MDV (TV station)

MDV is a joint venture television station between Prime Media Group and WIN Corporation. Based in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, it is a digital-only Network Ten affiliate run under the company name Mildura Digital Television Pty Ltd, and began broadcasting on 1 January 2006. On 1 July 2016, due to WIN Television becoming the Network Ten affiliate in the region, MDV switched its affiliation to the Nine Network.[2]

MDV
Mildura, Victoria
ChannelsDigital: 10 (VHF)
Programming
AffiliationsNine
Ownership
OwnerPrime Media Group Ltd and
WIN Corporation Pty Ltd
(Mildura Digital Television Pty Ltd)
History
First air date
1 January 2006 (2006-01-01)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital:
  • 33 (UHF) (2006-2014)
Ten (2006-2016)
Call sign meaning
Mildura
Digital Television
Victoria
Technical information
ERP50 kW
HAAT164 m[1]
Transmitter coordinates34°22′47″S 142°11′18″E

Availability

The station is a Nine Network affiliate, which is jointly owned by Prime Media Group and WIN Television. MDV is available on LCN 5 in the Mildura and Sunraysia area in standard-definition.

Nine's multichannels 9Gem (in high definition) and 9Go! are available on LCN 50 and LCN 55 respectively. Before MDV's affiliation change on 1 July 2016, Ten's multichannels One and Eleven were available on LCN 50 and LCN 55 respectively.

WIN is responsible for handling playout and then transmits this signal via satellite to transmission facilities in Mildura. WIN also handles the business administration and advertising sales for MDV.

The Mildura/Sunraysia region changed frequencies as part of a nationwide retune process on 26 August 2014, and the station moved from UHF 33 to VHF 10 as a result of the retune.

LCNService
5NINE Mildura
50GEM HD Mildura
55GO! Mildura

See also

References
  1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  2. Mitchell, Jake (28 June 2016). "Nine reaches affiliate deal to run signal into regional Victoria". The Australian. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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