ar at , ▁Tr ar alg on ▁and ▁Hob art . ▁Dar win ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁capital ▁city ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁channel , ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁signal ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Other ▁cities ▁that ▁have ▁launched ▁the ▁channel ▁on , ▁between ▁and ▁beyond ▁those ▁days ▁included ▁Mary borough / W ide ▁Bay – B urn ett , ▁Rock ham pton , ▁Mack ay , ▁K atherine , ▁C air ns , ▁Bun bury , ▁Alb any , ▁Kal go or lie , ▁Es per ance , ▁Ger ald ton , ▁Alice ▁Spr ings , ▁T enn ant ▁Creek , ▁Mount ▁Isa , ▁Orange , ▁Griff ith , ▁M ild ura , ▁Sw an ▁Hill , ▁W ag ga ▁W ag ga , ▁Al bury - W od ong a , ▁C offs ▁Har bour , ▁L ism ore , ▁Tam worth ▁and ▁T are e . ▁She pp art on ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁city ▁to ▁launch ▁S BS ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Although , ▁S BS ▁Television ▁comm enced ▁transm issions ▁as ▁a ▁non - com mer cial ▁television ▁network , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁it ▁began ▁accepting ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁television ▁advert is ements ▁( a ▁controvers ial ▁move ▁at ▁the ▁time ). ▁These ▁were ▁shown ▁between ▁programs , ▁rather ▁than ▁interrupt ing ▁the ▁programs . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁The ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁digital ▁terrest