Tag listing: Television

Better TV reception for Strathalbyn

An application to install equipment at the Strathalbyn water tower to improve digital television coverage in the area has been released for public consultation. The company TX Australia has lodged the application with the Alexandrina Council on behalf of the three commercial metropolitan television broadcasters. TX Australia chief executive Joe Giovenco said local residents would be “better ...

Cudlee Creek homes to lose local TV signal

Gumeracha and Kersbrook residents will still be able to tune into local news and the AFL coverage when the national switch to digital television comes into effect next year but Cudlee Creek will miss out. Between 40 and 100 households in that region will have to use a Federal Government subsidised satellite service if they want ...

Jazz success

Fans of Mt Barker’s long-running jazz festival were taken by surprise as the new-look event unfolded over the weekend. Gone were the usual mix of street performers, casually enjoyed by diners or passersby, and a handful of headline performances at select venues. In their place were major international and Australian acts, intimate performances at quirky venues, a ...

Viewers in dark over reception

A Cudlee Creek man is fighting to keep television “re-transmitted” in his community after the analogue signal is switched off next year following the Australia-wide conversion to digital. Geoff Williams is one of many residents in his area who receive a patchy digital signal or no signal at all. He is now asking the Adelaide Hills Council ...