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of the
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in
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. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of
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, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, two in
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) to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. The station formed an affiliation with
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Melbourne in 1957, in order to share content. In 1963,
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ended up owning both GTV-9 and
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, so as a result the stations switched their previous affiliations. ATN-7 and
HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbou ...
joined to create the
Australian Television Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
, which later became the
Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
. ATN-7 is the home of the national level
Seven News Seven News (stylised 7NEWS) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in South Eveleigh, Sydney, while its flags ...
bulletins.


History

ATN-7 began broadcasting on 2 December 1956 and became the third television station in
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to begin regular transmissions. The station opened in 1956 with principal offices and studios located at Mobbs Lane, Epping. The initial black and white cameras and other equipment was supplied by the
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of England. Conversion to
PAL Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a color encoding system for analog television. It was one of three major analogue colour television standards, the others being NTSC and SECAM. In most countries it was broadcast at 625 lines, 50 fields (25 ...
colour occurred on 1 March 1975. Digital
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commenced on 1 January 2001. The initial transmission tower in 1956 was located near the
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tower at
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, Sydney. This was eventually demolished after ATN was invited to share a new site at Artarmon which was built by a new 3rd, commercial broadcaster
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. ATN-7 commenced digital television transmissions on 1 January 2001, broadcasting on VHF Channel 6 while maintaining analogue transmission on VHF Channel 7. ATN-7's Sydney transmissions are broadcast from masts operated by Transmitters Australia (TXA) at
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and/or Willoughby. Retransmission translators to
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channels service Sydney viewers from Kings Cross and North Head at Manly and north of Sydney at Bouddi,
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and Forresters Beach. Beginning in the early 2000s, on-air programs were sent by digital link from the Seven Network's national program play-out centre at Docklands in
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where the Master Control Room was located for all metropolitan and regional feeds to be controlled. Programming line-up, advertisement output, feed switching, time zone monitoring and national transmission output was previously delivered here. All Seven Network owned and operated studios used to have their live signals relayed here: for instance, ATN's output was fed to HSV and then transmitted via satellite or fibre optics to the towers around metropolitan Sydney. In 2019 however, this function was transferred to a new play-out centre in Sydney as part of a joint venture with the Nine Network. The analogue signal for ATN-7 was turned off at 9:00 a.m. on 3 December 2013 by using a special five-minute retrospective clip of the local station and the song "My City of Sydney" by
Tommy Leonetti Tommy Leonetti (September 10, 1929September 15, 1979) was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" (written by Leonetti & Bobby Troup) and was used by t ...
, used for the first time in 30 years, combined with the old "Mother kangaroo putting her baby joey to bed" animation, which was played during the channel closedown sequence until the network began 24-hour service in 1993. The Good Night curtain at the end of the animation was tweaked to Goodbye and the TV mascot appeared for the final time to turn the analogue picture into a small white dot which slowly went away before going completely black, before the analogue signal itself was completely switched off. In June 2023, 7NEWS moved their operations from
Martin Place Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney.
to their new purpose built studios in
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
. In July 2023, Sunrise hosted its very first broadcast at its new studios. The first edition went to air live at 5:30am on 24 July 2023, with hosts
Natalie Barr Natalie Ann Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian television presenter, journalist, and news presenter. Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside Matt Shirvington. She was previous ...
and
Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualifi ...
, newsreader
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and sports presenter
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, followed by The Morning Show’s
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and
Kylie Gillies Kylie Gillies (born 4 May 1967) is an Australian television presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia. Gillies is the co-host of '' The Morning Show'' with Larry Emdur. Career Gillies was born in Tamworth and attended Tamwor ...
. Joining 7NEWS, 7NEWS Spotlight, The Latest and 7NEWS.com.au, for the first time in more than 40 years, the entire Seven Sydney operation and all broadcast and operational staff (across all departments) are now under one roof. The new space cover two floors of Seven's head office and are five times larger than the previous Martin Place location, with permanent sets for all programs. It brought to an end 19 years of Sunrise and Seven News, and 16 years of The Morning Show broadcasting at Martin Place.


Program production

The Epping facilities were expanded to provide five operational studios and the centre became the largest producer of Australian produced TV content, including '' Wheel of Fortune'', '' Sons and Daughters'', ''
A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...
'', '' Hey Dad..!'', ''
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'', ''Terry Willesee Tonight'' and ''
Home & Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, ...
''. The Epping studios closed in early 2010 when new studio facilities serviced by Global Television, opened at the
Australian Technology Park South Eveleigh (previously known as Australian Technology Park) is a retail business centre and technology park south of the Sydney central business district and north of Sydney Airport. South Eveleigh borders Alexandria and Eveleigh. Evele ...
in
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
. News and live telecast programs are presently broadcast from the
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
studios.


RaceCam

ATN's engineering staff received two
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s – making ATN the first Australian company to receive such an award – for the technology, invention and further development of RaceCam, live mobile point-of-view TV cameras which were initially developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s for the station's coverage of the
Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (known for sponsorship reasons as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a Touring car racing, touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supe ...
. Visiting commentators from the United States organised for ATN staff to supply the camera and transmission systems for
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' coverage of
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races. A variant of RaceCam was also developed for yachts in the
1987 America's Cup The 1987 America's Cup was the twenty-sixth challenge for the America's Cup. The American challenger '' Stars & Stripes 87'', sailed by Dennis Conner, beat the Australian defender '' Kookaburra III'', sailed by Iain Murray, in a four-race swe ...
off the coast of
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. Later in the mid-1980s, the
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asked ATN staff to develop aerofoil-designed cameras suitable for
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cars, and these were subsequently used at the
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.


Seven's Eveleigh Studios

Prior to their
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
Studios at the
Australian Technology Park South Eveleigh (previously known as Australian Technology Park) is a retail business centre and technology park south of the Sydney central business district and north of Sydney Airport. South Eveleigh borders Alexandria and Eveleigh. Evele ...
, the Seven Network's
Martin Place Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia. Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney.
studios, once referred to on-air as ''News Central'' and based on the first five floors of The Colonial Building in Sydney were the main news presentation studios for, ''Seven News Sydney'', ''
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'', ''
Weekend Sunrise ''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and David Woiwod. History In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Su ...
'', and '' The Morning Show''. Comprising 3,000 square metres, viewers and tourists can see programs being broadcast from the street level studio. In March 2021, it was announced that the
Seven Network Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, ...
would move out of Martin Place to
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
by the end of 2022 after almost two decades. The decision is understood to be a cost-saving move away from CBD property leasing. This then got delayed to June 2023. On 25 June 2023, ''Seven News Sydney'' signed off its final bulletin at Martin Place studios, wrapping 19 years and 6,873 days of broadcast. Since 26 June 2023, its new broadcast home is at a purpose built studio at Eveleigh headquarters. The new space is five-times larger than Martin Place, allows for permanent sets for all programs, with two complete control rooms and more than 40sq m of LED screens, while all newsroom operations will now be located on a second entire floor.


Seven News

''Seven News Sydney'' is directed by Sean Power and presented by
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and Angela Cox from Sunday to Thursday and
Michael Usher Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angie Asimus. Early life Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He went on to study media in ...
and Angie Asimus on Friday and Saturday from Seven's headquarters, located at
Eveleigh Eveleigh is an inner southern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Eveleigh is located about 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. ...
. Sport is presented by
Mel McLaughlin Melanie Louise McLaughlin (born 3 September 1979) is an Australian sport presenter for the Seven Network. McLaughlin previously worked for Fox Sports (Australia), Fox Sports where she hosted association football shows including ''Kick Off'', I ...
from Sunday to Thursday and Matt Carmichael on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by Angie Asimus from Sunday to Tuesday and Amber Laidler from Wednesday and Saturday. News updates for Sydney are presented throughout the afternoon and the early evenings, with news updates during the night being shown nationally, they can be seen on
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, 7two and
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, as well as
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. At the end of 2003, a year before all of the Seven Network's News and Current Affairs moved to Martin Place, the ill-fated dual presenter format of
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and
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came to an end after the pair failed to make an ratings impact in the Sydney market, losing viewers to competition winner ''
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'' (then National Nine News), which had led in the ratings for decades. After Ian Ross took over from both Symonds and Sanders in 2003, ''Seven News Sydney'' became the 6pm ratings leader from February 2005 until 2010. Ross presented his final bulletin for Seven News Sydney on Friday 27 November 2009 with Bath taking over as main weeknight presenter on Monday 30 November 2009. Former ''
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'' presenter
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took over from Bath as weekend news presenter from Saturday 28 November 2009. The bulletin retained its ratings lead until it was overtaken again by the rival Nine News bulletin in the ratings in 2011 – Seven's 6pm bulletin won 14 out of 35 ratings weeks. In January 2014,
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was appointed weeknight presenter, replacing
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due to poor ratings. Bath became weekend presenter and continued to host ''Sunday Night'' until her resignation in July 2015, after which Melissa Doyle took over. More changes to Sydney's news presenting team in subsequent months saw former Melbourne weather presenter David Brown replace Sarah Cumming as Sydney's weather presenter and
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replace Jim Wilson as the sports presenter. In August 2016, it was announced that
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would replace
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as Friday and Saturday presenter. Doyle will move into a new expanded role as senior correspondent and host of '' Sunday Night''. For its efforts in bringing news of the
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to the whole of Australia (ATN's Martin Place news rooms and facilities were evacuated and news operations shifted to a makeshift studio miles from the site, with additional coverage from other stations nationwide), Seven News Sydney became the
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winner for Most Outstanding News Coverage. In June 2020, Jim Wilson left Seven after 28 years with the network, to become a new host of 2GB's Drive program. His last sports bulletin was 27 June 2020. It was later announced that
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would replace him. On 5 November 2020, David Brown left the Sydney newsroom to return to Melbourne with Angie Asimus promoted to weeknights weather presenter. In December 2020, it was announced Angela Cox would be joining
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as co-host of the weekend news bulletin from January 2021. In June 2023,
Matt Shirvington Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualifi ...
stepped down from his role of weekend sports presenter, to take up his new role as co-host of ''
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''. Matt Carmichael was announced as his replacement. In September 2024, it was announced that Angela Cox would be joining
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as co-anchor of the weeknight bulletin. In October 2024, it was announced that Angie Asimus would be joining
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as co-anchor of the weekend bulletin.https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/10/angie-asimus-joins-7news-sydney-weekend-bulletins.html Asimus would also continue her role as Sydney weather presenter alongside Mark Ferguson and Angela Cox, Sundays to Tuesdays. Fill-in presenters include
Michael Usher Michael Usher is an Australian television presenter and reporter. Usher presents ''Seven News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday with Angie Asimus. Early life Usher graduated from All Saints' College, Perth in 1987. He went on to study media in ...
,
Chris Reason Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a journalist, foreign correspondent and news anchor for the Seven Network Australia. He has been with the network for more than three decades, starting as Crime Reporter at Channel Seven in Brisbane i ...
, Hugh Whitfeld, and Angie Asimus (News), Matt Carmichael and Jelisa Apps (Sport), and Sally Bowrey, Amber Laider and Grace Fitzgibbon (Weather).


Presenters

Afternoon news updates *
Natarsha Belling Natarsha Belling (born 29 May 1970) is an Australian journalist, television and radio presenter. Belling currently presents '' Seven National News at Noon.'' Belling has previously worked at Network 10 as a television presenter, news prese ...
(until 2:00 pm on Monday – Thursday) * Sally Bowrey (until 2:00 pm on Friday) * Mark Ferguson (after 3:00 pm on Monday – Thursday, after 4:00 pm on Sunday) * Michael Usher or Angie Asimus (after 3:00 pm on Friday, after 4:00 pm on Saturday) Nightly news updates * Mark Ferguson or Angela Cox (until 7:30 pm on Sunday – Thursday) * Michael Usher or Angie Asimus (after 8:30 pm on weeknights and Saturday) Reporters *
Chris Reason Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a journalist, foreign correspondent and news anchor for the Seven Network Australia. He has been with the network for more than three decades, starting as Crime Reporter at Channel Seven in Brisbane i ...
(Senior) * Mark Riley (Canberra Political Editor) * Paul Kadak *
Sally Bowrey Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television news presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network. Bowrey is also currently news and sports presenter on the Seven Network breakfast program ''Weekend Sunrise'', as well as presenti ...
Cultural Editor * Chris Maher * Andrew Denney (Crime) * Laura Banks (Crime) * Tom Sacre * Sarina Andaloro * Hugh Whitfeld (Foreign Editor) * Matt Carmichael (Sport) * Jelisa Apps (Sport) * Amber Laidler * Tim Lester * Leonie Ryan (Court Reporter) * Grace Fitsgibbon (''Bright Side'' Presenter) * Angelique Opie (Property) * Brianna Jackson Fill-In Presenters News *
Chris Reason Chris Reason (born 1 October 1965) is a journalist, foreign correspondent and news anchor for the Seven Network Australia. He has been with the network for more than three decades, starting as Crime Reporter at Channel Seven in Brisbane i ...
* Hugh Whitfeld *
Sally Bowrey Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television news presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network. Bowrey is also currently news and sports presenter on the Seven Network breakfast program ''Weekend Sunrise'', as well as presenti ...
Sport * Jelisa Apps Weather * Grace Fitzgibbon *
Sally Bowrey Sally Bowrey is an Australian journalist, television news presenter and weather presenter for the Seven Network. Bowrey is also currently news and sports presenter on the Seven Network breakfast program ''Weekend Sunrise'', as well as presenti ...
Sunrise Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon. Terminology Although the S ...
/
Weekend Sunrise ''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and David Woiwod. History In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Su ...
correspondent * Liam Tapper


Programs produced by ATN-7


Eveleigh

*'' Seven Early News'' *''
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'' *'' The Morning Show'' *'' The Morning Show: Weekend'' *''
Weekend Sunrise ''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and David Woiwod. History In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Su ...
'' *'' Seven Morning News'' *'' Seven News at 4'' *'' Seven News Sydney'' *'' The Latest: Seven News'' *''Test Cricket coverage'' (2018–present) *''
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'' coverage (2018–present) *''
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'' coverage (2018–present) *''Cricket World Cup coverage'' (2018–present)


Current productions at Australian Technology Park

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Home & Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, ...
'' (1988–present) *''
My Kitchen Rules ''My Kitchen Rules'' (often abbreviated as ''MKR'') is an Australian competitive cooking game show broadcast on the Seven Network since 2010. The show is currently hosted and judged by chefs Manu Feildel and Colin Fassnidge, with Feildel being ...
'' (2010–present) *''
The Chase Australia ''The Chase Australia'' is an Australian television quiz show based on the British program of the same name. It is broadcast on the Seven Network and premiered on 14 September 2015. Four contestants play against an opponent, known as the "cha ...
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The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...
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On location

*'' Better Homes and Gardens'' (1995–present) *''
Sydney Weekender ''Sydney Weekender'' is an Australian travel show featuring destinations throughout the state of New South Wales. The program debuted in 1994 on Saturdays at 5:30pm, later moving to Sundays at the same time before the local nightly news bulleti ...
'' (1994–present) *''
House Rules House rules are unofficial modifications to official game rules adopted by individual groups of players. House rules may include the removal or alteration of existing rules, or the addition of new rules. Such modifications are common in board ga ...
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Carols in the Domain Carols in the Domain is an annual Australian Christmas concert event held in the Domain Gardens in Sydney. It began in 1983, and features many national and international performers and guest appearances. It is a free event, broadcast around Aus ...
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Farmer Wants a Wife ''Farmer Wants a Wife'' is a reality television series developed by Fremantle Media. The basic structure of the programme is that a number of farmers are presented with women from the city, from whom they choose one to be their spouse. The fi ...
'' (2020–present) *''
Schools Spectacular The NSW Schools Spectacular is an Australia, Australian variety show featuring more than 5,500 students from public schools across New South Wales and was performed annually at the Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Unio ...
'' (2016–2019, 2021) *''
Schools Spectacular The NSW Schools Spectacular is an Australia, Australian variety show featuring more than 5,500 students from public schools across New South Wales and was performed annually at the Sydney Entertainment Centre (later known as Qantas Credit Unio ...
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Past programming

*'' Sunday Night'' (2009–2019) *''
V8 Supercars The Supercars Championship, also known as the Repco Supercars Championship under sponsorship and historically as V8 Supercars, is a touring car racing category in Australia and New Zealand, running as an International Series under Fédération I ...
'' (2007–2014, 2021–present) *''
Packed to the Rafters ''Packed to the Rafters'' is an Australian family-oriented comedy drama television program which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The show continued on Tuesdays in this timeslot for its entire run. The dr ...
'' (2008–2013) *''
Today Tonight ''Today Tonight'' was an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced be ...
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HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbou ...
2001–2006) (ATN-7 2007–2012) (
HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbou ...
2013–2014) *'' 11AM'' (1975–1999) *'' Newsworld'' (1982–1989) *''
Real Life Real life is a phrase used originally in literature to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds, and in acting to distinguish between actors and the Character (arts), characters they portray. It has become a ...
'' (1992–1994, became Today Tonight from 1995) *''
The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...
'' (2012) *'' The NightCap'' (2008) *''
Wild Boys ''Wild Boys'' is an Australian television period drama series that began airing on the Seven Network on 4 September 2011. It is produced by Julie McGauran and Sarah Smith from Southern Star and John Holmes. The series is set in and around the ...
'' (2011) *''
All Saints All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday. All Saints, All Saints Day or Feast of All Saints may also refer to: Art and entertainment * ''All Saints'' (film), a 2017 Christian drama film * ''All Saints'' (TV series), an Australian hospital drama * ...
'' (1998–2009) *''
Always Greener ''Always Greener'' was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new d ...
'' (2001–2003) *'' Hey Dad..!'' (1987–1994) *'' Sons and Daughters'' (1982–1987) *''
A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...
'' (1981–1993) *'' Wheel of Fortune'' (ADS-7 1981–1987) (SAS-7 1987–1996) (ATN-7 1996–2006) *'' Denton'' (1994–1995) *''
Who Dares Wins ''Who Dares Wins'' (, ''O tolmón niká''; Latin: ''Qui audet adipiscitur'' ; ; ; Portuguese: ''Quem ousa vence''; German: ''Wer wagt, gewinnt''; Dutch: ''Wie niet waagt, die niet wint''; Hebrew: המעז מנצח) is a motto made popular in t ...
'' (1996–2000) *'' The Real Seachange'' (2006) *''
The Zoo ''The Zoo'' is a one-act comic opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by B. C. Stephenson, writing under the pen name of Bolton Rowe. It premiered on 5 June 1875 at the St James's Theatre in London (as an afterpiece to W. S. Gi ...
'' (2007–2008) *''
Saturday Disney ''Saturday Disney'' is a long-running Australian children's television program which aired on the Seven Network in Australia for over 26 years, with the first episode going to air on 27 January 1990. The show was a television block which aire ...
'' (1997–2016) *''
Playhouse Disney Playhouse Disney was a brand of programming blocks and international cable and satellite television channels that were owned by the Disney Channels Worldwide unit (now Disney Branded Television) of The Walt Disney Company's Disney–ABC Tele ...
'' (2003–2007) *''
The Big Arvo ''The Big Arvo'', originally titled ''The Big Breakfast'', was an Australian television program that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005. History The program began in a morning time slot under the title ''The Big Breakfast' ...
'' (2001–2005) *''
Surf Patrol ''Surf Patrol, Australia's Lifesavers'' is an Australian reality television series that aired on the Seven Network. The series was produced by the Australian production company Cornerbox, the producers of Seven's other factual series ''The Force ...
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It's Academic ''It's Academic'' is the name for a number of televised academic student quiz shows for high school students through the United States and internationally. ''It's Academic'' programs have notably aired on NBC-owned WRC-TV (and, as of October ...
'' (2005–2016) *''
headLand A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...
'' (2005–2006) *''
Popstars Live ''Popstars Live'' was an Australian music talent show television program similar to ''Australian Idol'' that aired on the Seven Network in early 2004. It was an evolution of the original ''Popstars'' TV show which aired between 2000 and 2002 on ...
'' (2000–2002, 2004) *'' Surprise Chef'' (2001–2003) *''
The Daily Edition ''The Daily Edition'' was an Australian afternoon entertainment show on the Seven Network which was first broadcast on 17 June 2013 and ended on 26 June 2020. The show featured a combination of live breaking news, as well as live interviews wit ...
'' (2013–2020) *'' Andrew Denton's Interview'' (2018–2019) *'' The Dream with Roy and HG'' (2000, 2004) *''
The Ice Dream with Roy and HG ''The Ice Dream with Roy and HG'' was a sports/comedy talk show, broadcast every night during 2002 Winter Olympics, presented by Australian comedy duo Roy and HG. Targets of humour during the coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics included figure ...
'' (2002) *'' Win Roy & H.G.'s Money'' (2000) *''
The Monday Dump ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...
'' (2001–2002) *'' The Nation Dumps'' (2002) *''
The Cream "The cream" is a testosterone-based ointment that is used in conjunction with anabolic steroids such as tetrahydrogestrinone (THG, also known as "the clear") in order to mask doping in professional athletes. The drug was made public when the ...
'' (2003) *''
The Matty Johns Show ''The Matty Johns Show'' was an Australian variety television show largely focused on the National Rugby League (NRL) competition, starring former professional rugby league footballer Matthew "Matty" Johns. It first aired in 2010 on Thursdays a ...
'' (2010) *''
Sportsworld ''Sportsworld'' (also known as ''NBC SportsWorld'') is an American sports anthology television program which aired on NBC on Saturday afternoons from 1978 to 1994. Format The program presented a wide variety of lower-profile and offbeat sporting ...
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HSV-7 HSV is a television station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbou ...
1987–2003) (ATN-7 2004–2006) *'' The Mole'' (2005) *''
Sunday Sunrise ''Weekend Sunrise'' is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network and currently hosted by Monique Wright and David Woiwod. History In 2005 the Seven Network replaced its struggling Sunday morning program ''Sund ...
'' (1997–2004, 2005) *'' Between Two Worlds'' (2020) *''
Plate of Origin ''Plate of Origin'' was an Australian competitive cooking game show that was broadcast on the Seven Network. Celebrity chef Manu Feildel hosted the series alongside former ''MasterChef Australia'' judges chef Gary Mehigan and food critic Matt Pre ...
'' (2020) *''
The Secret Daughter ''The Secret Daughter'' is an Australian television drama series which premiered on the Seven Network on 3 October 2016. The series is written by Justin Monjo, Greg Haddrick, Louise Bowes and Keith Thompson and directed by Leah Purcell, Geof ...
'' (2016–2017) *'' Secret Bridesmaids' Business'' (2019) *''
Talking Point A talking point is a pre-established message or formula used in the field of political communication, sales and commercial or advertising communication. The message is coordinated ''a priori'' to remain more or less invariable regardless of which ...
'' (1960–1962) Early efforts by the station included variety series ''
Sydney Tonight ''Sydney Tonight'' was an Australian television variety series which aired from December 1956 to early 1959 on Sydney station ATN-7. Originally compered by Keith Walshe, it was later hosted by Roy Hampson and re-titled ''Tonight''. The series fe ...
'' (1956–1959), Captain Fortune Show (1956–1960) for children, soap opera ''
Autumn Affair ''Autumn Affair'' is an Australian television soap opera made by and aired by Network Seven station ATN-7, and also shown in Melbourne on Nine Network station GTV-9. Television in Australia had only been broadcasting since 1956 and Seven Network ...
'' (1958–1959) and talent program ''
TV Talent Scout ''TV Talent Scout'' was an early Australian television series, which aired circa 1957 to 1958 on Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by p ...
'' (1957–1958).


See also

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Television broadcasting in Australia Television broadcasting in Australia began officially on 16 September 1956, with the opening of TCN-9, quickly followed by national and commercial stations in Sydney and Melbourne, all these being in 625-line black and white. The commencement d ...
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Circle 7 logo The Circle 7 logo is an often-used television station logo in the United States. Designed in the early 1960s for the American Broadcasting Company's five owned-and-operated stations (all of which broadcast on VHF channel 7), the logo, or a v ...


External links


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References

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