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Retro: Melbourne/Gippsland, Australia Mon, Oct 21, 1974

from TV Week-Victoria edition
Australia was still doing testing in the lead-up to "C-Day" (May 1, 1975 when full color TV service was introduced nationwide)

Melbourne stations unless otherwise indicated:
0 ATV0
2 ABV2 (on relay to ABLV4 Gippsland)
7 HSV7 (Seven)
9 GTV9 (Nine)
GLV GLV8 Gippsland

Ratings Key
A Adult
AO Adults Only

Morning
6.30
9 Color Test Pattern

7.00
0 All Electric Cartoon Carnival (includes Three Stooges)
9 Super Flying Fun Show

8.00
2 Sesame Street (to 9am, ABC ran a test pattern between programs in the mornings and afternoons)

8.30
0 Romper Room (Michele Kenny hosted the Melbourne version)

9.00
9 Here's Humphrey

9.30
0-7 Color Test Pattern

9.50
2 Play School

10.00
9 Color Test Pattern

10.20
2 For Schools: Scene

10.50
2 For Schools: Form 2 Maths

11.00
0 Roy Hampson
7 A Morning with Andrew Simmons (includes Temptation)
9 Vi's Pad

11.15
2 For Schools: Science Magazine

11.35
2 For Schools: British Social History

11.40
9 TV Kitchen

Afternoon
noon
0 South Pacific Hard Court Tennis Championships (live from Holdern Pavilion, Sydney)
7 Concentration
9 Days of Our Lives (A)

12.15
2 For Schools: Physical Science Study Course

12.30
7 Homicide
9 Young & the Restless (c)

12.55
9 News

1.00
2 News (to 1.05)
9 No Man's Land

1.20
2 For Schools: Thinkabout/Talkabout

1.30
0 Mike Walsh
7 $25,000 Great Temptation
9 General Hospital (A)

1.40
2 For Schools: La chasse au tresor

2.00
7 Movie "Anna" (A)
9 Movie "Decision Against Time"

2.35
2 For Schools: Science Magazine

2.55
2 For Schools: Making Music

3.00
0 Ben Casey (A)

3.15
2 Magic Roundabout

3.20
2 Flowerpot Men

3.30
9 Spending Spree

3.35
2 Play School

4.00
0 Storytime
2 Adventure Island
7 Anything Can Happen
9 Cartoon Corner

4.05
0 Fury
7 Huckleberry Hound

4.30
0 Gilligan's Island
2 Sesame Street
7 Get Smart

5.00
0 Lost in Space
7 Cheyenne
9 Addams Family

5.25
2 Cartoons

5.30
9 McHale's Navy

5.40
2 Roman Holidays

Evening
6.00
0 Brady Bunch
2 Doctor Who "Day of the Daleks" (pt 2)
7 Bewitched
9 Lucy Show

6.30
0-7-9 News
2 GTK

6.40
2 Bellbird

6.55
2 Top This One (Gippsland viewers likely saw local news here, as most ABC regionals aired news at 6.55)

7.00
0 24 Hours
2 News
7 Class of '74
9 A Current Affair

7.30
0 Kojak (A)
2 This Day Tonight
7 Sonny & Cher (guest Andy Griffith)
9 Showcase '74 Viewers Final

8.00
2 Private Lives

8.25
2 Needles & Pins

8.30
0 Number 96
7 Doctor in Charge (A)
9 All in the Family (A)

8.50
2 News

8.55
2 Monday Conference

9.00
0 The Box
7 Thriller
9 Movie "The Girl Most Likely to..." (A)

9.30
0 Movie "Linda"

9.50
2 News

10.00
2 Arnold Palmer's Best 18 Golf Holes (sign-off 10.50)

10.25
9 News

10.30
7 Bold Ones (AO)
9 Movie "Calling Bulldog Drummond"

11.00
0 Name of the Game (A)

11.30
7 News

11.40
7 Knock on My Door (A/sign-off 12.40)

Late Night
midnight
9 Power Game (A)

12.30
0 Paul Bernard-Psychiatrist

1.00
0 Weather (sign-off 1.05)
9 Epilogue (sign-off 1.05)
 
Inadvertently forgot to put the GLV8 listings in the original post, so here's the corrected post :)


from TV Week-Victoria edition
Australia was still doing testing in the lead-up to "C-Day" (May 1, 1975 when full color TV service was introduced nationwide)

Melbourne stations unless otherwise indicated:
0 ATV0
2 ABV2 (on relay to ABLV4 Gippsland)
7 HSV7 (Seven)
9 GTV9 (Nine)
GLV GLV8 Gippsland

Ratings Key
A Adult
AO Adults Only

Morning
6.30
9 Color Test Pattern

7.00
0 All Electric Cartoon Carnival (includes Three Stooges)
9 Super Flying Fun Show

8.00
2 Sesame Street (to 9am, ABC ran a test pattern between programs in the mornings and afternoons)

8.30
0 Romper Room (Michele Kenny hosted the Melbourne version)

9.00
9 Here's Humphrey

9.30
0-7 Color Test Pattern

9.50
2 Play School

10.00
9 Color Test Pattern

10.20
2 For Schools: Scene

10.50
2 For Schools: Form 2 Maths

11.00
0 Roy Hampson
7 A Morning with Andrew Simmons (includes Temptation)
9 Vi's Pad

11.15
2 For Schools: Science Magazine

11.35
2 For Schools: British Social History

11.40
9 TV Kitchen

Afternoon
noon
0 South Pacific Hard Court Tennis Championships (live from Holdern Pavilion, Sydney)
7 Concentration
9 Days of Our Lives (A)
GLV News

12.05
GLV Temptation

12.15
2 For Schools: Physical Science Study Course

12.30
7 Homicide
9 Young & the Restless (c)
GLV Doris Day

12.55
9-GLV News

1.00
2 News (to 1.05)
9-GLV No Man's Land

1.20
2 For Schools: Thinkabout/Talkabout

1.30
0 Mike Walsh
7 $25,000 Great Temptation
9 General Hospital (A)
GLV Days of Our Lives (A)

1.40
2 For Schools: La chasse au tresor

2.00
7 Movie "Anna" (A)
9 Movie "Decision Against Time"

2.15
GLV Young & the Restless (A)

2.35
2 For Schools: Science Magazine

2.40
GLV Movie "Hot Spell" (A)

2.55
2 For Schools: Making Music

3.00
0 Ben Casey (A)

3.15
2 Magic Roundabout

3.20
2 Flowerpot Men

3.30
9 Spending Spree

3.35
2 Play School

4.00
0 Storytime
2 Adventure Island
7 Anything Can Happen
9 Cartoon Corner
GLV Heckle & Jeckle

4.05
0 Fury
7 Huckleberry Hound

4.25
GLV Ivanhoe

4.30
0 Gilligan's Island
2 Sesame Street
7 Get Smart

4.50
GLV Tarzan

5.00
0 Lost in Space
7 Cheyenne
9 Addams Family

5.25
2 Cartoons

5.30
9 McHale's Navy

5.40
2 Roman Holidays

5.50
GLV Class of '74

Evening
6.00
0 Brady Bunch
2 Doctor Who "Day of the Daleks" (pt 2)
7 Bewitched
9 Lucy Show

6.15
GLV Gippsland News

6.30
0-7-9-GLV News (GLV relayed GTV9)
2 GTK

6.40
2 Bellbird

6.55
2 Top This One (Gippsland viewers likely saw local news here, as most ABC regionals aired news at 6.55)

7.00
0 24 Hours
2 News
7 Class of '74
9-GLV A Current Affair

7.30
0 Kojak (A)
2 This Day Tonight
7 Sonny & Cher (guest Andy Griffith)
9-GLV Showcase '74 Viewers Final

8.00
2 Private Lives

8.25
2 Needles & Pins

8.30
0-GLV Number 96
7 Doctor in Charge (A)
9 All in the Family (A)

8.50
2 News

8.55
2 Monday Conference

9.00
0-GLV The Box (GLV aired this M/W/F at 9, and Tu/Th at 10.30)
7 Thriller
9 Movie "The Girl Most Likely to..." (A)

9.30
0 Movie "Linda"
GLV Movie "The Knack" (AO)

9.50
2 News

10.00
2 Arnold Palmer's Best 18 Golf Holes (sign-off 10.50)

10.25
9 News

10.30
7 Bold Ones (AO)
9 Movie "Calling Bulldog Drummond"

11.00
0 Name of the Game (A)

11.05
GLV News

11.15
GLV Epilogue (sign-off 11.20)

11.30
7 News

11.40
7 Knock on My Door (A/sign-off 12.40)

Late Night
midnight
9 Power Game (A)

12.30
0 Paul Bernard-Psychiatrist

1.00
0 Weather (sign-off 1.05)
9 Epilogue (sign-off 1.05)
 
I know they have their own TV networks but is it possible to receive the Australia channels in New Zealand or vise versa?

I know in the case with Ireland, I remember reading someplace awhile back where they can pick up the UK Nets and channels even though Ireland has their own TV. Not sure if its still the case though as far as the BBC and the other UK nets being available in Ireland.
 
mleach said:
I know they have their own TV networks but is it possible to receive the Australia channels in New Zealand or vise versa?

At the time of these listings, I highly doubt it, as New Zealand was about 1250 miles east of Australia. Today with satellite, probably, though it depends on the beam of the satellites and what they cover. (For DBS systems, I would probably say "no", as their beams would focus only on Australia or NZ.)
 
azumanga said:
mleach said:
I know they have their own TV networks but is it possible to receive the Australia channels in New Zealand or vise versa?

At the time of these listings, I highly doubt it, as New Zealand was about 1250 miles east of Australia.
...New Zealand hasn't moved since then, has it? ;-) ...
 
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