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MEDIA RELEASE: Monday July 26, 2021

A new home for real news and honest views

SKY NEWS REGIONAL LAUNCHES AUGUST 1

For the best in political coverage, breaking news, sport and opinion available on SCA and the WIN Network

Sky News Regional launches Sunday August 1, 2021 offering regional free-to-air viewers in parts of NSW, VIC, QLD and SA real news and honest views with a focus on live breaking news, weather, national affairs and sport from the Sky News and News teams.

Sky News Regional will feature a new live breakfast program, Sky hosted by and Samantha Chiari from 6:00am on weekdays. Sky News Breakfast is a three- hour program presenting news from across Australia and , plus interviews with key newsmakers from local, regional and international markets, as well as sports news. Sky News Breakfast will feature comprehensive weather coverage compiled by Sky News meteorologists specifically for country areas.

The Bolt Report will return for regional free-to-air viewers live at 7:00pm Monday to Thursday, and for the first time regional viewers will be able to see the full two hours of from 9:00pm Monday to Thursday, in addition to the complete one hour Sunday show at 9:00pm. The on-air schedule also includes flagship political programs AM Agenda and Afternoon Agenda as well as popular evening programs and Alan Jones.

Paul Whittaker, Chief Executive, said: “Australians’ demand for credible, live and accurate information has never been greater and I am pleased we can continue to provide regional viewers with access to our quality news, weather, sport and analysis from Australia’s best commentators on our new channel, Sky News Regional.

“We’ve listened to our regional audiences and adjusted the programming schedule to reflect their feedback, which includes our new live breakfast program, Sky News Breakfast, the return and live broadcast of , plus more of Paul Murray Live and the continuation of its regional Our Town series which puts a spotlight on a different regional town each month.”

For viewers in regional QLD (except the Gold Coast), Central West NSW, Southern NSW including Wollongong and the Southern Highlands, ACT and VIC; Sky News Regional will be available via SCA on Channel 56 from August 1.

For regional viewers in SA, Riverina NSW, and Northern NSW including Tamworth and the mid- north Coast, and the Gold Coast QLD; Sky News Regional will continue to be available via the WIN Network on Channel 53 from August 1.

Sky News programming on Sky News Regional from August 1 (times listed in AEST): • Sky News Breakfast with Jaynie Seal and Samantha Chiari, Monday – Friday at 6:00am • Fox Sports News, Monday – Friday at 9:00am • AM Agenda with , Monday - Friday at 10:00am (second hour only) • NewsDay with Tom Connell, Monday – Friday at 11:00am • Afternoon Agenda with , and featuring Andrew Clennell, Monday – Thursday at 2:00pm • Fox Sports News, Monday – Friday at 5:00pm • Credlin with , Monday – Friday at 6:00pm • The Bolt Report with , Monday – Thursday at 7:00pm • Alan Jones with Alan Jones, Monday – Thursday at 8:00pm • Paul Murray Live with Paul Murray, Sunday – Thursday at 9:00pm • Bernardi with Cory Bernardi, Friday – Saturday at 7:00pm • The Media Show with Jack Houghton, Fridays at 8:00pm • The McGregor Angle with Catherine McGregor, Fridays at 8:30pm • Hardgrave with Gary Hardgrave, Fridays at 9:00pm • Sunday Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and Andrew Clennell, Sundays at 8:00am • Outsiders with , Rita Panahi and James Morrow, Sundays at 9:00am • Business Weekend with Ross Greenwood, Sundays at 11:00am • Sharri with , Sundays at 6:00pm • Chris Smith Tonight with Chris Smith, Sundays at 7:00pm • In My View Sundays at 8:00pm • Fox Sports News highlights across the weekend schedule

The full suite of premium and live 24/7 Sky News Australia programming and Sky News channels are available on . Sky News also operates a digital news network reaching millions of Australians each month at skynews.com.au. Sky News Australia is available on iHeartRadio and operates the country’s #1 YouTube and news pages.

For more information visit www.skynews.com.au/regional

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About Sky News The Sky News channels are operated by Pty Ltd and include Sky News, Sky News Weather, , Sky News UK, FOX SPORTS News and Australia Channel for international audiences. Australian News Channel is owned by Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp.