DTD, also known as 10 Darwin, is a

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in Darwin,

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. It is jointly owned by

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(owner of Nine Darwin) and

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(owner of Seven Darwin) and operates under the company name Darwin Digital Television.

History

The licence to operate Darwin's third commercial television station was allocated to Darwin Digital Television Pty Ltd, a joint venture with the two existing commercial television broadcasting licensees in the Darwin area, Regional Television Pty Ltd ( TND - Southern Cross Darwin) and Territory Television Pty Ltd ( NTD - Nine Darwin) in early 2007. The channel was due to launch in late 2007 but was delayed until the channel started test transmitting a test pattern on 21 April 2008 at 6.00p.m. ACST The channel started transmitting television programs on 28 April 2008 as part of a testing period ahead of the official launch. Since April 2008, the station also carries '' 10 News First Melbourne'' bulletins from

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, instead of the Brisbane and Sydney feeds, as well as a small amount of

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programming. The station has carried a sole 10 affiliate, on relay from

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instead of

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, despite time zone differences between

and Victoria.

Programming

DTD rebroadcasts a direct feed of

's TVQ-10 instead of

's TEN-10 or

because of time zone differences between

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/ Victoria and the

, especially during the summer months.

Availability

The station is available only on

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as an affiliate of

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and

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. It broadcasts on

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channel 33. Its signal was rebroadcast via Tasmanian Digital Television in Hobart until the latter became an affiliate of the

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in July 2016.

10 Bold

On 22 April 2010, DTD began broadcasting "

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", a sports-only high-definition channel, owned by Network Ten. Network Ten altered the channel's format to include documentaries, dramas and comedy aimed at male audiences between 4pm and 10:30pm, commencing from May 2011. In October 2018, the channel rebranded from ONE to 10 Boss, and then quickly changed to 10 Bold to line up with the southern states.

10 Peach

On 3 May 2011, DTD commenced transmission of " Eleven", a general entertainment channel aimed at "distinctly youthful" viewers between the ages of 13 and 29, with programs such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' returning to Darwin Free-To-Air TV screens on the new channel. In October 2018, the channel rebranded to

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to line up with the rest of the

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stations. The channel simulcasts in

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References

External links

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Southern Cross Austereo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dtd (Tv Station) Joint ventures Digital terrestrial television in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2008 Southern Cross Media Group Television stations in Darwin, Northern Territory