GTS/BKN

GTS/BKN
GTS: Spencer Gulf; BKN: Broken Hill;
Channels	Digital: GTS: 44 (UHF); GDS: 42 (UHF); BKN: 9 (VHF); BDN: 7 (VHF);
Branding	Seven Spencer Gulf; Seven Broken Hill; Nine Spencer Gulf; Nine Broken Hill
Programming
Affiliations	GTS/BKN: Seven; GDS/BDN: Nine
Ownership
Owner	Southern Cross Austereo; (GTS: Spencer Gulf Telecasters Pty Ltd; BKN: Broken Hill Television Pty Ltd);
Sister stations	SGS/SCN
History
First air date	GTS: 1 March 1968; BKN: 16 August 1968
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; GTS: 4 (VHF); BKN: 7 (VHF)
Former affiliations	Independent (1968–2006)
Call sign meaning	GTS:; Spencer Gulf; Telecasters; South Australia; BKN:; BroKen Hill New South Wales
Technical information
Licensing authority	Australian Communications and Media Authority
ERP	GTS:240 kW; BKN:4 kW
HAAT	GTS:627 m (digital); BKN:104 m
Transmitter coordinates	GTS:; 33°6′14″S 138°9′51″E; BKN:; 31°57′5″S 141°26′25″E

GTS/BKN are Australian regional television stations serving the Spencer Gulf of South Australia and the Broken Hill area of New South Wales.

The stations are owned and operated by Southern Cross Austereo and based in Port Pirie with satellite offices in Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Whyalla and Port Lincoln, and playout facilities based in Hobart.

The station's name originates from the Port Pirie and Broken Hill stations' callsigns, GTS Port Pirie and BKN Broken Hill.

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