C31 Melbourne is a free-to-air

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channel in

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. Its name is derived from

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31, the frequency and channel number reserved for analogue broadcasts by metropolitan community television stations in Australia.

History

The station began broadcasting officially on 6 October 1994. The

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had granted

Melbourne Community Television Consortium C31 Melbourne is a free-to-air community television channel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its name is derived from UHF 31, the frequency and channel number reserved for analogue broadcasts by metropolitan community television stations in ...

(MCTC) with a temporary open-narrowcast licence on 5 March 1993. The framework of

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can be traced back to 1992, when the Government asked the ABA to conduct a trial of community television using the vacant sixth television channel 31. On 30 July 2004, the Australian Broadcasting Authority granted the station a full-time community broadcasting licence. C31 began broadcasting in

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during June 2010. C31 is primarily funded through sponsorship, grants, sale of airtime and member donations. The station does not receive any regular Government funding. The annual revenue of C31 is approximately (AUD) $1.3 million per year. For comparison, the

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, an Australian commercial station, has $907 million annual revenue. The station claims that "1.4 million Melburnians tune in each month" this figure is supplied by the ratings company

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. Individual programs can have ratings of up to 180,000 viewers. The C31 website was completely remodelled in 2009, offering streaming of every program they broadcast (if the producer consents). C31 Melbourne was the only community television broadcast in Australia which offered this. A new website
ctvplus.org.au
was released in 2016 and offers livestreaming of both C31 Melbourne, C44 Adelaide, and catch up viewing of over 80 programs. C31 announced to its digital service provider and officially began simulcasting from 2010 on logical channel number 44. C31 officially started broadcasting in Digital on 28 May 2010 with the official launch date on 11 June. On 27 June 2010, the community TV programming was rebranded "C31" with new logo, identities, schedule and watermark. On 1 March 2012, C31 ceased broadcasting its analogue signal, and became available only as logical digital channel 44. In September 2014, Australian federal communications minister

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announced that licensing for community television stations would end in December 2015. In September 2015, Turnbull, then Prime Minister, announced an extension of the deadline to 31 December 2016. C31, like other community television stations, started moving operations online, and began streaming its channel live fro
ctvplus.org.au
allowing access to viewers outside of its traditional broadcast area. In April 2016, C31 became the first community station to offer a

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that offers

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and

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catch-up television. A new, improved mobile app, CTV+. was released on August 26, 2022. An app for smart TVs is currently under development. The deadline was further extended twice at the last minute by Minister for Communications

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, first to 30 June 2017, and later to 31 December 2017. Fifield made an additional extension to 30 June 2018 as part of the government's deal with the

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to garner support for large-scale media reforms in the

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, while a further extension, announced on 1 June 2018, gave broadcasters an additional two years through 30 June 2020. In June 2020, they were given another 12-month extension. In June 2021, thanks to amendments tabled by South Australian Senator

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, the station was given a three-year extension.

Transmission quality

Its signal is transmitted from

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and Como Centre,

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, reaching much of the Greater

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and

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areas on

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television. C31 is available on digital via

32 in Melbourne & Geelong and UHF 66 in South Yarra. Prior to 1 March 2012, C31's signal was available in analog UHF at a lower power than Melbourne's other television stations (it was, for example, one quarter of SBS's output power). Nevertheless, viewers with good line-of-sight to the main transmitter on

could receive a usable signal from as far away as

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and

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Programming

C31 broadcasts a vast array of locally produced content including news, sport, youth, arts, and entertainment programs. The station also features a substantial amount of local multicultural programming, celebrating Melbourne's ethnic diversity.

FishCam

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'' is arguably C31's best-known program. It was a pre-recorded broadcast of a fish tank located in the station's studios, set to music by independent artists. It used to be live, but the station got complaints from the

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when there was a dead fish floating on the top of the tank for several days. It was originally shown in place of a

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when the station had no programming available for broadcast. After it was discovered that ''Fishcam'' was reasonably popular, ''Fishcam'' became a scheduled show and was even listed in the TV guide. C31 has boasted that ''Fishcam'' is "very popular" and is so widely recognised in the Melbourne community that "many people know C31 as 'the fish station'." The station has previously made VHS tapes of ''Fishcam'' available for purchase. After having its timeslot continually cut back over the years to make room for more traditional programming, ''Fishcam'' finally ceased broadcasting on 4 March 2007. On 13 October 2014 FishCam returned at the new time of 9pm hosted by Luis from Lessons with Luis. The return of FishCam coincides with the station's twentieth anniversary.

Other programs

* The NEMBC Multicultural AFL Football Panel Show. A weekly Multicultural and diversity look at AFL Footy, hosted by Vanessa Gatica with Harbir Singh Kang and Gabriel d'Angelo, Exec Producer/ Director: Fiv Antoniou. Supported by the Australian Football League (AFL) and the Community Broadcast Foundation. * The NEMBC All About A-League Show -weekly Australian soccer program hosted by Gabriel D'Angelo with Bernd Merkel and Alex Anifantis. Directed by: Santina Cotela, Exec. Producer: Fiv Antoniou supported by the Community Broadcast Foundation (CBF) * ''Melbourne Musos - The Drum Show'' is a popular educational Drum Clinic show hosted by Chris Quinlan (f.dip.a) which specialises in all musical styles as applied to Drums and Percussion. With over 625 shows produced since 1995, ''Melbourne Musos - The Drum Show'' has been one of the longest continuously-running shows on Australian Television with host Chris Quinlan receiving a nomination for Australian of the Year in 2013. *''More Amore'' was a popular dating-game show, hosted by Jason Allen and Julia Zass and produced through RMITV * ''YouFishTV'' is a popular program hosted by Brendan Wing which highlights the fishing experiences of everyday Australians. The show features a soundtrack produced by the Australian outfit, BabyAtom. * Catch n Cook, with over 300 shows over 6 years, each week for 6 years rain hail or shine, Ron Smith, Antonio Curulli, Neil Morrison and Gina Corso, would take you on their fishing journeys presenting fishing adventures from different parts of Australia, and enjoying cooking their catch for audiences, in all culinary styles. *'' Dollars With Sense'' is a half-hour TV show which seeks to raise the financial literacy of the general community, with good, unbiased advice from the cream of the financial industry. *''Morningshines'' is a sketch comedy program presented as a morning show for nights, hosted by Mike and Steve. *''Fusion Latina'' is a magazine-style show that explores the passion of the Spanish and Latin American culture in Australia. *''

The Bazura Project ''The Bazura Project'' is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. It originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008, and on ABC2 in late 2011. On Australian Com ...

'' is a movie show featuring film news, feature stories, interviews, and reviews. It is hosted by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. *''The Gig Bag'' is a program about music and musical gear hosted by Sabrina Scheller and Chris Frangou. *''A Green House Around the Corner'' is a show about Learn Local Centres adding sustainable practices to their facilities produced by Eastern Regional Access Television which was one of the founding groups of Channel 31 Melbourne in 1994. *''AnimeLab On-air'' is a block of anime produced by

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which shows anime titles from its producer. *''Anime Snacktime Hour'' is a block of anime produced by

which shows anime titles from its producer. *''Get Cereal TV'' is an hour-long breakfast show produced by SYN, airing weekday mornings from 7:30. *''Barnaby Flowers'' is the collective of Melbourne writers, directors and producers behind the popular C31 shows, Barnaby Flowers Comeback Special & Barnaby Flowers Bumper Bonanza a live hour-long sketch show and "Barnaby Flowers A Time to Talk", a satirical mock interview show. *''Chartbusting 80s'' one of C31's most popular and resource-intensive studio shows. *''Boob Tube'' hosted by

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and Jodie J Hill *''

Darren & Brose Darren & Brose are Darren Chau and Brose Avard, two Australia-based comedy writers and performers who first met while studying media at La Trobe University. Chau had been working with the comedy ensemble Chop-Socky, while Avard had been producin ...

'' C31's very first live, nightly program. *''Damon Dark'' is an indie science fiction program about a UFO hunter, created by Adrian Sherlock and presented by Eastern Regional Access Television (ERA TV) in 1999. It continues to this day as a web series on YouTube where the original 1999 content is also archived. * '' Eastern Newsbeat'' is a program that interviews local community groups in the outer east of Melbourne about community events with Producers Peter McArthur and Bill Page and Reporter Tricia Ziemer. It started with C31 in 1994 and has put to air over 1,127 programs in 23 years. Peter McArthur was one of the co-founders of C31 Melbourne as part of one of the original community groups "Eastern Regional Access Television Inc

*''Gasolene'' is a program that showcases anything to do with petrochemical engines, auto repairs or metalworking. *''Good Evening Melbourne/Extra Edition'' is a local weekly community based news / current affairs program. It features stories dedicated to the Greek community of Melbourne. It's current hosts are Sotiris Sotiropoulos (Sunday) and Platon Denezakis (Monday). The program is produced by GCTV since 1998. *''Gridiron Victoria TV'' is a program that covers all the action of the Victorian American Football League, previously hosted by Eric Williams, Alison Deane & Daniel Ratanapintha. *''

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'' is a news program with a youth-oriented comedic spin. * ''Kidz in the Kitchen is a television show produced by Eastern Regional Access Television that has currently finished its 8th season. Featuring chef Gabriel Gate, the kids learn to cook quick meals from fresh ingredients. Produced, directed and hosted by Tricia Ziemer. *''

Planet Nerd ''Planet Nerd'' is a television comedy variety programme broadcast on Channel 31 Melbourne produced by RMITV. It stars local Melbourne comedians Dan Walmsley, Paul Verhoeven, Ben McKenzie, Simon Barber, Jason English-Rees, Andrew Doodson, Lou ...

'' is a variety show for, and about, nerds and geeks. It is hosted by

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. *''In Pit Lane'' is C31's weekly motor sports program that has run for 18 years. *''Level 3'', a video game review show with over 200 episodes * '' Live on Bowen'', a live variety and talk show broadcast from the

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studios in Bowen Lane, hosted by Melbourne TV personality Aaron Mccarthy. *''

The Loft Live ''The Loft Live'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. The cast included Rove McManus (1997-1999), Scott Brennan, Peter Helliar, Adam Richard, Myf Warhurst, Ged Wood, Bert Kennedy, K ...

'' which was hosted by

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and later Kim Hope *''Magic Dudes: As Seen on TV'' The made-for-television series show cases the sleight-of-hand magic of the performing duo, the Magic Dudes. The series was filmed in front of a live audience and was based on a pilot that first was shown on C31 Adelaide in 2004. *''No Limits'' is a talk show about living with disability. It is a high-profile and popular show. Its 'politically correct' content gives support to C31's raison d'etre. *''Pinoy TV'' is a television program which is dedicated to Filipino-Australians living in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin. It features cooking, news and cultural events. Pinoy TV is hosted by "Ate G" (Giselle Gonzales) and "DJ Gwapz". *''Racing Fashion TV'' is a series hosted by Anna Mott which focuses on fashions on the field at various horse racing events and functions around Australia. *''Scoop tv'' is a weekly Melbourne comedy/talk show covering topical and entertainment news
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*''Sightsee TV'' A travel show visiting small towns, primarily in Victoria. *''

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'' a Sydney-based sketch comedy show. *''Thai Ties'' a show covering events from the Thai-Melburnian community, teaching Thai cooking, Thai language and also the journey into host Daniel Ratanapintha's Thai heritage, when he visits Thailand. *''The Shambles'' Sketch comedy show starring Sos, Valvo & Lynchy. *''TheatreGames LIVE'' is a program where a number of actors compete against each other playing improvisation and theatre games. *''Blurb '' is a book review television program featuring Misha Adair and Natasha Ludowyk. *''The Ugly Stick'' a sketch comedy program featuring the ugly stick comedy troupe. * 1700 a live daily music show produced by SYN, with sms interaction, video clips, music news and many segment

*'' In Search of... (TV series), In Search of...'' a weekly documentary series *''Paranormal Investigators'' Television series which looks into the paranormal as a group of people go out to often secluded locations in search of the paranormal

*''GolfZone TV'' Golf themed TV show, featuring golf instruction, golf rules, golf product reviews, course reviews and rule interpretation

*''4WD TV'' A weekly program focusing on Australian four-wheel-drive culture. *''Russian Kaleidoscope'' is a weekly program for the Russian Community in Melbourne. The show includes local news, interviews and Russian documentaries. It is hosted by Dmitry Likane. *''

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'' is an indigenous AFL footy program on

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. *''The GDFL Footy Show'' is local Aussie rules football show from the Geelong region featuring Dick Philpott, Richard 'Grubby' Cations, Alex Tigani and former Geelong mayor John Mitchell. The show enters its 16th season in 2016. *''The Local Footy Show'' is local Aussie rules football show across Victoria. *''The Struggle'' is a satirical news show produced by students at Monash University and MOJO News *''The Wrap'' is a weekly live-to-air news entertainment program produced by SYN. *''Local Knowledge'' is a weekly documentary series. It is hosted by Colette Werden *''With Tim Ferguson'' - live satirical comedy show hosted by

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*''

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'' is a weekly program all about dogs *''Underground Sounds'' is a weekly program all about metal music *''

Under Melbourne Tonight ''Under Melbourne Tonight'' was a weekly live variety hour television program produced by RMITV that broadcast on C31 Melbourne. Reaching a weekly viewership of 55,000 people each week, the show was reviewed in ''The Age''s Green Guide by Jim Sch ...

'' hosted by Stephen Hall *''The Gorilla Position'' is a weekly program all about pro wrestling *'' The Rushed Behind'' is a weekly AFL commentary, analysis and variety panel show hosted by Nick D'Urbano, Brooke Varney, Chris Nice and Athos Siranos. *''Top Drop TV'' A beer and wine travel guide. Produced by Nicholas Isaacs and presented by Chris Yeend, Jarrod Geer and Nicholas Isaacs *GCN Focus - A local news program which features positive local stories from the Geelong region. The program is hosted by Jack Nyhof and other various co-presenters. * The Shtick - Australia's Only Jewish TV Show with Henry Greener, since 2004, producing over 700 episodes over 67 seasons. Online YouTube Channel TheShtick TV and Video Archive from www.theshtick.tv

Personalities

Many comedians, performing artists and producers worked at C31 before moving to mainstream television, these people include

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, Greg Tingle,

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Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on tel ...

and Andy Lee,

Adam Richard Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an ABC1 comedy series about a ...

Peter Helliar Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born 16 June 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director. He is best known for his work on television as a former regular co-host of '' The Project'' on Networ ...

Merrick and Rosso Merrick and Rosso were an Australian comedy duo, composed of Merrick Watts (Merrick) and Tim Ross (Rosso). The duo began in stand up comedy, and first came together when they teamed up for what was intended to be a one-off comedy show in 1996. Th ...

Merrick Watts Merrick Watts (born 18 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross. Career Stand up Watts be ...

and

Tim Ross Timothy Jonathon Ross (nicknamed Rosso) is an Australian comedian, radio host, writer and television presenter. He began his career performing stand-up comedy with Merrick Watts as part of the duo Merrick and Rosso. He is now better known as the ...

Darren Chau Darren & Brose are Darren Chau and Brose Avard, two Australia-based comedy writers and performers who first met while studying media at La Trobe University. Chau had been working with the comedy ensemble Chop-Socky, while Avard had been producin ...

Corinne Grant Corinne Grant (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian lawyer, comedian and television presenter. Career After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, Grant started her career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, ...

, Jamie McDonald,

Tom Ballard Thomas Colin Ballard (born 26 November 1989) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. Early life Ballard was born to parents Judy and Neil Ballard and grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria. He attended Brauer Secondary College ...

, Tommy Little,

Dave Thornton Dave Thornton (born 13 December 1979) is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter. He has performed stand-up comedy throughout Australia, in Edinburgh, Singapore and New York. He has also appeared on Australian tele ...

, Jess Harris, Anthony McCormack, Alex Tigani, Josh Schmidt and Kim Hope.

Logos

File:C31 Melbourne 1994-2004 logo.jpg, 1994–2002 File:C31melbournelogo.svg, 2002 – 27 June 2010 File:C31 Melbourne logo 2010.png, 27 June 2010 – present

References

External links

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