WOW (TV station)

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call_letters = WOW
city =
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station_slogan = "We Heart TV"
station_branding = WIN
analog = see table below
digital = see table below
other_chs =
affiliations = Nine/Ten
network = WIN
founded = March 26, 1999
location = Remote and Regional Western Australia
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owner = WIN Corporation
licensee = WIN Television WA Pty Ltd
sister_stations =
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effective_radiated_power = see table below
HAAT = see table below
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homepage = [http://www.wintv.com.au/ www.wintv.com.au]

WOW is an Australian television station licensed to WIN Television, serving regional and remote Western Australia. The station officially commenced transmissions on March 26, 1999 as the second commercial regional broadcaster in Western Australia, alongside former monopoly, Golden West Network (GWN).cite web
title = WIN TV: A new rural view
accessdate = 2007-10-08
date = 1999-03-21
work = The West Magazine
url = http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/WINWANews.jpg] cite web
title = The History of Australian Television
accessdate = 2007-10-08
work = Television.au
url = http://www.televisionau.com/nineties.htm#1998]

History

Prior to WIN Television's expansion into Western Australia, the Golden West Network was the sole commercial network operating in regional areas, and carried programming from the Seven, Nine and Ten networks. [cite web
title = TelevisionAU: TV Extra Programme Guide (The Sunday Times)
accessdate = 2008-06-21
date = 1993-04-04
work = The Sunday Times
url = http://www.televisionau.com/tv060493.htm] On March 26, 1999, WIN Western Australia officially commenced transmissions as a dual Nine Network and Network Ten affiliate. This in turn left Seven Network affiliation to the Golden West Network. [cite web
title = GWN Corporate: Company History
accessdate = 2008-06-21
work = Golden West Network
url = http://www.gwn.com.au/i-cms.isp?page=1.33.88]

The history of GWN as a solus operator has limited WIN's ability for success in the region. WIN Television has run second to GWN in every ratings survey to date. [cite web
title = 7 Years on and GWN is still at the top!
accessdate = 2008-06-21
date = 2006-06-15
work = Golden West Network
url = http://www.gwn.com.au/i-cms.isp?file=47/PRIMERELEASEGWNResults2006.pdf] The second ratings survey of 2006 placed WIN WA with only a 34.7% commercial audience share in prime time, compared to GWN with 65.3%. [http://www.gwn.com.au/i-cms.isp?page=1.33.87.95.307] .

Standard definition digital terrestrial television transmissions are currently planned for 2008. [cite web
title = Long wait for third TV channel
accessdate = 2007-09-17
date = 2007-06-30
work = Kalgoorlie Miner
url = http://www.watelevision.com/site/article_005.php]

Programming

WIN Western Australia broadcasts a variety of programming from both the Nine Network and Network Ten, as well a small amount of programming produced by WIN Television.

News

On Monday November 13, 2006, WIN News broadcasted its first local news bulletin for the station. Initially presented at 6pm, the bulletin now broadcasts at 6:30pm, in line with the rest of the WIN Network. The bulletin is presented from the studios of STW Perth. It was previously produced in Wollongong and presented by Amy Taylor.

WIN News reporters are currently based in the following areas of regional and remote Western Australia: cite web
title = Who's Who of WIN News Western Australia
url = http://www.wintv.com.au/presenters.php?regid=24
accessdate = 2007-10-08
work = WIN Corporation ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wintv.com.au/index_new.php?regid=24 Official Website]