WOW (TV station)

The station officially commenced transmissions on 26 March 1999 as the second commercial regional broadcaster in Western Australia, alongside former monopoly, Golden West Network.

[4] WIN has struggled for ratings success in remote Western Australia, in part due to GWN/GWN7's 30-year run as the sole commercial television outlet in the region.

The broadcasters shared a single digital transmitter for GWN7, WIN WA and the new Ten West in standard definition at each location.

[11] However, the introduction of Ten West and the increase in digital television penetration in 2012[12] turned WIN WA into a sole Nine Network affiliate, with almost identical programming to STW-9 Perth.

WIN Western Australia carries programming from Nine Network, which includes Nine News Perth, A Current Affair and national bulletins.

As a result, WIN formed a deal with Network Ten affiliate NEW-10 to carry a delayed broadcast of 10 News First main 5pm program each night.

[13] Reporters and video journalists were based at district newsrooms in Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and STW-9's Perth studios.

On 1 July 2016, WIN switched to a Network Ten affiliation, which saw the return of 10 News First live from the NEW-10 Perth studios.

On 1 July 2021, WIN switched back to a Nine Network affiliation, which saw the return of Nine News live from the STW-9 Perth studios.

Digital terrestrial transmissions are available in all populated cities and major towns of regional Western Australia.