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|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Branding | 10 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 10 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Networks UK & Australia (Ten Network Holdings) |
| History | |
First air date | GLV: 9 December 1961; 63 years ago (1961-12-09) BCV: 23 December 1961; 63 years ago (1961-12-23) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:see table below |
| Independent (9 December 1961 – 31 December 1991, GLV part-time relay of GTV-9 from 1961–1970s) Network 10 (1 January 1992 – 30 June 2016) Nine Network (1 July 2016 – 30 June 2021) | |
Call sign meaning | GLV: Gippsland Latrobe Valley Victoria BCV: Bendigo Central Victoria |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications & Media Authority |
| ERP | see table below |
| HAAT | see table below |
| Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
GLV andBCV are Australian television stations licensed to serveTraralgon,Bendigo and the region ofVictoria. The stations are owned and operated byNetwork 10.
GLV-10 inTraralgon was the first regional television station to launch in Australia on 9 December 1961,[1] originally covering theGippsland andLatrobe Valley areas. It was also the first station to completely use Australian-made broadcasting equipment fromAmalgamated Wireless Australasia. The original transmission equipment consisted of a 10 kW and 2 kW transmitter (standby) which was based on the RCA product and adapted to 230 V 50 Hz by AWA. TheMelbourne pickup was a Rhode and Schwarz off-air receiver with AWA return microwave links to the Studio. BCV-8 first went to air two weeks later, on 23 December 1961[1](the same day as the launch ofGMV-6Shepparton), servingBendigo and Central Victoria.
On 25 March 1970, BCV-8 was off the air for 45 minutes. The incident was caused by two mice who got into the transmitter's high-voltage cables,short circuiting the main circuit and the switchboard.[2]
GLV pioneered the use of live, "off-air" relays of television programs from stations inMelbourne, includingGTV-9's hugely popularIn Melbourne Tonight. Since the station had no video recording equipment, engineers needed to rely on picking up the original signal at the transmitter site to relay back to the studio. As the sole commercial television station in the region, GLV's program lineup included local output such as news and children's programs, combined with programs selected from Melbourne's commercial stations – theNine Network,Seven Network (HSV-7), and from 1964,Network Ten (ATV-0).
An affiliation formed between the two stations andSTV-8Mildura in the 1970s as the Victorian Broadcasting Network, adopting the name of a former statewide radio network and later as Television Centre of Victoria. In 1982, the three stations merged as the Southern Cross TV8 television network, sharing a common stylised flag logo and programming schedule. Seven years later it was renamed the Southern Cross Network.[1] STV-8 split from the network in 1990 when the station joined the then-Television Victoria network, as Mildura was not included in the Victorian aggregation plan.[1][3]
On 17 January 1980, GLV-10 changed frequencies from VHF channel 10 to 8[1] to allow neighbouringMelbourne television stationATV-0 to move to the original frequency three days later to eliminate interference problems on VHF-0. Channels 8 and 10 became Channel 8 as a result of the switch.
Whenaggregation in regional Victoria took place between 1992 and 1993,[4] the Southern Cross Network expanded toShepparton,Ballarat andAlbury as an affiliate ofNetwork 10.[1] By September 1993, the network had changed its name and logo to SCN TV, and then again in May 1994 to Ten Victoria,[1] which coincided with the cancellation of the station's local news service (SCN TV News at Six), replaced byATV-10'sTen News at 5.
On 1 July 2016, Southern Cross switched its primary affiliation from Network Ten to the Nine Network in Queensland, Southern NSW, ACT, South Australia, and Victoria. The Southern Cross Ten branding was retired and replaced by generic Nine branding.[5][6]
On 1 July 2021, Southern Cross switched back its primary affiliation from the Nine Network to Network 10 and airs programs fromATV in Melbourne.[7]
On 17 December 2024, Southern Cross Austereo announced the sale of their regional television licenses in Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT and Regional Victoria over to their affiliateNetwork 10.[8] The sale was completed on 1 March 2025.[9]
GLV/BCV broadcasts10 News First withJennifer Keyte fromATV-10.
Between 21 March 2011 and 19 June 2015, viewers in Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley received a trial regional news magazine program calledWeeknights at 6:30pm on weekdays.[10]
Given its 1 July 2016 affiliate switch to the Nine Network, news updates were upgraded to a full bulletin relaunch asNine Local News by March 2017.[11] The new SC9 served as theNine News regional broadcaster to regional Victoria viewers, with the state and local level news provided by GTV-9 in Melbourne.
The bulletins' formats were stylistically similar to the Nine-ownedNBN News bulletin in northern New South Wales as a composite of international, national, and local news.[12]
On 17 March 2020, production on the composite bulletins, including Victoria, were suspended indefinitely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, with reporters deployed to the metropolitan bulletins in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.[13]
As of 1 July 2021, Southern Cross broadcasts10 News First, broadcast fromATV's studios, with Keyte from Melbourne at 5:00pm andThe Project at 6:30pm on weekdays and Sundays. Since 1 August 2021,Sky News Australia content has been offered in regional Victoria and on the channel Sky News Regional via GLV/BCV.[14][15][16]
The following transmitters use the GLV call sign:
| Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ Digital) | First air date | ERP (Analog/ Digital) | HAAT (Analog/ Digital)[a] | Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goulburn Valley | Shepparton | 46 (UHF)[b] 42 (UHF) | 1 January 1992 | 1200kW 300 kW | 377 m 378 m | 36°21′29″S145°41′42″E / 36.35806°S 145.69500°E /-36.35806; 145.69500 (GLV) | Mount Major |
| Latrobe Valley | Traralgon | 37 (UHF)[c][b] 39 (UHF) | 9 December 1961 | 1000 kW 400 kW | 507 m 487 m | 38°23′37″S146°33′34″E / 38.39361°S 146.55944°E /-38.39361; 146.55944 (GLV) | Mount Tassie |
The following transmitters use the BCV call sign:
| Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ Digital) | First air date | ERP (Analog/ Digital) | HAAT (Analog/ Digital)[a] | Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat | Ballarat | 39 (UHF)[b] 40 (UHF) | 1 January 1992 | 2000 kW 500 kW | 663 m 713 m | 37°16′57″S143°14′52″E / 37.28250°S 143.24778°E /-37.28250; 143.24778 (BCV) | Lookout Hill |
| Bendigo | Bendigo | 8 (VHF)[d][b] 51 (UHF) | 23 December 1961 | 240 kW 1000 kW | 444 m 496 m | 36°59′26″S144°18′32″E / 36.99056°S 144.30889°E /-36.99056; 144.30889 (BCV) | Mount Alexander |
| Murray Valley | Swan Hill | 10 (VHF)[e][b] 65 (UHF) | 12 May 1967 | 150 kW 375 kW | 179 m 201 m | 35°28′24″S143°27′20″E / 35.47333°S 143.45556°E /-35.47333; 143.45556 (BCV) | Goschen |
| Western Victoria | Hamilton | 31 (UHF)[b] 9A (VHF) | 1 January 1992 | 200 kW 15 kW | 335 m 365 m | 37°27′32″S141°54′58″E / 37.45889°S 141.91611°E /-37.45889; 141.91611 (BCV) (analog) 37°27′32″S141°54′57″E / 37.45889°S 141.91583°E /-37.45889; 141.91583 (BCV) (digital) | Mount Dundas |