NBN (TV station)
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NBN is an Australian television station based in Newcastle, Australia. The station was inaugurated on 4 March 1962 as the first regional commercial television station in New South Wales,[1] and has since expanded to 39 transmitters throughout Northern New South Wales, including the Gold Coast, Queensland, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Tamworth, Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, and Central Coast.[2] It is owned and operated by the Nine Network, with regional sales and newsroom located at 28 Honeysuckle Drive.
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Branding | Nine |
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Affiliations | Nine (O&O) |
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First air date | 4 March 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03-04) |
National Television Network (1964–1969)
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Call sign meaning | Newcastle Broadcasting New South Wales |
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Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
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Website | www |
The station's call sign, NBN, is an acronym for Newcastle Broadcasting New South Wales.[3] NBN is the only regional station in mainland Australia to produce a one-hour news bulletin seven days a week.[4] Since 2007, it has been owned by Nine's parent company Nine Entertainment Co (formerly PBL) making it a sister station to its metropolitan counterparts.[5] However, following the PBL acquisition, NBN at the time continued to operate as an independent regional affiliate of the main network under the name NBN Television. On 1 July 2016, when Nine switched regional affiliations outside Northern NSW and the Gold Coast, NBN was finally folded into the Nine Network adopting the primary logo with the NBN name retired on air.