Hobart

:For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation).

Media

Hobart's major newspaper is The Mercury, which was founded by John Davies in 1854 and has been continually published ever since.

Related Topics:
The Mercury - John Davies - 1854

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Television broadcasts in the city were restricted to two channels until 1986 - TVT-6 and the ABC. In 1986, multicultural broadcaster SBS began transmission to the city.

Related Topics:
TVT-6 - ABC - SBS

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In 1994 market aggregation allowed Launceston based station TNT-9 (now Southern Cross Tasmania) to broadcast to Hobart as well. TVT-6 (since known as TasTV, now WIN Television) took on a Nine Network affiliation, with Southern Cross carrying both Seven and Ten programming.

Related Topics:
1994 - Launceston - TNT-9 - Southern Cross Tasmania - TasTV - WIN Television - Nine Network - Seven - Ten

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All stations commenced digital broadcasting during 2003, and in December 2003, a fifth station, Tasmanian Digital Television (TDT) began broadcasting. TDT is a joint venture between Southern Cross and WIN. In March 2005 ABC2 the second ABC channel came on-line as well.

Related Topics:
2003 - December 2003 - Tasmanian Digital Television - ABC2

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Commercial radio stations licensed to cover the Hobart market include HO FM, Sea FM (formerly Triple T) and Magic 107. Local community radio stations include christian radio station Ultra106five and national award winning youth station Edge Radio. The ABC has all five of its radio networks broadcasting to Hobart, via 936 ABC, Radio National, Triple J, Newsradio and ABC Classic FM.

Related Topics:
HO FM - Sea FM - Triple T - Magic 107 - Christian - Ultra106five - Edge Radio - ABC - 936 ABC - Radio National - Triple J - Newsradio - ABC Classic FM

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