Sky Racing
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Date: 2022-01-12

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Sky Racing （previously Sky Channel） is an Australian broadcaster primarily telecasting live thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing.
It is owned by Tabcorp and operates a number of television channels and a radio service.
The broadcaster generally telecasts all race meetings that are covered by the various Australian TABs.
This includes both metropolitan and country meetings from all Australian states, as well as selected international races from New Zealand, England, Ireland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, the United States and Japan.
Following the launch of the Aussat A1 satellite in 1985, several dedicated satellite television channels began operating in Australia distributing content to various hotels, resorts and hospitality centres.
Sky Channel began its first transmissions from the studios of STW9 in Perth on 20 October 1986, broadcasting to various hotels across Australia twelve hours a day.
Programming consisted of sporting events from around the world with various music and entertainment programmes late at night.
At the time, Sky Channel was owned by Alan Bond's Bond Corporation.
While the channel's reception was initially mixed by viewers Sky Channel quickly grew to dominate hotel television services, acquiring rival Australian satellite sports channels Club Superstation and Sportsplay in 1987.
Sky Channel's studios were relocated to Club Superstation's Sydney location soon after.
A pay-per-view boxing channel, Sky Ringside was also introduced, only available exclusively in Sky Channel venues.
In 1998, Sky Channel was acquired by TabCorp and added a new channel for Australian home subscription television services Foxtel, Austar and Optus Vision called Sk...