Channel 31 (Sydney)

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; 31 years ago (1993)
Closed	23 April 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-23)
Replaced by	Television Sydney in 2006
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	UHF 31

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]

The licence of its operator, Community Television Sydney, was revoked by the Australian Broadcasting Authority and given to rival Television Sydney in March 2004.^[1] Channel 31's licence was temporarily extended pending a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]}