- This article is about an Australian television station. For the former "WOW-TV" in Omaha, Nebraska, please see WOWT-TV.
WOW is an Australian television station licensed to WIN Television, serving regional and remote Western Australia. The station officially commenced transmissions on March 26, 1999 as the second commercial regional broadcaster in Western Australia, alongside former monopoly, Golden West Network (GWN).[1][2]
History
Prior to WIN Television's expansion into Western Australia, the Golden West Network was the sole commercial network operating in regional areas, and carried programming from the Seven, Nine and Ten networks. On March 26, 1999, WIN Western Australia officially commenced transmissions as a dual Nine Network and Network Ten affiliate. This in turn left Seven Network affiliation to the Golden West Network. The history of GWN as a solus operator has limited WIN's ability for success in the region. highly in most markets, but has run second to GWN in every ratings survey to date. The second ratings survey of 2006 placed WIN WA with only a 34.7% commercial audience share in prime time, compared to GWN with 65.3%.[1]. Standard definition and 1080i high definition digital terrestrial television transmissions are currently planned for January 2008.[3]
The area alloted to WOW for television broadcasting (shown in orange). The Perth license area is shown in black.
Programming
WIN Western Australia broadcasts a variety of programming from both the Nine Network and Network Ten, as well a small amount of programming produced by WIN Television.
News
- Further information: WIN News
On Monday November 13, 2006, WIN News broadcasted its first local news bulletin for the station. Initially presented at 6pm, the bulletin now broadcasts in direct competition with Golden West News at 5:30pm. The bulletin is currently presented by Natalia Cooper from the Studios of STW Perth. It was previously produced in Wollongong and presented by Amy Taylor. WIN News reporters are currently based in the following areas of regional and remote Western Australia:[4]
Current schedule
Note: News & Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink. The above represents WOW's usual primetime schedule. It does not reflect one-off events, and program starting times may vary from those shown. For up-to-date information, see WOW's online television guide. (link)
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