Nine Network
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This article is about the Australian television network. For other uses, see Channel 9. For the television station in St. Louis, Missouri, United States that formerly used the Nine Network name, see KETC.
The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia.[1]
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Type | Free-to-air television network |
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Country | Australia |
Broadcast area | |
Affiliates | |
Headquarters | 1 Denison Street North Sydney, New South Wales |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV[lower-alpha 1] (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Frank Packer (1956–1974) Kerry Packer (Publishing and Broadcasting Limited) (1974–1987, 1990–2006) Alan Bond (1987–1990) PBL Media (2006–2010) Nine Entertainment (2010–present) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 16 September 1956; 67 years ago (1956-09-16) |
Founder | Frank Packer |
Former names | National Television Network (1956–1967) National Nine Network (1967–1987) Nine Network Australia (1987–1991) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TCN Sydney (DVB-T) | 1057 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
GTV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 1072 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
QTQ Brisbane/Sunshine Coast (DVB-T) | 1028 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
NWS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 1104 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
STW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 1024 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
Freeview | |
Freeview (9HD) | 90/80 |
Streaming media | |
9Now (Australia only) | |
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From 2017 to 2021, the network's slogan was "We Are the One".[2] Since 2021, the network has changed its slogan back to the iconic Golden Era slogan "Still the One".
As of 2023, the Nine Network is the second-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, and ahead of the ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS.[3]