THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION

CLASSIC TV GUIDES

VIC NSW/ACT QLD SA WA NT TAS
VICTORIA

Saturday 7 December 1957 - MELBOURNE First TV Week listing
Wednesday 11 December 1957 - MELBOURNE
Tuesday 11 March 1958 - MELBOURNE
Saturday 17 May 1958 - MELBOURNE
Wednesday 21 May 1958 - MELBOURNE
Opening Ripponlea Studios ABV2

Tuesday 4 November 1958 - MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup Day 1958
Saturday 24 January 1959 - MELBOURNE
Friday 21 August 1959 - MELBOURNE First TV Times listing
Thursday 31 December 1959 - MELBOURNE
NEW
Sunday 5 February 1961 - MELBOURNE
Monday 27 March 1961 - MELBOURNE
Friday 27 April 1962 - VICTORIA Official launch BTV6 Ballarat
Saturday 30 November 1963 - MELBOURNE Federal Election Day

Sunday 23 February 1964 - MELBOURNE
Monday 3 August 1964 - MELBOURNE
Monday 7 September 1964 - VICTORIA Official launch AMV4 Albury NEW
Tuesday 3 November 1964 - MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup Day 1964
Tuesday 22 June 1965 - MELBOURNE
Saturday 25 December 1965 - MELBOURNE
Thursday 9 June 1966 - MELBOURNE
Thursday 9 June 1966 - GIPPSLAND
Friday 24 March 1967 - MELBOURNE
Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal  
Monday 10 April 1967 - VICTORIA
Premiere This Day Tonight and 1967 TV Week Logie Awards
Tuesday 6 June 1967 - MELBOURNE Live satellite telecast Expo 67
Thursday 15 June 1967 - MELBOURNE
First live colour telecast

Sunday 18 June 1967 - MELBOURNE
Sunday 21 July 1968 - MELBOURNE
Wednesday 25 December 1968 - MELBOURNE
Wednesday 12 February 1969 - VICTORIA
Thursday 9 July 1970 - VICTORIA
Launch east-west microwave link
NEW
Monday 28 June 1971 - VICTORIA
Final Pick A Box
Friday 29 October 1971 - MELBOURNE
Tuesday 14 March 1972 - MELBOURNE Number 96 begins

Thursday 22 June 1972 - MELBOURNE First Tattslotto draw
Wednesday 3 January 1973 - MELBOURNE
Tuesday 16 January 1973 - VICTORIA
Saturday 24 February 1973 - MELBOURNE

Saturday 29 September 1973 - MELBOURNE
VFL Grand Final
Saturday 20 October 1973 - MELBOURNE
Opening Sydney Opera House

Monday 11 February 1974 - MELBOURNE The Box begins
Thursday 25 April 1974 - MELBOURNE
Saturday 19 October 1974 - MELBOURNE First test colour transmissions
Sunday 26 January 1975 - MELBOURNE

Friday 28 February 1975 - MELBOURNE TV switches to full-time colour
Saturday 4 October 1975 - MELBOURNE
Tuesday 23 March 1976 - VICTORIA
Wednesday 21 July 1976 - MELBOURNE
Saturday 25 September 1976 - MELBOURNE VFL Grand Final
Monday 15 November 1976 - MELBOURNE The Sullivans begins
Friday 8 April 1977 - MELBOURNE Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal
Thursday 20 October 1977 - REGIONAL VICTORIA
Monday 26 March 1979 - MELBOURNE

Monday 31 December 1979 - MELBOURNE
Sunday 20 January 1980 - MELBOURNE ATV10 begins
Friday 24 October 1980 - MELBOURNE Channel 0/28 (SBS) begins
Friday 30 January 1981 - REGIONAL VICTORIA
Sunday 15 February 1981 - MELBOURNE
Monday 18 January 1982 - MELBOURNE Sons And Daughters premieres
Monday 28 June 1982 - MELBOURNE National Today Show launches

Friday 22 April 1983 - MELBOURNE 25th Anniversary TV Week Logie Awards
Monday 27 June 1983 - MELBOURNE

Friday 20 April 1984 - MELBOURNE Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal
Saturday 1 December 1984 - MELBOURNE
Thursday 1 May 1986 - MELBOURNE
Wednesday 31 December 1986 - MELBOURNE
Friday 1 January 1988 - MELBOURNE Australia Live telecast

Tuesday 16 February 1988 - MELBOURNE The Comedy Company begins
Wednesday 17 August 1988 - MELBOURNE

Tuesday 2 May 1989 - BALLARAT
Tuesday 2 May 1989 - BENDIGO

Monday 25 September 1989 - MELBOURNE
Sunday 5 May 1991 - MELBOURNE
NEW
Tuesday 1 July 1997 - MILDURA Prime Television expands into Mildura

Friday 31 December 1999 - MELBOURNE Y2K arrives
Monday 5 March 2001 - MELBOURNE Renaissance TV begins on Channel 31

 
NEW SOUTH WALES/A.C.T.

Monday 4 April 1960 - SYDNEY
Thursday 23 March 1961 - SYDNEY

Saturday 19 August 1961 - SYDNEY First edition Four Corners
Monday 26 February 1962 - SYDNEY
Saturday 2 June 1962 - CANBERRA TV begins in Canberra
Saturday 8 December 1962 - SYDNEY
Tuesday 18 December 1962 - CANBERRA ABC3 begins
Monday 23 September 1963 - SYDNEY

Monday 5 April 1965 - SYDNEY TEN10 begins
Thursday 6 May 1965 - SYDNEY
Saturday 1 January 1966 - SYDNEY
Monday 17 April 1967- SYDNEY
Sunday 30 March 1969 - SYDNEY
Monday 6 October 1969 - SYDNEY
Monday 2 April 1973 - SYDNEY

Monday 14 July 1975 - SYDNEY

Sunday 2 November 1975 - SYDNEY
Monday 15 November 1976 - SYDNEY The Sullivans begins NEW
Friday 25 March 1977 - SYDNEY TV Week Logie Awards
Monday 6 June 1977 - SYDNEY
Monday 24 July 1978 - SYDNEY
Sunday 31 December 1978 - SYDNEY
Monday 28 May 1979 - SYDNEY

Wednesday 26 September 1979 - CANBERRA
Friday 1 February 1980 - SYDNEY
Sunday 20 April 1980 - SYDNEY
Monday 17 November 1980 - SYDNEY
Sunday 11 January 1981 - SYDNEY
Monday 15 June 1981 - SYDNEY
Monday 7 September 1981 - SYDNEY
Thursday 26 November 1981 - SYDNEY
Saturday 13 February 1982 - SYDNEY
Sunday 25 April 1982 - CANBERRA
Monday 5 July 1982 - SYDNEY
Saturday 29 October 1983 - CANBERRA The 3D-TV Experience
Sunday 5 February 1984 - CANBERRA & STHN NSW
Monday 4 June 1984 - SYDNEY

Friday 27 July 1984 - SYDNEY
Monday 18 February 1985 - SYDNEY
Network 0/28 becomes SBS
Saturday 13 July 1985 - SYDNEY Live Aid telecast
Friday 1 January 1988 - SYDNEY Australia Live telecast
Wednesday 14 June 1989 - CANBERRA

Sunday 31 December 1989 - SYDNEY
Wednesday 11 March 1992 - CANBERRA

 
QUEENSLAND

Monday 2 November 1959 - BRISBANE ABQ2 begins
Monday 14 November 1960 - BRISBANE
Thursday 9 February 1961 - BRISBANE
Tuesday 16 February 1965 - ROCKHAMPTON
Thursday 1 July 1965 - BRISBANE TVQ0 begins
Thursday 31 March 1966 - BRISBANE
Wednesday 27 September 1967 - BRISBANE
Tuesday 10 September 1968 - BRISBANE
Thursday 31 December 1970 - BRISBANE NEW
Monday 3 June 1974 - BRISBANE

Wednesday 11 June 1975 - BRISBANE
Saturday 5 July 1975 - BRISBANE TVQ0's tenth birthday
Sunday 2 May 1976 - BRISBANE

Friday 12 March 1976 - BRISBANE TV Week Logie Awards
Sunday 17 July 1977 - BRISBANE

Saturday 15 July 1978 - BRISBANE
Saturday 23 June 1979 - BRISBANE
Monday 28 April 1980 - BRISBANE

Monday 5 December 1983 - BRISBANE
Saturday 21 July 1984 - QUEENSLAND
Monday 25 March 1985 - BRISBANE Neighbours' debut in Brisbane NEW
Sunday 30 June 1985 - BRISBANE SBS expands to Brisbane
Monday 26 May 1986 - BRISBANE

Monday 14 December 1987 - BRISBANE
Tuesday 26 January 1988 - BRISBANE Australia Day 1988 - Australia's Bicentennial
Friday 9 September 1988 - BRISBANE Last day TVQ0
Saturday 10 September 1988 - BRISBANE First day TVQ10
Sunday 10 September 1989 - BRISBANE

Tuesday 29 October 1991 - CAIRNS

Friday 31 December 1999 - BRISBANE Y2K arrives

 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Friday 24 October 1959 - ADELAIDE First day ADS7
Monday 18 December 1961 - ADELAIDE NEW
Sunday 1 September 1963 - ADELAIDE NEW
Thursday 13 October 1966 - ADELAIDE
Wednesday 24 May 1967 - ADELAIDE
Saturday 25 April 1970 - ADELAIDE
Monday 23 August 1971 - ADELAIDE
Monday 22 July 1974 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Wednesday 16 June 1976 - ADELAIDE
Saturday 18 December 1976 - ADELAIDE NWS9's Telethon 1976
Monday 19 February 1979 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Wednesday 30 January 1980 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Friday 6 June 1980 - ADELAIDE
Saturday 21 February 1981 - ADELAIDE
Thursday 26 February 1981 - ADELAIDE

Wednesday 29 July 1981 - ADELAIDE Royal Wedding Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
Monday 7 June 1982 - ADELAIDE
Monday 1 November 1982 - ADELAIDE

Monday 4 June 1984 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Sunday 28 June 1987 - ADELAIDE

Monday 27 July 1987 - ADELAIDE

Friday 1 July 1988 - ADELAIDE
Monday 13 December 1993 - ADELAIDE

 
WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Monday 18 September 1961 - PERTH
Saturday 7 April 1962 - PERTH
Wednesday 7 November 1962 - PERTH
Thursday 24 September 1970 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Wednesday 12 February 1975 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Friday 30 January 1976 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Monday 10 October 1977 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Monday 31 December 1979 - PERTH
Monday 28 July 1980 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Saturday 23 August 1980 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Tuesday 19 January 1982 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Friday 3 April 1987 - PERTH TV Week Logie Awards
Monday 6 July 1987 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Sunday 13 November 1988 - PERTH
Monday 14 November 1988 - PERTH
Tuesday 14 November 1989 - PERTH
Wednesday 14 November 1990 - PERTH

Tuesday 6 April 1993 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA

 
NORTHERN TERRITORY

Monday 7 June 1982 - DARWIN
Wednesday 13 July 1988 - DARWIN
Monday 16 August 1993 - NORTHERN TERRITORY
Friday 27 March 1998 - DARWIN
Seven Darwin begins

 
TASMANIA

Saturday 4 June 1960 - HOBART ABT2 Hobart begins
Tuesday 1 June 1965 - TASMANIA
Wednesday 19 August 1970 - TASMANIA
Monday 3 January 1972 - TASMANIA
Wednesday 25 August 1976 - TASMANIA
Saturday 7 June 1980 - TASMANIA
Monday 19 March 1990 - TASMANIA
Tuesday 30 March 1993 - TASMANIA
NEW
Monday 16 January 1995 - TASMANIA

 
These program listings are only as published prior to the air dates - they do not account for last minute schedule changes made before going to air

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