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Encyclopedia > 31 Brisbane
31
Launched July 31, 1994
Picture format 576i (PAL)
Slogan Your Local Television
Broadcast area Brisbane
Formerly called Briz 31
Website www.31.com.au
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue Tuned to 31

31 is a community television station based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its programming is specific to the general Brisbane community and features many locally produced shows. It is broadcast on UHF channel 31 at 548.224 MHz, from the ABQ-2 transmitter tower on Mount Coot-tha. It offers newcomers to the media an opportunity to gain experience before entering commercial broadcasting, such QUT media students. The station also carries a number of programs originally developed at other Channel 31 stations in other states, also following their practice of broadcasting old movies, classic television shows and programming and current news bulletins sourced from Deutsche Welle and Voice of America to pad out the remaining air-time. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 576i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... Television encoding systems by nation PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Analog television (or analogue television) encodes television and transports the picture and sound information as an analog signal, that is, by varying the amplitude and/or frequencies of the broadcast signal. ... The phrase community television has been used somewhat differently around the world. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations in Australian capital cities. ... ABC Queensland is a statewide television network, airing the programs of the national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Queensland University of Technology (or QUT) is a university, with its central campus located in the heart of Brisbane, Australia. ... Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations in Australian capital cities. ... This article is about the German international broadcaster. ... The Voice of America (VOA) is the official international broadcasting service of the Government of the United States. ...


The station commenced transmission from its West End studios on July 31, 1994. The station completed a much welcomed upgrade to its transmitter strength, boosting range and greatly improving quality of reception, a common complaint against the station, in October 2005. However, it is currently not broadcast in digital, and there is a campaign to achieve this outcome. West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On January 23, 2006, the station began a competition to find a new name and logo. The winning name is "31", replacing "Briz 31". January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


See also

Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations in Australian capital cities. ... This article describes, in detail, all of the Australian television channels. ...

External link

  • 31 Your Local Television
  • Campain to go digital


 
 

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