Imparja Television
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Remote Central and Eastern |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Headquarters | Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Imparja Television Pty Ltd |
| Sister channels | 9Go! 9Gem |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 January 1988 |
| Links | |
| Website | imparja.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview Imparja owned (virtual) | 9 |
Imparja Television (IMP) is an independent Australian television station servicing over 3,600,000 km2 (1,400,000 sq mi), across six states and territories: Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. It is based in Alice Springs, and is controlled by Aboriginal people through ownership by Imparja Television Pty Ltd.
Imparja is the anglicised form of the pronunciation of the Arrernte word Impatye, meaning footprints. The word was used to represent that Imparja Television aims to service Arrernte people wherever they may live, from Mutitjulu to King's Canyon to Alice Springs to Tennant Creek and beyond. They describe their range as a footprint.
Broadcasting began on 2 January 1988. In 2008, Imparja Television was identified on-air and in print as Nine Imparja, following its dropping of Network Ten affiliation. In 2009, the station again identified as simply "Imparja" and "IMP", although the Nine Network's nine dots seen in the logo remain. It broadcasts its programming from the Nine Network. As of 1st April 2025 VAST has upgraded Imparja signal to HD.