Digital TV channels in Melbourne: complete frequency and LCN list (2026)

Most Melbourne free-to-air TV is broadcast from Mount Dandenong on UHF channels between 28 and 51. Here's the full 2026 line-up, what each channel sits on, and how to manually tune anything your TV missed.

Main metro Melbourne broadcasters (Mount Dandenong, UHF) - **ABC** — multiplex on UHF, includes ABC TV (LCN 2), ABC Family (22), ABC Entertains (23), ABC Kids/News (24) - **SBS** — multiplex on UHF, includes SBS (3), SBS Viceland (31), SBS World Movies (32), SBS Food (33), NITV (34) - **Seven** — multiplex on UHF, includes 7 (7), 7TWO (72), 7mate (73), 7Bravo (74), 7flix (76) - **Nine** — multiplex on UHF, includes 9 (9), 9Gem (92), 9Go! (93), 9Life (94), 9Rush (95) - **Ten** — multiplex on UHF, includes 10 (10), 10 Bold (12), 10 Peach (11), Nickelodeon (13)

(LCN = Logical Channel Number — the number you punch on the remote.)

Transmitter sites covering metro and Gippsland - **Mount Dandenong** — primary site for greater Melbourne - **Mount Tassie** — primary site for West/South/Central Gippsland - **Mount Baw Baw and gap-fillers** — fill terrain shadows in the Dandenong Ranges and parts of the Yarra Valley

Why your TV is missing a channel - The TV was tuned to the wrong region and skipped Melbourne UHF - Marginal signal in the upper UHF band — often 9HD or 7HD specifically - Old auto-tune ran before the 2020 channel re-allocation and never re-scanned - Cable or splitter loss has dropped one frequency below threshold

How to manually tune (step by step) 1. Source menu → TV → Tuning → Manual scan 2. Enter UHF channel number (Seven multiplex is around UHF 35-40 from Mt Dandenong, your TV's signal-strength bar will help) 3. Save when the strength and quality bars stabilise 4. Repeat for each multiplex you're missing

When manual tuning won't help If the signal-strength bar never lifts off zero on a particular UHF channel, the antenna or cabling is the problem — not the TV. Book a diagnosis or call 0497 098 109.