Here’s the latest I can share based on recent public coverage:
Channel 9 Perth (STW-9) reported strong year-end results for 2025, with growth across primary channel prime-time audiences and key demos, positioning Nine Perth for continued expansion in 2026. This included notable increases in 9News Perth weeknight audiences and streaming via 9Now, signaling elevated engagement across both traditional and digital platforms.[1]
In Perth’s local news and current affairs, 9News 6.00 and the Today Perth breakfast updates showed substantial year-on-year audience gains across multiple demographics, reinforcing Nine Perth’s dominance in the local market that year.[1]
If you’d like, I can pull more details from specific segments (e.g., exact percentage gains by demo, or a summary of their 2025 strategy) or search for other recent Perth-area Channel 9 stories.
In a year dominated by shifting audience behaviour and fierce competition in Perth’s TV market, Channel 9 has a strong story to tell. They posted year-on-year gains across major demos and key pillars of its schedule. In 2025, Channel 9 Perth was the No.1 Primary Channel in prime time with People 25-
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www.tvcentral.com.auSTW-9 Perth began transmission on 12 June 1965. The callsign stood for Swan Television Western Australia. Upon launch, STW and rival TVW-7 launched a joint company entitled TV Facilities to allow the two Perth channels to share access to networked programs from the east coast. In 1978, STW-9 became an affiliate of the Nine Network. In 1989, Sunraysia Television acquired the station from Bond Media who were forced to sell due to cross-media ownership laws. On 8 June 2007, Swan Television and...
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