Landline (TV program)
1991 Australian TV series or program
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Landline is an Australian national rural issues television program broadcast on ABC Television since 1991.
| Landline | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Pip Courtney |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 34 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Release | 11 March 1991 – present |
History
The program premiered on 11 March 1991 at 11:30 am, replacing Countrywide and hosted by former host of Countrywide, Doug Murray.[1] By October 1991, Doug Murray had departed from the program[2] and with a format change and a new host Cathie Schnitzerling[3] (née Phillips), it moved to 12:00 pm by November 1991.[4]
Landline was the first program that broadcast on ABC2 when the channel was launched at 6:35 am on 7 March 2005.[5][6]
By 2018 it moved to screen each Sunday from 12:30pm[7] on ABC TV & 4pm on ABC News with an encore available on ABC iview.
Presenters
As of November 2024[update], Landline is presented by Pip Courtney,[3] who has hosted the program since 2012.[8]
Previous presenters include Deborah Knight, Cathie Schnitzerling, Doug Murray,[2] Ticky Fullerton, Anne Kruger and Sally Sara.[citation needed]
Description
The program discusses rural issues "ranging across agri-politics and economics, business and product innovation, animal and crop science, regional infrastructure, climate and weather trends, regional and rural services, music and lifestyle".[3]
The program also features a Market Report, which was hosted from 1991-2020 by Kerry Lonergan.[9] In 2021, Lonergan was replaced by ABC Country Hour presenter Matt Brann[10] who is still presenting the Market Reports today.
Landline also features a weekly weather report from the Bureau of Meteorology.
