MT DUNDAS, near Cavendish, is the site of the major TV transmitter in the region, with its reach so extensive even residents of Mount Gambier have hoisted up high-mast antennas to successfully watch content 30 minutes early from it. But some residents in Coleraine have to rely on a local transmitter on the Telstra mobile tower to get the ABC, and Casterton also has a low-power repeater from Mt Dundas, but for all the channels. Look Cabling Solutions director, Jono Lowin said the Mt Dundas site is managed by WIN-TV. Also, the partial map of Australia shows the massive areas (in grey) where Viewer Access Satellite Television (VAST) is available, effectively highlighting the low-density population of the country with the relatively small number of transmitters around the total land mass. With VAST being offered by the Federal Government as a solution to viewers of Channel 10 in Mildura after their transmitter was shut down recently, it may yet serve more free-to-air customers in regional areas in the future. But with a cost of about $800 for a receiver set-up, the idea was criticised by the Opposition as a “tin-ear option”. Photo: CATHY NORRIS. 240725cn004 / IMAGE: SUPPLIED.