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The station callsign, <i>STW</i>, is an acronym of Swan Television, Western Australia. </p><table class="infobox vcard ib-tv-station"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">STW</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Perth,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Perth, Western Australia">Perth, Western Australia</a></li></ul></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_channel_frequencies" title="Television channel frequencies">Channels</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television" title="Digital terrestrial television">Digital</a>: 8 (<a href="/wiki/Very_high_frequency" title="Very high frequency">VHF</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_channel" title="Virtual channel">Virtual</a>: 9</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branding</th><td class="infobox-data">Nine</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nine_Entertainment_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="Nine Entertainment Co.">Nine Entertainment Co.</a></span></li><li>(Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">First air date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">12 June 1965<span class="noprint">; 59 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1965-06-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former channel number(s)</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Analog_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Analog TV">Analog</a>: 9 (<a href="/wiki/VHF" class="mw-redirect" title="VHF">VHF</a>) (1965–2013)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Network_affiliate" title="Network affiliate">Former affiliations</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Independent (1965–1978)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Call_sign" title="Call sign">Call sign</a> meaning</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>S</b>wan<br><b>T</b>elevision<br><b>W</b>estern Australia</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Technical information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Licensing authority</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Communications_and_Media_Authority" title="Australian Communications and Media Authority">ACMA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Effective_radiated_power" title="Effective radiated power">ERP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">50 <a href="/wiki/Kilowatt" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilowatt">kW</a> (digital)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Height_above_average_terrain" title="Height above average terrain">HAAT</a></th><td class="infobox-data">317 m (digital)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Transmitter coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" 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id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Origins"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Origins</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#1970s_and_1980s"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">1970s and 1980s</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2000s"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">2000s</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2010s"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">2010s</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Programming"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Programming</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#News_and_current_affairs"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">News and current affairs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#9News_Perth"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">9News Perth</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-9"><a href="#Presenters"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presenters</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Local_programming"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Local programming</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Appealathon"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Appealathon</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Broadcasting_details"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Broadcasting details</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In February 1964, Swan Television was awarded a licence to operate Perth's second commercial television station.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company's shareholders at the time included Ansett Transport Industries, which was also preparing to launch <a href="/wiki/ATV-0" class="mw-redirect" title="ATV-0">ATV-0</a>, the third commercial station in Melbourne, in October that year. </p><p>STW-9 began broadcasting at 5.30pm on Saturday 12 June 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broadcasting from a purpose-built studio complex in the <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a> suburb of Dianella, the station employed around a hundred staff. </p><p>The station was officially opened by the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Western_Australia" title="Premier of Western Australia">Premier of Western Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Brand" title="David Brand">David Brand</a>, following a documentary film entitled <i>Montage of Perth</i>. Its first night programming included the film <i><a href="/wiki/Guys_and_Dolls_(film)" title="Guys and Dolls (film)">Guys and Dolls</a></i>, an MGM-produced tribute to <a href="/wiki/Cecil_B._DeMille" title="Cecil B. DeMille">Cecil B. DeMille</a> called <i>The World's Greatest Showman</i> and a replay of <i>TV Spells Magic</i>, a variety show produced for the opening of <a href="/wiki/TEN_(TV_station)" title="TEN (TV station)">TEN-10</a> in Sydney the preceding April.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon launch, both STW and rival station <a href="/wiki/TVW" title="TVW">TVW-7</a> launched a joint company entitled TV Facilities to allow the two commercial channels in Perth to share access to networked programs from the east coast. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s_and_1980s">1970s and 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1970s and 1980s" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Among the station's key achievements, it produced a major drama series in 1973 - <i><a href="/wiki/The_Drifter_(TV_series)" title="The Drifter (TV series)">The Drifter</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Alan_Cassell" title="Alan Cassell">Alan Cassell</a>. In the run up to the launch of colour broadcasting, STW produced the first full colour TV news bulletin in November 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station won its first <a href="/wiki/Logie_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Logie Award">Logie Award</a> in 1971 for locally produced variety show <i>Spotlight</i>. </p><p>STW remained independently owned until 1978, when it became affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a>, allowing direct access to its programming. In 1984, the station was bought by businessman <a href="/wiki/Alan_Bond_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Bond (businessman)">Alan Bond</a> for just under $50 million, becoming part of Bond Media. It became a network <a href="/wiki/Owned_and_operated_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Owned and operated station">owned and operated station</a> when Bond purchased the Nine Network from <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Packer" title="Kerry Packer">Kerry Packer</a>. </p><p>In April 1984, STW9 became the first station in Perth to commence 24-hour broadcasting. The station also claimed the first hour-long news program in the city, beating TVW, and mirroring Ten's in SA and eastern Australia (Ten did not have a station in the city until NEW-10 launched in 1988). </p><p>In 1989, Bond Media sold STW to <a href="/wiki/Sunraysia_Television" title="Sunraysia Television">Sunraysia Television</a> for <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>95 million. The deal also involved Bond Media purchasing the Sunraysia owned <a href="/wiki/STV_(TV_station)" title="STV (TV station)">STV-8</a> for <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>18 million. Bond Media was forced to sell due to the Federal cross-media ownership laws, which restricted the level of national reach for media owners.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000s" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>STW commenced digital television transmission in January 2001, broadcasting on VHF Channel 8 while maintaining analogue transmission on VHF Channel 9. In January 2007, Sunraysia Television posted a profit warning, from an expected 12% drop in revenue over the previous six months, citing a weak local advertising market and low ratings, despite a strong state economy.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The profit warning led to speculation of a potential takeover of STW-9, with <a href="/wiki/Publishing_and_Broadcasting_Limited" title="Publishing and Broadcasting Limited">PBL</a> and regional network <a href="/wiki/WIN_Television" title="WIN Television">WIN Television</a> indicated as potential bidders.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PBL_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="PBL Media">PBL Media</a> announced in February 2007 that it would purchase STW-9 for <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>136.4 million, with the deal to be completed in late March or early April subject to shareholder approval.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, major long-term shareholder, WIN, was also interested in the station. In June 2007, shareholders approved a revised bid from WIN. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s">2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010s" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On 1 May 2012, STW launched <a href="/wiki/Gold_(Australian_TV_channel)" title="Gold (Australian TV channel)">Gold</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Datacasting" title="Datacasting">datacasting</a> channel owned by WIN. </p><p>In 2013, <a href="/wiki/Nine_Entertainment_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="Nine Entertainment Co.">Nine Entertainment Co.</a> purchased the station from WIN. With control from 30 September, the station returned once again as an <a href="/wiki/Owned-and-operated" class="mw-redirect" title="Owned-and-operated">owned-and-operated</a> station, although Nine Network now owned all five of its flagship metropolitan stations. </p><p>On 19 September 2016, STW began broadcasting from new studios located at 253–267 <a href="/wiki/St_Georges_Terrace" title="St Georges Terrace">St Georges Terrace</a> in Perth's CBD, after 51 years at its original location in <a href="/wiki/Dianella,_Western_Australia" title="Dianella, Western Australia">Dianella</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Programming" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="News_and_current_affairs">News and current affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: News and current affairs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>9News national services broadcast on STW include <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(1982_TV_program)" title="Today (1982 TV program)">Today</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Today_(1982_TV_program)" title="Today (1982 TV program)">Weekend Today</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nine_News#Today_Early_News" title="Nine News">Today Early News</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nine_News#9News_Morning" title="Nine News">9News Morning</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nine_News#9News_Afternoon" title="Nine News">9News Afternoon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Current_Affair_(Australian_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Current Affair (Australian TV series)">A Current Affair</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/60_Minutes_(Australian_TV_program)" title="60 Minutes (Australian TV program)">60 Minutes</a></i>. </p><p>Since May 2020, <i><a href="/wiki/Nine_News#9News_Late" title="Nine News">Nine News Late</a></i> has been broadcast from STW on Mondays – Thursdays, presented by Michael Thomson.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="9News_Perth">9News Perth</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 9News Perth" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nine_Plaza,_Perth_-_Studio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg/220px-Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg/220px-Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg/330px-Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg/440px-Nine_Plaza%2C_Perth_-_Studio.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>The set of <i>9News</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Nine_News" title="Nine News">9News</a> Perth</i> is produced and broadcast live from STW's studios in <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a>. <i>9News Afternoon</i> is presented by <a href="/wiki/Monika_Kos" title="Monika Kos">Monika Kos</a> and the flagship newscast every night at 6pm by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomson_(journalist)" title="Michael Thomson (journalist)">Michael Thomson</a> on weeknights and <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Vo" title="Tracy Vo">Tracy Vo</a> on weekends, with sport presenters <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> (Monday – Thursday) and Paddy Sweeney (Friday – Sunday) and weather presenters <a href="/wiki/Natalia_Cooper" title="Natalia Cooper">Natalia Cooper</a> (weeknights) and Elizabeth Creasy (weekends) from across Perth and regional Western Australia. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Vo" title="Tracy Vo">Tracy Vo</a> is the main fill-in presenter for <a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomson_(journalist)" title="Michael Thomson (journalist)">Michael Thomson</a> on weeknights while <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jamie_Freestone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamie Freestone (page does not exist)">Jamie Freestone</a> and Elizabeth Creasy are the main fill-in presenters for <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Vo" title="Tracy Vo">Tracy Vo</a> on weekends. Paddy Sweeney is the main fill-in sport presenter for <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> on weeknights while Joshua Dawe is the main fill-in presenter for Paddy Sweeney on weekends. Elizabeth Creasy is main fill-in weather presenter for <a href="/wiki/Natalia_Cooper" title="Natalia Cooper">Natalia Cooper</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Presenters">Presenters</h5><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Presenters" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p><b>Weeknights</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Thomson_(journalist)" title="Michael Thomson (journalist)">Michael Thomson</a> (News) (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Pavlich" title="Matthew Pavlich">Matthew Pavlich</a> (Sport) (Monday – Wednesday, 2018–present)</li> <li>Paddy Sweeney (Sport) (Thursday – Sunday)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natalia_Cooper" title="Natalia Cooper">Natalia Cooper</a> (Weather) (Monday – Wednesday)</li> <li>Kelly Haywood (Weather) (Thursday – Friday)</li></ul> <p><b>Weekends</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Natalia_Cooper" title="Natalia Cooper">Natalia Cooper</a></li></ul> <p><b>9News Afternoon</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monika_Kos" title="Monika Kos">Monika Kos</a> (2020–present)</li></ul> <p><b>Late News</b> </p> <ul><li>Natalia Cooper</li> <li>Tracy Vo</li></ul> <p><b>Reporters</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jamie_Freestone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamie Freestone (page does not exist)">Jamie Freestone</a> (senior reporter)</li> <li>Michael Stamp (crime reporter)</li> <li>Renae Henry</li> <li>Elizabeth Creasy</li> <li>Jacquelin Robson</li> <li>Tegan Sapwell</li> <li>Louise Rennie (court reporter)</li> <li>Olivia Donaldson</li> <li>Venine Palm</li> <li>Kelly Haywood</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Darius Winterfield</li> <li>Mia Egerton-Warburton</li> <li>Emily Rice</li> <li>Ezra Holt</li> <li>Michael Genovese</li> <li>Michael Thomson</li> <li>Emma Griffins</li> <li>Tania Armstrong (sports editor)</li> <li>Jimmy Williams (sports reporter)</li></ul> <p> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.9news.com.au/meet-the-team/perth">Source</a></small> </p><p><b>Former presenters</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Goodrick" title="Russell Goodrick">Russell Goodrick</a> – died in 2021</li></ul> <p><b>Former reporters</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Arvier" title="Tim Arvier">Tim Arvier</a> – now with <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=9News_Queensland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9News Queensland (page does not exist)">9News Queensland</a></i></li> <li>Grace Fitzgibbon – now with <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=9News_Sydney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9News Sydney (page does not exist)">9News Sydney</a></i></li> <li>Hannah Sinclair – now with <i>A Current Affair</i></li> <li>Lee Steele – now with <i><a href="/wiki/10_News_First#Perth" title="10 News First">10 News First Perth</a></i></li> <li>Jerrie Demasi – now with <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_News" title="Seven News">Seven News Perth</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_programming">Local programming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Local programming" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In recent years, STW-9 has also produced and broadcast local news, current affairs & feature programming including a Western Australia edition of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Current_Affair_(Australian_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="A Current Affair (Australian TV series)">A Current Affair</a></i>, a localised 4.30pm afternoon news bulletin, gardening series <i>Garden Gurus</i> (which continues to air on Nine Network stations), lifestyle series <i>Just Add Water</i> and travel series <i><a href="/wiki/Postcards_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Postcards (Australian TV series)">Postcards WA</a></i>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Appealathon">Appealathon</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Appealathon" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Appealathon was STW's fundraising organisation. It can be considered a counterpart to <a href="/wiki/Channel_Seven_Perth_Telethon" title="Channel Seven Perth Telethon">TVW's Telethon</a>, and during the 1970s and 80s broadcast its own 24-hour <a href="/wiki/Telethon" title="Telethon">telethon</a>. </p><p>Since its founding in 1975, Channel Nine Perth's Appealathon has raised in excess of $53.5 million for charity. Appealathon has supported four specific charities with Appealathon funds: the Activ Foundation, Civilian Maimed & Limbless Association, Paraplegic/Quadriplegic Association and Rocky Bay. Many other organisations are helped as well on a yearly basis. Appealathon was involved in over 50 fundraising events and projects across Perth each year, including the <a href="/wiki/City_to_Surf_(Perth)" title="City to Surf (Perth)">City to Surf</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rottnest_Channel_Swim" title="Rottnest Channel Swim">Rottnest Channel Swim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-appeal09_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appeal09-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, administration of the organisation was handed over to <a href="/wiki/Variety,_the_Children%27s_Charity" title="Variety, the Children's Charity">Variety WA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-appeal09_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-appeal09-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg/330px-Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg.png" data-width="330" data-height="128" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg/495px-Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg/660px-Television_transmitter_locations_-_Perth.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Locations of transmitters broadcasting STW</figcaption></figure> <p>Analogue main channel frequency (to 25 June 2013): VHF-9 @ 196.25 MHz (bandwidth: 7 MHz <a href="/wiki/PAL" title="PAL">PAL</a>)<br> Digital transport stream frequency (as of 25 June 2013): VHF-8 @ 191.5 MHz (bandwidth: 7 MHz <a href="/wiki/64-QAM" class="mw-redirect" title="64-QAM">64-QAM</a> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Digital channels </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#efefef;"> <th>LCN </th> <th>Service </th> <th>Image quality </th> <th>Compression quality </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video @ 5550 kbit/s<br><a href="/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> audio @ 256 kbit/s<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">90 </td> <td align="center">9HD </td> <td>1440x<a href="/wiki/1080i" title="1080i">1080i</a> <a href="/wiki/HD_Lite" title="HD Lite">HD Lite</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video @ 15250 kbit/s video<br><a href="/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> audio @ 448 kbit </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">92 </td> <td align="center">9Gem </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video @ 5550 kbit/s<br><a href="/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> audio @ 256 kbit/s<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">93/99 </td> <td align="center">9Go! </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">94 </td> <td align="center">9Life </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">95 </td> <td align="center">9Gem HD </td> <td>1440x<a href="/wiki/1080i" title="1080i">1080i</a> <a href="/wiki/HD_Lite" title="HD Lite">HD Lite</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video<br><a href="/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> audio @ 256 kbit/s<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">96 </td> <td align="center">9Rush </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">97 </td> <td align="center">extra </td> <td>720x<a href="/wiki/576i" title="576i">576i</a> <a href="/wiki/Anamorphic_widescreen" title="Anamorphic widescreen">16:9 SD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/H.262" class="mw-redirect" title="H.262">H.262</a> video<br><a href="/wiki/MPEG-1_Audio_Layer_II" title="MPEG-1 Audio Layer II">MPEG-1 Audio Layer II</a> @ 256 kbit/s </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=STW&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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