| Landline | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Pip Courtney |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 23 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Release | 11 March 1991 – present |
Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC Television since 1991.
The program premiered on 11 March 1991 at 11:30 am, replacing Countrywide and hosted by former host of Countrywide, Doug Murray. [1] By October 1991, Doug Murray had departed from the program [2] and with a format change and a new host Cathie Schnitzerling [3] (née Phillips), it moved to 12:00 pm by November 1991. [4]
Landline was the first program that broadcast on ABC2 when the channel was launched at 6:35 am on 7 March 2005. [5] [6]
By 2018 it moved to screen each Sunday from 12:30pm [7] on ABC TV & 4pm on ABC News with an encore available on ABC iview.
As of November 2024 [update] , Landline is presented by Pip Courtney, [3] who has hosted the program since 2012. [8]
Previous presenters include Deborah Knight, Cathie Schnitzerling, Doug Murray, [2] Ticky Fullerton, Anne Kruger and Sally Sara.[ citation needed ]
The program discusses rural issues "ranging across agri-politics and economics, business and product innovation, animal and crop science, regional infrastructure, climate and weather trends, regional and rural services, music and lifestyle". [3]
The program also features a Market Report, which was hosted from 1991-2020 by Kerry Lonergan. [9] In 2021, Lonergan was replaced by ABC Country Hour presenter Matt Brann [10] who is still presenting the Market Reports today.
Landline also features a weekly weather report from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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THE DEPARTURE of ex-Countrywide presenter Doug Murray from the ABC's Landline program has sparked rumours about his future plans.
Landline (which until recently was known as Countrywide) has adopted a new format and new timeslot, at noon each Sunday.
The edition of Landline featuring the Whyalla cuttlefish story is scheduled to run on Sunday, August 5 at 12.30pm on ABC TV and will also be available on ABC iView.
The presenter of the ABC's Northern Territory Country Hour, Matt Brann, is joining the Landline team in 2021 to present the TV program's weekly market report.
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