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At 7:00pm on 16 September 1956, Australia's first TV broadcast was made by TCN Channel 9 in Sydney. At the time, there were approximately 2,000 television sets in Sydney. A regular broadcasting service was not provided until GTV 9 officially opened with a regular broadcasting service on 19 January 1957.
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RossA regular broadcasting service was not provided until January of the following year, by GTV 9. GTV 9 had already been granted permission to use the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne for test transmissions, and officially opened with a regular broadcasting service on 19 January 1957.
1960. this year (2010) New Zealand celebrates 50 years of television
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