Media in Townsville

[1] 5,000 copies (with a readership of approximately 15,000[citation needed]) are distributed via galleries, theatres, performing arts groups, retail outlets, hotels, secondary and tertiary education campuses in Townsville, Hinchinbrook, Charters Towers and the Shire of Burdekin.

[citation needed] Northern Services Courier is an independent newspaper for Australian Defence Force personnel stationed in Townsville.

Southern Cross 10 airs short regional 10 News First updates throughout the day, broadcast from Hobart.

The Brisbane edition of 10 News First also employs a North Queensland reporter based in Townsville, covering roughly from the tip of Cape York South to Mackay.

New channels broadcast by all the networks in addition to the ones listed above are available on Freeview Australia to viewers in Townsville and the surrounding region.