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ABW (TV station)

Broadcast information
Call lettersABW
Analog2 (VHF)
Digital12 (VHF)
AffiliationsABC Television
NetworkABC Television
OwnerAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date7 May 1960
Call letters' meaningABC Western Australia
Transmitter Power200 kW (analog)
50 kW (digital)
Height262 m (analog)
284 m (digital)

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ABW is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Perth, Western Australia. The station began broadcasting on 7 May 1960 from studios are in East Perth and its transmitter is at Bickley. The station is relayed throughout the state by a number of transmitters as well as on the Optus Aurora free-to-view satellite television platform.

2005 saw the station move from the Adelaide Terrace studios to a new digital broadcast centre in East Perth.

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ABAW Southern Agricultural Area Albany 2 (VHF)
11 (VHF)		 6 June 1966 Albany 200 kW
50 kW		 321 m
375 m		   Mount Barker
ABCW Central Agricultural Area Northam 5A (VHF)2
45 (UHF)		 28 March 1966 Central Agricultural area 160 kW
300 kW		 251 m
270 m		   Mawson Trig
ABCMW Morawa Morawa 8 (VHF)
7 (VHF)		 8 March 1975 ABC Morawa 13 kW
3.2 kW		 137 m
137 m		   Mount Campbell
ABCNW Carnarvon Carnarvon 7 (VHF)
6 (VHF)		 30 June 1972 CarnarvoN 0.5 kW
0.125 kW		 112 m
112 m		   Brown Range
ABDW Dampier Dampier 29 (UHF)3
28 (UHF)		 17 December 1973 Dampier 0.08 kW
0.02 kW		 79 m
79 m		   Kangaroo Hill
ABEW Esperance Esperance 10 (VHF)
9A (VHF)		 21 October 1974 Esperance 2 kW
0.5 kW		 128 m
130 m		   Wireless Hill
ABGW Geraldton Geraldton 6 (VHF)
41 (UHF)		 8 December 1969 Geraldton 32 kW
150 kW		 257 m
273 m		   Moresby Range
ABKW Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie 6 (VHF)
9A (VHF)		 27 January 1970 Kalgoorlie 8 kW
4 kW		 110 m
110 m		   Peters Hill
ABKAW Karratha Karratha 54 (UHF)4
53 (UHF)		 17 December 1973 KarrathA 0.8 kW
0.25 kW		 114 m
114 m		   Karratha
ABMW Moora Moora 60 (UHF)5
52 (UHF)		 30 September 1974 Moora 120 kW
30 kW		 142 m
142 m		   Quarrel Range
ABNW Norseman Norseman 7 (VHF)
6 (VHF)		 14 April 1971 Norseman 0.08 kW
0.02 kW		 69 m
70 m		   Norseman
ABPHW Port Hedland Port Hedland 7 (VHF)
8 (VHF)		 3 October 1973 Port Hedland 3 kW
0.75 kW		 52 m
52 m		   Finucane Island
ABRBW Roebourne Roebourne 9 (VHF)
9A (VHF)		 17 December 1973 RoeBourne 2 kW
0.5 kW		 71 m
73 m		   Mount Welcome
ABSW Bunbury Bunbury 5 (VHF)6
36 (UHF)		 10 May 1965 South West 300 kW
300 kW		 308 m
332 m		   Mount Lennard
ABSBW Southern Cross/Bullfinch Southern Cross 9 (VHF)
7 (VHF)		 16 July 1973 Southern Cross/Bullfinch 2 kW
0.5 kW		 117 m
118 m		   Ghooli
ABW Broome Broome 8 (VHF)
9 (VHF)		 2 kW
0.5 kW		 75 m
75 m		   Broome

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See also Australian Broadcasting Corporation * History of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation * Programs

Television in Western Australia

PerthABW (ABC) * TVW (Seven) * STW (Nine) * NEW (Ten) * SBS * WTV
South West and Great SouthernABW (ABC) * SSW (GWN) * WOW (WIN) * SDW (Ten West) * SBS
KalgoorlieABKW (ABC) * VEW (GWN) * WOW (WIN) * VDW (Ten West) * SBS
GeraldtonABGW (ABC) * GTW (GWN) * WOW (WIN) * GDW (Ten West) * SBS
Remote areasABW (ABC) * WAW (GWN) * WOW (WIN) * WDW (Ten West) * SBS



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