GLV/BCV

GLV and BCV

Company type	Broadcast television stations
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	9 December 1961
Headquarters	Traralgon and Bendigo , Australia
Area served	Regional Victoria, Australia
Owner	Network 10

GLV and BCV are Australian broadcast television stations licensed to operate in Traralgon, Bendigo, and the wider regional areas of Victoria. Both stations are owned and managed by Network 10.

Initial Phase

GLV-10, based in Traralgon, holds the distinction of being Australia's first regional television station, commencing transmissions on 9 December 1961. Its original broadcast area encompassed the Gippsland and Latrobe Valley districts. A unique feature of GLV was its exclusive use of Australian-manufactured broadcast technology supplied by AWA. The transmission infrastructure consisted of a primary 10 kW transmitter alongside a 2 kW backup unit, utilizing RCA-derived technology. The Melbourne signal feed employed a Rhode and Schwarz off-air receiver coupled with AWA microwave return links connecting to the studio. Shortly thereafter, BCV-8 launched on 23 December 1961, serving viewers in Bendigo and Central Victoria.

On 25 March 1970, BCV-8 encountered a brief disruption when mice caused a short circuit in the transmitter’s high-voltage wiring, interrupting broadcasts for approximately 45 minutes.

Network Partnerships

GLV was a trailblazer in relaying live television content "off-air" from Melbourne stations such as GTV-9’s well-known In Melbourne Tonight. Lacking videotape recording capabilities, engineers retransmitted the original broadcast signal from the transmitter site back to the studio. As the only commercial broadcaster in its region at the time, GLV’s programming mix combined locally produced news and children’s shows with content sourced from Melbourne’s Nine Network, Seven Network (HSV-7), and starting in 1964, Network 10 (ATV-0).

During the 1970s, GLV joined forces with STV-8 Mildura to create the Victorian Broadcasting Network, which was later renamed Television Centre of Victoria. By 1982, these three stations consolidated under Southern Cross TV8, adopting a single logo and shared programming schedule. The network was rebranded as Southern Cross Network in 1989; however, STV-8 exited in 1990 to become part of Television Victoria due to Mildura's exclusion from Victorian aggregation policies.

Transition from GLV-10 to GLV-8

On 17 January 1980, GLV transitioned from VHF channel 10 to channel 8. This adjustment allowed Melbourne’s ATV-0 to occupy the previous frequency and resolved interference complications. This move effectively merged channels 8 and 10 into Channel 8.

Aggregation Era

Between 1992 and 1993, during the aggregation process across regional Victoria, Southern Cross Network broadened its reach to include Shepparton, Ballarat, and Albury as an affiliate of Network 10. By September 1993, it adopted the SCN TV brand, which was changed again in May 1994 to Ten Victoria. This rebranding coincided with discontinuing its local news program, SCN News at Six, on 26 May 1994; it was replaced by ATV-10’s Ten News at 5.

Developments in the 21st Century

On 1 July 2016, Southern Cross altered its primary network affiliation from Network Ten to the Nine Network across Queensland, Southern New South Wales, ACT, South Australia, and Victoria. This change marked the retirement of the Southern Cross Ten identity in favor of standard Nine branding.

Subsequently, on 1 July 2021, Southern Cross reverted its primary affiliation back to Network 10, broadcasting content from Melbourne’s ATV station.

Most recently, on 17 December 2024, Southern Cross Austereo declared it would sell its regional television licenses covering Regional Queensland, Southern NSW/ACT, and Regional Victoria to Network 10. The transaction was completed on 1 March 2025.

News and Current Affairs

GLV/BCV airs 10 News featuring Jennifer Keyte, sourced from ATV-10.

History

Between 21 March 2011 and 19 June 2015, the Shepparton and Goulburn Valley regions broadcasted a regional news magazine titled Weeknights on weekdays at 6:30 pm.

After the affiliate transition to the Nine Network on 1 July 2016, news updates evolved into a comprehensive bulletin, relaunched as Nine Local News by March 2017. This bulletin functioned as the regional Nine News service for Victoria, delivering both state and local news through GTV-9 Melbourne.

The bulletins integrated international, national, and local stories in a style comparable to Nine’s NBN News serving northern New South Wales.

On 17 March 2020, production of these combined bulletins was halted indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic; journalists were reassigned to metropolitan bulletins based in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

Starting from 1 July 2021, 10 Regional Victoria broadcasts 10 News from ATV studios with Jennifer Keyte at 5:00 pm, followed by The Project at 6:30 pm on weekdays and Sundays. Additionally, beginning 1 August 2021, Sky News Australia programming became available regionally via GLV/BCV on Sky News Regional.

Main Transmitters

The transmitters operating under the GLV call sign include:

Region Served	City	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	Initial Broadcast Date	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Transmitter Coordinates	Transmitter Location
Goulburn Valley	Shepparton	46 (UHF) 42 (UHF)	1 January 1992	1200 kW 300 kW	377 m 378 m		Mount Major
Latrobe Valley	Traralgon	37 (UHF) 39 (UHF)	9 December 1961	1000 kW 400 kW	507 m 487 m		Mount Tassie

Transmitters designated with the BCV call sign include:

Region Served	City	Channels (Analog/ Digital)	Initial Broadcast Date	ERP (Analog/ Digital)	HAAT (Analog/ Digital)	Transmitter Coordinates	Transmitter Location
Ballarat	Ballarat	39 (UHF) 40 (UHF)	1 January 1992	2000 kW 500 kW	663 m 713 m		Lookout Hill
Bendigo	Bendigo	8 ( VHF) 51 ( UHF)	23 December 1961	240 kW 1000 kW	444 m 496 m		Mount Alexander
Murray Valley	Swan Hill	10 ( VHF) 65 ( UHF)	12 May 1967	150 kW 375 kW	179 m 201 m		Goschen
Western Victoria	Hamilton	31 ( UHF) 9A ( VHF)	1 January 1992	200 kW 15 kW	335 m 365 m	(analog) (digital)   |   Mount Dundas