AMN (TV station)
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Griffith , Australia |
Area served | Griffith and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (M.I.A.) |
| Owner | WIN Corporation |
| Parent | WIN Corporation |
AMN is a television broadcaster authorized to serve the area of Griffith and the adjacent Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (M.I.A.). It is owned and managed by WIN Corporation and operates as an affiliate of the Nine Network under the WIN Television umbrella. AMN forms part of WIN's sole commercial broadcasting footprint in this locality, alongside MTN, which affiliates with the Seven Network, and MDN, a Network 10 affiliate.
History
During the mid-1990s, the Australian Broadcasting Authority eased ownership restrictions in markets with a single broadcaster, permitting one entity to run two stations without competition if no other applicants were present. In 1995, MTN sought a Section 38A licence and, following a successful appeal, was awarded the second licence on 18 July 1996. The secondary channel commenced transmissions on 5 October 1997 via UHF channel 31 under the callsign AMN. Initially, it retransmitted content from Prime Television Orange but substituted local news with different programming. Subsequently, AMN transitioned from Prime7 affiliation to relaying content from Seven Network Sydney.
On 6 July 1998, WIN Corporation purchased MTN and AMN from Associated Media Investments, thereby strengthening its market presence.
In alignment with Australia's digital switchover, AMN terminated analogue transmissions on 5 June 2012.
Following WIN's revised affiliation agreement with Network Ten, on 1 July 2016 AMN and MDN exchanged affiliations—AMN adopted Network Ten programming while MDN switched to Nine Network content.
On 1 July 2021, pursuant to another affiliation deal with Nine Network, AMN returned to Nine affiliation and MDN reverted to Network Ten.
Programming
AMN airs content sourced from the Nine Network, including the 9 News Sydney broadcast and the southern NSW/Wagga Wagga edition of WIN News. Additionally, it carries Sydney-based feeds of 9Gem, 9Go!, and 9Life.
News
The local news program WIN News Griffith, formerly known as MTN9 News, was produced on MTN for more than four decades since the station's inception. This bulletin was discontinued in August 2006 when WIN Television consolidated news services from Griffith and Wagga Wagga into a combined Riverina bulletin presented from Wollongong studios. The last edition aired on 18 August 2006.
Post-cancellation, WIN maintained a reduced local news team in Griffith, shrinking staff to a single video journalist by 2013 and completely eliminating local personnel by 2015. Coverage responsibilities were then assigned to a roving reporter based in Wagga Wagga. Following these changes, Griffith City Council petitioned regional broadcasters to restore a local news service; however, this initiative was eventually discontinued.
Channels
AMN transmits the following digital subchannels:
AMN–30:
| LCN | Channel |
|---|---|
| 8 | Nine Network |
| 80 | 9HD |
| 81 | 9Gem |
| 82 | 9Go! |
| 83 | 9Life |
| 84 | TVSN |
| 85 | Gold |