How many TV channels?
Feb 22nd 2006, 8:35 pm
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How many TV channels?
Hi Again!
How many tv channels are available to Australia through a set top box - terresrial not satellite.
Thanks once again.
Regards,
Paul
How many tv channels are available to Australia through a set top box - terresrial not satellite.
Thanks once again.
Regards,
Paul
Feb 22nd 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
ABC, Channel 7, 9 and 10 and a community channel 32 in melbourne
Feb 22nd 2006, 9:30 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
Originally Posted by Rachel & Paul
Hi Again!
How many tv channels are available to Australia through a set top box - terresrial not satellite.
Thanks once again.
Regards,
Paul
How many tv channels are available to Australia through a set top box - terresrial not satellite.
Thanks once again.
Regards,
Paul
5 channels of shite here in Qld
Feb 22nd 2006, 9:35 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
In most city areas at least, SBS, ABC, Channels 7 9 and 10.
All transmit analogue on a combination of UHF and VHF (still, I bekieve) and also digital - ie. via a STB. High definition is also available although intermittently due to a lack of uptake and programming - it blows away the usual UK TV standard picture!
All transmit analogue on a combination of UHF and VHF (still, I bekieve) and also digital - ie. via a STB. High definition is also available although intermittently due to a lack of uptake and programming - it blows away the usual UK TV standard picture!
Feb 22nd 2006, 9:51 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
ABC has 2 channels 7,9,10 and SBS have 1 through the STB
Feb 22nd 2006, 9:55 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
That's a bit of an open question really as it depends where in Australia you are. For example, there are places in Queensland just an hour and a half drive away from both Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast beaches that can't receive any terrestial TV. They're about 10 - 15 miles away from the popular town of Maleny which can. They've been raising the issue for years but their argument appears to fall on deaf ears.
In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
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In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
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Feb 22nd 2006, 10:42 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
Originally Posted by Koala Konnection
That's a bit of an open question really as it depends where in Australia you are. For example, there are places in Queensland just an hour and a half drive away from both Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast beaches that can't receive any terrestial TV. They're about 10 - 15 miles away from the popular town of Maleny which can. They've been raising the issue for years but their argument appears to fall on deaf ears.
In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
koalakonnection
In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
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Feb 22nd 2006, 10:45 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
Just get a dish or cable... TV through an aerial is a very old technology that's nearly dead. The big analog switch off is happening all over the planet...
Feb 22nd 2006, 10:46 pm
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Re: How many TV channels?
Originally Posted by Koala Konnection
That's a bit of an open question really as it depends where in Australia you are. For example, there are places in Queensland just an hour and a half drive away from both Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast beaches that can't receive any terrestial TV. They're about 10 - 15 miles away from the popular town of Maleny which can. They've been raising the issue for years but their argument appears to fall on deaf ears.
In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
koalakonnection
In Queensland, where you can get it, the list is much the same as elsewhere - that is: ABC (like the BBC at times with a mix of British and local progs), 7, 9, 10 and SBS (Special Broadcast Service) which has European news (French, Greek, German, Russian, Italian... but not UK) and a mix of foreign films and dramas. There's no licence to pay for any of these channels either, which means programmes on 7, 9 and 10 are always crammed with adverts, ABC and SBS much less so.
Paul
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Thanks for the info, I will be going to Adelaide, I cant find out anything on the net, its as if its a top secret subject, or perhaps they dont want the rest of the world to find out how backwared they are in this respect
Regards,
Paul
