Nine Network

The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia.[1]

Nine Network

Logo used since 2012
Type	Free-to-air television network
Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Darwin Northern New South Wales & Gold Coast
Affiliates	WIN Television (QLD/Southern NSW/ACT/Griffith/Regional Victoria/TAS/Eastern SA/WA) Southern Cross Television (Broken Hill and Western SA) Imparja Television (Alice Springs/Mount Isa/Bourke/Ceduna)
Headquarters	1 Denison Street North Sydney, New South Wales
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV[lower-alpha 1] (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Frank Packer (1956–1974) Kerry Packer (Publishing and Broadcasting Limited) (1974–1987, 1990–2006) Alan Bond (1987–1990) PBL Media (2006–2010) Nine Entertainment (2010–present)
Sister channels	9HD 9Gem 9Go! 9Life 9Rush Extra
History
Launched	16 September 1956; 66 years ago (1956-09-16)
Founder	Frank Packer
Former names	National Television Network (1956–1967) National Nine Network (1967–1987) Nine Network Australia (1987–1991)
Links
Website	www.9now.com.au
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	9/91 (Nine-owned metropolitan, Imparja) 8/81 (Nine) (Northern New South Wales) (SCA Spencer Gulf SA/Broken Hill NSW), (WIN Regional QLD, Southern NSW & ACT, Griffith NSW, Regional VIC, Mildura VIC/Sunraysia, Tasmania, Mount Gambier/Riverland, Remote/Regional WA)
Freeview (9HD)	90/80
Streaming media
9Now (Australia only)

From 2017 to 2021, the network's slogan was "We Are the One".[2] Since 2021, the network has changed its slogan back to the iconic Golden Era slogan "Still the One".

As of 2022, the Nine Network is the second-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network, and ahead of the ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS.^{[citation needed]}