RTQ
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RTQ is an Australia
n television station
broadcasting in regional Queensland
in Australia
. The network was owned by Star Television, before being purchased by the WIN Corporation
on 5 October 1988.
Until the 1980s, Darling Downs TV was sometimes supporting the Nine Network
and QTQ-9, its Brisbane station, by broadcasting its newscasts on relay before switching sympathies to Network Ten
and TVQ
-0 in the early part of the decade, supporting its programs and broadcasting TVQ-0's Channel 0 Eyewitness News (later TV0 Eyewitness News until 1988) on relay. It was part of the short-lived Great Eastland Television
system in 1974-1980, together with NRN
NRTV 11-8 Television and NEN
9-10 Television (both in New South Wales
) as GET 10-4-5a.
Due to its purchase of Ten Brisbane (TVQ-0) in 1987 and its move to Channel 0 the next year (as Vision TV 0-4-5a) to give way to the new Brisbane Ten (TVQ-10), it suddenly became Queensland's strongest regional TV network, even after its TVQ selloff, bringing Ten programs and Brisbane Ten Eyewitness News (later Brisbane Ten News) to the Darling Downs and Southern Downs. RTQ-7 also by then began broadcasting Ten programs in Rockhampton, after its previous commitment to BTQ-7's programs, Seven National News and State Affair.
By 1990, DDQ/SDQ and RTQ joined the aggregation race, merging and becoming Star Television in 1990. It was then purchased by Win Television, then as a Ten affiliate for the state (the Nine affiliation was then by TNQ
/FNQ QTV 7-10). But before aggregation would begin, Star TV joined Nine instead (due to WIN being the 9 affiliate for NSW), and QTV joined Ten as its affiliate in its place, reflecting the "affiliation wars" 9 and 10 fought for regional network affiliation in Queensland.
On New Year's Eve 1990, it became Win Television Queensland on the first day of statewide aggregation, with Toowomba and Rockhampton facilities to air statewide WIN News newscasts everyday. New transmitting stations were also built in Townsville, Mt. Stuart, Cairns, Mackay and Maryborough in time for statewide broadcasts even before Star TV turned to the Nine Network as its affiliate.
produces regional news bulletins for the seven regional markets covered by RTQ - Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast, Mackay and Wide Bay.
WIN Television is the only network to provide local news across all seven sub-markets in Queensland, employing 61 full-time journalists and camera staff and a team consisting of ten full-time and back-up presenters. Reporters and camera crews are based within all regions from newsrooms in Rockhampton
, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Cairns, Mackay
, Maroochydore, Toowoomba and Townsville.
Studio presentation for the bulletins originate from studios in Rockhampton and Toowoomba:
For a two week during the summer, a state-wide Summer Edition produced from Toowoomba replaces the regional bulletins and incorporates news from all seven RTQ markets.
Townsville, Mackay, Toowoomba
Queensland Late Edition
Townsville, Mackay, Toowoomba
Queensland Late Edition
Townsville, Mackay & Toowoomba
Summer Edition
Townsville/North Queensland
Cairns/Far North Queensland
Toowoomba/Darling Downs
Sunshine Coast
Wide Bay
Mackay/Whitsundays
National
Chiefs of Staff
The news director for all WIN Television regions in Queensland is Shaun Kelly, the state sub editor in John Graham and the news production manager is Carl Bulwinkel. The general manager for WIN Television in Queensland is Geoff Massey.
Notes:
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Television station
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broadcasting in regional Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in Australia
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. The network was owned by Star Television, before being purchased by the WIN Corporation
WIN Corporation
The WIN Corporation is a Wollongong based media company, that owns the WIN Television network, NWS, and STW in Australia.It began broadcasting in Wollongong with one station in 1963. Bruce Gordon acquired control of the company in 1979 and initiated a period of growth which has seen the Network...
on 5 October 1988.
Network history
WIN TV Queensland started out as Darling Downs Television Limited in 1959, and was launched as a television network in 1962, with Queensland's first regional TV station, DDQ-10, being broadcast to the Darling Downs area for the first time. SDQ-4 for the Southern Downs soon launched in 1964, and DDQ 5 was next to air later (it would later be renamed as DDQ 5a) for Toowoomba viewers. The main Rockhampton station, RTQ-7, was launched in 1963 to serve viewers in Rockhampton and its suburbs.Until the 1980s, Darling Downs TV was sometimes supporting the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
and QTQ-9, its Brisbane station, by broadcasting its newscasts on relay before switching sympathies to 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 TVQ
TVQ
TVQ is the Brisbane television station of Network Ten in Australia.TVQ may also refer to:* TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, a television station in Fukuoka, Japan...
-0 in the early part of the decade, supporting its programs and broadcasting TVQ-0's Channel 0 Eyewitness News (later TV0 Eyewitness News until 1988) on relay. It was part of the short-lived Great Eastland Television
Great Eastland Television
Great Eastland Television was a network of affiliated country television stations servicing northern New South Wales and south-western Queensland from 1974 to 1980...
system in 1974-1980, together with NRN
NRN
NRN is a television station originating in Coffs Harbour, Australia as part of the Southern Cross Ten network. The station was formally a partnership between NRN-11 Coffs Harbour and RTN-8 Lismore .-Origins:...
NRTV 11-8 Television and NEN
NEN
NEN is an Australian television station licensed to, and serving northern New South Wales.-History:NEN9 Tamworth/Upper Namoi commenced transmissions on 10 April 1965, with a relay in Armidale on 15 July 1966...
9-10 Television (both in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
) as GET 10-4-5a.
Due to its purchase of Ten Brisbane (TVQ-0) in 1987 and its move to Channel 0 the next year (as Vision TV 0-4-5a) to give way to the new Brisbane Ten (TVQ-10), it suddenly became Queensland's strongest regional TV network, even after its TVQ selloff, bringing Ten programs and Brisbane Ten Eyewitness News (later Brisbane Ten News) to the Darling Downs and Southern Downs. RTQ-7 also by then began broadcasting Ten programs in Rockhampton, after its previous commitment to BTQ-7's programs, Seven National News and State Affair.
By 1990, DDQ/SDQ and RTQ joined the aggregation race, merging and becoming Star Television in 1990. It was then purchased by Win Television, then as a Ten affiliate for the state (the Nine affiliation was then by TNQ
TNQ
TNQ is an Australian television station, licensed to, and serving the regional areas of Queensland. The station is owned and operated by Southern Cross Ten.-History:...
/FNQ QTV 7-10). But before aggregation would begin, Star TV joined Nine instead (due to WIN being the 9 affiliate for NSW), and QTV joined Ten as its affiliate in its place, reflecting the "affiliation wars" 9 and 10 fought for regional network affiliation in Queensland.
On New Year's Eve 1990, it became Win Television Queensland on the first day of statewide aggregation, with Toowomba and Rockhampton facilities to air statewide WIN News newscasts everyday. New transmitting stations were also built in Townsville, Mt. Stuart, Cairns, Mackay and Maryborough in time for statewide broadcasts even before Star TV turned to the Nine Network as its affiliate.
WIN News
WIN NewsWIN News
WIN News is a local television news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by WIN Television. 20 regional bulletins are presented from studios in Wollongong, Canberra, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Mount Gambier, Hobart and Perth.-History:As well as its flagship nightly...
produces regional news bulletins for the seven regional markets covered by RTQ - Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast, Mackay and Wide Bay.
WIN Television is the only network to provide local news across all seven sub-markets in Queensland, employing 61 full-time journalists and camera staff and a team consisting of ten full-time and back-up presenters. Reporters and camera crews are based within all regions from newsrooms in Rockhampton
Rockhampton
Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Cairns, Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....
, Maroochydore, Toowoomba and Townsville.
Studio presentation for the bulletins originate from studios in Rockhampton and Toowoomba:
- The Rockhampton, Cairns, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast regional bulletins and the statewide Late Edition are presented from the Rockhampton studios with the Sunshine Coast bulletin broadcast live.
- The Toowoomba, Mackay and Townsville bulletins are presented from the Toowoomba studios with the Townsville bulletin broadcast live.
- Weather forecasts for all seven sub-regions are produced in Rockhampton with the Townsville forecast airing live.
For a two week during the summer, a state-wide Summer Edition produced from Toowoomba replaces the regional bulletins and incorporates news from all seven RTQ markets.
Main anchors
Cairns, Rockhampton, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast- Paul Taylor
Townsville, Mackay, Toowoomba
- Samantha Heathwood
Queensland Late Edition
- Paul Taylor & David McLenaghan (Rockhampton studio)
- Kathryn Doyle (Toowoomba studio)
Sports presenters
Cairns, Rockhampton, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast- David McLenaghan
Townsville, Mackay, Toowoomba
- Daniel Sercombe (Mackay/Townsville)
- Pat O'Shea (Toowoomba)
Queensland Late Edition
- David McLenaghan (Rockhampton studio)
- James O'Shea (Toowoomba studio)
Back-up/Summer Edition presenters
Cairns, Rockhampton, Wide Bay & Sunshine Coast- Dave McLenaghan (news)
- Corrine Maxwell (weather)
Townsville, Mackay & Toowoomba
- Kathryn Doyle (news/weather)
- James O'Shea (sport)
Summer Edition
- Samantha Heathwood (news)
- Peter Byrne (weather)
Reporters
Rockhampton/Central Queensland- Courtney Wilson
- Hayley Webb
- Corinne Maxwell
- David McLenaghan (Sports Correspondent)
- Liam Mulry (Sports Correspondent)
Townsville/North Queensland
- Kirsty Johansen
- Andrew Longmire
- Ellie Sibson
- Andrew Smith (Sports Correspondent)
Cairns/Far North Queensland
- Jenna Hudson
- Tara Harvey
- Jessica Millward
- Adam Jackson (Sports Correspondent)
Toowoomba/Darling Downs
- Jasmine Quarman
- Lincoln Rothall
- Kathryn Doyle
- Daniel Sercombe
- James O'Shea (Sports Correspondent)
Sunshine Coast
- Lauren Ritchie
- Sarah Owens
- Alexia Osbourne
- Simon Ward
- Paul Murphy(Sports Correspondent)
Wide Bay
- Karen Broadhurst
- Eve Sharpe
- Caitlin Holding
- Josh McLean (Sports Correspondent)
Mackay/Whitsundays
- Annabelle Carter
- Jesse Robilliard
- Pat Hazell (Sports Correspondent)
National
- Rob Herrick (Federal Political Correspondent)
Chiefs of Staff
- Corinne Maxwell (Rockhampton)
- Jesse Robilliard (Mackay)
- Andrew Smith (Townsville)
- Jenna Hudson (Cairns)
- James O'Shea (Toowoomba)
- Karen Broadhurst (Wide Bay)
- Simon Ward (Sunshine Coast)
The news director for all WIN Television regions in Queensland is Shaun Kelly, the state sub editor in John Graham and the news production manager is Carl Bulwinkel. The general manager for WIN Television in Queensland is Geoff Massey.
Main transmitters
| Region served | City | Channels Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... (analog Analog television Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal... / digital Digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals... ) |
First air date | ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... (analog/ digital) |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... (analog/ digital)1 |
Transmitter coordinates | Transmitter location |
| Cairns | Cairns | 39 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... )6 12 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
31 December 1990 | 400 kW 50 kW |
1176 m 1190 m |
17°15′51"S 145°51′14"E | Mount Bellenden Ker Mount Bellenden Ker Mount Bellenden Ker is the second highest mountain in Queensland, Australia. It is named after the botanist John Bellenden Ker Gawler. Located 60 km south of Cairns near Babinda, it is adjacent to Mount Bartle Frere, the state's highest peak, part of the Bellenden Ker Range which is also... |
| Darling Downs2 | Toowoomba | 0 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... )3 6 46 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
13 July 1962 | 300 kW 500 kW |
485 m 520 m |
26°53′28"S 151°36′18"E (analog) 26°53′27"S 151°36′21"E (digital) |
Mount Mowbullan |
| Mackay Mackay, Queensland Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar.... |
Mackay Mackay, Queensland Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar.... |
39 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... )6 35 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
31 December 1990 | 1300 kW 360 kW |
612 m 630 m |
21°1′56"S 148°56′36"E | Mount Blackwood Mount Blackwood Mount Blackwood is a mountain located within the boundaries of the Mackay Regional Council in Central Queensland, Australia and has an elevation of 639m... |
| Rockhampton Rockhampton Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia... |
Rockhampton Rockhampton Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia... |
7 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... )6 12 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
7 September 1963 | 200 kW 50 kW |
523 m 523 m |
23°43′48"S 150°32′9"E | Mount Hopeful Mount Hopeful Mount Hopeful is a peak standing 1.5 nautical miles north of the head of King George Bay and 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Rea Peak on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands... |
| Southern Downs4 6 | Warwick Warwick, Queensland Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562.... |
42 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... )5 6 43 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
26 February 1966 | 600 kW 500 kW |
301 m 301 m |
28°32′9"S 151°49′58"E | Passchendaele Ridge |
| Townsville | Townsville | 40 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... )6 41 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
31 December 1990 | 200 kW 200 kW |
617 m 644 m |
19°20′36"S 146°46′50"E | Mount Stuart Mount Stuart, Queensland .Mount Stuart is located in Queensland, Australia, overlooking Townsville with an elevation of 584 metres.It was named for Clarendon Stuart , from 1859 Townsville's first district surveyor.... |
| Wide Bay Wide Bay-Burnett Wide Bay-Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between 170 and 400 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more than 430,000 by 2031... |
Maryborough Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is serviced by the Bruce Highway, and has a population of approximately 22,000 . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is... |
39 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... )6 10 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
31 December 1990 | 1000 kW 60 kW |
646 m 646 m |
25°25′37"S 152°7′3"E | Mount Goonaneman |
Notes:
- 1. HAATHeight above average terrainHeight above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...
estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT. - 2. The Darling Downs station was an independent station with the callsign DDQ from its 1962 sign-on until aggregation in 1990.
- 3. The Darling Downs station was on VHF channel 10 from its 1962 sign-on until 1988, swapping frequencies with TVQTVQTVQ is the Brisbane television station of Network Ten in Australia.TVQ may also refer to:* TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, a television station in Fukuoka, Japan...
Brisbane. - 4. The Southern Downs station was a relay of DDQ Darling Downs/Toowoomba (with the callsign SDQ) from its 1966 sign-on until aggregation in 1990.
- 5. The Southern Downs station was on VHF channel 4 from its 1966 sign-on until 1991, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate FM radio.
- 6. Analogue transmissions to cease on 6 December 2011 as part of the national shutdown of analogue television.