 Logo used since 2015 | |
| Type | Lifestyle programming |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Broadcast area | Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane,Adelaide,Perth,Darwin,Northern NSW and Gold Coast,Regional QLD,Southern NSW/ACT,Broken Hill NSW,Griffith NSW,Regional VIC,Mildura VIC,Tasmania,Spencer Gulf SA,Eastern SA,Regional WA |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 576iSDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Nine Entertainment |
| Sister channels | Channel 9 9HD 9Gem 9Go! 9Rush Extra 9GemHD 9Go!HD |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 November 2015; 9 years ago (2015-11-26) |
| Links | |
| Website | 9now.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TCN Sydney (DVB-T) | 1059 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| GTV Melbourne (DVB-T) | 1074 @ 8 (191.5 MHz), |
| QTQ Brisbane/Sunshine Coast (DVB-T) | 1030 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| NWS Adelaide (DVB-T) | 1106 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| STW Perth/Mandurah (DVB-T) | 1026 @ 8 (191.5 MHz) |
| Freeview Nine metro (virtual) | 94 |
| Freeview Nine Northern NSW | 84 |
| Freeview Nine affiliate (virtual) | 83/85 |
| Streaming media | |
| 9Now | |
9Life is an Australianfree-to-air digital television multichannel owned byNine Entertainment. The channel airs mostly foreign lifestyle and reality programs, with the channel having a licensing agreement withDiscovery Inc. (previouslyScripps Networks Interactive) for the distribution of many formats.[1]
The channel was first announced on 28 October 2015, and began broadcasting on 26 November 2015 in metropolitan areas on channel 94.[2] 9Life replaced the main broadcast ofdatacasting channelExtra, which was moved to channel 95 to replace itstimeshift channelExtra 2.[1]
9Life began being included in the officialOzTAM ratings on 1 December 2015, where it recorded a 2.3% primetime share, nearly double that of sister channel9Gem, which has been the biggest channel launch since 9Go! in 2009.[3]
Nine’s owned and operated stationNBN announced on 16 February 2016 on their website that they would carry 9Life from 1 March 2016 on channel 84.[4]
Regional affiliateWIN Television announced on 10 February 2016 it would launch 9Life in the coming months.[5] It was later confirmed the channel would launch on 1 March 2016 on channel 84.[6] Four WIN regions were excluded from the 1 March launch date.Griffith,Tasmania, andEastern South Australia did not receive the channel until 2 March 2016 due to technical issues.[7][8] In addition, theRegional WA station did not launch the channel until 10 March 2016.[7][9]
On 29 April 2016, Nine announced that it had signed a new affiliation deal with Southern Cross Austereo, dumping WIN Television as its primary affiliate starting 1 July 2016.[10] Upon the switchover, 9Life became unavailable as WIN ceased broadcasting it and Southern Cross did not have the technical equipment to broadcast the channel. Three months later, the channel recommenced broadcasting in the Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT and Regional Victoria markets on channel 54 on 17 July 2016.[11][12] This left Regional WA, Tasmania, Mildura and Griffith without the service.
In 2017, 9Life began broadcasting in Darwin via Nine's O&O station,NTD.
On 30 September 2018, 9Life recommenced broadcasting to Tasmania, this time viaTDT Tasmania,[13] and it became available to the Spencer Gulf/Broken Hill region (viaGTS/BKN) for the first time.
On 12 March 2021, Nine announced that it would return toWIN Television as its regional affiliate in most markets beginning on 1 July 2021, in a deal that will last at least seven years. From 1 August 2021, 9Life is available in regional areas via WIN Television on channel 83, in which it replaced theSky News on WIN channel.[14] This returned the channel to Regional WA, Mildura and Griffith after an absence of five years.
The majority of programming comes from Discovery's lifestyle and reality shows produced for an American audience, some of which have already aired through theFoxtel andFetch TV platforms.[1]
9Life is available instandard definition in metropolitan areas and regional areas through Nine Networkowned-and-operated stations:TCNSydney,GTVMelbourne,QTQBrisbane,NWSAdelaide,STWPerth,NTDDarwin andNBNNorthern New South Wales. It is also available through affiliated stationsWIN Southern NSW/ACT,GTS/BKN Broken Hill NSW,AMN Griffith NSW,GTS/BKN Spencer Gulf SA, Port Augusta SA,SES/RTS Eastern SA,RTQ Regional QLD,VTV Regional VIC,STV Mildura,TVT Tasmania andWOW Regional WA.
The 9Life channel is not available in theRemote Central & Eastern TV market only.