Regional television over the last 50 years and what it means to rural communities.

Although subscription television operator FOXTEL switched off its analogue signal in 2007, regional television paved the way for free-to-air television’s move to digital.

Jack Gleeson, former Managing Director of NQTV (Northern Queensland), talks in 2012 about networking into eight different markets from Townsville.

Engineer Peter Smart talks in 2008 about the effects of aggregation on local production.

Kate Quinn, Programs, Publicity & Promotions Manager with Canberra’s Capital Television, talks in 2012 about issues faced when aggregating into the Central West of NSW.

Aggregation comes to regional Victoria. 

Former Managing Director of CTC 7 Canberra, George Barlin, talks in 2002 about Kerry Stokes and his investment in local production.

Jack Gleeson, Managing Director NQTV (Northern Queensland), talks to interviewer Danny O’Neill in 2012 about rejecting affiliation with the Nine Network for Network Ten.

Interviewed in 1990, former Managing Director of CTC 7 Canberra, George Barlin, gives his opinion about the origin of aggregation and the problems he foresaw with it.

Segment from the current affairs program Outlook discussing how localism is the reason for existence of regional broadcasters and the point of difference from capital city services.