Aspire TV was an Australian
advertorial
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datacasting
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channel launched on 21 May 2013. The channel operated a full-time format of mostly US produced
paid programming
Paid or PAID may refer to:
* ''Paid'' (1930 film), an American film starring Joan Crawford
* ''Paid'' (2006 film), a Dutch film
*''Personality and Individual Differences'', a journal
See also
* Paide
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and, to a lesser extent, other paid program content including religious programming. Though datacasting was intended by the
Labor government of the time to broadcast telecourses and other non-commercial content, without any legislative restriction on its use, most Australian broadcasters have utilized the datacasting services for teleshopping instead. For the most part however, the general public has ignored these datacasting teleshopping channels, resulting in their swift discontinuation.
Aspire TV ceased broadcasting in Tasmania and Darwin on 29 August 2015 in order to accommodate for the launch of
Racing.com; and in Spencer Gulf, SA and Broken Hill, NSW via
SGS/SCN
SGS/SCN are Australian regional television stations serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales, owned by Southern Cross Austereo. The station is based in Port Pirie, South Australia with satellite off ...
on 1 July 2016. In Northern NSW, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting via Ten Northern NSW on 31 August 2017, due to rival
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single television station covering the Wollongong region. The WIN Netw ...
taking over ownership of
NRN
NRN is a television station originating in Coffs Harbour, Australia owned by WIN Corporation as part of the WIN Television network, affiliated to Network 10. The station was formally a partnership between NRN-11 Coffs Harbour (launched 23 Januar ...
. In Southern NSW, Regional Victoria and Regional Queensland, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting on 31 July 2021 to accommodate for the launch of
Sky News Regional
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.
See also
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List of digital television channels in Australia
This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in Australia.
The commercial channels available to viewers depend on location and station ownership. The process of aggregation during the late 80s to mid 90s sa ...
References
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