ADDITIONAL DARWIN DIGITAL TV CHANNELS
CHANNEL NINE DARWIN SET TO BRING 2 NEW DIGITAL CHANNELS TO DARWIN ON OCTOBER 18 2010
Following the launch of GEM, a new HD channel from Nine, Channel Nine Darwin has announced that GEM will be arriving to Darwin on the October 18, 22 days after the national launch of GEM.
Also Channel Nine Darwin is introducing another channel in SD mode called GO! GO! together with GEM will be up and operating in Darwin by October 18.
To receive those channels everybody must retune their set top boxes and TV with HD tuner to receive these channels. Channel Nine Darwin is found on UHF 31 on the set top boxes and TV with HD tuners.
LCN of channels are as below:
GEM (replacement of NINE HD) on LCN 90
GO! on LCN 99
Nine SD will operate as normal on LCN 9
7MATE ALSO COMING TO DARWIN ON OCTOBER 24 2010
Also Southern Cross has announced it is bringing 7Mate to Darwin on October 24 2010. It will replace SC HD and will be a HD channel on LCN 70. Southern Cross digital is found on UHF 32.
CHANNEL ELEVEN TO ARRIVE IN DARWIN ON MAY 3, 2011
Darwin Digital Television is set to provide Channel 11, a new SD channel for youth on May 3, 2011. It will probably be found on LCN 11 on UHF 33, so a rescan of set top boxes and digital TV may be required.
Channel | Network | Channel No | LCN | SD / HD |
UHF 31 | 99 | SD | ||
UHF 31 | 90 | HD | ||
UHF 32 | 70 | HD | ||
UHF 33 | 11 | SD |
I'm pleased to announce those new digital channels Nine Darwin and Southern Cross Darwin is going to launch in October 2010 together with Darwin Digital TV launching another new channel in May 3, 2011.
William Walker
Northern Territory Digital TV Spokeman