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| Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Branding | Ten |
| Slogan | Seriously Good TV |
| Channels | Analog: 10 (VHF) Digital: 11 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | Ten (O&O) |
| Network | Ten |
| Owner | Ten Network Holdings Ltd (Network TEN (Melbourne) Pty Ltd) |
| First air date | August 1, 1964 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Austarama Television Victoria |
| Former channel number(s) | 0 (1965-1980) |
| Transmitter Power | 200 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 577 m (analog) 581 m (digital)[1] |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 37°50′15″S 145°20′48″E / 37.8375°S 145.34667°E |
| Website | www.ten.com.au |
ATV is a television station in Melbourne, part of Network Ten - one of the three major commercial television networks in Australia. From 1964 to 1987, it was the oldest station in the network, from 1987 onward, it was the second oldest-the oldest station then was now ADS-10, formerly ADS-7 of the Seven Network, which changed call signs with then Ten affiliate station SAS-10 (now Seven Network's SAS-7) in December of 1987, and was launched in August of 1959.
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The licence to operate Melbourne's third commercial television station was awarded to transport magnate Sir Reginald Ansett's Austarama Television in April, 1963. The new channel, ATV-0 (pronounced as the letter, never the number zero), began transmission on 1 August 1964 from a large, modern studio complex located in the then-outer eastern suburb of Nunawading,[2] in the locality now know as Forest Hill, but referred to at the time as East Burwood.
The new station opened with a preview program hosted by newsreader Barry McQueen and Nancy Cato. Reception difficulties in parts of the city resulted in the station's position as third in the television ratings.
ATV had been experimenting with colour transmissions since 1967, when the station was the first to mount a colour Outside Broadcast in Australia, from the Pakenham races.[3] Many other colour test transmissions occurred subsequently. Full time colour transmission was introduced to ATV-0 in March 1975 in line with other stations around the country.
Rupert Murdoch gained a controlling interest in ATV-0 and Sydney television station TEN-10 in 1979. As a result of interference and falling ratings, the station moved frequency from ATV-0 to ATV-10 by January the next year, but had to get agreement from neighbouring Gippsland station GLV-10 to change its frequency to become GLV-8.
On January 20, 1980, the new ATV-10 was launched with a new jingle campaign (You're on Top With Ten), Graham Kennedy's launch moment and a still 30-minute Eyewitness News, then anchored by Jana Wendt. By May, David Johnston became the new co-anchor, and Eyewitness News was back to its one-hour duration, proof that it was First in Melbourne for many years due to its many innovations and historic moments.
In 1992, ATV-10 relocated from the station's famous Nunawading studios to the Como Centre in inner suburban South Yarra. The Nunawading premises is now operated by Global Television, Network Ten leases the facility for production of programs such as Neighbours while The Circle as well as news, current affairs and sports programs are broadcast from the Como studios in South Yarra.
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ATV-0's first news presenter was its news director, Brian Wright, before Barry McQueen took over regular newsreading duties.[citation needed] The station's initial news format on weeknights was a 45-minute bulletin starting at 6.15pm, aimed at competing with the 30-minute bulletins offered by rival stations GTV-9 and HSV-7. The news format was changed a number of times, with the eventual adoption of the network's present one-hour format in the early 1970s, and its take on the Eyewitness News format and brand in 1972, by then anchored by Geoff Raymond.
Today, Ten News at Five: Melbourne is presented by Mal Walden and Helen Kapalos from the station's Como Centre studios. Sport is presented by Steven Quartermain and weather by Mike Larkin. The bulletin also includes traffic updates.
The bulletin was formerly presented by David Johnston, who was replaced by Mal Walden following his move to HSV-7 in 1996. Co-anchor Jennifer Hansen, who with Walden formed one of the longest-serving news duos in Australian television history, was replaced by Helen Kapalos in 2006. Substitute presenters for Ten News Melbourne include Mignon Stewart (News), George Donikian (News), Christi Malthouse (Sport), Kellie Morgan (Weather) and Elysia Pratt (Traffic).
The Melbourne bulletin is screened throughout Victoria and Tasmania. During the AFL season, a local edition of Ten News is presented on Saturdays by George Donikian, followed by a local edition of Sports Tonight.
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