Portal:Television in Australia/Featured article/2007
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- September
Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on January 1, 2001, in the country's five most populous cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. It is anticipated that between 2010 and 2012 it will replace Analogue PAL transmissions. Although approximately 96% of the population has access to at least one digital service, in March 2007, only 28% of Australia's 7.8 million households had adopted free-to-air digital television. Digital services are available in most areas, however parts of Western Australia, and Central Australia have yet to begin transmissions.
- October
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is Australia's national public broadcaster, known previously as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The ABC provides television, radio and online services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia. Through its commercial arm, ABC Enterprises, the corporation runs a chain of ABC Shops selling books, audio and video recordings, and other merchandise related to its programs.
The ABC is often referred to informally as Aunty, the origin of this name derives directly from a nickname of the ABC's cousin, the BBC.
