TV in Australia
How it started!
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Television broadcasting in Australia (first in Sydney) started on the 16th of September in 1956. It was in black and white and most people watched on very small TV screens. In the first couple of years they didn't have much variety of shows like we do nowdays. People who watched TV had options of seeing either comedy, sport or news when they turned on their TV.
How it is now!
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Television now is very different to back when it started in Australia. There are now many different channels even without paying to watch extra ones. There is (for free) 6 channels; SBS, ABC1, ABC2, seven, nine and ten. In addition to that (if you have a settop box) you can get ABC3, GO!, GEM, 7mate and Eleven. Most people now have the 6 main channels with the addition of the 5 others because most people have a settop box. A settop box is becoming more popular now because (depending of which state you are in) they are turning the analog TV signal off everywhere between 2010-2013, when this happens your TV will not work without a settop box. The 5 new channels are aimed at all different ages. ABC3 is aimed at children between 4-15 years old, GO! is aimed at ages between 10-30. GEM is aimed at middle aged women, 7mate is aimed at middle aged men and teenage boys. Eleven is aimed at mainly teenagers. The 5 extra channels are all branched off of one of the other 6 main ones. ABC3 is to ABC1 and 2, GO! and GEM are from 9, 7mate is from 7 and Eleven is from 10.