TVW is a television station broadcasting in Perth, Western Australia, wholly owned by the Seven Network. It was the first television station in Western Australia, commencing service on 16 October 1959. It broadcasts a digitally modulated 64-QAM signal of four DVB channels on VHF channel 6 at 177.5 MHz from Bickley, located in the Perth Hills. The primary channel was available as a PAL-B modulated simulcast on VHF channel 7 at 182.25 MHz before being discontinued in the first half of 2013, which was the station's primary signal since its inception. The TVW callsign stands for Television Western Australia.
It is a member of the Seven Network, whose principal shareholder is Perth-born Kerry Stokes.
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