Fans of giant microphones and awkward presenting rejoice: after a hard-fought campaign by Australia’s community TV stations, the government has finally agreed to allocate them a vacant spectrum to simulcast their broadcasts — at least until the switch to digital-only TV in 2013
Community television
Community TV is on its death bed, when will Conroy step in?
Digital television is screwing community television stations like Channel 31, since they are stuck broadcasting in analogue and not yet allocated any space on the digital network. Emma Rugg explains.
Battle of the eccentric Greek gardeners
Since cult TV gardener Vasili shunned SBS in favour of community television, the station has answered back by securing a new Greek gardener of its very own: Costa. Is Aussie TV big enough for the two of them? Maresi!
Community television shafted by the government
All C31 Melbourne is asking for is a level playing field; to have parity with the other television broadcasters, writes Greg Dee.
ABC to get $136m in new funding
The ABC, SBS and digital television all emerge with extra funding from the 2009-10 budget, but community television loses out in funding boost.
