1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁with ▁a ▁relay ▁in ▁Ar mid ale ▁( N EN 1 , ▁later ▁N EN 1 0 ) ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁E CN 8 ▁T are e / M anning ▁River ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 8 0 ' s , ▁ ▁prior ▁to ▁aggreg ation , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁broadcast ing ▁to ▁Tam worth ▁on ▁V H F ▁ 1 0 , ▁V H F 9 ▁from ▁M t ▁D owe ▁( K ap ut ar ) ▁and ▁V H F 8 ▁from ▁Middle ▁Bro ther ▁Mountain . ▁They ▁had ▁transl ators ▁at ▁Ar mid ale ▁V H F 1 0 , ▁Ash ford ▁V H F 1 0 , ▁Gl enn ▁In nes ▁V H F 3 , ▁Gl ouc ester ▁V H F 1 1 , ▁In ver ell ▁V H F 1 0 , ▁Qu ir indi ▁V H F 1 0 , ▁Tam worth ▁V H F 0 , ▁Wal cha ▁V H F 1 , ▁Laur iet on ▁U H F 4 7 , ▁Light ning ▁R idge ▁U H F 6 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 , ▁E CN 8 ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁facing ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁approached ▁N B N 3 ▁New castle ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁station ▁over ▁but ▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing