Austria 9 was an Austrian free-to-air generalist television network, owned by the German conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Regulator RTR granted a license on 6 December 2007; broadcasts started at 12:12pm on 12 December 2007. The channel broadcast from the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna.
It closed on 3 July 2012, being replaced by a local version of Sixx.
History Austria 9 started regular broadcasts on 12 December 2007. In November 2009, the station was acquired in its totality by businessman Conrad Heberling and the Andmann Media Holding."Burda verkauft Austria 9-Anteile"|zugriff=2018-10-09 Website medianet.at. Accessed 2 February 2010
The station provided a mostly family-friendly line-up, with Austrian and German films, American film and television productions, such as Will & Grace, The X-Files and reruns of the German series . Teleshopping programs were also broadcast. The channel also carried newsmagazines from the states of Austria, the 9 being a reference to the number of states.Mit „Schau rein – Das Kärnten Magazin“ baut AUSTRIA 9 TV die regionale Magazinschiene zügig aus. ots.at. Accessed 2 February 2010.
As of 2011, the channel's market share was of just 1% in the 12-49 demographic.
In April 2012, it was announced that ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG was set to acquire the channel, renaming it as Sixx Austria in the process.DWDL.de: „ProSiebenSat.1 startet Sixx-Ableger in Österreich“, accessed 9 May 2012 On 3 July 2012, the channel closed.
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