Editing STW (section)

===Origins===
In February 1964, Swan Television was awarded a licence to operate Perth's second commercial television station.<ref>[http://televisionau.com/2015/06/nine-perth-turns-50.html Nine Perth turns 50], televisionau.com, 12 June 2015</ref> The company's shareholders at the time included Ansett Transport Industries, which was also preparing to launch [[ATV-0]], the third commercial station in Melbourne, in October that year.

STW-9 began broadcasting at 5.30pm on Saturday 12 June 1965.<ref>[http://televisionau.com/2015/06/nine-perth-turns-50.html Nine Perth turns 50], televisionau.com, 12 June 2015</ref> Broadcasting from a purpose-built studio complex in the [[Perth]] suburb of Dianella, the station employed around a hundred staff.

The station was officially opened by the [[Premier of Western Australia]], [[David Brand]], following a documentary film entitled ''Montage of Perth''. Its first night programming included the film ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]'', an MGM-produced tribute to [[Cecil B. DeMille]] called ''The World's Greatest Showman'' and a replay of ''TV Spells Magic'', a variety show produced for the opening of [[TEN (TV station)|TEN-10]] in Sydney the preceding April.<ref>[http://televisionau.com/classic-tv-guides/tv120665 Classic TV Guides: Saturday 12 June 1965 - Perth], televisionau.com</ref>

Upon launch, both STW and rival station [[TVW|TVW-7]] launched a joint company entitled TV Facilities to allow the two commercial channels in Perth to share access to networked programs from the east coast.