WIN Network recently signed a new affiliation agreement with Nine, which means all their stations aligned with Network Ten will switch to Nine on 1st July 2021.
Stations in WIN markets that are currently aligned with Nine, mostly owned by Southern Cross Austereo, will swap to Network Ten as a result.
It was only in 2016 when WIN switched to Network Ten in a groundbreaking affiliation swap that came about over a lengthy period of in-fighting between WIN and Nine.
The changes will see the end of the WIN brand as a channel identity. Nine’s channels will be named the same as in metro areas. WIN also won’t initially launch 9Life as their existing contract with Sky News must continue until the end of July. 9Life will launch in its place on 1st August.
WIN’s Northern NSW stations remain with Network 10, but will also remove WIN branding in line with their other markets.
You can read about the 2021 changes in this MediaWeek article.
WIN channel arrangement before 1st July
Applicable to Southern NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
 | WIN | Channel 8 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | WIN HD | Channel 80 | MPEG-4 HD |
 | BOLD | Channel 81 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | PEACH | Channel 82 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | Sky News on WIN | Channel 83 | MPEG-4 SD |
 | TVSN | Channel 84 | MPEG-4 SD |
 | GOLD* | Channel 85 | MPEG-4 SD |
WIN channel arrangement after 1st July
 | Channel 9 | Channel 8 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 9HD | Channel 80 | MPEG-4 HD |
 | 9Gem | Channel 81 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 9Go! | Channel 82 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 9Life (Sky News on WIN until 1st August) | Channel 83 | MPEG-4 SD |
| TVSN | Channel 84 | MPEG-4 SD |
| GOLD* | Channel 85 | MPEG-4 SD |
Southern Cross Austereo will also be swapping to Network 10 as a result of WIN Network’s new affiliation deal. This affects their markets in Southern NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
Southern Cross Austereo channel arrangement before 1st July
| Channel 9 | Channel 5 / 51 | MPEG-2 SD |
| 9HD | Channel 50 | MPEG-4 HD |
| 9Gem | Channel 52 | MPEG-2 SD |
| 9Go! | Channel 53 | MPEG-2 SD |
| 9Life | Channel 54 | MPEG-4 SD |
 | SBN* | Channel 55 | MPEG-4 SD |
 | Aspire* | Channel 56 | MPEG-4 SD |
Southern Cross Austereo channel arrangement after 1st July
 | 10 | Channel 5 / 51 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 10 HD | Channel 50 | MPEG-4 HD |
 | 10 Peach | Channel 52 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 10 BOLD | Channel 53 | MPEG-2 SD |
 | 10 Shake | Channel 54 | MPEG-4 SD |
| SBN* | Channel 55 | MPEG-4 SD |
 | Sky News Regional* (Aspire until 1st August) | Channel 56 | MPEG-4 SD |