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Landline
Presented by Pip Courtney
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons23
Production
Running time55 minutes
Original release
Network ABC Television
ReleaseMarch 1991 (1991-03) –
present

Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC Television since 1991.

History

The program premiered in March 1991. [1]

Landline was the first program that broadcast on ABC2 when the channel was launched at 6:35 am on 7 March 2005. [2] [3]

Previous presenters include Deborah Knight, Ticky Fullerton, Anne Kruger and Sally Sara.[ citation needed]

Description

As of June 2021 Landline is presented by Pip Courtney, [4] who has hosted the program since 2012. [5]

The program discusses rural issues "ranging across agri-politics and economics, business and product innovation, animal and crop science, regional infrastructure, climate and weather trends, regional and rural services, music and lifestyle". [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Doug (11 March 1991). "Landline on ABC TV daily at 11.30am". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  2. ^ "ABC2 program listings for Monday 7 March 2005". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  3. ^ "ABC2 launched at Parliament House". ABC New Media & Digital Services. dba.org.au. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
  4. ^ a b "About Us". Landline. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Knox, David (28 January 2012). "New host for Landline". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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