This article is about the television station in Perth, Western Australia. For other channels known as TVW, see TVW (disambiguation).

TVW
Perth, Western Australia
Branding	Seven
Slogan	GOTTALOVEIT
Channels	Analog: 7 (VHF) Digital: 6 (VHF)
Affiliations	Seven (O&O)
Network	Seven
Owner	Seven Media Group Pty Ltd (Channel Seven Perth Pty Ltd)
First air date	October 16, 1959
Call letters’ meaning	TeleVision Western Australia
Former affiliations	independent (1959-1988)
Transmitter Power	200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital)
Height	282 m (analogue) 280 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter Coordinates	32°0′30″S, 116°5′3″E
Website	www.7perth.com.au

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It is a member of the Seven Network, whose principal shareholder is Perth-born Kerry Stokes. Kerry Matthew Stokes AC is an Australian businessman He holds business interests in a diverse range of industries including electronic and print media property mining and

History

On October 13, 1958 the first commercial television license in Perth was granted by the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs to TVW Limited, and they commenced broadcasting a little over a year later. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The then Governor of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner opened the station at 7. The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia 's Monarch Queen Elizabeth II. General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, CB (1898 &ndash May 8, 1983) was a British Army general 30pm October 16, 1959. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Some of the first programs included Leave It to Beaver, Sea Hunt, Father Knows Best, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, The Epilogue and a local show called Spotlight which featured Rolf Harris. Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American Television Situation comedy about an inquisitive Sea Hunt was an American Television adventure series from syndicator Ziv TV that ran from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication Father Knows Best was an American radio and television Sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s portrayed an idealized vision of Middle class Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. Rolf Harris CBE, AM (born 30 March 1930) is an Australian Musician, Singer, Composer, painter

The original owner of TVW was West Australian Newspapers (WAN), which publishes the Perth daily newspaper, The West Australian. The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth Western Australia, and is owned by Coincidentally, the Seven Network bought a 15% share in WAN in 2006.

TVW-7 did not have a rival commercial television station until 1965 when STW-9 commenced broadcasting. STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia However the presence of a rival did not have a large negative impact on TVW, at least in the early years. In fact a survey by its rival found that more people agreed with a statement that "TVW fulfilled their viewing needs, and it would be a matter of indifference to them if the new station were to cease transmissions" www.mcc.murdoch.edu.au. The six years TVW had as sole commercial operator flowed through for many more years to come, some would even argue that it is still present today considering how well Seven performs in the market compared to Nine, which generally wins comfortably nationally.

After STW-9 entered the market, a 'cartel' was formed between the two stations for the duty of buying from both Australian and overseas production sources. The two stations set up a separate company, TV Facilities, (50%/50% partners). This allowed the stations to purchase programs cheaper than if they were two separate entities, which would bid on shows and subsequently raise prices. This partnership was disliked by Eastern States stations who could not increase their charges to the extent which they would have liked. Allocation of programs was decided by a coin toss, which would allow the winner to pick first and then alternate the picking of programs. However TVW would always be in a more dominant position as it had the rights to continuing shows from the previous six years as well as half of the new programs.

In 1971 TVW Enterprises purchased the Adelaide station, SAS-10, now SAS-7. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a SAS is a Television station in Adelaide, South Australia. It is part of the Australian Seven Network. 1982 saw TVW (and SAS) purchased by Perth based businessman Robert Holmes à Court’s Bell Group. Introduction The Bell Group is a group of companies service industries and educational institutions in India founded in 1952 by Mr In 1988 a third commercial station entered the Perth market; it was aligned with Network Ten so for the first time in its history TVW took up an affiliation, aligning with the other Seven stations in the country. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. 1988 also saw the station change hands when the Christopher Skase led Qintex group purchased the station. Christopher Charles Skase ( September 18, 1948 - August 5, 2001) was an Australian businessman who later became one of his country's Qintex Ltd was an Australian company that came to prominence during the 1980s until its collapse in 1989 Qintex collapsed a year later, leaving TVW in the hands of receivers. In 1991 the station was combined with the other Seven stations to become the Seven Network, this was floated on the stock exchange and by 1995 Perth-born Kerry Stokes was in charge of both TVW and the rest of the network. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Kerry Matthew Stokes AC is an Australian businessman He holds business interests in a diverse range of industries including electronic and print media property mining and

Programming

Seven Perth for the most part follows the programming of the Seven Network. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group.

Locally produced programs, which can also be seen in regional Western Australia on GWN include:

• Go Racing: News/discussion about the racing scene in both Perth and the Eastern States
• Have a Go TV: Features segments on travel, finance and investment, sport and recreation, health and wellbeing. The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Hosted by Tod Johnston.
• Home In WA: Lifestyle, building and renovation
• Fishing Western Australia: Explores fishing in WA.
• Our WA: A long-running series of specials which highlight a specific aspect of WA life

Locally produced programs, which can also be seen around Australia through the Seven Network and affiliates include:

• The Force: Behind the Line: Observational documentary about the Western Australia Police

News/Public Affairs

Seven News

Seven News with Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr

The Seven News bulletin is fronted by Rick Ardon and Susannah Carr. The Force Behind the Line is an Australian observational documentary television series about the Western Australia Police. The Western Australia Police services an area of 25 million square kilometres the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. Rick Ardon (born 4 March 1959 in Perth Western Australia) is a news presenter on Seven News in Perth, Western Australia Susannah Carr is an Western Australian television News anchor. 2005 saw Rick and Sue celebrate their 20th anniversary as a reading duo. Sport is presented by Basil Zempilas and weather by Jeff Newman. Basil Zempilas is currently the weeknight sports reader on Perth's Seven News. Jeff Newman OAM is the Seven Network 's Weather Presenter in Perth. Their dual-presenter format is very successful by all means.

Across the weekend the news is hosted by Paula Voce with sport by former West Coast Eagles player Adrian Barich. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Adrian Barich (born 5 December 1963 is a sports presenter for television and radio and a former Australian rules footballer and Rugby league player Chris Mainwaring did the weekend sport until his death in October 2007. Chris "Mainy" Mainwaring (27 December 1965 &ndash 1 October 2007 was an Australian rules footballer He played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL Reece Whitby frequently filled in as weekend news host before entering politics as a state Labor Party candidate in April 2008.

The current tagline for their news service is 'Nobody Knows News Like Seven' and 'Seven News - The Pulse of Perth'.

Other news programming produced by the network includes the morning news program Sunrise, Seven Morning News and Seven's 4.30 News. Sunrise is an Australian Breakfast television program broadcast on Channel Seven. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. Late news updates are also provided from the Sydney newsroom. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4

The local reporters for Seven Perth are as listed below:

General Reporters: Mark Gibson, Bianca Hayley, Blake Johnson, Emmy Kubainski, Ray Kuka, Geof Parry, Grant Taylor, Ellie Southwood. Ray Kuka is a reporter for Seven News in Perth, Australia. Raymond joined Seven News Brisbane as a cadet in 2002 while studying at the University

Sports Reporters: Adrian Barich, Neroli Meadows, Steve Nelkovski, Chris Young. Adrian Barich (born 5 December 1963 is a sports presenter for television and radio and a former Australian rules footballer and Rugby league player

Political Reporter: Mark Gibson

Crime Reporter: David Cooper

Special Reports: Paula Voce

The current news director is Shaun Menegola.

Today Tonight

The nightly news is followed by locally produced public affairs program Today Tonight hosted by Monika Kos. Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at 6 Monika Kos is an Australian journalist and the current presenter of the Western Australian version of Today Tonight, a current affairs program which screens The program uses a mixture of reports from its sister programs on the east coast and in Adelaide as well as reports from locally based reporters. The Eastern states of Australia refers to the states adjoining the east coast of Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a Like Seven News, the program is very successful ratings wise, consistently beating its Sydney-based rival A Current Affair. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 A Current Affair (or " ACA " is a nightly tabloid current affairs programme broadcast on the Nine Network every week night hosted The program is produced by Mario D'Orazio.

Reporters: Graeme Butler, Natalie Bonjolo, Andrea Burns, Alison Fan

Summer Host/Special Reports: Tina Altieri

Mascot

Seven Perth has long been the home of Fat Cat, the name standing for Francis Aloysius Thomas Cat. Fat Cat and Friends was an Australian children's television show starring Fat Cat, an orange Anthropomorphic cat who wears red braces Fat Cat is "put to bed" every night at 7. 30pm signalling the end of programs suitable for children. Fat Cat, along with GWN's Doopa Dog, are the last WA television mascots to survive. The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Long time rival STW-9 used a large elephant, Flapper, as its mascot and NEW-10 used Kenny Kidna from the Kangaroo Creek Gang as its mascot. STW is an Australian television station owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Perth, Australia NEW is a television station broadcasting in Perth Australia, and is a member of Network Ten. Kangaroo Creek Gang was an Australian children's television cartoon series which first screened on the Nine Network in 2002

Fat Cat is also used for Telethon; Fat Cat dolls and cds are sold to raise money for sick children. A doll is an object that represents a baby or other human being but includes likenesses of animals and imaginary creatures A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Telethon

Main article: Channel Seven Perth Telethon

Telethon 2007 (40 years) logo

TVW also produces an annual telethon for the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and the Telethon Speech and Hearing Centre. The Channel Seven Perth Telethon, also known simply as Telethon, is an annual Telethon produced by TVW, a Seven Network owned Television A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political Princess Margaret Hospital for Children ( PMH) is a centre for paediatric research and care Established in 1990 by former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley, the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research (ICHR or TICHR in Western Australia In 2007, the event raised more than $6. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5 million (AUD), double the previous record amount of $3 million. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas

Christmas Pageant

The station organises an annual Christmas parade through the streets of the Perth CBD. It is claimed to be the largest Christmas parade in the southern hemisphere. More than 600 floats and 60,000 participants have taken part in the procession in the history of the parade, which commenced in 1972.

Broadcasting details

Locations of transmitters broadcasting TVW-7

Analogue frequency: VHF 7
Digital frequency: VHF 6

Station Slogans

• 1980: "21 Years of Television"
• Summer 1980's: "The Heat Is On!"
• 1982: "We're With You, 7"
• 1983: "Just Watch Us Now!"
• 1984: "You Can See It All on 7"
• 1985-88: "Love You Perth"
• 1986: "Say Hello!"
• 1986: "Sail On"
• 1999: "Perth - 40 Years"

See also

• Seven Network
• STW
• NEW (TV station)
• Television broadcasting in Australia

Sources

• Perth Commercial Television After 1965 by Tom O'Regan & Ulla Hiltula
• The Introduction of Television into Western Australia by Eric Fisher

References

External links

• Official Seven Perth Website
• Telethon Website
• Home in WA Website