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Television was not invented in Australia,1956 Television was first introduced in Australia. ______ The first television broadcast in Australia was by TCN-9 in Sydney on the 16th of September, 1956, with announcer, Bruce Gyngell, introducing TV to the audience. Melbourne's HSV-7 followed on the 26th of September, and GTV-9 went to air on the 27th of September, 1956. ABC-2 commenced transmission on the 5th of November, 1956.
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BeauAt 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.
Bruce Gyngell spoke the words, "Good evening and welcome to television."
A regular broadcasting service was only offered in January the following year, by GTV 9. GTV 9 had already been granted the rights to use the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne for test transmissions, and officially opened with a regular broadcasting service on 19 January 1957.
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