C31 Adelaide

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C31 Adelaide is a community television station broadcasting in Adelaide, South Australia on the Channel 31 frequency.

Previous to C31, ACE broadcasting on channel 6 was Adelaide's community television station. It ran from the late 1990s to the early 2000s but was shut down due to breaches of its licence conditions.

Some interstate content is shown (eg. travel and cooking shows). Programs such as News Hour from Deutsche Welle are regularly shown.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will not proceed with the allocation of the permanent community television broadcasting licence advertised for Adelaide, but will seek expressions of interest from organisations interested in conducting a future community television trial.

In the interim, ACMA has extended the existing trial for six months, to 4 January 2007.

ACMA considers that there is insufficient evidence to find that the service proposed by C31 would meet the existing and perceived future needs of the community to a sufficient extent. C31 has not provided evidence of any research or consultation with community groups concerning the needs and interests of the local community since it commenced broadcasting in April 2004 nor did it provide sufficient evidence of active encouragement of community participation in the service. ACMA also considers that there is insufficient evidence available to find that C31 has the financial and management capacity to provide the proposed service. In October 2006, ACMA will seek expressions of interest from organisations interested in conducting a future community television trial in Adelaide, and allow an application period of one month. An extension of time beyond the closing date is unlikely to be granted. If it concludes that no applicant convincingly meets the criteria to operate the service for community and educational non-profit purposes, ACMA will terminate the current trial in Adelaide.

[edit] External links

C31 Adelaide Official Website
[1] Official Website

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