THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION
CLASSIC TV GUIDES
Sunday 4 November 1956 - MELBOURNE Official Opening HSV7 NEW Monday 19 November 1956 - MELBOURNE Official Opening ABV2 NEW Monday 6 May 1957 - MELBOURNE First In Melbourne Tonight NEW 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 Thursday 18 February 1960 - MELBOURNE The Hi Fi Club Sunday 5 February 1961 - MELBOURNE Monday 27 March 1961 - MELBOURNE Saturday 23 December 1961 - VICTORIA Official Openings GMV6, BCV8 NEW Saturday 31 March 1962 - VICTORIA TV Week Logie Awards Friday 27 April 1962 - VICTORIA Official launch BTV6 Ballarat Saturday 30 November 1963 - MELBOURNE Federal Election Day Friday 10 January 1964 - VICTORIA First Cricket telecast via coaxial cable Sunday 23 February 1964 - MELBOURNE Saturday 1 August 1964 - VICTORIA Official Opening ATV0 NEW Monday 3 August 1964 - MELBOURNE Monday 7 September 1964 - VICTORIA Official launch AMV4 Albury Sunday 11 October 1964 - MELBOURNE Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Tuesday 3 November 1964 - MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup Day 1964 Monday 5 April 1965 - VICTORIA TV Spells Magic 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 Monday 13 May 1968 - VICTORIA New shows Motel, Marriage Confidential Sunday 21 July 1968 - MELBOURNE Wednesday 25 December 1968 - MELBOURNE Wednesday 12 February 1969 - VICTORIA Tuesday 11 March 1969 - VICTORIA Division Four begins Monday 13 April 1970 - VICTORIA First episode The Long Arm Thursday 9 July 1970 - VICTORIA Launch east-west microwave link Wednesday 21 October 1970 - MELBOURNE IMT celebrates 3000 shows Monday 28 June 1971 - VICTORIA Final Pick A Box Sunday 10 October 1971 - MELBOURNE Premiere This Week Has Seven Days 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 Tuesday 31 December 1974 - MELBOURNE Nine Network Darwin telethon NEW 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 Tuesday 25 January 1977 - MELBOURNE Final episode Homicide Friday 8 April 1977 - MELBOURNE Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal Thursday 15 September 1977 - MELBOURNE National Survival Test NEW Thursday 20 October 1977 - REGIONAL VICTORIA Tuesday 20 June 1978 - MELBOURNE Monday 26 March 1979 - MELBOURNE Monday 31 December 1979 - MELBOURNE Sunday 20 January 1980 - MELBOURNE ATV0 becomes ATV10 Monday 24 March 1980 - VICTORIA Friday 24 October 1980 - MELBOURNE Channel 0/28 (SBS) begins Sunday 15 February 1981 - MELBOURNE 25 years of television Thursday 7 May 1981 - MELBOURNE Prisoner In Concert Wednesday 29 July 1981 - MELBOURNE Royal Wedding Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer NEW Monday 18 January 1982 - MELBOURNE Sons And Daughters premieres Saturday 6 February 1982 - VICTORIA Community TV trial on SBS 0/28 Friday 9 April 1982 - VICTORIA Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal Monday 28 June 1982 - MELBOURNE National Today Show launches Thursday 1 July 1982 - VICTORIA ABC's 50th anniversary Saturday 25 September 1982 - MELBOURNE VFL Grand Final Thursday 30 September 1982 - MELBOURNE Opening Ceremony 1982 Commonwealth Games Monday 31 January 1983 - MELBOURNE 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 1984 Federal Election 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 1 November 1988 - MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup Day Tuesday 2 May 1989 - BALLARAT Tuesday 2 May 1989 - BENDIGO Monday 25 September 1989 - MELBOURNE Friday 9 March 1990 - MELBOURNE TV Week Logie Awards Wednesday 24 October 1990 - MELBOURNE SBS turns 10 Sunday 5 May 1991 - MELBOURNE Friday 19 March 1993 - MELBOURNE TV Week Logie Awards Saturday 6 August 1994 - MELBOURNE ATV10's 30th Anniversary Monday 16 September 1996 - MELBOURNE 40 years of television 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
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 22 March 1965 - 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 Thursday 25 December 1969 - SYDNEY Monday 1 June 1970 - SYDNEY Temptation begins Monday 2 April 1973 - SYDNEY Monday 16 September 1974 - SYDNEY Monday 14 July 1975 - SYDNEY Sunday 2 November 1975 - SYDNEY Monday 15 November 1976 - SYDNEY The Sullivans begins 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 Friday 10 April 1981 - SYDNEY TV Week Logie Awards NEW Monday 15 June 1981 - SYDNEY Monday 7 September 1981 - SYDNEY Thursday 26 November 1981 - SYDNEY Saturday 13 February 1982 - SYDNEY Community TV trial on SBS 0/28 Sunday 25 April 1982 - CANBERRA Monday 5 July 1982 - SYDNEY Friday 24 December 1982 - CANBERRA Wednesday 14 September 1983 - SYDNEY New Faces' 20th Anniversary, Dally M Medal 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 Monday 1 July 1985 - SYDNEY Saturday 13 July 1985 - SYDNEY Live Aid telecast Friday 19 September 1986 - SYDNEY 30 years of television Friday 1 January 1988 - SYDNEY Australia Live telecast Wednesday 14 June 1989 - CANBERRA Sunday 31 December 1989 - SYDNEY Wednesday 11 March 1992 - CANBERRA Monday 31 May 1993 - SYDNEY Paradise Beach and Rugby League State Of Origin Monday 29 July 1996 - SYDNEY
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 Monday 3 June 1974 - BRISBANE Wednesday 11 June 1975 - BRISBANE Saturday 5 July 1975 - BRISBANE TVQ0's tenth birthday Friday 12 March 1976 - BRISBANE TV Week Logie Awards Sunday 2 May 1976 - BRISBANE Sunday 17 July 1977 - BRISBANE Tuesday 20 June 1978 - BRISBANE Saturday 15 July 1978 - BRISBANE Monday 4 June 1979 - 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 Sunday 30 June 1985 - BRISBANE SBS expands to Brisbane Monday 26 May 1986 - BRISBANE Sunday 4 October 1987 - 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 Thursday 19 March 1992 - BRISBANE Special: Sex Friday 31 December 1999 - BRISBANE Y2K arrives
Friday 24 October 1959 - ADELAIDE First day ADS7 Monday 18 December 1961 - ADELAIDE Sunday 1 September 1963 - ADELAIDE Friday 27 March 1964 - ADELAIDE Good Friday Appeal Saturday 31 July 1965 - ADELAIDE TV Spells Magic 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 Friday 16 April 1976 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA ADS7's Good Friday Appeal Wednesday 16 June 1976 - ADELAIDE Saturday 18 December 1976 - ADELAIDE NWS9's Telethon 1976 Saturday 25 December 1976 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Monday 19 February 1979 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Wednesday 30 January 1980 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Friday 6 June 1980 - ADELAIDE Saturday 16 August 1980 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Sunday 26 October 1980 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA SAS10's Christmas Telethon Saturday 21 February 1981 - ADELAIDE Thursday 26 February 1981 - ADELAIDE Wednesday 29 July 1981 - ADELAIDE Royal Wedding Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Monday 18 January 1982 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Friday 12 March 1982 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA TV Week Logie Awards Monday 7 June 1982 - ADELAIDE Thursday 1 July 1982 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA ABC's 50th anniversary Monday 1 November 1982 - ADELAIDE Saturday 29 October 1983 - ADELAIDE The 3D-TV Experience Saturday 4 February 1984 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1984 National Olympic Telethon Monday 4 June 1984 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Monday 18 March 1985 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Neighbours' debut in Adelaide Wednesday 23 July 1986 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Royal Wedding Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson Sunday 28 June 1987 - ADELAIDE Sunday 19 July 1987 - ADELAIDE Final Countdown NEW Monday 27 July 1987 - ADELAIDE Tuesday 26 January 1988 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Australia Day 1988 - Australia's Bicentennial Friday 1 July 1988 - ADELAIDE Wednesday 6 May 1992 - ADELAIDE Monday 13 December 1993 - ADELAIDE
Monday 18 September 1961 - PERTH Saturday 7 April 1962 - PERTH Wednesday 7 November 1962 - PERTH Monday 14 February 1966 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA Thursday 24 September 1970 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA Wednesday 30 August 1972 - 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 Tuesday 1 October 1985 - WESTERN AUSTRALIA Monday 12 January 1987 - 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
Monday 7 June 1982 - DARWIN Wednesday 13 July 1988 - DARWIN Monday 16 August 1993 - NORTHERN TERRITORY Friday 27 March 1998 - DARWIN Seven Darwin begins
Saturday 4 June 1960 - HOBART ABT2 Hobart begins Friday 23 October 1964 - TASMANIA Miss Australia Quest 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 Wednesday 7 March 1984 - TASMANIA Monday 11 July 1988 - TASMANIA Monday 19 March 1990 - TASMANIA Tuesday 30 March 1993 - TASMANIA Monday 16 January 1995 - TASMANIA
1950s
