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Golden West Network
GWN Logo
LaunchedMarch 10, 1967
Owned byPrime Television Limited
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Audience share67. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Prime Television Limited is an Australian based media corporation owner of regional television network Prime Television in eastern Australia the Golden West 576i is a standard-definition video mode used in (former PAL and SECAM countries 5%
(2007, [1])
SloganBringing It Home
Broadcast areaRegional Western Australia
Websitegwn.com.au
Availability
Terrestrial
AnalogueTuned to various frequencies
Satellite
Optus C1Transponder 6
Optus D1Transponder 3

The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in Bunbury, Australia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Television broadcasting in Australia began on the 16 September 1956 in black and white at TCN-9 in Sydney, and has since expanded to include a broad range Prime Television Limited is an Australian based media corporation owner of regional television network Prime Television in eastern Australia the Golden West The port of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after Mandurah and Perth the state capital The Golden West Network launched on March 10, 1967 as BTW-3 in Bunbury, and has since expanded to cover regional and remote Western Australia, servicing all areas except metropolitan Perth. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in The port of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after Mandurah and Perth the state capital Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

GWN is affiliated to the Seven Network, with the network's on-air schedule closely following that of TVW-7, its Perth counterpart. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. This article is about the television station in Perth Western Australia

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History

Origins

GWN began life as a group of smaller, independent stations - BTW-3 Bunbury, launched on 10 March 1967 (with a relay in Mount Barker commencing the next year), VEW-8 Kalgoorlie, which began on 18 June 1971, and relay station GSW-9 Albany, opened on 29 August 1974. The port of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after Mandurah and Perth the state capital Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mount Barker is a town of about 1700 people on the Albany Highway and is the administrative centre of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Albany ( is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. GTW-11 Geraldton was the last station to launch, on 21 January 1977. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jack Bendat purchased South West Telecasters (owner of BTW/GSW) in the early 1980s, and changed the company’s name to Golden West Network. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

GWN's mascot, Doopa Dog.
GWN's mascot, Doopa Dog.

GWN applied to broadcast an additional service on October 31, 1984, when the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal called for applications to broadcast to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands via satellite as part of the Remote Commercial Television License (RCTS) scheme. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government agency whose main roles are to regulate Broadcasting, radiocommunications and Telecommunications The Territory of Christmas Island is a small territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, 2600 kilometres (1600 mi northwest of Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable GWN was granted the Remote Commercial Television License (RCTS) in June 1985[1] and the service went to air on 18 October 1986 using the call-sign WAW. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

Not long after, GWN continued to expand within Western Australia, acquiring Mid-Western Television (owner of VEW-8 Kalgoorlie) in December 1985 for AU$7 million,[2] and Geraldton Telecasters (owner of GTW-11) in March 1987 for an undisclosed amount. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas [3] The takeovers gave the network a monopoly over all commercial television services in regional Western Australia. In 1987, Bendat and Kerry Stokes merged their media interests into joint company BDC Investments. 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 [4] Later that year, Northern Star Holdings purchased BDC for AU$206 million. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas [5] Northern Star were forced to sell GWN to satisfy existing media regulations. GWN was sold back to Stokes in December 1988 for AU$54 million,[6] who upgraded equipment throughout the network. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas In April 1990, stations usign the callsigns BTW and GSW were merged, to become SSW.

1990s to the 2000s

Noel Brunning - the main anchor of GWN News.
Noel Brunning - the main anchor of GWN News.

Stokes gained control of the Seven Network in 1995, and attempted to sell GWN to Seven in return for more shares. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Seven Network shareholders agreed to the trade in April, 1996, a deal which would see Seven acquire GWN for AU$72. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 8 million. [7] The arrangement was called off when the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) found that a 15 year exclusive programming deal GWN made with the Nine Network was anti-competitive, and opposed the acquisition. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC is an independent authority of the Government of Australia. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney The Seven subsequently dropped their plans to purchase GWN. [8]

Prime Television purchased GWN in November 1996 from Stokes for AU$71 million. Prime Television is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas [9] WIN Television was granted the rights to a second television licence in regional Western Australia in 1997, ending GWN's monopoly. WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales Australia In 1999, GWN switched their affiliation from the Nine Network to the Seven Network, in-line with Prime Television in the eastern states. As a result, WIN Television WA picked up both the Nine Network and Network Ten affiliations. This article is about an Australian television station For the former "WOW-TV" in Omaha Nebraska, please see WOWT-TV. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. [10]

The network's broadcast operations were moved from Bunbury to Prime Television Limited's digital broadcast facility in Canberra in April, 2005. Prime Television Limited is an Australian based media corporation owner of regional television network Prime Television in eastern Australia the Golden West Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Programming is delivered to regional Western Australia via a satellite feed.

A proposal for a third television station - a joint venture between GWN's parent company Prime Television Limited and WIN Corporation - was submitted to the Australian Communications and Media Authority in 2006. Prime Television Limited is an Australian based media corporation owner of regional television network Prime Television in eastern Australia the Golden West WIN Corporation is an Australian based media corporation that owns the WIN Television network NWS, and STW in Australia Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government agency whose main roles are to regulate Broadcasting, radiocommunications and Telecommunications Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Similar to Mildura Digital Television or Tasmanian Digital Television, the new channel will operate under a Section 38B license. Mildura Digital Television is a Broadcasting company formed by a joint venture between WIN Television and Prime Television. Tasmanian Digital Television (TDT callsign TDT-11) is a digital television station in Tasmania, Australia. Section 38A refers to a specific license which can be issued to an operator of a television station in the Australian television industry [11]

Programming

GWN is affiliated to the Seven Network, with the network's on-air schedule being almost identical to that of its metropolitan affiliate, that of TVW-7, its Perth counterpart - including its local editions of Seven News and Today Tonight. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. Today Tonight is an Australian tabloid current affairs program produced by the Seven Network and shown weeknightly at 6 GWN also produces a weeknightly local news service, Golden West News, shown at 5:30pm. Since the network's inception it has featured a broad range of original local programming, currently including the children's program The Saturday Club with Doopa Dog; as well as community service segment GWN InfoNet, a series of short updates listing local community events. Prime Television's Saturday Club is a morning childrens program filmed in their Australian Capital Territory studios

News

Shauna Willis presenting GWN News.
Shauna Willis presenting GWN News.

Golden West News (or GWN News) is the network's local news service. Its main 30-minute bulletin, shown at 5:30 p. m. before Seven News Perth, deals primarily with local news and issues and was indirect competition with WIN News Western Australia until WIN moved its news to a later time at 6. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. WIN News is a local news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by WIN Television. 30. Until August, 2007 Golden West News competed with Ten News Perth, with an audience share of up to 86%. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ten News is the news service of Network Ten in Australia Its one hour flagship local metropolitan bulletin is shown at 5 [12]

Golden West News is currently presented by Noel Brunning, sport by Troy Hynam and weather presented by either Chris Mills or Shauna Willis. Noel Brunning is an Australian television presenter currently working as the main anchor of Golden West News on GWN in regional Western Australia Shauna Willis is an Australian television presenter currently working for Golden West News on GWN in regional Western Australia. Noel Brunning was the main presenter until 2007, when he took long service leave to run for an independent seat in the Forrest electorate. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. After failing to win the seat, he returned to GWN. Shauna Willis presented during this time and continues to stand in for Brunning. Alex Cullen previously presented the sport segment for Golden West News, however he is now with Seven News Sydney. Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.

Golden West News have reporters based all over the state:

Bunbury: Estelle Lewis, Jarrod Cardy
Albany: Kate Phillips
Kalgoorlie-Boulder: Julian Poole
Geraldton: Catherine Somerville
Broome: Soo-Li Yong
Karratha: Alice Pooley
Perth: Samantha Beech
COS: Matthew East

The current news crew are:

News director: Murray Dickson
Studio director: Grant Johns
Floor manager: Paul Morris
Senior Camera Operator: Alan 'Gridge' Griffiths
Camera Operators/Editors: Cameron Wallis, Simon Hydzik

Golden West News updates are aired in conjunction with Seven News updates on weekdays until 8:30pm, after which time only Seven News updates are aired. The port of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after Mandurah and Perth the state capital Albany ( is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast For other places and usages see Broome. Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2200 km north Karratha is a town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia that developed with the onset of the Iron ore mining and export in the region Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. GWN also show a repeat of their 5:30 p. m. news at 12:30am each weekday morning.

Availability

The Golden West Network broadcasts analogue transmissions in all areas of regional and remote Western Australia. Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Free-to-air transmissions are available from both terrestrial transmitters in major regional centres, and satellite transmissions on the free-to-view Optus Aurora platform. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission For biologic transmitters see Transmitter substance. A transmitter is an electronic device which usually with the aid of an antenna Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Free-to-view ( FTV) is a term used in the United Kingdom for certain television channels on the Sky Digital satellite platform which require a working Optus Aurora is a free-to-view Satellite television platform in Australia, aimed at providing Television and Radio services to remote areas using Standard definition and 1080i high definition digital terrestrial television transmissions are currently planned for June 2008. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001 in the country's five most populous cities Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [13]

GWN broadcast areas: SSW (green), VEW (blue), GTW (purple), WAW (yellow)
GWN broadcast areas: SSW (green), VEW (blue), GTW (purple), WAW (yellow)

GWN operates a number of stations throughout the state - GTW Geraldton, VEW Kalgoorlie, SSW South West and Great Southern, as well as WAW in other areas. The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in The Golden West Network, often abbreviated to GWN, is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited that is based in

GWN is also available in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea though the HiTRON subscription television service. [14]

Logos

The Golden West Network became a network in 1986, with a shared logo produced and used across the regional stations, featuring the letters GWN inside an outlined oval surrounded by an orbiting ring. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) [15] This logo was used across the network until 1995, when a new logo was introduced with the removal of outlined oval surrounding the letters GWN. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 [15] Following this, 2001 saw the launch of a new simplified yellow logo, with the removal of the orbiting ring. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This logo has been used since, and was launched concurrently with a similarly design logo on Prime Television. Prime Television is an Australian television network owned by Prime Television Limited. [15]

Used from 1986 to 1994Used from 1995 to 2001Used from 2001 to the present
1986 - 19941995 - 20012001 - present

References

  1. ^ Earl, Greg. "Golden West wins licence for remote TV by satellite", Australian Financial Review, 1985-06-13, p. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for  5.  
  2. ^ Lawson, Mark. "Media portfolio sells 86pc stake in Mid-Western", Australian Financial Review, 1985-11-28, p. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events  24.  
  3. ^ Earl, Greg. "Bendats buy fourth TV station", Australian Financial Review, 1987-03-17, p. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger  5.  
  4. ^ Power, Julie. "This week. . . The market", Australian Financial Review, 1987-04-21, p. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date)  25.  
  5. ^ Peers, Martin. "Stokes makes a loss on TV deal", Australian Financial Review, 1987-08-10, p. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire  1.  
  6. ^ Frith, Damon. "Northern Star finalises re-sale of Golden West", Australian Financial Review, 1987-12-30, p. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St  11.  
  7. ^ Jones, Megan. "Seven yes to Golden West deal", The Age, 1996-04-17, p. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.  3.  
  8. ^ Anderson, Simon. "Seven drops plan to buy Golden West", Australian Financial Review, 1996-06-05, p. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem  19.  
  9. ^ Kidman, Matthew. "Prime buys Golden West", Sydney Morning Herald, 1996-11-13, p. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St  29.  
  10. ^ Schulze, Jane. "Prime signs with Seven so WIN joins Nine, Ten", The Age, 1999-01-12, p. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople  2.  
  11. ^ Cairns, Samantha. "Joint TV service", Kalgoorlie Miner, 2006-11-14, p. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca  1.  
  12. ^ Golden West Network (2006-01-15). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign "7 Years on and GWN is still at the top!". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-01-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
  13. ^ Long wait for third TV channel. Kalgoorlie Miner (2007-06-30). The Kalgoorlie Miner (known commonly as The Miner) is a daily newspaper produced for the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields-Esperance Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Retrieved on 2007-09-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec
  14. ^ HiTRON Limited - Papua New Guinea :: MMDS TV - top programming - more channels - better reliability
  15. ^ a b c Brooklyn Ross-Hulands. Golden West Network History. AusTVHistory. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.

See also

External links

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