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| Channels | |
| Branding | Seven |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Affiliations | Seven (1987–present,O&O) |
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| History | |
First air date | 26 July 1965 (1965-07-26) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 10 (1965–1987) Analog: 7 (1987–2013) |
| Ten (1965–1987) | |
Call sign meaning | South Australian Telecasters South Australia |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ERP | 200 kW (analogue) 50 kW (digital) |
| HAAT | 487 m (analogue) 485 m (digital)[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°58′52″S138°42′29″E / 34.98111°S 138.70806°E /-34.98111; 138.70806 (SAS) |
| Links | |
| Website | 7plus |
SAS, formerlySAS-7 and before thatSAS-10, is a television station inAdelaide,South Australia. It is part of theSeven Network.
SAS-7 was originally known as SAS-10, an affiliate of what becameNetwork Ten. It commenced broadcasting on 26 July 1965, asSA Telecasters. In the early 1970s the station was bought out byPerth stationTVW-7 and thus, on two occasions, shared the same image campaigns as TVW's.[2] In 1982, SAS and TVW were bought by theBell Group.[3]
On 27 December 1987, SAS-10 and Seven Network's original affiliateADS-7 switched broadcast channels and affiliations, ADS moving to channel 10, SAS moving to channel 7. As the television industry was consolidating in Australia, these channels had each become associated by ownership with interstate stations bearing the opposite channel numbers, so to simplify network interaction, they agreed to swap channel assignments and network affiliations in Adelaide, with SAS being now the Seven Network's youngest. ADS was owned byKerry Stokes who also ownedNEW-10 andCapital Television.[4] As a result, from the last days of 1987 up to 1988, SAS, now on channel 7, adopted theOn the Move slogan previously used byWLS-TV inChicago,Illinois in 1984 to mark the change, with a music video made for this purpose.[5]
In 1988, SAS was sold by the Bell Group toQintex, bringing the station under common ownership with the Seven stations in the other capital cities.[6]
The station celebrated 40 years in 2005 with a special television program "Made in Adelaide 40 Years of Television".[citation needed]
Television shows made during the SAS-10 era include children's showsFat Cat and Friends,The Early Bird Show,Crackerjack andRomper Room. Music shows included in Time, Trax and Simulrock. Variety talent shows included Adelaide'sNew Faces andPot Luck. There was also the long running daytime showTouch of Elegance. SAS 10 employed actor Hedley Cullen as horror hostDeadly Earnest, who was also seen in WA.
From 1973 to 1989 the Christmas Appeal telethon was held each year.[citation needed] For the inauguralBay to Birdwood classic car run, SAS Channel 10 provided advertising and a documentary after the event.[7]
SA Telecasters also produced the 45-minute documentaryOn location with Robbery Under Arms, which achieved a sort of permanency as a "special feature" of the DVD transfer of the filmRobbery Under Arms, starringSam Neill.
The game showWheel of Fortune commenced recordings in ADS-7 studios in July 1981 on theSeven Network. It moved to SAS with the 1987 switch, and continued there until July 1996 when the show moved toATN-7 Sydney where it lasted to its cancellation in 2006.[citation needed]
Other shows after the changeover includedFat Cat and Friends until 1992 andTrax until 1990.[citation needed]
Currently[when?] the station producesDiscover andSeven News, while between 1995 and 2019, it produced a local edition ofToday Tonight, which outrated the nationalA Current Affair.[citation needed]
The last edition ofSeven News andToday Tonight to be broadcast from the Gilberton studios inNorth Adelaide took place on 14 December 2007. The station then moved to new premises atHindmarsh on the corner ofPort Road and Adam Street, from where Adelaide versions ofSeven News andToday Tonight are produced.[citation needed][when?]
SAS-7 celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2015.
During theAustralian Football League season,Seven News continues to air at its regular time on Saturdays or Sundays duringFox Footy broadcast twilight matches involvingAdelaide and/orPort Adelaide, with football coverage shifting to7mate; formerly, the bulletin was aired at half-time of the telecast, replacing match analysis fromFox Footy. SAS also airsSouth Australian National Football League Matches during the Season.
Seven News Adelaide is directed by Mark Mooney and presented byRosanna Mangiarelli andWill Goodings on weeknights andMike Smithson on weekends from Seven's Adelaide studios, located atHindmarsh. Sport is presented byMark Soderstrom on weeknights andBruce Abernethy on weekends. Weather is presented by Amelia Mulcahy on weeknights and Gertie Spurling on weekends.
The Adelaide bulletin is simulcast to the regional areas ofSouth Australia on regional Seven Network stationsGTS/BKN in theSpencer Gulf region andBroken Hill in New South Wales, and throughWIN South Australia in theRiverland andMount Gambier/South East regions of the state.
From 1989 to 2004Graeme Goodings presentedSeven News Adelaide on weeknights with Doyle until he was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Goodings and Riddell, the then weekend news presenter, agreed to swap roles, allowing for Goodings' rehabilitation. Goodings leftSeven News Adelaide in December 2014, after 34 years reading Adelaide's news.
Prior to 27 December 1987, the presenters and production crew ofSeven News Adelaide producedTen News Adelaide (then known asTen Eyewitness News). However, as the television industry was consolidating in Australia, these news services had each become associated by ownership with inter-state news services being broadcast on opposite frequencies; therefore, to simplify network interaction, their respective networks agreed to swap channel assignments and network affiliations in Adelaide.
In December 2007, production ofSeven News moved from studios located atGilberton to a new purpose-built space atHindmarsh.[8]
During theAFL season,Seven News Adelaide does not air at the regular time on Saturday or Sunday if there is a twilight match involvingAdelaide and/orPort Adelaide, in which case, a shortened edition is broadcast at half time, replacing analysis of the AFL matches broadcast, or a full bulletin is broadcast immediately after the game.
In 2014,Seven News Adelaide won every single ratings weeknight against the rivalNine News Adelaide,[9] but in 2015 started to lose some nights to Nine asSeven News as a whole suffered its worst ratings figures for over a decade.[10] It clocked up 500 consecutive weekly ratings wins in March 2019, extending a streak which started in August 2006.[11]
In August 2019, Jane Doyle celebrated 30 years of reading the news on Seven.
In November 2019, John Riddell announced his retirement and presented his last bulletin on 6 December. Doyle became solo presenter after Ridell's retirement.
In June 2020, it was announced that Jessica Adamson and Tim Noonan were made redundant. The weekday 4pm bulletin was also retired with Melbourne's bulletin broadcast to the Adelaide market. Rosanna Mangiarelli replaced Adamson on weekends. The bulletin was later reinstated on 26 October, but the axing affectedSeven News in the Adelaide ratings, and helped rivalNine News to close the afternoon and evening news gap with Seven ever since.
In September 2022, it was announced that FIVEAA's Will Goodings will replace Mike Smithson to co-host weekends.[12]
In November 2022, it was announced that Jane Doyle would retire from television after more than three decades presenting7NEWS Adelaide.[13] Will Goodings and Rosanna Mangiarelli were announced as her replacement, commencing from January 2023.[14]
Fill-in presenters include Mike Smithson, Andrea Nicolas and Elspeth Hussey (News),Bruce Abernethy and Andrew Hayes (Sport) and Gertie Spurling and Casey Treloar (Weather). News updates are presented by presenters or fill-in presenters.
As of 2020[update], Seven has remained South Australia's number one Adelaide news service for more than a decade.
| Role | Bulletins | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| News | Will Goodings(2023–present) Rosanna Mangiarelli(2023–present) | Mike Smithson(2021–22; 2023–present) | |||||
| Sport | Mark Soderstrom(2020–present) | Bruce Abernethy(2020–present) | |||||
| Weather | Amelia Mulcahy(2013–present) | Gertie Spurling(2021–present) | |||||