MDV (TV station)

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MDV
Channels
Programming
Affiliations 10
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1 January 2006;18 years ago (2006-01-01)
Last air date
30 June 2024;48 days ago (2024-06-30)
Former channel number(s)
  • Digital:
  • 33 (UHF) (2006–2014)
Ten (2006–2016, 2021–2024)
Nine (2016–2021)
Call sign meaning
Mildura Digital (Television), Victoria
Technical information
Licensing authority
 Australian Communications & Media Authority
ERP 50 kW
HAAT 164 m [1]
Transmitter coordinates 34°22′47″S142°11′18″E / 34.37972°S 142.18833°E / -34.37972; 142.18833

MDV was a joint venture television station between Seven West Media and WIN Corporation. Based in Mildura, Victoria, Australia, it was a digital-only Network 10 affiliate for most of its history. It began broadcasting on 1 January 2006 and ceased transmission on 30 June 2024.

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History

MDV began broadcasting on 1 January 2006 as Ten Mildura, jointly owned by the incumbent broadcasters WIN Corporation and Prime Television Limited. [2] In January 2009, Macquarie Media Group tried to exchange a 50% stake in Mildura Digital Television from Prime Television, with its 50% stake in Darwin Digital Television, after losing a court challenge in late 2008 and advising the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. [3] However, Macquarie won its court appeal about selling Darwin Digital Television in exchange for MDV, on 12 January 2009. [4]

On 1 July 2016, due to WIN Television becoming the Network Ten affiliate in the region, MDV switched its affiliation to the Nine Network [5] and rebranded as Nine Mildura.

On 1 July 2021, due to WIN Television becoming the Nine Network affiliate in the region, [6] MDV switched back its affiliation to Network 10. On 31 December 2021, one of the joint-venture partners of MDV, Prime Media Group, was acquired by Seven West Media. [7]

Closure

On 8 May 2024, it was announced that MDV would cease broadcasting on 30 June 2024 due to continued financial losses. [8] [9] WIN stated that the station had been unprofitable since it began, with no job losses resulting from the closure. [10]

In early June, MDV began to air a commercial advising viewers of the closure, directing them to the WIN Television website where a series of FAQs was published. [10] [11]

Availability

The station was a Network 10 affiliate for most of its history, which is jointly owned by Seven West Media and WIN Television. MDV is available on LCN 5 in the Mildura and Sunraysia area in standard-definition.

10's multichannels 10 HD (which is 10's main channel in high definition), as well as 10 Bold Drama and 10 Peach Comedy were available on LCN 50, LCN 51 and LCN 52 respectively. Before the 2021 affiliation swapback, Nine's multichannels 9Gem (in high definition) and 9Go! were available on LCN 50 and LCN 55 respectively. [12] Before MDV's affiliation change on 1 July 2016, Ten's multichannels One and Eleven were available on LCN 50 (from 1 December 2009 for One) [13] and LCN 55 (from 11 January 2011 for Eleven in Mildura) [14] respectively.

WIN was responsible for handling playout and then transmits this signal via satellite to transmission facilities in Mildura. WIN also handled the business administration and used to handle the national advertising sales for MDV, until 1 July 2022 when Southern Cross Austereo took over national sales. Local sales remained unchanged, with WIN's sale team continuing to support local businesses in Mildura. [15]

The Mildura/Sunraysia region changed frequencies as part of a nationwide retune process on 26 August 2014, and the station moved from UHF 33 to VHF 10 as a result of the retune. [16]

LCNService
510
50 10 HD
51 10 Bold Drama
52 10 Peach Comedy

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