Channel 31 (Sydney)

Channel 31 (call sign CTN-31) was a free-to-air community television station in Sydney. The station began broadcasting in 1993 as Australia's first metropolitan community television station.^[1]

Channel 31

Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Sydney
Headquarters	St. Leonards
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	Analogue 4:3
Ownership
Owner	Community Television Sydney Ltd
History
Launched	1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Closed	23 April 2004; 21 years ago (2004-04-23)
Replaced by	Television Sydney in 2006
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	UHF 31

The licence of its operator, Community Television Sydney, was revoked by the Australian Broadcasting Authority and given to rival Television Sydney in March 2004.^[1] Channel 31's licence was temporarily extended pending a federal court hearing on the issue, but the station ultimately ceased operations at midnight on 23 April 2004.^{[citation needed]}