At least four jobs have been lost with Channel Nine closing its Orange television newsroom this week.
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The Nine News Central West newsroom will stop producing bulletins on June 30.
The changes come as part of a deal between Nine and the WIN Network that will result in Nine's programs being shown on WIN, instead of Southern Cross Austereo, for the next seven years from July 1.
But as WIN already has its own news operation, Nine News Central West will be closed along with other regional Nine newsrooms across Australia.
It is understood at least four roles in Orange have been made redundant.
In a statement issued last Friday, Nine's chief executive officer Hugh Marks said the new arrangement was the "right time for us to return to WIN".
"The opportunities presented by the WIN Network to both extend the reach of Nine's premium content into more regional markets under one agreement ... and work with them co-operatively on a national and local news operation," he said.
It will mean WIN will gain popular Nine sports feeds such as the NRL as well as popular programs including The Block, Married at First Sight, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes.
Bruce Gordon, who owns WIN and is Nine's largest shareholder through another company Birketu, described it as "great to have Nine's content back on WIN screens in these regional markets".
One of WIN's largest regional rivals is Prime Media, which is 19.99 per cent owned by Thorney Investments, owners of Australian Community Media, the Central Western Daily, the Canberra Times and the Western Advocate.
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