ABV is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Melbourne, Victoria. The station began broadcasting on 19 November 1956, and is transmitted throughout the state via a series of transmitters. The studios are in Southbank and Elsternwick, and transmitter at Mount Dandenong.
ABV follows a schedule nearly identical to that of other state and territory ABC TV stations, allowing for time differences and some local content - such as the Victorian Football League and state election coverage.
Ian Henderson presents ABC News Victoria, with Paul Higgins (weather), Peter Wilkins (national sport), and Alan Kohler (national finance, presented from Melbourne). Tamara Oudyn presents weekend news and sport.
Currently presenter Ian Henderson is currently on leave. Tamara Oudyn is presenting weeknights, with Beverley O'Connor presenting weekends.
Stateline, a Victorian-focused current affairs program shown on Friday nights, is presented by Kathy Bowlen.
Relay Stations
The following stations relay ABV throughout Victoria:
| Call |
Region served |
City |
Channels
(Analog/
Digital) |
First air date |
3rd letter’s
meaning |
ERP
(Analog/
Digital) |
HAAT
(Analog/
Digital)1 |
Transmitter Coordinates |
Transmitter Location |
| ABAV |
Upper Murray |
Albury |
1 (VHF)
9A (VHF) |
December 15, 1964 |
Albury |
160 kW
60 kW |
496 m
525 m |
36°15′14″S 146°51′22″E / -36.25389, 146.85611 (ABAV) |
Mount Baranduda |
| ABEV |
Bendigo |
Bendigo |
1 (VHF)
48 (UHF) |
April 29, 1963 |
BEndigo |
130 kW
1250 kW |
512 m
517 m |
36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / -36.99222, 144.30833 (ABEV) |
Mount Alexander |
| ABGV |
Goulburn Valley |
Shepparton |
40 (UHF)2
37 (UHF) |
November 28, 1963 |
Goulburn Valley |
1200 kW
300 kW |
372 m
378 m |
36°21′29″S 145°41′42″E / -36.35806, 145.695 (ABGV) |
Mount Major |
| ABLV |
Latrobe Valley |
Traralgon |
40 (UHF)3
42 (UHF) |
September 30, 1963 |
Latrobe Valley |
1600 kW
400 kW |
520 m
520 m |
38°23′57″S 146°33′53″E / -38.39917, 146.56472 (ABLV) |
Mount Tassie |
| ABMV |
Mildura and Sunraysia |
Mildura |
6 (VHF)4
11 (VHF) |
November 22, 1965 |
Mildura |
200 kW
50 kW |
152 m
152 m |
34°22′47″S 142°11′18″E / -34.37972, 142.18833 (ABMV) |
Yatpool |
| ABRV |
Ballarat |
Ballarat |
42 (UHF)5
41 (UHF) |
May 20, 1963 |
BallaRat |
2000 kW
500 kW |
710 m
713 m |
37°16′57″S 143°14′52″E / -37.2825, 143.24778 (ABRV) |
Lookout Hill |
| ABSV |
Murray Valley |
Swan Hill |
2 (VHF)
58 (UHF) |
July 30, 1965 |
Swan Hill |
200 kW
375 kW |
144 m
201 m |
35°28′22″S 143°27′22″E / -35.47278, 143.45611 (ABSV) |
Goschen |
| ABWV |
Western Victoria |
|
5A (VHF)
6 (VHF) |
1981 |
Western Victoria |
130 kW
32 kW |
356 m
365 m |
37°27′32″S 141°54′58″E / -37.45889, 141.91611 (ABWV) |
Mount Dundas |
Notes:
- 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- 2. ABGV was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until 1991, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 3. ABLV was on VHF channel 4 from its 1963 sign-on until 1991, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 4. ABMV was on VHF channel 4 from its 1965 sign-on until sometime in the 1990s, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 5. ABRV was on VHF channel 3 from its 1963 sign-on until sometime around 1991, moving to VHF channel 11 in order to accommodate FM radio. It moved to its current channel in 2000 in order to accommodate digital television in Melbourne.
See also
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