SBS signal extends to more rural Australians

SBS will become available to another 95 rural and regional locations making it available to the homes of at least 130,000 more Australians for the first time.

It will include areas which have never before received SBS digital television services. Areas such as Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Kununurra East, Kojonup, Merredin and Norseman in Western Australia are already benefitting from the expansion.

SBS Managing Director Michael Ebeid said: “This announcement is exciting news for Australians living in rural and remote communities and a significant milestone in SBS’s evolution. It means more people will receive SBS digital television than ever before.

“The expansion of digital television services will enable SBS to use its unique position within the Australian media landscape to contribute to social cohesion, by telling stories which truly explore and celebrate our diversity in a way only SBS can.”

SBS indicates the full rollout will take some time.

Sites that will receive the suite of SBS digital television services for the first time are:

Augusta, WA
Bicheno, TAS
Binalong Bay, TAS
Bombala, NSW
Bonalbo, NSW
Bordertown, SA
Cann River, VIC
Casterton, VIC
Coffin Bay, SA
Cooma/ Monaro, NSW
Corryong, VIC
Genoa, VIC
Halls Gap, VIC
Hopetoun, VIC
Kalbarri, WA
Keith, SA
King Island, TAS
Kyogle, NSW
Lameroo, SA
Mallacoota, VIC
Miles, QLD
Mingenew, WA
Mitchell, QLD
Murgon, QLD
Nannup, WA
Nyngan, NSW
Orbost, VIC
Pinnaroo, SA
Rosebery, TAS
St Marys, TAS
Strahan, TAS
Swansea, TAS
Tara, QLD
Walcha, NSW
Walgett, NSW
Waratah,TAS
Wilcannia, NSW
Sunshine Coast South, QLD

Sites that previously had a self-help service and will now have a funded permanent SBS digital service are:

Adelong
Balranald, NSW
Barcaldine, QLD
Batchelor, NT
Batlow, NSW
Blackall, QLD
Bourke Town, NSW
Brewarrina, NSW
Bridgetown, WA
Bruce Rock, NSW
Burra, SA
Carnamah, WA
Captains Flat, NSW
Cardwell, QLD
Cloncurry, QL
Coober Pedy, SA
Cooktown, QLD
Cunnamulla, QLD
Dampier, WA
Derby, TAS

Fitzroy Crossing, WA
Glenden, QLD
Halls Creek, WA
Hughenden, QLD
Jabiru, NT
Kambalda, WA
Kandos, NSW
Khancoban, NSW
Kojonup, WA
Kununurra East, WA
Lightning Ridge, NSW
Maydena, TAS
Meekatharra, WA
Merredin, WA
Merriwa, NSW
Moora, WA
Morawa, WA
Mount Magnet, WA
Mullewa, WA
Murrurundi, NSW
Norseman, WA
Pannawonica, WA
Paraburdoo, WA
Pemberton, WA
Quorn, SA
Roebourne, WA
Southern Cross Town, WA
Springsure, QLD
St Helens, TAS
Talbingo, NSW
Tawonga South, VIC
Thursday Island, QLD
Tumbarumba, NSW
Walwa/Jingellic
Weipa
Winton
Wyndham