TV transmission returns to Bendigo after tower fire

Nathan Jolly

January 22, 2026 9:52

TV transmission returns to Bendigo after tower fire

The damaged transmitter site (Win TV)

Free-to-air TV services have resumed in Bendigo and surrounding regions after a transmission site at nearby Mount Alexander was damaged by fires close to a fortnight ago.

Over 350,000 households in regional Victoria had been without free-to-air television since the January 9 fires took out two transmission towers owned and operated by Broadcast Australia.

New transmission equipment has been installed, and all free-to-air channels resumed broadcasting at 5pm on Wednesday afternoon. This includes Seven and 7mate; the Win Network (9 and Gem); Network 10 and 10 Drama; ABC, ABC News, ABC Entertains, and ABC Kids; and SBS.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.

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ABC bendigo SBS Seven Ten WIN Network

4 COMMENTS

Bek 22 Jan 26

The photo used for a transmission tower is an electricity pylon. Not a broadcasting tower. In fact nothing like it! Might want to update it.

Also the ABC radio stations will not have a “smaller frequency range”. That doesn’t make any sense. It’s a smaller coverage area.

Thanks

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Hal Crawford 22 Jan 26

Thanks Bek. We appreciate the technical feedback!

Bek 23 Jan 26

You’re very welcome Hal.

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Anonymous 24 Jan 26

thankyou for the update!!
I’m in central Vic. and have the tennis now…but still ‘no signal’ for ABC and SBS.
I’ll keep re-tuning to see if I can get news 24 and the SBS news.
Cheers!!

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