"[2] Between 24 March 1981 and 9 September 2016, the channel's owner Allied Press had registered the name Southern Television as an incorporated subsidiary with the New Zealand Companies Office.

[4] On 13 December 2023, Stuff reported that Channel 39 would be closed by Christmas 2023 due to declining funding from New Zealand on Air, low viewership figures for its flagship programme The South Today, rising costs, and diminishing advertiser support.

Allied Press confirmed that The South Today brand would continue on the Otago Daily Times's website and YouTube.

The purpose built van provides flexibility to cover local events live on air from various locations around Dunedin.

[6] The mobile unit is fitted out as a purpose built portable studio complete with digital video mixer, graphics capability, sound and editing facilities.

[1] Despite plans to close Channel 39 by Christmas 2023, Allied Press confirmed that The South Today brand would continue on the Otago Daily Times's website and YouTube with some format changes.

[8] Dunedin Diary is a weekly current affairs, lifestyle and arts magazine show hosted by veteran TVNZ 1 broadcaster Dougal Stevenson.

[9] Scarfie Land was a showcase of student life in Dunedin with its roots are derived from COW (Campus Otago Weekly) TV.

[12] Storytime was a half-hour show hosted by Anita Cumming (who also briefly appeared in TVNZ's Shortland Street) and Merlin the Mouse aimed at preschoolers and young children.