Eight Network

The Eight Network is an over-the-air television network that serves Australia. Most of its affiliates with the exception of some stations in Rural Australia broadcasts on channel 8. The Eight Network airs a variety of programming such as movies, cartoons, news, game shows, comedy, and syndicated programming. The Eight Network is owned and operated Hyper Holdings and is a Australian division of the Hyper Network.
== History ==
The Eight Network was originaly formed as "The 8-12 Television Network" in 1969 with SCT-8 in Sydney (launched in 1960), RTY-8 in Canberra (launched in 1963), MEB-12 in Melbourne (launched in 1958) and NST-8 in Wollongong (launched in 1959), as the founding affiliates. ALA-12 Alice Springs joined in 1979. QTE-8 Brisbane, TST-12 Hobart, DSW-8 Perth and NTE-12 Darwin are joined in 1982.
In 1978, The 8-12 Television Network was changed to Metropolitan Television 8-12 along with the company "Australian Broadcasting System" was changed its name to "Australian Metropolitan Television Corporation". And the unified brandings was introduced. 
In 1983, ATS was launched by Sabana Global Broadcast Service, and operates as "Twelve Network", The viewers of the stations from the Austalian Metropolitan Television Corporation may have confused with ATS's channel 12.
April 28, 1987, and the Eight Network launched a new logo which is used along with former-Channel number 12 stations (expect ALA) as May 1, 1987.
In May 1 on that same year, MEB and TST were switched from UHF channel 12 to 8 along with the launch of the new unified branding and logo. ALA switch from 12 to 8 later that year in November. Thus, before the switch, the branding for ALA was "Alice Springs Television Twelve", but NTE still kept UHF channel number 12 due to it already had UHF channel 8 station called NTD but its logo changed.
In 2002, the Eight Network launching the Digital simulcasts called representary as "8 Digital HD" and "8 Digital SD+"
==List of station==
=== Eight O&O stations ===
Branding 	CallSign	Channel/DT 	Location 	Launch Date	Affiliation Date
Eight Sydney 	SCT 	8 	Sydney, NSW 	1960 	1969
Eight Melbourne 	MEB 	12 (1958-1987)8 {1987-present)	Melbourne, VIC 	1958 	1969
Eight ACT 	RTY 	8 	Canberra, ACT 	1963 	1969
Eight Southern NSW	NST 	8 	Wollongong, NSW 	1959 	1969
Eight Southern NT 	ALA 	12 (1979-1987)8 {1987-present)	Alice Springs, NT 	1979 	1979
Eight Brisbane 	QTE 	8 	Brisbane, Queensland	1982 	1982
Eight Tasmania 	TST 	12 (1982-1987)8 (1987-present)	Hobart, TAS 	1982 	1982
Eight Perth 	DSW 	8 	Perth, WA 	1982 	1982
Eight Darwin 	NTE 	12 (1982-1987)8 (1987-present)	Darwin, NT 	1982 	1982
===local-owned Eight-affiliated stations===
Branding 	CallSign 	Channel/DT 	Location 	Launch Date	Affiliation Date	Owner
Eight Adelaide 	ADE 	11 (1970-1989)8 (1989-present)	Adelaide, SA	1970 	1989 	Adelaide Television Ventures, Inc.
Star City Eight/ Eight Regional NSW	SEE/SEC/ESS	8 	Newcastle, NSW
Spencer Gulf, NSWBroken Hill, NSWAlbury, NSW	1978 	1978 	Star City Television
Star City Eight/ Eight Regional WA	WAE 	8 	Albany, WA 	1978 	1978 	Star City Television
==Gallery==
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