[The following is an extract from *cbx*, the newsletter of the Community Broadcasting Assoc Aust (CBAA).] COMMUNITY TELEVISION REPORTS A good number of CTV representatives attended a meeting held in July at the CBAA offices. Lots of areas were discussed and recommendations made to the CTV Standing Committee. The main issues discussed were sponsorship, promotion, program exchange, CTV Codes of Practice, the Summit and computer networking. BRIZ 31 On the 31st of July BRIZ 31 commenced operations as Brisbanes community television broadcaster with regular broadcasts starting the following day. For those of you who missed it here is a transcript. Good evening Brisbane Im Wes Tat...., no sound but really nice pictures. If you cant laugh at your own mistakes then who can you laugh at. Mind you we werent laughing much at the time. During the course of the evening the people who were supplying us with audio equipment managed to blow up 3 audio desks in succession as a result of having loaned us a faulty Multi-core. In the end our plans for the nights Live programming were replaced with episodes of Chris Conroys Leisureworld. Its ironic that something a simple as a faulty cable can reduce over $400,000 dollars worth of equipment and facilities to nothing. Sure we were disappointed but had we failed? No!! We were on air and we had launched the highest powered and possibly the widest radiated community broadcast service in Australia, with an ERP in excess of 50,000 watts and a potential audience of over 1,300,000 people. Four weeks in, the bugs are ironed out, well most of them anyway and we are currently broadcasting, on average, 3 and a half hours of programming each day with two live shows going to air each week night. If you are interested in submitting program material, we'd love to hear from you on 07 844 3131 during office hours. ONE YEAR OF COMMUNITY CABLE CASTING!! In October "The Community Channel", Australias first licenced community cable television station will celebrate its first birthday. On October the 31st 1993 The Community Channel launched into reality with a 3 hour live broadcast from Metro Television in the Paddington Town Hall, Sydney. Since then the Channel has been televising up to four hours per day of educational, independant, arts, experimental and community based programming from Australia and all over the world. An enormous effort from residents, volunteers, community groups and independent producers has made the channel a huge success in its "trial mode", broadcasting to a small community in the suburb of Centennial Park, Sydney. Run by Metro TV in conjunction with Telecom, a year of cable casting has provided information that will assist in the development of other community based Cable TV projects as the cable system expands. The staff and volunteers of the channel have a new horizon to set their sights on as cable television becomes a reality as early as September this year with up to 12 channels being offered initially on a system capable of 70. The Cable system itself will be predominantly Pay TV but will also have no cost services such as The Community Channel and other redirected sources such as ABC and SBS. The aim of The Community Channel is to ensure that if these systems are used as an "electronic highway" of information and entertainment, that there is room for "electronic parks and community notice boards" as well. Any one wanting further information about The Community Channel can contact us at our new phone number 221 4416, or write to us at PO Box 414, Paddington NSW 2021 Melbourne Community TV The Move is the first Video Culture Program to promote local artists on a broad spectrum. Local bands and independent film makers can submit their music videos or short films. Artists can contribute their graphics, paintings or sculptures and performance artists are encouraged to take part in this feast of local talent. The Move's live multi-media events will occur monthly at The Punters Club and footage will be filmed for the weekly show screening on MCT, UHF 31, from August. The Move program will feature guest presenters, local music videos and short films, interviews between bands, film makers and associated artists and a local artists bulletin. LISMORE LINC TV this past year has, I'm sure, set precedents in hard work and dedication by its active volunteers. With the recent move to Southern Cross Uni, "Live to Air" Broadcast Workshops, in-house training and the commitment to our regular programmes, no-one could beg for a better team. It is our regret to see Celia English, Steve M Happ, Marilyn Bramley and Peter Simon finish their 6 month skillshare jobs, nonetheless LINC TV will soon have 4 replacements to step into their size 15 shoes. A move to combine 2NCR FM and LINC TV's promotions packages is a first and is certainly something to look forward to, enabling wider promotions opportunities to the community. LINC TV's second stage of transmission is planned for November and is looked forward to with great enthusiasm as this time, with special thanks to SCU, LINC TV will own the transmitter. LINC TV is always on the scout for volunteers or correspondents, especially those who can share their experience with us. At the moment there are positions for producers, script writers, audio technicians, community council representatives and so many more. Keep it in mind, UHF 50. For more details contact LINC TV on tel: (066) 22 0328 Fax: (066) 22 1683 or write to PO Box 554, Lismore, NSW, 2480.