A technical glitch left viewers of Channel Nine’s 6pm Sydney news bewildered after they found themselves watching Melbourne’s news bulletin instead.

Channel Nine apologised on Wednesday night for “technical issues” that led to television screens going black across Sydney.

Anchor Georgie Gardener managed to read her opening lines before she was interrupted by the glitch.

The feed then cut to some advertisements before switching to Nine’s Melbourne broadcast, hosted by Peter Hitchener.

In the particularly Melbourne-centric broadcast, Hitchener was discussing AFL player Sam Mitchell’s potential trade to the West Coast Eagles.

So @9NewsSyd has gone down and we're watching @9NewsMelb wtf? Though I do like @phitchener9

— Carrington Brigham (@DigitalMediaBoy) October 12, 2016

didn't want to overtweet about it but Sydney nine news transferred to Melbourne news again..

— Ben Ross (@BJssoR) October 12, 2016

When you expect to see @9NewsSyd … but you've got @9NewsMelb on your screen

— Sally Rawsthorne (@sallyrawsthorne) October 12, 2016

Having seen the first 6min of @9NewsMelb here in Syd, I can further confirm, nothing happens there. Thanks for the update @9NewsSyd

— Matt de Groot (@mattdegroot_) October 12, 2016

gday hitch we were in Melbourne now we are back to georgie

— Kym piercy (@Kympiercy1) October 12, 2016

The issue was fixed swiftly and Nine apologised to viewers in a tweet, thanking them for their patience.

We've had some technical issues but @9NewsSyd is back LIVE NOW on @Channel9. Thanks for your patience. #9News https://t.co/TwP2n3031B

— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) October 12, 2016

Hitchener, who was a welcome change for many Sydney viewers, also addressed the glitch, telling one Twitter follower: “I believe there were one or two technical difficulties in the Sydney control room.”

hey Baz go easy, @phitchener9 is great

— Tim (@TimothyJ_23) October 12, 2016