Ten West
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Ten West is the official name for a digital television station broadcasting in rural Western Australia. It is jointly owned by the WIN Corporation and Prime Television Limited and is an affiliate of Network Ten, broadcasting a direct feed of NEW-10 from Perth.
The digital-only service is a joint venture between Golden West Network and WIN Television Western Australia, and is similar to services already available in Tasmania, Mildura & Darwin. As GWN consists of three different stations licensed in Albany/Bunbury, Kalgoorlie and Geraldton, and a fourth licensed to the rest of the state as part of the Remote Commercial Television License scheme, Ten West is made up of four separate services. Each of the four services trade as West Digital Television Pty Ltd.
| Callsign | Area covered | GWN Affiliate and Owner | WIN Affiliate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDW | South West and Great Southern | SSW | Golden West Network Pty Ltd | WOW | WIN Corporation |
| GDW | Geraldton | GTW | Geraldton Telecasters Pty Ltd | ||
| VDW | Kalgoorlie | VEW | Midwestern Television Pty Ltd | ||
| WDW | All other areas | WAW | Golden West Satellite Communications Pty Ltd | ||
Availability
Ten West is a digital network and is only available in areas where digital commercial television has commenced. These areas include Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Merredin and Southern Cross. It is also available on the Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) service to viewers in remote and black spot areas. Digital multi-channels One and Eleven can be accessed wherever Ten West is available.
History
Ten West launched on Thursday 10 June 2010 - the same time that the Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Mawson Trig and Mingenew areas began receiving digital commercial transmissions. These transmissions consisted of only three services; GWN7, WIN WA and Ten West. Bunbury launched digital commercial transmissions on Thursday 28 July 2011, bringing the full suite of 9 digital channels, including One and Eleven to the state for the first time. On Monday 18 June 2012, Ten West's 21st digital commercial transmitter was installed at Mt Barker.
References
- Regional WA ready to switch on new multichannels, TVTonight, 6 Jul 2011.
- WIN TV > Media Centre > WIN Digital Rollout Commences in Regional Western Australia WIN Television, 26 May 2010.
- TEN West launch for regional WA, TVTonight, 20 May 2010.
- Channel Ten coming to Regional WA, tvauscast.com, 23 January 2010.