List of Australian television call signs
| State/Territory | |
| Q | Queensland |
| N | New South Wales |
| C | Canberra |
| V | Victoria |
| T | Tasmania |
| D | Northern Territory |
| S | South Australia |
| W | Western Australia |
This is a list of Australian television call signs. When a television broadcaster in Australia is granted a licence, a call sign consisting of a unique series of letters and numbers is allocated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and are unique for each broadcast station.
Background
For commercial networks, these are generally three letters. The first two letters are selected by the licensee, and the third letter often indicates the state or territory in which the station is located. Sometimes the third letter is also used as part of the abbreviation or mnemonic to name the station – for example GTV represents "General TeleVision" or "General TV", although the V stands for Victoria.Call signs in Australia do not include ITU prefixes. If one is required, "VL" is used. So, for example, GTV in an international context would actually be "VLGTV".
With the onset of aggregation in regional areas and digital television, the call signs do not retain the meaning that they did in the past. Stations will sometimes change frequency, or have different frequencies at different locations, such as re-transmission sites, where the same signal is re-broadcast in a different area. However, the three-letter codes have generally not changed and are still used within the industry.
A list of call signs is shown below, with original explanations of the call signs as of July 2022.
National
New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
Sydney
- ATN - Amalgamated Television New South Wales
- TCN - Television Corporation New South Wales
- TEN - TEN New South Wales
Southern NSW/Australian Capital Territory
- CBN – Country Broadcasting Services Limited New South Wales
- CTC – Capital Television Canberra
- WIN – Wollongong Illawarra New South Wales
Northern NSW
- NBN - Newcastle Broadcasting New South Wales
- NEN - New England New South Wales
- NRN - Northern Rivers New South Wales
Griffith/Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
- AMN - Albury Murray New South Wales
- MDN - Murrumbidgee Digital New South Wales
- MTN - Murrumbidgee Television New South Wales
Broken Hill
- BDN - Broken Hill Digital Television New South Wales
- BKN - Broken Hill New South Wales
- SCN - Southern Cross New South Wales
Victoria
Melbourne
- ATV - Austarama Television Victoria
- GTV - General Television Victoria
- HSV - Herald Sun Victoria
- MGV - Melbourne Geelong Victoria
Regional
- AMV - Albury Murray Victoria
- BCV - Bendigo Central Victoria
- GLV - Gippsland Latrobe Valley Victoria
- VTV - Vic Television Victoria
Mildura and Sunraysia
Queensland
Brisbane
- BTQ - Brisbane Television Queensland
- QTQ - Queensland Television Queensland
- TVQ - TeleVision Queensland
Regional
- RTQ - Rockhampton Television Queensland
- STQ - Sunshine Television Queensland
- TNQ - Telecasters North Queensland
Mount Isa
South Australia
Adelaide
- ADS - Adelaide South Australia
- CTS - Community Television South Australia
- SAS - South Australian Telecasters South Australia
- NWS - The Ne'ws S'outh Australia
Mount Gambier/South East
- MGS - Mount Gambier South Australia
- SDS - South East Digital Television South Australia
- SES - South East South Australia
Riverland
- LRS - Loxton Riverland South Australia
- RDS - Riverland Digital Television South Australia
- RTS - Riverland Television South Australia
Port Pirie/Spencer Gulf North
- GDS - Spencer Gulf Digital Television South Australia
- GTS - Spencer Gulf Telecasters South Australia
- SGS - Spencer Gulf South Australia
Western Australia
Perth
- NEW - New Western Australia
- STW - Swan Television Western Australia
- TVW - Television Western Australia
South West and Great Southern
Kalgoorlie
Geraldton
Remote and Regional Western Australia
- WAW - Western Australia Western Australia
- WDW - WAW Digital Western Australia
- WOW – WIN of Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Darwin
- DTD - Digital Television Darwin
- NTD - Northern Territory Darwin
- TND - Telecasters Northern Territory Darwin
Other callsigns
Remote Central and Eastern Australia
- CDT - Central Digital Television
- IMP - Imparja Television
- QQQ - Queensland Queensland Queensland
- HPO - High Power Open Narrowcasting
- ACT - Aboriginal Community Television
Former callsigns
- ABC – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Canberra
- ABN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation New South Wales
- CTN - Community Television New South Wales
- TSN - Television Sydney New South Wales
- CWN - Central Western Slopes New South Wales
- ABWN – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Wollongong New South Wales
- ABSN – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern New South Wales
- ABCN – Australian Broadcasting Corporation Central New South Wales
- ABMN – Australian Broadcasting Corporation M 'New South Wales
- ABQN – A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Q 'New South Wales
- ECN - E'ast Coast New South Wales
- RTN - Richmond and Tweed Heads New South Wales
- ABDN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Dorrigo New South Wales
- ABHN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Hunter River New South Wales
- ABMIN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mungindi 'New South Wales
- ABRN - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Richmond and Tweed New South Wales
- ABTN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Taree New South Wales
- ABUN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Upper Namoi New South Wales
- RVN - Ri'verina N'ew South Wales
- ABGN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Griffith New South Wales
- ABLN - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broken Hill New South Wales
- ABV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Victoria
- ABRV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Ballarat Victoria
- BTV - Ballarat Television Victoria -
- ABSV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Swan Hill Victoria
- ABWV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Western Victoria
- ABMV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mildura Victoria
- ABGV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Goulburn Valley Victoria
- GMV - Goulburn Murray Victoria -
- ABLV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Latrobe Valley Victoria
- RTV – Regional Television Victoria -
- CTV – Community Television Victoria
- MDV - Mildura Digital Television Victoria
- ABAV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Albury Victoria
- ABEV - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bendigo Victoria
- ABQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Queensland
- ABCTQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Clermont 'Queensland
- ABDQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Darling Downs Queensland
- ABEQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Emerald Queensland
- ABGQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Goondiwindi Queensland
- ABMQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mackay Queensland
- ABMSQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Miles 'Queensland
- ABNQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation North Queensland
- ABRQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Rockhampton Queensland
- ABSQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern Downs Queensland
- ABSEQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Springsure 'Queensland
- ABTQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Townsville Queensland
- ABWQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Wide Bay Queensland
- ABIQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mount Isa Queensland
- ABMKQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mary Kathleen Queensland
- ABAQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Alpha Queensland
- ABAAQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Augathella 'Queensland
- ABBQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Barcaldine Queensland
- ABBLQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Blackall 'Queensland
- ABCAQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Cunnamulla 'Queensland
- ABCEQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Charleville 'Queensland
- ABCLQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Cloncurry Queensland
- ABDIQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Dirranbandi 'Queensland
- ABHQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Hughenden Queensland
- ABJQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Julia Creek Queensland
- ABLQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Longreach Queensland
- ABMLQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mitchell 'Queensland
- ABMNQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Morven 'Queensland
- ABRAQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Roma 'Queensland
- ABRDQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Richmond 'Queensland
- ABSGQ - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation St. George Queensland
- ABWNQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Winton 'Queensland
- DDQ - D'arling Downs Queensland
- ABNPQ - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Northern Peninsula Queensland
- FNQ - Far Northern Queensland
- MVQ - Mackay Vision Queensland
- SDQ - Southern Downs Queensland
- SEQ - South East Queensland
- WBQ - Wide Bay Queensland
- CTQ - Community Television Queensland
- ABS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation South Australia
- ABGS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Mount Gambier South Australia
- ABRS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Riverland South Australia
- ABNS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Spencer Gulf North South Australia
- ABCS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Ceduna South Australia
- ABLCS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Leigh Creek South Australia
- ABWS - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Woomera South Australia
- ACE - Adelaide Community and Educational Television
- ABW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Western Australia
- ABAW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Albany Western Australia
- ABCW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Central Agricultural area Western Australia
- ABSW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation South West Western Australia
- ABKW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Kalgoorlie Western Australia
- ABEW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Esperance Western Australia
- ABNW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Norseman Western Australia
- ABSBW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern Cross/Bullfinch Western Australia
- ABGW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Geraldton Western Australia
- ABCMW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Morawa Western Australia
- ABCNW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Carnarvon 'Western Australia
- ABDW - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Dampier Western Australia
- ABKAW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Karratha 'Western Australia
- ABMW - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Moora Western Australia
- ABPHW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Port Hedland Western Australia
- ABRBW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Roebourne Western Australia
- BTW - Bunbury Television Western Australia
- GSW - Great Southern Western Australia
- ATW - Access Television Western Australia
- CTW - Community Television Western Australia
- ABCNW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Carnarvon 'Western Australia
- ABDW - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Dampier Western Australia
- ABKAW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Karratha 'Western Australia
- ABMW - A'ustralian Broadcasting Corporation Moora Western Australia
- ABPHW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Port Hedland Western Australia
- ABRBW - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Roebourne Western Australia
- ABT - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tasmania
- ABKT - Australian Broadcasting Corporation King Island Tasmania
- ABNT - Australian Broadcasting Corporation North Eastern Tasmania
- ABD - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Darwin
- ABAD - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Alice Springs Darwin
- ABKD - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Katherine Darwin
- ABTD - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Tennant Creek Darwin