Main Transmitters
| Region served | City | Channels (Analog/ Digital) |
First air date | ERP (Analog/ Digital) |
HAAT (Analog/ Digital)1 |
Transmitter Coordinates | Transmitter Location |
| Ballarat2 | Ballarat | 36 (UHF)3 6 37 (UHF) |
27 April 1962 | 2000 kW 500 kW |
710 m 713 m |
37°16′57″S 143°14′52″E / 37.28250°S 143.24778°E / -37.28250; 143.24778 (VTV) | Lookout Hill |
| Bendigo | Bendigo | 35 (UHF)6 54 (UHF) |
1 January 1992 | 2000 kW 1000 kW |
517 m 505 m |
36°59′32″S 144°18′30″E / 36.99222°S 144.30833°E / -36.99222; 144.30833 (VTV) | Mount Alexander |
| Goulburn Valley4 | Shepparton | 6 (VHF)6 9 (VHF) |
23 December 1961 | 220 kW 55 kW |
319 m 319 m |
36°21′45″S 145°41′11″E / 36.36250°S 145.68639°E / -36.36250; 145.68639 (VTV) | Mount Major |
| Latrobe Valley | Traralgon | 43 (UHF)6 36 (UHF) |
1 January 1992 | 1000 kW 400 kW |
515 m 487 m |
38°23′57″S 146°33′53″E / 38.39917°S 146.56472°E / -38.39917; 146.56472 (VTV) (analog) 38°23′37″S 146°33′34″E / 38.39361°S 146.55944°E / -38.39361; 146.55944 (VTV) (digital) |
Mount Tassie |
| Murray Valley | Swan Hill | 50 (UHF)6 60 (UHF) |
1 January 1992 | 400 kW | 179 m | 35°28′24″S 143°27′20″E / 35.47333°S 143.45556°E / -35.47333; 143.45556 (VTV) | Goschen |
| Upper Murray | Albury | 33 (UHF)6 10 (VHF) |
1 January 1992 | 1200 kW 60 kW |
533 m 525 m |
36°15′13″S 146°51′20″E / 36.25361°S 146.85556°E / -36.25361; 146.85556 (VTV) | Mount Baranduda |
| Western Victoria5 | 11 (VHF)6 10 (VHF) |
30 kW 15 kW |
365 m 365 m |
37°27′32″S 141°54′57″E / 37.45889°S 141.91583°E / -37.45889; 141.91583 (VTV) | Mount Dundas |
Notes:
- 1. HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- 2. The Ballarat station was an independent station with the callsign BTV from its 1962 sign-on until aggregation in 1992.
- 3. The Ballarat station was on VHF channel 6 from its 1962 sign-on until 2001, moving to its current channel in order to accommodate digital television in Melbourne.
- 4. The Goulburn Valley station was an independent station with the callsign GMV from its 1961 sign-on until aggregation in 1992.
- 5. The Western Victoria station was a relay of BTV Ballarat (with the BTV callsign) until aggregation in 1992.
- 6. Analogue transmissions ceased as of 5 May 2011 as part of the conversion to digital television.
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