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=== Media === The territory has a daily newspaper, ''[[The Canberra Times]]'', which was established in 1926.{{sfn|Wigmore|1971|p=87}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/history-of-a-paper-anniversary-20130302-2fd76.html |title=History of a paper anniversary |last=Waterford |first=Jack |date=3 March 2013 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917072242/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/history-of-a-paper-anniversary-20130302-2fd76.html |archive-date=17 September 2013 |publisher=Fairfax Media|author-link=Jack Waterford}}</ref> There are also several free weekly publications, including news magazines ''City News'' and ''Canberra Weekly.'' Major Australian metropolitan newspapers such as the ''[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' from Sydney, ''[[The Age]]'' and ''[[Herald Sun]]'' from Melbourne as well as national publications ''[[The Australian]]'' and the ''[[Australian Financial Review]]'' are also available. There are a number of AM and FM stations broadcasting throughout the territory ([[List of radio station callsigns in the Australian Capital Territory|AM/FM Listing]]). The main commercial operators are the [[Capital Radio Network]] ([[2CA]] and [[2CC]]), and [[Southern Cross Austereo]]/[[ARN Media]] ([[Hit 104.7]] and [[Mix 106.3]]). There are also several community operated stations as well as the local and national stations of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. A DAB+ digital radio trial is also in operation, it simulcasts some of the AM/FM stations, and also provides several digital only stations ([[Digital radio in Australia#Canberra|DAB+ Trial Listing]]). Five free-to-air television stations service the territory: *[[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] Canberra ([[ABC Canberra (TV station)|ABC]]) *[[Special Broadcasting Service#Television|SBS]] New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory ([[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]) *[[WIN Television]] Southern NSW & ACT ([[WIN (TV station)|WIN]]) β [[Nine Network]] affiliate *[[Prime7]] Southern NSW & ACT ([[CBN (Australian TV station)|CBN]]) β A [[Seven Network]] owned & operated station, [[Seven Network]] affiliate *[[10 (Southern Cross Austereo)|Southern Cross 10]] Southern NSW & ACT ([[CTC (TV station)|CTC]]) β [[Network 10]] affiliate Each station broadcasts a primary channel and several [[Digital terrestrial television in Australia#Additional channels|multichannels]]. [[Pay television]] services are available from [[Foxtel]] (via satellite) and telecommunications company [[TransACT]] (via cable).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kids.actewagl.com.au/Education/Communications/Television/Subscription/ |title=Subscription television |date=11 June 2009 |publisher=[[TransACT]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928022041/http://kids.actewagl.com.au/Education/Communications/Television/Subscription/ |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>
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