Central Digital Television
Encyclopedia
Central Digital Television (also known as Ten Central) is a digital
television station broadcasting in remote central and eastern Australia
. It is jointly owned by the Southern Cross Media Group and Imparja Television Pty Ltd
and is an affiliate of Network Ten
and Southern Cross Ten
. It is similar to services already available in Tasmania, Mildura, Darwin
and Ten West
. Officially, the service's call sign is IDQ in Mount Isa (reflecting the status of analogue station ITQ
), while the service in the rest of the license uses the call sign CDT.
service, but is not available on the older Optus Aurora
platform.
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
television station broadcasting in remote central and eastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is jointly owned by the Southern Cross Media Group and Imparja Television Pty Ltd
Imparja Television Pty Ltd
Imparja Television Pty Ltd is a commercial television company servicing remote eastern and central Australia that began broadcasting on 2 January 1988. It is based in Alice Springs, where it has a studio and satellite uplink facility...
and is an affiliate of Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
and Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
. It is similar to services already available in Tasmania, Mildura, Darwin
DTD (TV station)
Darwin Digital Television is a digital television station in Darwin, Northern Territory. It is jointly owned by Nine Entertainment and the Macquarie Media Group .-History:...
and Ten West
Ten West
Ten West is the official name for a digital television station broadcasting in rural Western Australia. It is jointly owned by the WIN Corporation and Prime Television Limited and is an affiliate of Network Ten, broadcasting a direct feed of NEW-10 from Perth....
. Officially, the service's call sign is IDQ in Mount Isa (reflecting the status of analogue station ITQ
QQQ
QQQ is an Australian television station broadcasting in remote eastern, southern and central areas of Australia.QQQ may also refer to:* QQQ , a fictional character in the F-Zero video game series...
), while the service in the rest of the license uses the call sign CDT.
Availability
Ten Central was launched on 2 May 2011, when digital transmissions began in Alice Springs and Mount Isa. Outside of these cities, Ten Central is available on satellite through the VASTViewer Access Satellite Television
The Viewer Access Satellite Television service, or VAST, is a satellite television platform in Australia, providing digital television and radio services to remote and black spot areas using the Optus C1 satellite. It is partly funded by the Australian Government and managed through a joint-venture...
service, but is not available on the older Optus Aurora
Optus Aurora
Optus Aurora is a free-to-view satellite television platform in Australia, aimed at providing television and radio services to remote and black spot areas using the Optus C1 and B3 satellites...
platform.