Network 10 stays on air in regional WA after last-minute govt funding

Half a million residents of regional Western Australia are still able to tune into Network 10, thanks to last-minute funding from the Federal Government.

Western Digital Television — an affiliate of Network 10, owned by WIN and Seven West Media — was set to shut down its broadcast signal on July 1, meaning approximately 500,000 Western Australians living in regional or remote areas would not have been able to access Ten via their aerial. The station offers a direct feed from NEW-10 Perth.

The AFR reports that the Federal Government has approved $32.9 million in funding to keep the signal running for seven years.

This follows the closure of Network 10 in Mildura, another joint venture between WIN and Seven West Media, as the financial position of running the station “is no longer tenable,” according to the station’s board.