Six free-to-air television stations service Greater Melbourne and Geelong:
ABC Victoria (ABV) SBS Victoria (SBS) Seven Melbourne (HSV) Nine Melbourne (GTV) Ten Melbourne (ATV) C31 Melbourne (MGV) - Community TelevisionEach station (excluding C31) broadcasts a primary channel and several multichannels. C31 is only broadcast from the transmitters at Mount Dandenong and South Yarra.
Various television programs are produced in Melbourne, notably Neighbours, Kath & Kim, Winners and Losers, Offspring, The Project and Underbelly.
Pay television in Melbourne is largely delivered through cable and satellite services. Foxtel and Optus are the main pay television providers.
RadioA long list of AM and FM radio stations broadcast to greater Melbourne. These include "public" (i.e. state owned ABC & SBS) and community stations. Many commercial stations are networked-owned: DMG has Nova 100 and Classic Rock; ARN controls Gold and Mix; and Southern Cross Austereo runs both Fox and Triple M. Stations from towns in regional Victoria may also be heard (e.g. 93.9 Bay FM, Geelong ). Youth alternatives include ABC Triple J and youth run SYN. Triple J, and similarly PBS and Triple R, strive to play under represented music. JOY caters for gay and lesbian audiences. For fans of classical music there are 3MBS and ABC Classic FM. Light FM is a contemporary Christian station. AM stations include ABC: 774, Radio National, and News Radio; also Fairfax affiliates 3AW (talk) and Magic (easy listening). For sport fans and enthusiasts there is SEN 1116. Melbourne has many community run stations that serve alternative interests, such as 3CR and 3KND (Indigenous). Many suburbs have low powered community run stations serving local audiences.
PrintThree daily newspapers serve Melbourne: the Herald Sun (tabloid), The Age (tabloid) and The Australian (national broadsheet). The free mX is also distributed weekday afternoon at railway stations and on the streets of central Melbourne.
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