ABS (TV station)

ABS is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Adelaide, South Australia. It began broadcasting on 11 March 1960 from studios in the suburb of Collinswood. The station's transmitter is located at Mount Lofty, and is augmented by a series of relay transmitters located throughout the state.

This article is about the Australian TV station. For other uses, see ABS.

ABS
Adelaide, South Australia
ChannelsDigital: 12 (VHF)
Virtual: 2
Programming
AffiliationsABC Television
Ownership
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
11 March 1960 (1960-03-11)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 2 (VHF) (1960–2013)
Call sign meaning
ABC South Australia
Technical information
ERP200 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
HAAT496 m (analog)
517 m (digital)[1]
Transmitter coordinates34°58′44″S 138°42′31″E
Links
Websitewww.abc.net.au/tv

ABS commenced digital television transmission in January 2001, broadcasting on VHF Channel 12 while maintaining analogue transmission on VHF Channel 2. The analogue signal for ABS was shut off at 9.00am CST, Tuesday, 2 April 2013.

Local programming

ABC News South Australia is presented by Jessica Harmsen on weeknights and Emma Rebellato on weekends. The weeknight bulletins also incorporate national finance segment is presented by Alan Kohler in Melbourne. Weekend bulletins feature local sport bulletins presented by Neil Cross.

Networked programming

Past programming

Shutdown

In November 2014, current managing director Mark Scott announced at a meeting held at ABC's Unltimo Centre in Sydney that due to a cut of over $250 million from the ABC budget a major restructuring would occur.[2] In an email to staff, Scott says

"[We will] close our Adelaide television production studio and wind down remaining television production in smaller states. The economics of the television sector make it difficult to maintain small-scale operations. It is more economically efficient to base production (outside news and current affairs) in Sydney and Melbourne. TV’s aim is to work with the independent sector on programming that better reflects local diversity. To demonstrate accountability, the ABC will deliver detailed annual reports on its local production, including dollars invested and programs made."[2]

Relay stations

The following stations relay ABS throughout South Australia:

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
ABCS Ceduna Ceduna 9 (VHF)2
39 (UHF)		 16 July 1973 Ceduna 1.6 kW 92 m 32°8′20″S 133°47′22″E Kongwirra Hill
ABGS South East South Australia Mount Gambier 1 (VHF)3
39 (UHF)		 3 December 1965 Mount Gambier 210 kW
225 kW		 276 m
379 m		 37°36′8″S 140°28′58″E Mount Burr
ABLCS Leigh Creek Leigh Creek 9 (VHF)
8 (VHF)		 28 April 1977 Leigh Creek 0.032 kW
0.01 kW		 3 m
3 m		 30°35′59″S 138°24′13″E Leigh Creek
ABNS Spencer Gulf North Port Pirie 1 (VHF)3
38 (UHF)		 10 April 1965 Spencer Gulf North 200 kW
240 kW		 576 m
627 m		 33°6′14″S 138°9′51″E The Bluff
ABRS Riverland Renmark/Loxton 3 (VHF)3
39 (UHF)		 20 January 1971 Riverland 240 kW
240 kW		 166 m
180 m		 34°27′52″S 140°32′1″E Loxton
ABWS Woomera Woomera 7 (VHF)
NA		 30 November 1973 Woomera 0.02 kW 48 m 31°11′31″S 136°48′53″E Woomera

Notes:

  • 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  • 2. ABCS was on VHF channel 7 from its 1973 sign-on until sometime in the 1980s.
  • 3. Analogue transmissions ceased as of 15 December 2010 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television.

See also

References
  1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  2. Gothe-Snape, Jackson (24 November 2014). "ABC to close Adelaide production studio". The Advertiser. The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 24 November 2014.


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