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This is a list of Australian television call signs . When a
television broadcaster in Australia is granted a licence, a
call sign consisting of a unique series of letters and numbers is allocated by the
Australian Communications and Media Authority and are unique for each broadcast station.
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Background
For commercial networks, these are generally three letters. The first two letters are selected by the licensee, and the third letter often indicates the
state or territory in which the station is located. Sometimes the third letter is also used as part of the abbreviation or
mnemonic to name the station - for example
GTV (General Television Corporation) represents "General TeleVision" or "General TV", although the V stands for Victoria.
Call signs in Australia do not include
ITU prefixes . If one is required, "VL" is used. So, for example, GTV in an international context would actually be "VLGTV".
With the onset of
aggregation in regional areas and
digital television , the call signs do not retain the meaning that they did in the past. Stations will sometimes change frequency, or have different frequencies at different locations, such as re-transmission sites, where the same signal is re-broadcast in a different area. However, the three-letter codes have generally not changed and are still used within the industry.
A list of call signs is shown below, with original explanations of the call signs as of July 2022.
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National
ABC – A ustralian B roadcasting C orporation
SBS – S pecial B roadcasting S ervice
New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
Sydney
ATN – A malgamated T elevision N ew South Wales
TCN – T elevision C orporation N ew South Wales
TEN – TE N N ew South Wales
Southern NSW/Australian Capital Territory
CBN – C entral B roadcasting N ew South Wales
CTC – C apital T elevision C anberra
WIN – W ollongong I llawarra N ew South Wales
Northern NSW
NBN – N ewcastle B roadcasting N ew South Wales
NEN – N ew E ngland N ew South Wales
NRN – N orthern R ivers N ew South Wales
Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
AMN – A lbury M urray N ew South Wales
MDN – M urrumbidgee D igital N ew South Wales
MTN – M urrumbidgee T elevision N ew South Wales
Broken Hill
BDN – B roken Hill D igital Television N ew South Wales
BKN – B rok en Hill N ew South Wales
SCN – S outhern C ross N ew South Wales
Victoria
Melbourne
ATV – A ustarama T elevision V ictoria
GTV – G eneral T elevision V ictoria
HSV – H erald S un V ictoria
MGV – M elbourne G eelong V ictoria
Regional
AMV – A lbury M urray V ictoria
BCV – B endigo C entral V ictoria
GLV – G ippsland L atrobe Valley V ictoria
VTV – V ic T elevision V ictoria
Mildura and Sunraysia
MDV – M ildura D igital Television V ictoria
PTV – P rime T elevision V ictoria
STV – S unraysia T elevision V ictoria
Queensland
Brisbane
BTQ – B risbane T elevision Q ueensland
QTQ – Q ueensland T elevision Q ueensland
TVQ – T eleV ision Q ueensland
Regional
RTQ – R ockhampton T elevision Q ueensland
STQ – S unshine T elevision Q ueensland
TNQ – T elecasters N orth Q ueensland
Mount Isa
IDQ – I TQ D igital Q ueensland
IMP – Imp arja Television
ITQ – Mount I sa T elecasters Q ueensland
South Australia
Adelaide
ADS – Ad elaide S outh Australia (also said to stand for Ad vertiser S outh Australia, named after the sister newspaper The Advertiser and radio station 5AD )
CTS – Community T elevision S outh Australia
SAS – S outh A ustralian Telecasters S outh Australia
NWS – The N ew s S outh Australia
Mount Gambier/South East
MGS – M ount G ambier S outh Australia
SDS – S outh East D igital Television S outh Australia
SES – S outh E ast S outh Australia
Riverland
LRS – L oxton R iverland S outh Australia
RDS – R iverland D igital Television S outh Australia
RTS – R iverland T elevision S outh Australia
Port Pirie/Spencer Gulf North
GDS – Spencer G ulf D igital Television S outh Australia
GTS – Spencer G ulf T elecasters S outh Australia
SGS – S pencer G ulf S outh Australia
Western Australia
Perth
NEW – Ne w W estern Australia (also to spell the word NEW )
STW – S wan T elevision W estern Australia
TVW – T elev ision W estern Australia
South West and Great Southern
SSW – S outh West and Great S outhern W estern Australia
SDW – S SW D igital W estern Australia
Kalgoorlie
VDW – V EW D igital W estern Australia
VEW – V ie w W estern Australia
Geraldton
GDW – G TW D igital W estern Australia
GTW – G eraldton T elecasters W estern Australia
Remote and Regional Western Australia
WAW – W estern A ustralia W estern Australia
WDW – W AW D igital W estern Australia
WOW – W IN o f W estern Australia
Tasmania
TDT – T asmanian D igital T elevision
TNT – T elevision N orthern T asmania
TVT – T eleV ision T asmania
Northern Territory
Darwin
DTD – D igital T elevision D arwin
NTD – N orthern T erritory D arwin
TND – T elecasters N orthern Territory D arwin
Other callsigns
Remote Central and Eastern Australia
CDT – C entral D igital T elevision
IMP – Imp arja Television
QQQ – Q ueensland Q ueensland Q ueensland
HPO – H igh P ower O pen Narrowcasting
ACT – A boriginal C ommunity T elevision
Former callsigns
ABC - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C anberra
ABN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation N ew South Wales
CTN – C ommunity T elevision N ew South Wales
TSN – T elevision S ydney N ew South Wales
CWN – C entral W estern Slopes N ew South Wales
ABWN - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W ollongong N ew South Wales
ABSN - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S outhern N ew South Wales
ABCN - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C entral N ew South Wales
ABMN - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M N ew South Wales
ABQN - A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Q N ew South Wales
ECN – E ast C oast N ew South Wales
RTN – R ichmond and T weed N ew South Wales
ABDN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D orrigo N ew South Wales
ABHN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation H unter River N ew South Wales
ABMIN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M ungindi N ew South Wales
ABRN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R ichmond and Tweed N ew South Wales
ABTN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation T aree N ew South Wales
ABUN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation U pper Namoi N ew South Wales
RVN – R iv erina N ew South Wales
ABGN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation G riffith N ew South Wales
ABLN – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Broken Hill N ew South Wales
ABV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation V ictoria
ABRV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Ballar at V ictoria
BTV – B allarat T elevision V ictoria - (also briefly 'RTV' during aggregation preparations)
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ABSV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S wan Hill V ictoria
ABWV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W estern V ictoria
ABMV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M ildura V ictoria
ABGV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation G oulburn Valley V ictoria
GMV – G oulburn M urray V ictoria - (also briefly 'RTV' during aggregation preparations)
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ABLV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation L atrobe Valley V ictoria
RTV – R egional T elevision V ictoria - (used briefly for BTV and GMV during aggregation preparations)
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CTV – C ommunity T elevision V ictoria
ABAV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation A lbury V ictoria
ABEV – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Be ndigo V ictoria
ABQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Q ueensland
ABCTQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C lermont Q ueensland
ABDQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D arling Downs Q ueensland
ABEQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation E merald Q ueensland
ABGQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation G oondiwindi Q ueensland
ABMQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M ackay Q ueensland
ABMSQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M iles Q ueensland
ABNQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation N orth Q ueensland
ABRQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R ockhampton Q ueensland
ABSQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S outhern Downs Q ueensland
ABSEQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S pringsure Q ueensland
ABTQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation T ownsville Q ueensland
ABWQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W ide Bay Q ueensland
ABIQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Mount I sa Q ueensland
ABMKQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M ary K athleen Q ueensland
ABAQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation A lpha Q ueensland
ABAAQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation A ugathella Q ueensland
ABBQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation B arcaldine Q ueensland
ABBLQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation B lackall Q ueensland
ABCAQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C unnamulla Q ueensland
ABCEQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C harleville Q ueensland
ABCLQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Cl oncurry Q ueensland
ABDIQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D irranbandi Q ueensland
ABHQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation H ughenden Q ueensland
ABJQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation J ulia Creek Q ueensland
ABLQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation L ongreach Q ueensland
ABMLQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M itchell Q ueensland
ABMNQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M orven Q ueensland
ABRAQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R oma Q ueensland
ABRDQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R ichmond Q ueensland
ABSGQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S t. G eorge Q ueensland
ABWNQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W inton Q ueensland
DDQ – D arling D owns Q ueensland
ABNPQ – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation N orthern P eninsula Q ueensland
FNQ – F ar N orthern Q ueensland
MVQ – M ackay V ision Q ueensland
SDQ – S outhern D owns Q ueensland
SEQ – S outh E ast Q ueensland
WBQ – W ide B ay Q ueensland
CTQ – C ommunity T elevision Q ueensland
ABS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S outh Australia
ABGS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Mount G ambier S outh Australia
ABRS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R iverland S outh Australia
ABNS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation Spencer Gulf N orth S outh Australia
ABCS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C eduna S outh Australia
ABLCS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation L eigh C reek S outh Australia
ABWS – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W oomera S outh Australia
ACE – A delaide C ommunity and E ducational Television
ABW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation W estern Australia
ABAW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation A lbany W estern Australia
ABCW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C entral Agricultural area W estern Australia
ABSW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S outh West W estern Australia
ABKW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation K algoorlie W estern Australia
ABEW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation E sperance W estern Australia
ABNW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation N orseman W estern Australia
ABSBW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation S outhern Cross/B ullfinch W estern Australia
ABGW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation G eraldton W estern Australia
ABCMW – A ustralian B roadcasting C orporation M orawa W estern Australia
ABCNW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C arnarvon W estern Australia
ABDW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D ampier W estern Australia
ABKAW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation K arratha W estern Australia
ABMW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M oora W estern Australia
ABPHW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation P ort H edland W estern Australia
ABRBW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R oeb ourne W estern Australia
BTW – B unbury T elevision W estern Australia
GSW – G reat S outhern W estern Australia
ATW – A ccess T elevision W estern Australia
CTW – C ommunity T elevision W estern Australia
ABCNW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation C arnarvon W estern Australia
ABDW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D ampier W estern Australia
ABKAW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation K arratha W estern Australia
ABMW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation M oora W estern Australia
ABPHW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation P ort H edland W estern Australia
ABRBW – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation R oeb ourne W estern Australia
ABT – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation T asmania
ABKT – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation K ing Island T asmania
ABNT – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation N orth Eastern T asmania
ABD – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation D arwin
ABAD – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation A lice Springs D arwin
ABKD – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation K atherine D arwin
ABTD – A ustralian B roadcasting Corporation T ennant Creek D arwin
See also
References
External links
Stations and networks Lists