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TV antennas, wall mounting, home theatre, Starlink and satellite — installed neatly with signal tested before we leave.
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Est. 1985 · Central Coast market leaders
About Active Audio & TV
More than 35 years at the forefront of the audio visual industry — from PA hire in Killarney Vale to a major presence at The Entrance, mixing Doug Parkinson and tribute artists, through to TV antennas, MATV and commercial audio. Founded and led by Craig Beltran.
40+
Years in business
1000s
Outlets installed
36
Suburbs covered
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Est. 1985 · Central Coast
Our company
Central Coast market leaders since 1985
Active Audio & TV has been a driving force in the audio visual industry for more than 35 years — and remains the name Central Coast homeowners, venues and building managers turn to when the job has to be right.
What began in 1985 with PA hire and Craig's first shop in Killarney Vale has grown into one of the Central Coast's largest audio visual presences — from a major footprint at The Entrance through to today's operations across Central Coast. Live sound, PA hire, TV antenna installation, MATV, home theatre, Starlink and commercial audio — built on decades of doing every job from lug-in to pack-down.
“Whether it is a festival stage, an apartment head-end or a club sound system — the standard is the same. Spec it properly, install it neatly, and make sure it performs.”
— Craig Beltran, Founder & Managing Director
- 35+ years in AV — antennas, MATV, PA hire, home theatre and commercial audio
- Live-sound pedigree — PA hire since the 1980s, mixing tribute artists including Doug Parkinson
- Central Coast office — St Huberts Island NSW
- Owner-led — Craig oversees every major project. Call 0431 201 181
Leadership
Craig Beltran — engineer, musician, market leader
Craig Beltran has been one of the most active figures in the Central Coast audio visual industry for more than 35 years — a market leader whose career spans the mixing desk, the venue floor, the workshop and the rooftop.
Craig has done it all. From lug-in to pack-down — loading gear, engineering live sound, mixing on stage and packing up after the last encore. As a musician with Spruce Goose, he worked with nationally recognised artists and some of the best production crews in the business. He mixed live tribute bands for many of Australia's most popular artists — including Doug Parkinson — and managed both bands and venues at a time when the Central Coast live-music scene was thriving.
That is not background noise on a résumé. It is why Active Audio & TV hears what others miss — and why venues, body corporates and homeowners across the Central Coast still call Craig when the job demands a true professional.
- Live sound engineering
- PA hire since the 1980s
- Tribute & headline artists
- Band & venue management
PA hire since the 1980s
Our roots
Killarney Vale to The Entrance — live sound built this company
PA hire was there from the start. Craig's first shop in Killarney Vale put professional audio on the map locally — and the business grew into a major presence at The Entrance, one of the Central Coast's best-known entertainment hubs.
From the 1980s, Active Audio & TV supplied PA systems for every scale — intimate venue gigs, functions, outdoor events and festival stages. Through the 1990s, a solid customer base formed around band mixing, live tribute shows for popular artists, and the full production cycle Craig knows inside out: lug-in, engineering, mixing and pack-down. Artists like Doug Parkinson, tribute bands and headline acts — Craig mixed them, managed the bands and ran the venues.
- PA hire — 1980s to today — compact rigs to large-format systems for any event
- Live tribute & headline mixing — Doug Parkinson and tribute artists for Australia's biggest names
- Band & venue management — the full picture, not just the fader
- Lug-in to pack-down — Craig has done every role in live production
Antennas since the 2000s
Residential growth
TV antennas & residential AV
Through the 2000s, Active Audio & TV entered a period of strong business growth — becoming the Central Coast go-to for professional TV antenna installation and reliable digital reception.
As digital TV arrived and households upgraded, demand for properly installed, correctly aligned antennas surged. Craig and the team built lasting relationships with homeowners across the Central Coast — solving signal problems, installing new systems and delivering reception you can count on. That residential foundation still underpins the company's reputation for honest advice and workmanship you can trust.
- TV antenna installation — digital-ready systems sized and aligned for your address
- TV wall mounting — secure mounting with concealed cabling on any wall type
- Home theatre & Starlink — complete residential audio visual installations
Who we work with
From one home to an entire precinct
We welcome residential enquiries — and we are the company building managers, body corporates and venue operators call when the job is too complex for a general installer.
Apartment buildings
MATV head-ends, amplification and balanced distribution — from boutique blocks to 200-unit towers.
Learn moreResorts & hotels
Hospitality-grade TV distribution across hundreds of rooms, villas and common areas.
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Your long-term AV partner for faults, upgrades, common-area screens and building-wide maintenance.
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Zoned commercial audio engineered for bars, gaming floors, dining and outdoor beer gardens.
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PA systems for classrooms, ovals and grandstands — heard clearly everywhere it matters.
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MATV & TV distribution
The specialty
Building-wide TV done properly
A single antenna on a roof is straightforward. Distributing perfect digital TV to 50, 100 or 200 outlets is a different discipline — and it is the core of what Active Audio & TV has built its reputation on.
- Head-end design — amplifiers, splitters and taps sized for your building
- Legacy upgrades — analog-era systems brought into reliable digital MATV
- Every outlet tested — balanced signal on every channel in every unit
Commercial audio & PA
Venues & facilities
Decades of live-sound expertise, permanently installed
The same ears that mixed Doug Parkinson, ran venue floors at The Entrance and managed tribute bands now engineer permanent audio for clubs, pubs, schools and sports grounds — systems that perform every day, not just on opening night.
- Zoned systems — separate volume and source control for bars, dining and outdoors
- Weather-rated gear — beer gardens, ovals and grandstands covered properly
- Staff training — simple handover so your team can operate the system confidently
Our story
35+ years at the forefront of AV
From PA hire and a shop in Killarney Vale in the 1980s, to a major presence at The Entrance and mixing artists like Doug Parkinson in the 1990s, through antenna installations in the 2000s, to today's MATV and commercial audio — Active Audio & TV has grown with the Central Coast and stayed ahead of it.
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1985
Founded in Killarney Vale
Craig Beltran opens Active Audio & TV with PA hire at the heart of the business — his first shop in Killarney Vale NSW becomes the launchpad for decades of live sound on the Central Coast.
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Late 1980s
PA hire & live production
From lug-in to pack-down, Craig does it all — engineering, mixing and production for gigs, functions and events. PA systems from compact setups to large-format rigs roll out across the region.
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1990s
The Entrance & tribute circuit
The business grows into a major presence at The Entrance NSW. Live tribute bands for popular artists, mixing for legends including Doug Parkinson, plus band and venue management — and a loyal customer base that keeps coming back.
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2000s
Antenna installation growth
Digital TV drives strong residential demand. TV antenna installations across the Central Coast cement Active Audio & TV as the name homeowners trust for reliable reception.
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2010s–Today
MATV, commercial audio & Central Coast
Building-wide TV distribution, resort systems and permanent venue audio — decades of live-sound expertise applied at scale. Based at St Huberts Island, serving suburbs across the Central Coast NSW.
The Active Audio & TV way
How every job is done
Assess properly
Field-strength testing, site surveys and acoustic planning — not guesswork from the ground.
Specify correctly
The right antenna, amplifier or speaker for your address, building and budget — quality hardware that lasts.
Install neatly
Concealed cabling, sealed roof penetrations and tidy comms rooms. Your property respected throughout.
Test & guarantee
Every outlet, zone and TV checked before handover — backed by our workmanship guarantee on every project.
Reputation
What customers say
Rated 5.0 on Google — homeowners, building managers and venue operators across Central Coast trust Active Audio & TV.
5.0
Rated 5.0 from genuine customer reviews
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David M.Building Manager · Gosford
“Craig sorted the MATV system for our entire apartment block. Every unit has perfect reception now — professional from start to finish.”
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Jenny R.Homeowner · Terrigal
“Called from Terrigal and Craig was on site within days. Honest advice, neat install, and our pixelation problems are completely gone.”
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Sharon K.Licensed Club · The Entrance
“Outstanding job on our club's audio. The sound is even everywhere and the install was clean and tidy. Highly recommend.”
Based on the Central Coast
One office. One specialist company.
St Huberts Island is home base — call 0431 201 181 for fast, knowledgeable support across the Central Coast NSW.
Premium brands we install & support
Samsung
Sony
LG
Hills
Foxtel
Starlink
Yamaha
Bose
Sonos
Fetch