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GTW-11
GWN7 was an Australian television network serving all of Western Australia outside metropolitan Perth. It launched on 10 March 1967 as ''BTW-3'' in Bunbury. It was an affiliate of the Seven Network and served one of the largest geographic television markets in the world—almost one-third of the continent. The network's name, ''GWN'', is an acronym of Golden West Network, the network's name from 1979 to when the current name was adopted in 2011. In 2021, GWN7's parent company Prime Media Group merged with Seven and the brand was retired in 2022. History Origins GWN began life as a group of smaller, independent stations: *10 March 1967: BTW–3 Bunbury **28 August 1968: GSW–9 Mount Barker – relay **29 August 1974: GSW–10 Albany – relay *18 June 1971: VEW–8 Kalgoorlie **29 November 1971: VEW–3 Kambalda – relay *21 January 1977: GTW–11 Geraldton Prior to these stations signing on, remote Western Australia had been one of the few areas of Australia withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BTW-3
GWN7 was an Australian television network serving all of Western Australia outside metropolitan Perth. It launched on 10 March 1967 as ''BTW-3'' in Bunbury. It was an affiliate of the Seven Network and served one of the largest geographic television markets in the world—almost one-third of the continent. The network's name, ''GWN'', is an acronym of Golden West Network, the network's name from 1979 to when the current name was adopted in 2011. In 2021, GWN7's parent company Prime Media Group merged with Seven and the brand was retired in 2022. History Origins GWN began life as a group of smaller, independent stations: *10 March 1967: BTW–3 Bunbury **28 August 1968: GSW–9 Mount Barker – relay **29 August 1974: GSW–10 Albany – relay *18 June 1971: VEW–8 Kalgoorlie **29 November 1971: VEW–3 Kambalda – relay *21 January 1977: GTW–11 Geraldton Prior to these stations signing on, remote Western Australia had been one of the few areas of Australia witho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |