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{{short description|Australian television station}}
{{distinguish|text=Chinese media platform [[GTV Media Group]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = GTV
| country = Australia
| logo = <!-- Commented out: [[File:Nine2012 Glossed Logo.png|200px]]; The use of the Nine Network logo outside of the article "Nine Network" breaks [[WP:NFC#UUI]] §17. -->
| branding = Nine
| digital = 8 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
| virtual = 9
| affiliations = [[Nine Network|Nine]] '''([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]])'''
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1957|01|19|df=yes}}
| location = [[Melbourne|Melbourne, Victoria]]
| callsign_meaning = '''G'''eneral<br />'''T'''elevision<br />'''V'''ictoria
| former_channel_numbers = [[Analog TV|Analog]]: 9 ([[very high frequency|VHF]]) (1956–2013)
| owner = [[Nine Entertainment Co.]]
| licensee = General Television Corporation Pty Ltd
| former_affiliations = National Television Network (1956–1963)
| erp = 200 [[kilowatt|kW]] (analog)<br />50 kW (digital)
| licensing_authority = [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]]
| coordinates = {{coord|37|49|42|S|145|21|12|E|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.9now.com.au}}
}}
'''GTV''' is a commercial [[television station]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], owned by the [[Nine Network]]. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]]. GTV-9 is the home of the [[Australian Open]] tennis coverage.
==History==
[[File:GTV9 3.jpg|thumb|left|GTV-9 former premises, ''Television City'' in [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]]]
GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular transmission in [[Australia]]. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former [[3DB (Melbourne)|3DB]] radio announcer [[Geoff Corke]], based at the Mount Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station covered the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] which [[Melbourne]] hosted.,<ref>Geoff Corke interview by [[Keith McGowan]] of [[3AW]]</ref> the 1956 [[Carols By Candlelight]] and the [[Davis Cup]] tennis as part of its test transmissions.
The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957<ref>''"You, Me and Gerry Gee"'' by Ron Blaskett, p.86</ref> by Victorian Governor
[[Dallas Brooks|Sir Dallas Brooks]] from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. GTV-9 was the third television station to launch in Victoria after [[HSV-7]] and [[ABV-2]], on 19 January 1957. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV-9 retrospectives, in which the Governor advises viewers that if they did not like the programs, they could just turn off.
[[File:GTV9 1.jpg|thumb|right|GTV-9 former front gate]]
The Richmond building, bearing the name ''Television City'', had been converted from a [[H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]] tinned food factory, also occupied in the past by the [[Wertheim Piano]] Company (from 1908 to 1935).<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bendigo-street-to-fade-to-black-20100225-p5zr.html Bendigo St to fade to black] – The Age 25-02-2010</ref><ref>[http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/02/television-city-was-australias-hollywood.html Television City was Australia's Hollywood] – TV Tonight</ref> A cornerstone, now visible from the staff canteen courtyard, was laid when construction of the Piano factory began.
[[Eric Pearce (broadcaster)|Eric Pearce]] was appointed senior newsreader in the late 1960s, after having been the first newsreader at rival station [[HSV-7]]. He held that position for almost twenty years.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} In 1957, GTV-9's first large-scale production was the nightly variety show ''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]'' (''"IMT"''), hosted by [[Graham Kennedy]]. Kennedy was a radio announcer at [[3UZ]] in Melbourne before being 'discovered' by GTV-9 producer [[Norm Spencer]], when appearing on a GTV-9 telethon. [[Bert Newton]] moved from HSV-7 to join Kennedy. ''IMT'' continued for thirteen years, dominating Melbourne's television scene for most of that time. It set a precedent for a number of subsequent live variety programmes from the station.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}
Ownership has changed over the decades. The station was first licensed to the ''General Television Corporation Ltd.'', a consortium of two newspapers, [[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]] and [[The Age]], together with cinema chains [[Hoyts]], [[Greater Union]], Sir Arthur Warner's Electronic Industries, JC William's Theatres, Cinesound Productions, and radio stations [[3XY]], [[3UZ]], [[3KZ]]. In early 1957 The Argus was acquired by [[The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd]], and the paper was closed on the same day that GTV-9 officially opened. The Herald in turn sold its interests in the station to Electronic Industries, later acquired by UK television manufacturer [[Pye Ltd.|Pye]], in 1960.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} Because of the restriction on foreign ownership of television stations, GTV-9 was then sold to [[Frank Packer]]'s [[Australian Consolidated Press]], which already owned [[TCN-9]] in [[Sydney, Australia|Sydney]], resulting in the formation of the country's first commercially owned television network.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} Prior to this GTV-9 was affiliated with [[ATN|ATN-7]] in Sydney. Son [[Clyde Packer]] ran the network for some time, until a falling out led to a handover to younger son [[Kerry Packer]]. In the 1980s the network was sold to [[Alan Bond (businessman)|Alan Bond]], but later bought back at a much lower price.<ref name="Age-obit">
Packer was reported as saying "You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine"
{{cite news |work=The Age |date=28 December 2005 |page=7 |title=Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer 1937–2005 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/12/27/1135445572500.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref>
Following the death of [[Kerry Packer]], his son [[James Packer]] progressively sold down his stake in the network. (See also [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]].)
Along with most Australian TV stations, GTV-9 commenced [[colour television|colour]] test transmissions in October 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv071074 |publisher=televisionau.com |title=The History of Australian Television – Classic TV Guides |access-date=19 November 2010}}</ref> The official changeover took place at 12.00am on Saturday 1 March 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv280275 |publisher=televisionau.com |title=The History of Australian Television – Classic TV Guides |access-date=19 November 2010}}</ref> In 1976, GTV-9 became the first Australian television station to commence permanent 24-hour transmission.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} In 2001 the station commenced [[Digital terrestrial television in Australia|digital television]] broadcasting, in line with most other metropolitan stations. GTV-9 continued broadcasting in analogue on [[VHF]]9, with a digital simulcast on [[very high frequency|VHF]]8.
In 2010 it was announced to public and then staff, that after 54 years at Bendigo Street, GTV-9 would move day-to-day operations including News and commercial sales to 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. On 25 October 2010, it was announced that GTV-9 would begin producing larger scale studio productions, such as The Footy Show, Hey Hey its Saturday, and Millionaire Hotseat from the new [[Docklands Studios Melbourne]].<ref name=HeraldSun14Nov>{{cite web
| author= Dennehy, Luke | title=Channel 9 says bye bye Bendigo St
| url= http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/bye-bye-bendigo-st/story-e6frf96f-1225953143811 | date= 14 November 2010 | access-date= 27 November 2010
|publisher =Sunday Herald Sun}}</ref>
On 28 February 2011, GTV-9 broadcast its final live program – the 6pm edition of ''[[Nine News]]'' – from the Richmond ''Television City'' studios, and the following day began broadcasting news bulletins from 717 Bourke Street. Also while their new [[Optical fiber|fibre]] link to their transmission site was being completed, a temporary [[DVB-S2]] link was put up on [[Optus D1]], which ceased at the end of the year.
In 2012, no new programming has been produced out of the new studios. The network opted to move ''A Current Affair'' and its host [[Tracy Grimshaw]] to TCN-9 in Sydney.
In May 2012, a lower powered permanent backup [[DVB-S2]] link for their transmission site was re-established on [[Optus D1]], which requires at least a two-metre solid receiving dish.
==Digital multiplex==
{{update |section| reason=Unknown details for 9Gem HD, 9Rush and Extra |date=July 2021}}
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! LCN
! Service<br />Name
! Service ID
! Timing PID
! Video / PID
! Audio / PID
! Subtitles / PID
! EPG / PID
|-
| 9 and 91
| [[Nine Network|Nine]]
| 1072
| 135
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(720x[[576i]]) / 519
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / 720
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / 583
|rowspan=8| [[DSM-CC]]<br />[[MHEG-5]] / 2306<br />DVB Events / 18
|-
| 90
| [[9HD]]
| 1073
| 128
| [[H.264]] HD<br />(1440×[[1080i]]) / 512
| [[Dolby Digital]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / 650
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / 576
|-
| 92
| [[9Gem]]
| TBC
| TBC
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(704x[[576i]]) / 517
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / 700
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / 581
|-
| 93 and 99
| [[9Go!]]
| 1074
| 133
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(704x[[576i]]) / 517
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / 700
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / 58
|-
| 94
| [[9Life]]
| TBC
| TBC
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(704x[[576i]]) / 517
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / 700
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / 58
|-
| 95
| [[9Gem HD]]
| TBC
| TBC
| [[H.264]] HD<br />(1440×[[1080i]]) / TBC
| [[Dolby Digital]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / TBC
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / TBC
|-
| 96
| [[9Rush]]
| TBC
| TBC
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(TBCx[[576i]]) / TBC
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / TBC
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / TBC
|-
| 97
| [[Extra (Australian TV channel)|Extra]]
| TBC
| TBC
| [[H.262]] SD<br />(TBCx[[576i]]) / TBC
| [[MPEG-1 Audio Layer II]]<br />(48&nbsp;kHz stereo) / TBC
| EBU [[Teletext]]<br />(page 801) / TBC
|}
==Programming==
Locally produced programs by or with GTV-9 Melbourne.
===Current===
<!--- CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER of year STARTED--->
====717 Bourke Street====
*''[[Nine News Melbourne]]'' (1957–present)
*''[[Nine News|Nine Afternoon News Melbourne]]'' (2017–present)
*''[[Nine News|Nine News: First at Five]]'' (Weekends, 2014–present)
*''[[TAC Cup Future Stars]]'' (2009–present)
*''[[The Sunday Footy Show (AFL)|The AFL Sunday Footy Show]]'' (1993–present)
*''[[Footy Classified]]'' (2007–present)
====Docklands Studios Melbourne====
*''[[Tipping Point (game show)#International versions|Tipping Point Australia]]'' (2024–present)<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=10 August 2023 |title=Tipping Point ripe to replace Hot Seat |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/08/tipping-point-ripe-to-replace-hot-seat.html |access-date=12 August 2023 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/nine-announces-tipping-point-australia-in-2024/|title=Nine Upfront 2024: Tipping Point Australia joins next year's program lineup|publisher=MediaWeek|date=6 September 2023|accessdate=6 September 2023}}</ref>
====Other Location====
*''[[Lego Masters (Australian TV series)|Lego Masters]]'' (2019–present)
*''[[The Block (Australian TV series)|The Block]]'' (2011–2012, 2014–present)
*''[[Family Food Fight (Australian TV series)|Family Food Fight]]'' (2017–2018)
*''[[Postcards (Australian TV series)|Postcards]]'' (1998–present)
*''[[Paramedics (Australian TV series)|Paramedics]]'' (2018–present)
*''[[Bad Mothers]]'' (2019–present)
*''[[Carols by Candlelight]]'' (1972–present)
====Sport====
*[[Suncorp Super Netball]] coverage (2017–present)
*[[National Rugby League|NRL]] coverage: [[Melbourne Storm]]
*[[Australian Open]] coverage (2019–present)
*''[[French Open]]'' and ''[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]'' tennis coverage (2021–present and 2022–present, respectively)
==== Past ====
<!--- CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER of year ENDED
Where multiple shows ended in the same year,
put the younger one first --->
2010s
*''[[Millionaire Hot Seat]]'' (2009–2023) – previously filmed in Studio 9
*''[[Nine News|Nine News Victoria]]'' (March 2017 – June 2021, commissioned for affiliate [[GLV/BCV]] in regional Victoria, weeknights only) replaced by ''[[WIN News]]'' from July 2021.
*''[[Weakest Link (Australian game show)|Weakest Link]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/03/nine-confirms-the-weakest-link.html|title=Nine confirms The Weakest Link|publisher=[[TV Tonight]]|first=David|last=Knox|date=7 March 2021|accessdate=7 March 2021}}</ref>
*''[[Your Domain]]'' (2019–2020)
*''[[Australian Ninja Warrior]]'' (2019–2020)
*''[[Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation]]'' (2009–2012 on Ten, 2018–2019 on Nine)
*''[[Logies|The Logies]]'' (various years from 1959–present)
*''[[House Husbands]]'' (2012–2017)
*''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' (2008–2009, 2013)
*''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' (2008–2011) (production moved back to [[TCN]] Sydney)
*''[[This Is Your Life (Australian TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' (2011) (previous produced at [[TCN]] Sydney)
*''[[The Million Dollar Drop]]'' (2011)
*''[[Between the Lines (TV series)|Between the Lines]]'' (2011)
*''[[Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth]]'' (2011)
2000s
*''[[20 to 1]]'' (2005–2010)
*''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand]]'' (2008–2010) – The show was tapped at GTV set for New Zealand Viewers.
*''[[Australia's Funniest Home Videos|Australia's Funniest Home Videos: Daily Edition]]'' (2009–2010)
*''[[The Singing Bee (Australian game show)|The Singing Bee]]'' (2007–2009)
*''[[Here's Humphrey]]'' (2008–2009) <small>(Previously Adelaide)</small>
*''[[Temptation (Australian game show)|Temptation]]'' (2005–2009)
*''[[Underbelly (TV series)|Underbelly]]'' series 1 (2008)
*''[[Canal Road (TV series)|Canal Road]]'' (2008)
*''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune]]'' (2008)
*''[[Power of 10 (Australian game show)|Power of 10]]'' (2008)
*''[[Hole in the Wall (Australian game show)|Hole in the Wall]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Mint (Australia)|The Mint]]'' (2007–2008)
*''[[1 vs. 100 (Australian game show)|1 vs. 100]]'' (2007)<br /><small>(Filmed at the [[Melbourne Docklands#Central City Studios|Central City Studios]] at [[Melbourne Docklands]] but managed by GTV-9)</small>
*''[[The Nation (TV series)|The Nation]]'' (2007)
*''[[Kids' WB Australia|Kids’ WB Australia]]'' (2006–2019)
*''[[Quizmania (Australia)|Quizmania]]'' (2006–2007)
*''[[Bert's Family Feud]]'' (2006–2007)
*''[[Shopping for Love]]'' (2005–2007)
*''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc]]'' (in part, 2003–2007)
*''[[Magda's Funny Bits]]'' (2006)
*''[[Any Given Sunday (television show)|Any Given Sunday]]'' (AFL Chat Show) (2005–2006)
*''Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out'' (2005–2006)
*''[[StarStruck (2005 TV series)|StarStruck]]'' (2005)
*''[[Australia's Funniest Home Video Show]]'' (2000–2004) <br /><small>(production returned to [[TCN-9|Sydney]] in 2005)</small>
*''[[Micallef Tonight]]'' (2003)
*''[[Test Australia: The National IQ Test]]'' (2002–2003)
*[[Australian Football League|AFL]] (2002–2006)
*''[[Shafted]]'' (2002)
*''[[Pass the Buck (Australian game show)|Pass the Buck]]'' (2002)
*''[[Surprise, Surprise (TV series)|Surprise, Surprise]]'' (2000–2001)
*''Russell Gilbert Live'' (2000)
1990s
*''[[Pig's Breakfast]]'' (1999–2000)
*''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (1999–2007)
*''[[Stingers (TV series)|Stingers]]'' (1998–2004)
*''[[The Russell Gilbert Show]]'' (1998)
*''[[Burgo's Catch Phrase]]'' (1997–2001, 2002–2004)
*''[[This Is Your Life (Australian TV series)|This is Your Life]]'' (1995–2005, 2011)
*''[[Don't Forget Your Toothbrush]]'' (LIVE) (1995)
*''[[The Footy Show (AFL)]]'' (1994–2019) – previously filmed in Studio 9
*''[[The Price Is Right (Australian game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' (1993–1998, 2003–2005)
*''[[The Bob Morrison Show]]'' (1994)
*''[[The Man From Snowy River (TV series)|Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River: The McGregor Saga]]'' (1993–1996)
*''[[Saturday at Rick’s]]'' (1992–1993)
*''[[Chances (TV series)|Chances]]'' (1991–1992)
*''[[All Together Now (Australian TV series)|All Together Now]]'' (1991–1993)
1980s
*''[[The Flying Doctors]]'' (1986–1993)
*''[[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' (1980–2001)
1970s
*''[[The Don Lane Show]]'' (1975–1983)
*''[[Ernie Sigley|The Ernie Sigley Show]]'' (1974–1976, 1985)
*''[[The Graham Kennedy Show]]'' (1972–1975)
*''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' (1971–1978)
*''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' (October 1971 – December 1977, February 1979 – 20 November 1999 (Finale), 2009 (Reunion), April 2010 – November 2010)
*''[[The Sullivans]]'' (1976–1983)
*''[[The Daryl and Ossie Cartoon Show]]'' (1977)
*''Cartoon Corner'' (1971–1976)
*''No Man's Land'' (1973–1976)
1957 – 1960s
*''[[The Big Game (1966 TV series)|The Big Game]]'' (1966)
*''[[New Faces (Australian)]]'' (1963–1985)
*''[[WCW Australia|World Championship Wrestling]]'' (1964–1978)
*''[[In Melbourne Tonight]]'' (1957–1970, 1996–1998)
*''[[Tarax Show|The Tarax Show]]'' (1957–1969)
*''[[Boomerang (Australian TV program)|Boomerang]]'' (1961–1962)
*''[[It Could Be You (Australian game show)|It Could Be You]]'' (1961–1969)
*''The Adventures of Gerry Gee''
*''[[Concentration (Australian game show)|Concentration]]''
*''[[Toddy Time]]'' (1961)
*''[[Let Me Read to You]]'' (1961)
*''[[Bongo (Australian TV series)|Bongo]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Bert Newton Show]]'' (1959–1960)
*''[[On the Spot (1959 TV series)|On the Spot]]'' (1959–1960)
*''[[Geoff and Judy]]'' (1959) with Geoff Corke and Judy Jack
*''[[The Astor Show]]'' (1958)
*''[[Face the Nation (TV series)|Face the Nation]]'' (1958–1959)
*''[[Keeping Company (TV series)|Keeping Company]]'' (1958–1959)
*''[[Personal Album (TV series)|Personal Album]]'' (1958–1959)
*''The Peters Club'' with Rod McLennan, Judy Banks & Joff Ellen
*''[[The Shirley Abicair Show]]'' (1958 series of specials, 2 of the 9 episodes were produced by GTV)
*''[[Anything Goes (Australian TV series)|Anything Goes]]'' (1957)
*''[[Do You Trust Your Wife?]]'' (1957–1958)
*''[[Eric Welch's Sports Album]]'' (1957)
*''[[Football Inquest]]'' (1957, not to be confused with 1960–1974 HSV-7 series)
*''[[The Happy Go Lucky Show]]'' (1957–1959)
*''[[Hillbilly Requests]]'' (1957–1958)
*''[[The Jack Perry Show]]'' (1957)
*''[[Juke Box Saturday Night]]'' (1957–1958)
*''[[Lovely to Look At (TV series)|Lovely to Look At]]'' (1957)
*''[[Mannequin Parade]]'' (1957)
*''[[Neptune Presents]]'' (1957)
*''[[Open House (1957 TV series)|Open House]]'' (1957–1958)
*''[[Thursday at One]]'' (1957–1960)
*''[[Raising a Husband]]'' (1957)
** Studio 9 was used as the primary studio.
== News ==
[[File:Channel 9 News (General Television Corporation) Eurocopter AS-350B-3 Ecureuil Vabre.jpg|thumb|GTV-9 news helicopter]]
{{further|Nine News}}
''Nine News Melbourne'' is presented from the GTV studios in Docklands by [[Alicia Loxley]] and [[Tom Steinfort]] (weeknights) and [[Peter Hitchener]] (weekends) with sport presenters [[Tony Jones (sports journalist)|Tony Jones]] (weeknights), Natalie Yoannidis (Saturday) and Clint Stanaway (Sunday) and weather presenters [[Livinia Nixon]] (Monday – Thursday) and Madeline Spark (Friday – Sunday).
The bulletin is produced locally from Nine's Melbourne studios and is also simulcast on [[Light FM]] and streamed online. ''[[Nine News]]'' national bulletins (''Nine Early Morning News'' and ''Nine Morning News'') are produced from Sydney although late newsbreaks at the weekend are produced from Melbourne and presented by [[Peter Hitchener]].
In May 2017, the station launched its first local afternoon news bulletin, ''Nine Afternoon News Melbourne'', putting it head to head with rival station [[HSV (TV station)|HSV-7]]'s local afternoon news. The bulletin is presented by [[Brett McLeod]].
===Presenters===
'''News presenters'''
{{col-start}}
{{col-3}}
* [[Alicia Loxley]] (Weeknights, 2024–present)
* [[Tom Steinfort ]] (Weeknights, 2024–present)
* [[Peter Hitchener]] (Weekends, 2024–present)
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}
'''Sports presenters'''
{{col-start}}
{{col-3}}
'''Weeknights'''
* [[Tony Jones (sports journalist)|Tony Jones]] (Weeknights, 1990–present)
{{col-3}}
'''Weekends'''
* Natalie Yoannidis (Saturday, 2024–present)
* Clint Stanaway (Sunday, 2011–present)
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}
'''Weather presenters'''
{{col-start}}
{{col-3}}
* [[Livinia Nixon]] (weeknights, 2004–present)
* Madeline Spark (weekends, 2020–present)
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}
'''Reporters'''
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* Christine Ahern (''Today'' Melbourne reporter)
* [[Seb Costello]] (''A Current Affair'' reporter)
* [[Jo Hall]]
* Alexis Daish (''A Current Affair'' reporter)
* Madeline Spark
* Justine Conway
* Eliza Rugg
* Neary Ty
* Izabella Staskowski (''Today'' Melbourne reporter)
* Reid Butler
* [[Brett McLeod]] {{col-2}}
* Heidi Murphy (State Political reporter)
* Stephanie Anderson
* Lana Murphy
* Penelope Liersch
* Gillian Lantouris
* Mimi Becker
* Laura Turner{{col-end}}
===Sports Reporters===
* Nathan Currie
* Natalie Yoannidis
* Trent Kniese
* Tom Morris (Chief AFL reporter)
* Xander McGuire
=== Fill-in Presenters ===
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Brett McLeod]] (News)
* Stephanie Anderson (News & Weather)
* Clint Stanaway (Sport)
* Natalie Yoannidis (Sport)
* Nathan Currie (Sport)
* Madeline Spark (Weather)
* Mimi Becker (Weather)
{{col-end}}
=== Former presenters ===
[[Eric Pearce (broadcaster)|Eric Pearce]], who was knighted after his retirement, was GTV-9's chief news presenter from the late 1950s until 1974. After his first retirement, the subsequent American style ''"NewsCentre Nine"'' presented by Peter Hitchener did not rate well, so Pearce was persuaded to return in 1976, remaining until 1978.
In 1978, former [[HSV-7]] news presenter [[Brian Naylor (broadcaster)|Brian Naylor]] joined as GTV-9's chief weeknight news presenter, with Hitchener on weekends. Naylor's association with Nine lasted 20 years – he retired at the end of 1998, with Naylor replaced by then deputy news presenter [[Peter Hitchener]]. [[Jo Hall]] took over on weekends, with [[Tony Jones (sports journalist)|Tony Jones]] the main weekend fill-in.
Other main presenters of ''[[Nine News|Nine News Melbourne]]'' included [[Tracy Grimshaw]] (1981–1993), and [[Tracey Curro]], who also worked on Nine's ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' and [[Jo Hall]] (1998–2011).
Past weekend sport presenters in recent years have included [[Leith Mulligan]] (1999–2006), [[Heath O'Loughlin]] (2006–2008), [[Grant Hackett]] (2008–2009) and Lisa Andrews (2009–2011). [[Rob Gell]] was the previous weather presenter he held the position for fifteen years from 1988 to 2004.
==GTV 9 Football Club==
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[[File:GTV 9 Football Club colours.jpg|thumb|100px|Colours of GTV 9]]
The '''GTV 9 Football Club''', sometimes stylised as '''GTV-9''' or '''GTV9''' and nicknamed the '''Gunners''', was an [[Australian rules football]] club that competed in the [[Victorian Amateur Football Association]] (VAFA).<ref>{{cite web |title=GTV 9 |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/gtv%2B9/2656/ |publisher=Australian Football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207071832/https://www.australianfootball.com/clubs/stats/gtv%2B9/2656/ |archive-date=7 February 2024}}</ref> The club represented GTV and wore the nine dots that were used in the station's branding.<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous VAFA Clubs |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/history/vafa-clubs-1892-2015/previous-vafa-clubs/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |access-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606014345/https://www.vafa.com.au/history/vafa-clubs-1892-2015/previous-vafa-clubs/ |archive-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
GTV 9 was formed in [[1986 VAFA season|1986]] and joined the VAFA the same year, competing in the newly created G Section.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 1, 1986 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol86.no01 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228143957/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol86.no01 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |date=12 April 1986}}</ref> The club made finals in its first season, finishing fourth on the ladder before being defeated by [[Parkside Football Club|Parkside]] in the first semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 1986 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol86.no22 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228165043/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol86.no22 |archive-date=28 February 2023}}</ref>
The club struggled in its second season in [[1987 VAFA season|1987]], winning just three games and finishing 11th on the ladder, resulting in the club's [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] to H Section for the [[1988 VAFA season|1988 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer Week 23 1987 |url=https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-23.pdf |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608054238/https://vafa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/File-AF-1987-No-23.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
GTV 9 significantly improved in 1988, winning 14 out of 16 games, however they were defeated in the preliminary final by [[St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club|St Kevin's]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 20, 1988 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol88.no20 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228115107/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol88.no20 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |date=27 August 1988}}</ref> GTV 9 player Tony Fox was awarded joint H Section best-and-fairest winner for the 1988 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 22, 1988 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol88.no22 |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022742/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol88.no22 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |date=10 September 1988}}</ref>
The club won five out of 16 games in its [[1989 VAFA season|final season in 1989]], finishing second last on the H Section ladder. GTV 9 subsequently folded before the [[1990 VAFA season|1990 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Amateur Footballer, Week 19, 1989 |url=https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol89.no19 |website=Issuu |publisher=VAFA Media |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228083644/https://issuu.com/vafa_hq/docs/vafa-vol89.no19 |archive-date=28 February 2023 |date=26 August 1989}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Television broadcasting in Australia]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.9now.com.au}}
* [https://gtv9.netlify.app/ GTV-9 1956 – 1976 Archive Photos and Stories of the early days]
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