales is an area that is between the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the Central West Slopes and Plains Orange is a provincial city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Mitchell Highway, west of Sydney at an altitude of. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Canobolas, at an altitude of above sea level is the highest Mountain in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia. Dubbo is a city in the Central West Region of New South Wales, Australia. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The South West Slopes is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW Australia Wagga Wagga Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mount Ulandra is a 761 metre high Mountain southwest of the New South Wales town of Cootamundra. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT. Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and
- 2. The Central Western Slopes station was a relay of CBN with the callsign CWN from its 1965 sign-on until aggregation in 1989.
- 3. The South Western Slopes and Eastern Riverina station was an independent station with the callsign RVN from its 1964 sign-on until aggregation in 1989.
See also
External links
- Logos and clips of CBN and CWN at AusTVHistory.com
- CBN8 entry at the Australian Television Archive
- CWN6 entry at the Australian Television Archive
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