ATN-7

ATN-7 is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The license, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax, was one of the first four licenses (two in Sydney, two in Melbourne) to be issued for commercial television stations in Australia. It began broadcasting on 2 December 1956. The station formed an affiliation with GTV-9 Melbourne in 1957, in order to share content. In 1963, Frank Packer ended up owning both GTV-9 and TCN-9, so as a result the sta ...

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• ATN-7 - The Studios and Transmission Tower
• ATN-7 - Digital and Analog Broadcasts
• ATN-7 - Epping Site Satellite Links
• ATN-7 - Program Production
• ATN-7 - First Australian Company to Receive Emmy Awards
• ATN-7 - Relocation

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In 1983, one of the first full-time commercial TV satellite links was established between Los Angeles and Sydney using the mid-pacific Intelsat satellite. This was unique for what was known as a half transponder link, as it carried 2 NTSC TV programs each with stereo sound and data. (Comsat pretested this at their Clarksberg MA center). The video was multiplexed using Thomson "Vidiplex" and the audio and data equipment was from Wegener. The various news and other programs were fed out of Seven's News Bureau at Century City in Los Angeles and then nort ...

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ATN-7, ATN-7 - The Studios and Transmission Tower, ATN-7 - Digital and Analog Broadcasts, ATN-7 - Epping Site Satellite Links, ATN-7 - Program Production, ATN-7 - First Australian Company to Receive Emmy Awards, ATN-7 - Relocation

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April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). There are 263 days remaining. April 12 - Events. 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire 1606 - The Union Jack is adopted as the national flag of Great Britain. 1633 - The formal interrogation by the Inquisition of Galileo Galilei begins. 1861 - American Civil War: The war begins with Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter, in the ...

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• April 12 - 599 BC to 1899
• April 12 - 1900 to 1999
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• April 12 - 65 to 1899
• April 12 - 1900 to 1999
• April 12 - 2000 onwards
• April 12 - Holidays and observances

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See also: 1976 in television, other events of 1977, 1978 in television and the list of 'years in television'. For the American network television schedule, please see 1977-78 American network television schedule. 1977 in television - Events. January 15 - Bill Murray joins the cast of Saturday Night Live, replacing Chevy Chase who left the previous year. February 1 - Colour television transmissions commence in Italy, under the RAI banner of television channels. Fe ...

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• 1977 in television - Debuts
• 1977 in television - Miniseries
• 1977 in television - Television shows
• 1977 in television - Ending this year
• 1977 in television - Changes of network affiliation
• 1977 in television - Births
• 1977 in television - Deaths

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Wheel of Fortune is a television game show originally devised by Merv Griffin which runs in local editions around the world. It involves 3 contestants competing against each other to solve a word puzzle similar to Hangman. The name of the show comes from the large wheel that determines the dollar amounts and prizes won (or lost) by the contestants. The highly-successful format has been seen daily in one form or another since its NBC debut in 1975. The current U.S. version, distributed by King World since 1983, is the lon ...

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• Wheel of Fortune - Versions
• Wheel of Fortune - United States
• Wheel of Fortune - United Kingdom
• Wheel of Fortune - Australia
• Wheel of Fortune - New Zealand
• Wheel of Fortune - Other countries
• Wheel of Fortune - Gameplay
• Wheel of Fortune - Spin
• Wheel of Fortune - Buying a Vowel
• Wheel of Fortune - Solve the Puzzle
• Wheel of Fortune - Shopping
• Wheel of Fortune - Special Rounds
• Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round
• Wheel of Fortune - Bankrupt/$10000/Bankrupt Round 1
• Wheel of Fortune - Double Play
• Wheel of Fortune - Jackpot Round Round 2
• Wheel of Fortune - Prize Round
• Wheel of Fortune - Mystery Round Round 3
• Wheel of Fortune - Speed-Up Round
• Wheel of Fortune - Puzzle Round
• Wheel of Fortune - Prize Puzzle
• Wheel of Fortune - Bonus Round
• Wheel of Fortune - 1975 hour long WOF version
• Wheel of Fortune - 1978 Star Bonus version
• Wheel of Fortune - 1981-current Bonus Round
• Wheel of Fortune - The Bonus Round in foreign countries
• Wheel of Fortune - Wheel in popular culture
• Wheel of Fortune - Slot machines
• Wheel of Fortune - Wheel 2000
• Wheel of Fortune - Episode Status

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The American soap opera The Guiding Light started as a radio drama in January 1937 and subsequently transferred to television. With the exception of several years in the late 1940s when Irna Phillips was in dispute with Procter & Gamble, The Guiding Light has been heard or seen every weekday since it started, making it the longest story ever told. Other American soaps that have been telecast for more than thirty years (and are still in rotation) include As the World Turns, General Hospital, Days of Our Live ...

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Soap opera, Soap opera - Development of the soap opera, Soap opera - Soap opera characteristics, Soap opera - Plots and storylines, Soap opera - Soap music, Soap opera - Soaps in the United States, Soap opera - The Golden Age of American television, Soap opera - American soaps: for the evening too, Soap opera - Evolution of US daytime soaps, Soap opera - Characteristics of American soaps today, Soap opera - Current American daytime television schedule, Soap opera - Soaps in the United Kingdom, Soap opera - Soaps in Australia, Soap opera - Soap parodies

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The network originated as an alliance of stations owned and operated by Fairfax (in Sydney) and The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (in Melbourne). The Melbourne station was sold to Fairfax following Murdoch's takeover of H&WT; Fairfax in turn relinquished ownership of the Sydney and Melbourne flagships through the disastrous privatisation by Warwick Fairfax Jr. The buyer was the Qintex group, controlled by colourful entrepreneur Christopher Skase, a former Australian Financial Review journalist who had leveraged ownership of a ...

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Seven Network, Seven Network - History, Seven Network - Assets, Seven Network - Current, Seven Network - Past, Seven Network - On Air, Seven Network - Entertainment, Seven Network - Sport, Seven Network - News, Seven Network - Callsigns, Seven Network - Affiliates

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The genesis of the show began around 2002 when the Seven Network's script executive, Bevan Lee, was asked to create a Home and Away spin off with the hope of attracting the UK's Channel Five (who air Home and Away) as a co-producer. He created a show called Away From Home that told the story of Home and Away characters at the Yabbie Creek University. Channel Five were not interested for various reasons, and a big reworking of the original concept was undertaken and the show was renamed Campus, and later Ten Degrees South - a title eventually rejected due to a possible confusion ...

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HeadLand, HeadLand - Development, HeadLand - Filming locations, HeadLand - Australian broadcast, HeadLand - Cast, HeadLand - Supporting Cast, HeadLand - Guest Cast, HeadLand - Upcoming Recurring Guest Roles, HeadLand - Crew

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The network originated as an alliance of stations owned and operated by Fairfax (in Sydney) and The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (in Melbourne). The Melbourne station was sold to Fairfax following Murdoch's takeover of H&WT; Fairfax in turn relinquished ownership of the Sydney and Melbourne flagships through the disastrous privatisation by Warwick Fairfax Jr. The buyer was the Qintex group, controlled by colourful entrepreneur Christopher Skase, a former Australian Financial Review journalist who had leveraged ownership of a ...

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Seven Network, Seven Network - History, Seven Network - Assets, Seven Network - Current, Seven Network - Past, Seven Network - Television, Seven Network - Sport, Seven Network - News, Seven Network - Callsigns, Seven Network - Affiliates

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1980 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995) 1980 in television - 1950s. Truth or Consequences (1950-1988). Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986). Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). American Bandstand (1952-1989). Guiding Light (1952-p ...

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1980 in television, 1980 in television - Events, 1980 in television - Debuts, 1980 in television - Miniseries, 1980 in television - Television shows, 1980 in television - 1940s, 1980 in television - 1950s, 1980 in television - 1960s, 1980 in television - 1970s, 1980 in television - Ending this year, 1980 in television - Births, 1980 in television - Deaths

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The Circle 7 logo was first designed by G. Dean Smith, and first used in 1962 by ABC for its then five owned and operated stations (O&Os): WABC-TV in New York City, KABC-TV in Los Angeles, WBKB (now WLS-TV) in Chicago, KGO-TV in San Francisco and WXYZ-TV in Detroit. When ABC applied for TV licenses in the late 1940s, it was thought that the low-band (channels 2 through 6) TV channels would be discontinued, thus making these five stations ...

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Circle 7 logo, Circle 7 logo - History and information, Circle 7 logo - Usage by stations not on channel 7, Circle 7 logo - International usage, Circle 7 logo - Trivia, Circle 7 logo - Examples of variations of the logo, Circle 7 logo - ABC, Circle 7 logo - Other U.S. networks, Circle 7 logo - International

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1980 in Australia - Unknown Dates. Victoria decriminalises homosexual acts between consenting adults. Contsrution begins on New Parliment House, Canberra ACT. ...

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1980 in Australia, 1980 in Australia - Incumbents, 1980 in Australia - Events, 1980 in Australia - Unknown Dates, 1980 in Australia - Arts & Literature, 1980 in Australia - Film, 1980 in Australia - Television, 1980 in Australia - Sport, 1980 in Australia - Births, 1980 in Australia - Deaths

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1964 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present) Candid Camera (1948-present) The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971) Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1964 in television - 1950s. The Jack Benny Show (1950-1965) Truth or Consequences (1950-1988) What's My Line (1950-1967) Love of Life (1951-1980) ...

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1964 in television, 1964 in television - Events, 1964 in television - Debuts, 1964 in television - Television shows, 1964 in television - 1940s, 1964 in television - 1950s, 1964 in television - 1960s, 1964 in television - Ending this year, 1964 in television - Births, 1964 in television - Deaths

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Wheel of Fortune - United States. The early pilot for Wheel was called Shopper's Bazaar; Edd Byrnes and Chuck Woolery hosted pilot episodes in 1974. The theme song used in the 1974 pilot was "Give It One" by Maynard Ferguson. Wheel debuted on January 6, 1975, on NBC; it was put on the air as compensation for cancelling Jeopardy! (which Griffin produced; ironically enough, Wheel is now paired in syndication with the current version of Jeopardy!) with one year remaining on its con ...

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Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune - Versions, Wheel of Fortune - United States, Wheel of Fortune - United Kingdom, Wheel of Fortune - Australia, Wheel of Fortune - Germany, Wheel of Fortune - New Zealand, Wheel of Fortune - Philippines, Wheel of Fortune - Other countries, Wheel of Fortune - Gameplay, Wheel of Fortune - Spin, Wheel of Fortune - Buying a Vowel, Wheel of Fortune - Solve the Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Shopping, Wheel of Fortune - Playing for Cash, Wheel of Fortune - Special Rounds, Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Bankrupt/$10000/Bankrupt Round 1, Wheel of Fortune - Double Play, Wheel of Fortune - Jackpot Round Round 2, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Round, Wheel of Fortune - Mystery Round Round 3, Wheel of Fortune - Puzzle Round, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Speed-Up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - 1975 hour long WOF version, Wheel of Fortune - 1978 Star Bonus version, Wheel of Fortune - 1981-current Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - The Bonus Round in foreign countries, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel in popular culture, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel 2000, Wheel of Fortune - Slot machines, Wheel of Fortune - Episode Status

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Seven Melbourne's primary studios are located in South Melbourne and are known as the Dorcas Street Studios. The studios were used for News, Current Affairs, Sport and playout until 2003 when these departments were moved to Docklands. These days Dorcas Street is used for all Entertainment, Drama, Reality and Lifestyle purposes. In 2003 Seven Melbourne moved all its News, Current Affairs, Sport and playout facilities to a state of the art office at Docklands, Melbourne. The facilities known as the Broadcast Centre Melbourne or < ...

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HSV-7, HSV-7 - History, HSV-7 - Headquarters, HSV-7 - Programming, HSV-7 - Entertainment, HSV-7 - News/Current Affairs, HSV-7 - Reality/Lifestyle, HSV-7 - Drama, HSV-7 - Sport, HSV-7 - Seven News

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TEN often lagged in the ratings behind the more established commercial channels TCN-9 and ATN-7 who had dominated viewing habits in Sydney for eight years. The turning point came in 1972 with the premiere of the raunchy soap opera series Number 96 which immediately lifted TEN's overall profile and helped raise the ailing network to #1 position by 1973. TEN performed strongly in the 1980's, highlighted by the broadcast of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and the start of Neighbours in 1985. However a decline set in from 1987, ...

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TEN-10, TEN-10 - History, TEN-10 - Studio Facilities

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After leaving university in the mid-1960s he joined Sydney television station ATN-7, where he worked as a production assistant on the groundbreaking satirical comedy program The Mavis Bramston Show. During this period, using station facilities, he made his first two experimental short films, Count Vim's Last Exercise and The Life and Flight of Reverend Buckshotte. Weir then took up a position with the Commonwealth Film Unit (later renamed Film Australia), for whom he made several documentaries, including a short d ...

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Peter Weir, Peter Weir - Early life and career, Peter Weir - Filmmaking in the United States, Peter Weir - Themes and celebrity, Peter Weir - Filmography

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April 12 - 599 BC to 1899. 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC) 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835) 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546) 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574) 1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585) 1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) 1577 - King Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648) 1713 - Guillaume Thomas ...

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April 12, April 12 - Events, April 12 - Births, April 12 - 599 BC to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - Deaths, April 12 - 65 to 1899, April 12 - 1900 to 1999, April 12 - 2000 onwards, April 12 - Holidays and observances

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Wheel of Fortune - United States. The early pilot for Wheel was called Shopper's Bazaar; Edd Byrnes and Chuck Woolery hosted pilot episodes in 1974. The theme song used in the 1974 pilot was "Give It One" by Maynard Ferguson. Wheel debuted on January 6, 1975, on NBC; it was put on the air as compensation for cancelling Jeopardy! (which Griffin produced) with one year remaining on its contract. Woolery was the show's original host, and Susan Stafford was the original hostess. Ann ...

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Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune - Versions, Wheel of Fortune - United States, Wheel of Fortune - United Kingdom, Wheel of Fortune - Australia, Wheel of Fortune - New Zealand, Wheel of Fortune - Other countries, Wheel of Fortune - Gameplay, Wheel of Fortune - Spin, Wheel of Fortune - Buying a Vowel, Wheel of Fortune - Solve the Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Shopping, Wheel of Fortune - Special Rounds, Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Bankrupt/$10000/Bankrupt Round 1, Wheel of Fortune - Double Play, Wheel of Fortune - Jackpot Round Round 2, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Round, Wheel of Fortune - Mystery Round Round 3, Wheel of Fortune - Speed-Up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Puzzle Round, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - 1975 hour long WOF version, Wheel of Fortune - 1978 Star Bonus version, Wheel of Fortune - 1981-current Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - The Bonus Round in foreign countries, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel in popular culture, Wheel of Fortune - Slot machines, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel 2000, Wheel of Fortune - Episode Status

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A final puzzle is put up and the contestant chooses several consonants and a vowel. Occurrences of these letters are revealed and the contestant has a small amount of time, but as many guesses as necessary, to solve the puzzle. Several versions of the Bonus Round – including the long-familiar format introduced in 1981 – have been used, and are detailed below. Wheel ...

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Wheel of Fortune, Wheel of Fortune - Versions, Wheel of Fortune - United States, Wheel of Fortune - United Kingdom, Wheel of Fortune - Australia, Wheel of Fortune - Germany, Wheel of Fortune - New Zealand, Wheel of Fortune - Philippines, Wheel of Fortune - Other countries, Wheel of Fortune - Gameplay, Wheel of Fortune - Spin, Wheel of Fortune - Buying a Vowel, Wheel of Fortune - Solve the Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Shopping, Wheel of Fortune - Playing for Cash, Wheel of Fortune - Special Rounds, Wheel of Fortune - Toss-up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Bankrupt/$10000/Bankrupt Round 1, Wheel of Fortune - Double Play, Wheel of Fortune - Jackpot Round Round 2, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Round, Wheel of Fortune - Mystery Round Round 3, Wheel of Fortune - Puzzle Round, Wheel of Fortune - Prize Puzzle, Wheel of Fortune - Speed-Up Round, Wheel of Fortune - Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - 1975 hour long WOF version, Wheel of Fortune - 1978 Star Bonus version, Wheel of Fortune - 1981-current Bonus Round, Wheel of Fortune - The Bonus Round in foreign countries, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel in popular culture, Wheel of Fortune - Wheel 2000, Wheel of Fortune - Slot machines, Wheel of Fortune - Episode Status

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