Community TV stations celebrate as Federal government grants another reprieve

June 1, 2018 2:02

Community television broadcasters in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth will receive a further two year stay of execution following an announcement by the communications minister this afternoon extending their spectrum allocations.

Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of extensions granted to the stations since broadcasters were told in 2014 the government would require them to vacate the terrestrial spectrum and move to internet streaming.

BREAKING NEWS: @C31Melbourne Wins 2 Year Broadcast Extension!! For our full press release visit our Facebook page. WE'RE BACK BABY! pic.twitter.com/g4Ev6AuXYD

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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1 COMMENTS

Sarah 1 Jun 18

Its an awesome news for the upcoming talent and the present talent who are getting benefit from c31, c31 is not only a television station but they also support the content writers to connect with readers!

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