Darwin Digital Television

The Sunday Territorian reported yesterday that Darwin Digital Television is set to commence test transmissions next week, in preparation for the station’s full launch at the end of the month.

The station, a joint venture between the incumbent broadcasters Nine Darwin (formerly known as Channel Eight, owned by PBL Media) and Southern Cross Television (owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media), will carry the Ten Network via a digital signal on UHF channel 33, using call sign DTD.

The station is another in a series of digital joint ventures, with similar Ten affiliated stations operating in Tasmania and Mildura. A similar set-up is expected for regional Western Australia when digital transmissions commence in that state.