List of digital television channels in Australia
This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in Australia.
The commercial channels available to viewers depend on location and station ownership. The process of aggregation during the late 80s to mid 90s saw regional stations take on affiliations with metropolitan channels for programming, a practice that has continued into digital television with affiliated stations carrying various multichannels from their metropolitan counterparts.
Metropolitan in this list therefore refers to the capitals of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, where stations are owned and operated by the network rather than affiliates.
In areas not covered by terrestrial transmissions, the digital channels are provided by the free-to-view VAST satellite platform. The television channels on this platform are all encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is included in the VAST broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures. The terrestrial transmissions still use H.262, which doesn't incur any additional transmission costs, but select channels are broadcast terrestrially in H.264.
Government funded broadcasters
[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]
[Special Broadcasting Service]
Metropolitan commercial broadcasters
[Seven West Media]
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| STQ | 7 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=3 |
| STQ | 70 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| STQ | 71 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| STQ | 6 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=3 |
| STQ | 60 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| STQ | 61 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 7two | 72 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7two | 62 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate | 73 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate | 63 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate HD | 74 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate HD | 64 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| Open Shop | 75 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | |
| Open Shop | 65 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | |
| 7flix | 76 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Movies and Entertainment, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7flix | 66 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Movies and Entertainment, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| Racing.com | 78 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Horse Racing | |
| Racing.com | 68 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Horse Racing |
Racing.com is a joint venture with Racing Victoria. Open Shop is a joint venture with Hyundai Home Shopping. STQ Regional QLD services broadcast on 6x LCNs in Sunshine Coast QLD where signal overlap with BTQ Brisbane occurs.
[Nine Entertainment Co.]
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| NBN | 8 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=9 |
| NBN | 81 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9HD | 80 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Gem | 82 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Go! | 83 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Go! | 88 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Life | 84 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Lifestyle, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Gem HD | 85 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| - | - | 24 hours | - | - | - |
9Rush is a joint venture with Discovery. Nine Entertainment also co-owns Ten affiliate DTD in Darwin.
[Ten Network Holdings]
TVSN is owned by Direct Group. Spree TV is a joint venture with Brand Developers.Regional and remote area commercial broadcasters
[Prime Media Group] (Seven affiliate)
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| GWN7 | 6 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=6 |
| 7two | 62 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 7mate | 63 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| ishop TV | 65 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | - |
| Racing.com | 68 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Horse Racing | - |
| - | - | 24 hours | - | - | - |
Prime Media Group also co-owns Nine affiliates WDT and MDV. ishop TV is a joint venture with Brand Developers.
[Southern Cross Austereo] (Primary Nine affiliate)
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| SCA Seven | 6 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=2 |
| SCA Seven | 61 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| SCA Seven | 7 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7HD | 60 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7HD | 70 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7two | 62 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7two | 72 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate | 63 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate | 73 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 7mate | 70 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| SBN | 64 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Religious | |
| SBN | 74 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Religious | |
| TVSN | 75 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | |
| Racing.com | 68 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Horse Racing | |
| Racing.com | 78 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Horse Racing | |
| - | - | 24 hours | - | - | - |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| SGS/SCN | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=7 |
| SGS/SCN | 51 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 HD | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 Bold | 52 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 Peach | 53 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| SBN | 54 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Religious | - |
| TVSN | 57 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | - |
Southern Cross Austereo also co-owns Nine affiliate TDT, and Ten affiliates CDT and DTD.
Imparja Television">Imparja Television Pty Ltd">Imparja Television (Remote Nine affiliate)
Imparja Television also co-owns Ten affiliate CDT.[WIN Corporation] (Primary Ten affiliate)
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| NRN | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=7 |
| WIN HD | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| WIN Bold | 51 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| WIN Peach | 52 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| Sky News on WIN | 53 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | News Bulletins | - |
| TVSN | 54 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | - |
| Gold | 55 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Datacast, Infomercial | - |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| SDS/RDS | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| MDN | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | |
| 9Gem | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=3 |
| Sky News on WIN | 54 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | News Bulletins | - |
| 9Go! | 55 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
WIN Corporation also co-owns Nine affiliates MDV and WDT, and TDT.
Joint venture stations
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| MDV | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=3 |
| 9Gem | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Go! | 55 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
Mildura Digital Television is co-owned by Seven affiliate Prime Media Group and Ten affiliate WIN Corporation.
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| TDT | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=6 |
| TDT | 51 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9HD | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Gem | 52 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Go! | 53 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 9Life | 54 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
Tasmanian Digital Television is co-owned by Seven affiliate Southern Cross Austereo and Ten affiliate WIN Corporation.
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| WDT | 5 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=4 |
| 9Gem | 50 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| TBA | 54 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | TBA | - |
| 9Go! | 55 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
West Digital Television is co-owned by Seven affiliate Prime Media Group and Ten affiliate WIN Corporation.
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| CDT | 10 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=3 |
| 10 Bold | 1 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 Peach | 11 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
Central Digital Television is co-owned by Seven affiliate Southern Cross Austereo and Nine affiliate Imparja Television.
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| DTD | 1 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | rowspan=5 |
| DTD | 11 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 HD | 10 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Simulcast, Primary Channel, News Bulletins, Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 Bold | 12 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
| 10 Peach | 13 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Foreign/Nationally Produced | - |
Darwin Digital Television is co-owned by Nine Entertainment Co. and Seven affiliate Southern Cross Austereo.
Local broadcasters
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| GTV | 40 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced | rowspan=4 |
| Nurlu | 41 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced | - |
| GTV HD | 42 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Locally Produced | - |
| Radio Goolari | 43 | 24 hours | Stereo audio | Music and News Radio | - |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| Ngarda TV | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| SMTV HD | 350 | 24 hours | 1080i HDTV | Locally Produced | rowspan=2 |
| SMTV | 351 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced | - |
Community television
Licensing for all remaining community television stations will end on 30 June 2020. Henceforth these services will only be available via their online live stream services.| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| Channel 44 | 44 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced, News Bulletins |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| C31 Melbourne | 44 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced, News Bulletins |
| DVB name | LCN | Broadcast hours | Format | Programming content | Availability |
| West TV | 44 | 24 hours | 576i SDTV | Locally Produced, News Bulletins |
VAST">Viewer Access Satellite Television">VAST satellite miscellaneous broadcasters
Discontinued channels
Digital Forty Four
The following channels were only available in Sydney as the Digital Forty Four suite of channels. The datacast trial began on 17 March 2004 and ended on 30 April 2010.| DVB name | LCN | Launch date | Discontinued date | Notes |
| Channel 4 | 4 | 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 | Video program guide for free-to-air and D44 channels. |
| NITV | 40 | 27 Oct 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 | Existing subscription channel added to D44 service. Remains available on subscription satellite and cable television. Available free-to-air on LCN 33 via SBS since 12 December 2012. |
| ABC News, Sport and Weather | 41 | 17 Mar 2004 | 30 Apr 2010 | Text only. |
| D44 Homepage | 42 | 17 Mar 2004 | 30 Apr 2010 | Broadcast on LCN 44 prior to addition of TVS in March 2010. |
| Television Sydney | 44 | Mar 2010 | 30 Apr 2010 | Existing digital community television channel added to D44 service. |
| Teachers TV | 45 | 3 Nov 2008 | 30 Apr 2010 | Broadcast on LCN 47 until 30 June 2009. |
| Australian Christian Channel | 46 | 2004 | 30 Apr 2010 | Existing subscription channel added to D44 service. Still available on subscription satellite and cable television. Broadcast on LCN 47 until 30 June 2009. |
| Federal Parliament House of Representatives | 47 | 17 Mar 2004 | 30 Apr 2010 | Live video/audio feed of House of Representatives sessions. Broadcast on LCN 401 until 3 November 2008, LCN 47 shared with Teachers TV from 2008-09. |
| Federal Parliament Senate | 48 | 17 Mar 2004 | 30 Apr 2010 | Live video/audio feed of Senate sessions. Broadcast on LCN 402 until 3 November 2008. |
| Expo | 49 | 2006 | 30 Apr 2010 | Existing subscription shopping channel added to D44 service. Still available on Foxtel subscription television. |
Community television
The following channels were community-based broadcasters that were available on digital television in the metropolitan cities. Some remain available via online video on demand services.| DVB name | LCN | Launch date | Discontinued date | Notes |
| Television Sydney | 44 | 20 Feb 2006 | 20 Dec 2015 | Broadcast in Sydney, Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and Central Coast. |
| 31 Digital | 44 | 31 Jul 1994 | 28 Feb 2017 | Broadcast in Brisbane and surrounding areas. Reinvented as online streaming service Hitchhike TV. |