Metropolitan in this list therefore refers to the capitals of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, where stations are owned and operated by the network rather than affiliates.
The television channels on this platform are all encoded in H.264 and subject to a MPEG-LA controlled transmission patent licensing tax which is included in the VAST broadcaster cost and varies on viewership figures.
1080i HDTV (Adelaide)(MPEG-4) [1] STQ Regional QLD services broadcast on 6x LCNs where signal overlap with BTQ Brisbane occurs.
Nine Entertainment also co-owns Ten affiliate DTD in Darwin, and adventure channel 9Rush (joint ventures with Southern Cross Austereo and Warner Bros.
Southern Cross Austereo also co-owns 10 affiliates TDT, CDT and DTD (joint ventures with WIN Corporation, Imparja Television and Nine Entertainment respectively).