Penrith. TV station goes digital

TVS, Sydney's Community Television station, based at the Werrington campus of the University of Western Sydney, has become the first community channel to officially begin simulcasting “As secretary of the Australian Community Television Alliance, TVS CEO, Laurie Patton, was instrumental in delivering this outcome for Community TV and its passionate audiences nation-wide, so it is fitting that Laurie is the first to get his station to air in digital," said Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy..

Penrith. Digital transmission provider for TVS

Following the Federal Government's recent decision to allocate digital spectrum and funding for the transition of community television to digital, Penrith-based TVS has announced that Broadcast Australia has been appointed as its digital transmission services provider. TVS CEO, Laurie Patton, said that the move to digital broadcasting was the channel's most significant initiative since its launch in February 2006. "Going digital means that TVS will instantly become available to a wider audience and with more viewers the station will be able to generate much needed additional sponsorship revenue,” he said. Broadcast Australia plans to have TVS simulcasting by March 2010. In addition to supplying the digital transmission facility Broadcast Australia will provide TVS with the technical capability of joining Freeview when its proprietary electronic program guide is launched next year.