Editing Northern Territory (section)

==Media==
===Print===
The Northern Territory has only one daily tabloid newspaper, [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]'s ''[[Northern Territory News]],'' or ''NT News''. ''[[Northern Territory News|The Sunday Territorian]]'' is the sister paper to the ''NT News'' and is the only dedicated Sunday tabloid newspaper in the Northern Territory.

The ''[[Centralian Advocate]]'' is circulated around the [[Alice Springs]] region twice a week. There are also five weekly community newspapers. The territory receives the national daily, ''[[The Australian]]'', while ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]], [[The Age]]'' and the [[The Guardian Weekly|''Guardian Weekly'']] are also available in Darwin. Katherine's paper is the ''[[Katherine Times]]''.

There is an LGBT community publication, QNews Magazine,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qnews.com.au/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Qnews.com.au|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-date=29 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429103551/https://qnews.com.au/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref> which is published in Darwin and Alice Springs.<!--not really shown that this is notable. Just another small publication--->

===Television===
Metropolitan Darwin has had five broadcast television stations:
* [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Northern Territory – ('''[[ABD (TV station)|ABD]]''')
* [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] Northern Territory – ('''[[SBS Television|SBS]]''')
* [[Seven (Southern Cross Austereo)|Southern Cross Seven]] – ('''[[TND (TV station)|TND]]''') – ''[[Seven Network]] Affiliate''
* [[Nine Network]] Darwin – ('''[[NTD (Australian TV station)|NTD]]''')
* [[DTD (TV station)|Ten Darwin]] (or Darwin Digital Television) – ('''[[DTD (TV station)|DTD]]''') – ''[[Network 10|Network Ten]] Affiliate''

Darwin also has four open-narrowcast stations:
* [[First Nations Broadcasting Australia|First Nations TV]]
* [[First Nations Broadcasting Australia|Darwin TV]]
* [[First Nations Broadcasting Australia|First Nations Tourism TV]]
* [[First Nations Broadcasting Australia|Business TV]]

Regional Northern Territory has a similar availability of stations:
* [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Northern Territory – ('''[[ABD (TV station)|ABD]]''')
* [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] Northern Territory – ('''[[SBS Television|SBS]]''')
* [[Seven Central]] – ('''[[QQQ]]''') – ''[[Seven Network]] Affiliate''
* [[Imparja Television|Imparja]] – ('''[[Imparja|IMP]]''') – ''[[Nine Network]] Affiliate''
* [[Central Digital Television|Ten Central]] (or Central Digital Television) – ('''[[Central Digital Television|CDT]]''') – ''[[Network 10|Network Ten]] Affiliate''

Remote areas are generally required to receive television via the [[Viewer Access Satellite Television]] service, which carries the same channels as the regional areas, as well as some extra open-narrowcast services, including [[Indigenous Community Television]] and [[Westlink (Australian TV channel)|Westlink]].

===Radio===
Darwin has radio stations on both AM and FM frequencies. ABC stations include [[ABC Radio Darwin]] (105.7FM), [[Radio National|ABC Radio National]] (657AM), [[ABC NewsRadio|ABC News Radio]] (102.5FM), [[ABC Classic|ABC Classic FM]] (107.3FM) and [[Triple J]] (103.3FM). The two commercial stations are [[Hot 100 (Darwin radio station)|Hot 100 FM]] (8HOT) and [[Mix 104.9]] (8MIX). The leading community stations are [[104.1 Territory FM]] (8TOP) and [[First Nations Radio|94.5 Radio Larrakia]] (8KNB).

The radio stations in Alice Springs are also broadcast on the AM and FM frequencies. ABC stations include Triple J (94.9FM), ABC Classic FM (97.9FM), [[ABC Alice Springs|783 ABC Alice Springs]] (783AM), ABC News Radio (104.1FM) and ABC Radio National (99.7FM). There are two community stations in the town—[[Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association|CAAMA]] (100.5FM) and 8CCC (102.1FM). The commercial stations, which are both owned by the same company are [[Sun 969|Sun 96.9]] (96.9FM) and [[8HA]] (900AM). Christian radio station [[Vision Christian Radio]] (88.0FM). Two additional stations, Territory FM (98.7FM) and [[RadioTAB|Radio TAB]] (95.9FM) are syndicated from Darwin and Brisbane, respectively.
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==Telecommunication technologies==
There have been several programmes/strategies implemented that highlight the need for an upgrade of the telecommunications infrastructure in the Northern Territory to provide high speed broadband technologies to all residents—especially for the disadvantaged Indigenous residents of remote communities.

One such the programme was undertaken by [[Perry Morrison]] and published in Urban Studies in 2000. It was entitled "A Pilot Implementation of [[Internet]] access for Remote [[Aboriginal]] Communities in the "[[Top End]]" of Australia. Which involved implementing an internet and email access programmes, to the four remote aboriginal communities of Milikapiti, Port Keats (Karudu Numida), Titjikala and Pirlangimpi. The overall project was a success; however, it did expose some areas of concern, such as the lack line of quality in numerous communities throughout the territory. This resulted in an inability to provide internet services to these communities. An upgrade in telecommunications infrastructure was thought to be the answer to resolve this issue.

A letter was sent to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] Communications, Information Technologies and the Arts Committee by Minister of Corporate and Information Services by [[Peter Toyne]] on 18 June 2002, enquiring into the opportunity of providing wireless technology to all Territorians. The letter highlighted the high cost of expanding the existing terrestrial broadband infrastructure (particularly in remote areas) and compared it to the fast and cheaper alternative of a wireless network. However, to be consider viable the wireless technology would have to be proven to be reliable and affordable to all Australians.

The Remote Areas Telecommunications Strategy for 2003–2008 was commended to the [[Commonwealth Government]] by Toyne. It focuses on delivering better telecommunication services to the indigenous residents of remote communities. It will also make such telecommunication services reliable and affordable, so that all Territorians have the ability and opportunity to partake in the information age. The government hopes to achieve these goals through the following strategies:
* Equitable access: by delivering broadband services to remote communities, at the same cost of (within two years of introduction) the same Broadband services being provided in urban areas of Australia, and by developing infrastructure in one hundred and twenty remote communities throughout the Northern Territory. To provide quality large capacity telecommunication services to these areas over the five year period from 2003 to 2008.
* Driving Demand: By providing education on consumer rights and responsibilities to the indigenous residents of remote communities. Targeting the indigenous residents of these remote communities by providing culturally appropriate content and applications. Also by improving private sector and government services to these remote communities.
* Partnerships: Securing funding Territory wide to provide solutions to telecommunication infrastructure. Collaborating with indigenous organisations to develop, culturally appropriate content and applications, which will be utilised in the remote communities.
* Efficient Delivery: Reducing the telecommunications cost to government, by forming agreements with local and remote community councils. Combining their access and demand needs to provide affordable telecommunication services.
* Community Delivery: By supplying constant assistance in the remote communities by way of an entity or organisation, that assists the residents of the communities with any problems or issues. This entity or organisation could also liaise with the government, private sector and telecommunications organisations.

# 4. An article in the N.T. Business review dated 13 December 2007 by [[Anastasia Govan]]. Entitled "Broadband debate the key to NT's future". In which Govan writes" Despite all the noise about broadband during the weeks of the recent federal election, high speed telecommunications remain an elusive pipe dream for most of the Northern Territory" (2007 p.007) Broadband debate key to NT's future. The article addresses the fact that the residents of remote Territory communities (most of whom are indigenous Australians) have little or no ability to access basic internet services. Such internet services are readily available in other states and taken for granted by most Australians. The gap in the quality of telecommunication services provided to the remote communities (if any in some cases), compared to the standard provided

In metropolitan areas of Australia is only getting bigger. To rectify this problem a strategy utilising both optical and wireless technologies is needed. To delivery these high speed broadband services to all Australians. As Govan (2007 p.007) (Broadband key to NT's future) states "This issue must be addressed in the next six to two months if we are to maintain our global Competitiveness". Australian's reputation as a nation of innovators and problem solvers is in peril, unless changes to telecommunication infrastructure are created and implemented.-->