Nine Network

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Nine Network

Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Australia
Availability	Capital Cities
Founded	1963 as National Television Network
Owner	PBL Media - www.pbl.com.au
Key people	Eddie McGuire (CEO)
Launch date	September 16, 1956 as TCN-9 1963 as National Television Network
Website	www.ninemsn.com.au

:This article is about the Australian television network. For the channel article, see Channel Nine. The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. The network's headquarters is in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. From here the network signal is broadcast to other network stations and regional affiliates. All nationally-broadcast news programs emanate from studios there.

On Wednesday 18 October 2006 James Packer sold 50% of Channel Nine to CVC Asia-Pacific, for 4.6 billion dollars AUD.

1 Free-to-air channels
- 1.1 Stations
  - 1.1.1 Callsigns
  - 1.1.2 Affiliates
2 See also
3 Further reading
4 External links

Free-to-air channels

Channel Nine

:The Network's primary channel, broadcasting mainstream comedy, drama, news, films, sport, and reality television programmes. Channel Nine is the home of National Nine News, currently shown during Today and at 11.00, 4.30 and 6.00 during the week. The channel is available free-to-air, via satellite and via cable, in analogue, standard-definition and 1080i high-defintion. Channel 9 is currently Australia's highest rating TV Network thanks to a range of popular Australian shows such as 60 Minutes, McCleods Daughters, A Current Affair, 20:1 and its popular NRL coverage. High rating US imports such as the CSI franchise, Cold Case and Without a Trace also add to the Networks number 1 position.

Nine Guide

:An electronic program guide channel provided by the Nine Network. The channel is currently only available in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. The eletronic program guide is only available via free-to-air digital television.