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Banned drama Underbelly has aired on television sets in Geelong thanks to a freak of nature.

Residents in Newtown, the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Teesdale have reported viewing the Tasmanian affiliate WIN TV.

Television technicians believe current weather and subsequent changes in the atmosphere are responsible for the relayed signal.

One technician said the large body of water from Tasmania to the Victorian coast had also allowed the frequency waves to travel further.

WIN TV management was yesterday shocked by the discovery. A network spokeswoman said the broadcast was technically impossible and was a freak of nature.

“This has put the fear of God into us because obviously the program is subject to a suppression order in Victoria,” a spokeswoman said.

“It is very rare that Geelong gets Tasmania’s signal. We call it atmospheric, fortuitous viewing. It is a freak and we can’t do anything to stop it.”

Ironically, it was in a Geelong Court that judge Betty King banned the airing of Underbelly.

One antenna repairman said, “It’s just a bit of a freak of nature with the weather conditions. Most people along the coast and the peninsula will occasionally get Channel Nine from Tasmania,” he said.

“The frequency might go in and out. It beams off one of the spheres of the atmosphere and bounces back again.”

Source: Geelong Advertiser

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  1. How stupid do they think we are. The episodes have been spread throughout Victoria, like a plague.

    I think by the time it actually is released, no one will watch. As everyone has watched the downloaded/borrowed from an interstate relative edition of the show.

    C’mon

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