Editing Perth (section)

== Media ==
===Newspapers===
The main newspapers for Perth are ''[[The West Australian]]'' and ''[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]''. Localised free community papers cater to each local government area. The local business paper is ''[[Western Australian Business News]]''.

===Radio===
Radio stations are on AM, FM and DAB+ frequencies. ABC stations include [[ABC NewsRadio|ABC News]], [[ABC Radio Perth]], [[Radio National]], [[ABC Classic FM|Classic FM]] and [[Triple J]]. The six local commercial stations are [[6PR]] and [[6IX]] on AM; [[Triple M Perth|Triple M]], [[Nova 93.7]], [[Mix 94.5]] and [[96FM (Perth radio station)|96FM]] on FM. DAB+ has mostly the same as both AM and FM plus national stations from the ABC/SBS, Radar Radio and Novanation, along with local stations My Perth Digital, Hot Country Perth and [[Sonshine (Australian radio station)|98five]] Christian radio. Major community radio stations include [[RTRFM]], Sonshine FM,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.98five.com/ |title=98five Sonshine FM |publisher=Sonshine FM |access-date=18 January 2013 |archive-date=18 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118084838/http://www.98five.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> SportFM<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportfm.com.au/ |title=91.3 SportFM Perth |publisher=SportFM 91.3 Perth |access-date=18 January 2013 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121085223/http://www.sportfm.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Curtin FM.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curtinfm.com.au/ |title=Curtin FM 100.1 |publisher=Curtin FM |access-date=18 January 2013 |archive-date=9 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309183853/http://curtinfm.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Television===
Perth is served by thirty digital [[free-to-air]] television channels:
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* [[ABW (TV station)|ABC TV]]
* [[ABC HD (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV HD]] (ABC TV broadcast in [[High-definition television|HD]])
* [[ABC Family (Australian TV channel)|ABC Family]]
* [[ABC Entertains]]
* [[ABC News (TV channel)|ABC News]]
* [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]]
* [[SBS HD]] (SBS broadcast in HD)
* [[SBS Viceland]]
* [[SBS World Movies]]
* [[SBS Food]]
* [[National Indigenous Television|NITV]]
* [[SBS WorldWatch]]
* [[TVW|Seven]]
* [[7HD]] (Seven broadcast in HD)
* [[7two]]
* [[7mate]] 
* 7mate HD (7mate broadcast in HD)
* [[7Bravo]]
* [[7flix]]
* [[TVSN]]
* [[Racing.com]]
* [[STW|Nine]]
* [[9HD]] (Nine broadcast in HD)
* [[9Gem]]
* 9Gem HD (9Gem broadcast in HD)
* [[9Go!]]
* [[9Life]]
* [[9Gem|9GemHD]]
* [[9Rush]]
* [[9Go!|9Go!HD]]
* [[NEW (TV station)|10]]
* [[10 HD]] (10 broadcast in HD)
* [[10 Bold Drama]] (only in HD)
* [[10 Peach Comedy]]
* [[Nickelodeon (Australian TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]
* [[You.tv]]
* Gecko TV (formerly [[Spree TV]])
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ABC, SBS, Seven, Nine and 10 were also broadcast in an analogue format until 16 April 2013, when the analogue transmission was switched off.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Switchover Australia &nbsp;– Perth and surrounding areas|url=http://www.digitalready.gov.au/what-is-the-switch/digital-tv-switchover-map/perth-and-surrounding-areas|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205222511/http://www.digitalready.gov.au/what-is-the-switch/digital-tv-switchover-map/perth-and-surrounding-areas|archive-date=5 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Community station [[Access 31]] closed in August 2008. In April 2010 a new community station, [[West TV]], began transmission (in digital format only). West TV ceased broadcasting in February 2020.

[[Foxtel]] provides a subscription-based satellite and cable television service. Perth has its own local newsreaders on ABC ([[Pamela Medlen]]), Seven ([[Rick Ardon]], [[Susannah Carr]]), Nine ([[Michael Thomson (journalist)|Michael Thomson]], [[Monika Kos]]) and Ten ([[Natalie Forrest]]).

An annual [[telethon]] has been broadcast since 1968 to raise funds for charities including [[Princess Margaret Hospital for Children]]. The 24-hour [[Perth Telethon]] claims to be "the most successful fundraising event per capita in the world".<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090708051459/http://telethon.7perth.com.au/view/about-telethon/ About Telethon]}}", telethon.7perth.com.au. Archived from {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010154627/http://telethon.7perth.com.au/view/about-telethon/ the original]}} on 8 July 2009.</ref>
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|File:ABC Perth, 2016 (02).JPG
|ABC Perth studios in [[East Perth]], home of [[ABC Radio Perth]] radio and [[ABW (TV station)|ABC television]] in Western Australia

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|[[Channel 9 Australia|Channel 9]]'s Perth studio
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===Online-only===
Online news media outlets covering the Perth area include TheWest.com.au backed by ''[[The West Australian]]'', Perth Now from the newsroom of [[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|''The Sunday Times'']], and WAToday from [[Nine Entertainment]].