Aspire TV

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Aspire TV
Aspire TV logo.JPG
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaRegional QLD, Southern NSW & ACT, Northern NSW, Regional VIC, Spencer Gulf SA, Broken Hill NSW, Tasmania, Darwin
NetworkNetwork 10
Seven Network
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV) 16:9
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Cross Austereo
Sister channelsSC10
10 HD
10 Bold
10 Peach
10 Shake
SC9
9HD
9Gem
9Go!
9Life
SC7
7HD
7Two
7mate
SBN
TVSN
Racing.com
History
Launched21 May 2013; 8 years ago (2013-05-21)
Closed31 July 2021; 5 months ago (2021-07-31)
Replaced by
  • Racing.com (on Seven affiliates)
  • Sky News Regional (on 10 affiliates)
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview SC10/SC9 owned (virtual)56
Freeview SC7 owned (virtual)66

Aspire TV was an Australian advertorial datacasting channel launched on 21 May 2013. The channel operated a full-time format of mostly US produced paid programming and, to a lesser extent, other paid program content including religious programming. Though datacasting was intended by the Labor government of the time to broadcast telecourses and other non-commercial content, without any legislative restriction on its use, most Australian broadcasters have utilized the datacasting services for teleshopping instead. For the most part however, the general public has ignored these datacasting teleshopping channels, resulting in their swift discontinuation.

Aspire TV ceased broadcasting in Tasmania and Darwin on 29 August 2015 in order to accommodate for the launch of Racing.com; and in Spencer Gulf, SA and Broken Hill, NSW via SGS/SCN on 1 July 2016. In Northern NSW, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting via Ten Northern NSW on 31 August 2017, due to rival WIN Television taking over ownership of NRN. In Southern NSW, Regional Victoria and Regional Queensland, Aspire TV ceased broadcasting on 31 July 2021 to accommodate for the launch of Sky News Regional.

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