Timeline of Australian Television

2010s

1 March: Television Sydney commences digital broadcasting on Channel 44.
10 April: Digital-only community station West TV launches in Perth, replacing Access 31.
28 May: C31 Melbourne commences digital broadcasting on Channel 44.
7 June: 31 Brisbane commences digital broadcasting on Channel 44.
10 June: Ten West commences digital broadcasting in Western Australia.
22 July: ABC News 24 launches on channel 24 by the ABC as Australia's first free-to-air English news channel. (SBS originally had an international news channel)
25 September: 7mate launches on Channel 73 by the Seven Network, replacing Seven HD on Channel 73 in Metro, 70 in Darwin and 60 in Tasmania, 63 in Prime/Queensland areas. 7TWO is changed to Best of British-oriented format.
26 September: GEM launches on Channel 90 by the Nine Network and Channel 80 in WIN/NBN areas replacing Nine HD, two days late due to technical issues.
5 November: C31 Adelaide to launch digital broadcasting on Channel 44 is 44 Adelaide, as allocated to all metropolitan community television services.
1 December: WIN Television commences broadcast of Network TEN in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA).

11 January: Eleven launches on Channel 11 in Metro and Channel 55 in Regional areas.
16 January: The Big Red "7" logo expands to Prime & GWN as names Prime7 and GWN7
2 May: Ten Central commences digital broadcasting in remote areas
8 May: One HD rebrands as One, launching the format with entertainment targeting 25-54 year old men.
18 July: Play School celebrates 45 years
28 July: 7TWO, GO!, GEM, ONE, ELEVEN & 7mate in Albany/Bunbury.
16 September: Australian Television's 55th anniversary.
18 September: Television 4 launches on Channel 64
December: Television 4 rebrands as TV4ME launches on Channel 64 and Channel 74 in metropolitan areas via Seven Network.
11 November - February 2012: 7TWO, GO!, GEM, ONE, ELEVEN & 7mate in Mount Gambier/Riverland.

13 January: WIN Television commenced broadcasting of GEM, GO!, ONE, and Eleven in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA).
13 March: Number 96 celebrates 40 years
26 March: Extra launches on Channel 94 in Eastern Seaboard Metro Markets and Channel 84 in Nthn NSW market.
20 April: WIN Television commenced broadcasting of 7mate in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) on LCN 60.
1 May: WIN Gold launches on Channel 84 and Channel 94 in metropolitan areas Perth and Adelaide.
5 May: Win Gold rebrands as Gold.
5 June: WIN Television commenced broadcasting of 7Two in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) on LCN 66.
24 September: Network 10 to commence broadcasting of datacasting channel TVSN (Television Shopping Network) on LCN 14.

Timeline of Australian Television - 2010s