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| Branding | Seven |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Affiliations | Seven (O&O) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seven West Media |
| 7two,7mate &Racing.com | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1962 |
First air date | 26 May 1962[1] |
Former channel number | Analog: 9 (VHF) (1962–2013) |
| Independent (1962–1994) TasTV (1985–1989) Southern Cross Network (1989–1994) Network Ten (1994–2008) | |
Call sign meaning | Television Northern Tasmania |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ERP | see table below |
| HAAT | see table below |
| Transmitter coordinates | see table below |
TNT is an AustralianTV station based inHobart andLaunceston,Tasmania, now owned bySeven West Media.[2] Originally broadcasting to northern Tasmania, it has broadcast statewide since aggregation of the Tasmanian television market in 1994.[3]
TNT-9 was founded as Northern TV Ltd and broadcast in Launceston and Northern Tasmania on 26 May 1962.[4][1] In 1965, TNT-9 became a part ofENT Ltd (Examiner-Northern TV Ltd).[1]
By 1980, TNT-9 adopted a customised version of the Nine Network's "Nine Dots" logo, with the dots replaced by stars.[5]
ENT boughtTVT-6 in Hobart in 1982[1] and in 1985, TNT and TVT were relaunched under theTasTV brand, while retaining their original callsigns.[6]
On 30 March 1988, ENT sold TNT-9 toTricom Corporation, then the second largest regional television broadcaster in Australia at the time, for $40 million after Tricom acquired a 19.9% shareholding. Underaggregation laws, ENT was required to divest one of its two stations by 1992.[7] Ahead of the separation, TNT opened relay station TNT-8 on King Island on 9 September 1988,[8][4] Tricom was later rebrandedSouthern Cross Broadcasting, and TNT became known on-air as theSouthern Cross Network from 1 January 1989.[1]
Following federal aggregation, Southern Cross Television began broadcasting in Hobart, while TasTV (later WIN Television) commenced transmission in Launceston. Both networks subsequently operated statewide, competing directly against each other.[1]
In 1999, Southern Cross Tasmania, still part of Southern Cross Broadcasting, introduced its own logo independent of mainland affiliates, featuring a stylisedTasmanian tiger.[8]
Southern Cross andWIN Television jointly launchedTasmanian Digital Television on 23 December 2003, a digital-only station based in Hobart that relayedNetwork Ten content.[9]
On 17 July 2005, Southern Cross Broadcasting adopted a uniform corporate logo across all its stations, and Southern Cross Tasmania retired its Tasmanian tiger branding.[8]
In June 2018, Southern Cross Tasmania was rebranded asSeven Tasmania, with local branding replaced by that of the Seven Network.[10]
In February 2025, ownersSouthern Cross Media Group (throughSouthern Cross Austero) announced the sale of its remaining television assets, including 7 Tasmania, to the conservative media companyAustralian Digital Holdings (ADH).[11] However, in May 2025 the deal collapsed, andSeven West Media announced it would acquire the stations from SCA for $3.75 million. The sale was finalised on 1 July 2025.[12][2]
In May 2025, 7 Tasmania vacated its South Launceston studios, where it had operated since 1962. Production of the station's flagship evening news bulletin was temporarily relocated to existing facilities in Hobart, before eventually moving to new studios in the Launceston CBD.
Following Seven West Media’s purchase of TNT earlier in 2025, it was announced in September 2025 that Seven West, and former owners Southern Cross Media Group intended to merge by early 2026.[13]
TNT produces the market's highest-rating daily news bulletin.[14]
Previous local programmes produced by TNT-9 includeSports Club (weekly sports review),Quiz Quest (children's game show),The Saturday Night Show (variety),Down the Line (morning talk/local events),The Saturday Morning Fun Show (kids),Tasmanian New Faces (talent) and annual coverage ofTarga Tasmania andThe Launceston Cup.[15]
The station produces its flagship news program,Seven News Tasmania (formerlyNightly News andSouthern Cross News), which is broadcast live each night at 6:00 pm from studios in Launceston with additional reporters based in Hobart. The bulletin was produced from the station's original Watchorn Street studios in South Launceston between 1962 and 2025.
The station had originally planned to retitle the bulletinSeven News Tasmania on 1 July 2018, coinciding with its rebrand as7 Tasmania. The relaunch, however, was postponed without notice.[16] When questioned byABC'sMedia Watch, Southern Cross Austereo CEO Grant Blackley stated that the Seven Network did not want its brand used on output it did not directly control, and that SCA was developing an alternative identity.[17] On 3 December 2018, the bulletin changed its title toNightly News, a brand the station formerly used from the 1990s up to the early 2000s.[18] On 6 October 2025, the bulletin was finally rebranded as Seven News Tasmania.[19]
The main bulletin is consistently the highest rating television program in Tasmania.[20][21] Short news updates are also produced and broadcast throughout the day.
A shortened version of the day's bulletin was previously uploaded tothe station's YouTube channel from 2017 to 2025, featuring only local news and sport reports alongside weather forecasts.[22] Since August 2025, months after Seven's acquisition, new editions are now exclusively availableon demand via Seven Network's streaming service7plus.[23]
Seven News Tasmania was home to Australia’s longest serving commercial weather presenter, Peter “Murph” Murphy, who appeared on air for 41 years from 1984–2025.[24]
Outside of its local bulletin, Seven Tasmania broadcasts national news and current affairs programming from the Seven Network, including:
TNT also simulcasts the weekday edition ofSeven News at 4 from HSV-7 in Melbourne, as well asSeven’s National News at Noon on weekdays andSeven News at 5 on weekends fromATN-7 in Sydney.[25]
The fishing showHook, Line and Sinker was the most popular Tasmanian-made program airing and broadcast Australia-wide. The program was hosted by former news journalists Andrew Hart andNick Duigan. The show produced 300 episodes and 24 seasons between 2000 and 2025. Following the airing of the last episode in 2025, the programme continued its social media presence with regular updates on its YouTube Channel.[26]
Renovation Relief was a DIY Program hosted by famous wood-chopperDavid Foster in which he and a team of people from sponsors (i.e.Gunns) renovate a house, most commonly for people who have done something for the community or have enabled children.
Previously broadcast every night duringTarga Tasmania fortnight, Andrew Hart and Nick Duigan reported and reviewed the events of the day.
Holiday at Home was a lifestyle program which promotes places to stay and things to do in Tasmania.
For the ten weeks leading up to theBurnie Ten, Mark Connelly trained a group of people in a program sponsored by Seven Tasmania (then Southern Cross Television.) Weekly updates broadcast during commercial breaks. In the early years of the program, people who took part were well known in Tasmania, however in 2006, a Launceston family were trained to run the event.
Seven Tasmania airs sports coverage fromSeven Network, which includesAustralian Rules Football,Horse racing,cricket,tennis,golf andmotorsport. In the 1990s, the station airedNetwork Ten's daily sports programSports Tonight as part of its dual-affiliation, however this was eventually replaced by Seven's current affairs program,Today Tonight.
The station airs three AFL games per round courtesy of its affiliation with Seven. The station promotes extensive coverage of Tasmanian sports in its news coverage includingcricket,athletics,netball andbasketball. The station's previous sports reporters were Chris Rowbottom, Alicia Muling, Trent Dann,Rob Fairs andNick Duigan.
Locally, coverage of the international road raceTarga Tasmania is produced and aired each year. The station also produces live coverage of theLaunceston andHobart Cup. Regular updates on the annual Boxing DaySydney to Hobart Yacht Race are broadcast during the duration of the race.
The station is affiliated with the metropolitanSeven Network and also broadcasts most of Seven's sub-channels (7two,7mate,SBN, andRacing.com). Rival Tasmanian stationsTVT-6 (WIN Television) is affiliated with the metropolitanNine Network and the jointly ownedTDT is affiliated with the metropolitanNetwork 10.
Following aggregation in 1994, the station was a combined Seven and Ten affiliate; however, the Ten content was gradually removed from the schedule in the late 2000s following the launch of digital-only stationTDT in 2003. TDT is a joint-venture between Southern Cross Austereo and WIN.
In July 2025, Seven West Media, owner of the Seven Network purchased TNT for $3.75 Million, making TNT directly controlled by its affiliates owners.[12]
| Channel Name | LCN | Content Type |
|---|---|---|
| Channel 7 | 6, 60 (HD), 61 (SD) | General entertainment • Australian • Sport • Reality |
| 7two | 62 | Adult programming • General entertainment |
| 7mate | 63 | Men's programming • Sport |
| SBN International | 64 | Religious programming |
| TVSN | 65 | Home shopping |
| you.tv | 66 | Home shopping |
| gecko | 67 | Home shopping |
| Racing.com | 68 | Racing |
Other sister channels such as7flix and7Bravo are not broadcast in Tasmania, however, are available viaSeven Network's streaming service7plus.
| Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ Digital) | First air date | ERP (Analog/ Digital) | HAAT (Analog/ Digital)1 | Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
| Hobart | Hobart | 31 (UHF) 10 (VHF) | 30 April 1994 | 1300kW 50 kW | 1061 m 1030 m | 42°53′51″S147°14′10″E / 42.89750°S 147.23611°E /-42.89750; 147.23611 (TNT) (analog) 42°53′42″S147°14′10″E / 42.89500°S 147.23611°E /-42.89500; 147.23611 (TNT) (digital) | Mount Wellington |
| North Eastern Tasmania | Launceston | 9 (VHF) 45 (UHF) | 26 May 1962 | 300 kW 600 kW | 809 m 839 m | 41°23′27″S147°25′29″E / 41.39083°S 147.42472°E /-41.39083; 147.42472 (TNT) (analog) 41°23′27″S147°25′28″E / 41.39083°S 147.42444°E /-41.39083; 147.42444 (TNT) (digital) | Mount Barrow |
Notes:
THE planned renaming of Southern Cross Television to Seven Tasmania has been postponed, due to ongoing negotiations between Southern Cross Austereo and Channel 7.
