r was founded by James Aikenhead in 1842, and has been continually published ever since. The newspaper is currently owned by Fairfax media.
Along with the rest of the state, the city has four free-to-air analogue television stations, including two government funded channels from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC1), the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS ONE) and two commercial stations; (Southern Cross Tasmania & WIN) These services are also available in digital format as well as eleven digital only stations, one carrying Network Ten programming (Tasmanian Digital Television), and nationwide digital-only stations ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS Two, 7Two, Go!, 7mate (HD), GEM HD, One HD (in high definition only) and the new "Eleven" channel from Network Ten.
Radio stations aired around Launceston are: LAFM and Chilli FM � part of the Grant Broadcasters radio network, TOTE Sport Radio � Racing Radio, Triple J � ABC, ABC Northern Tasmania � (ABC), ABC NewsRadio � (ABC), ABC Classic FM � (ABC), Radio National � (ABC), City Park Radio � Community Radio, SBS Radio � (SBS), Way FM � Christian Radio and 7RPH which is a relay of 864 AM from Hobart
