The Loft Live was a television show that began in 1995 and ran until 1999. It was broadcast on Channel 31 in Melbourne, Australia. Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations across Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ...

RMITV flagship

Originally it was on Wednesday night but it moved to Thursdays. It was produced by RMITV, a community access television organization based at RMIT. The Loft Live was most famous because its first host, Rove McManus, moved to commercial Australian television and has become hugely successful. Other hosts include Kim Hope and Ged Wood. Scott Brennan was an unofficial co-host during part of the Ged Wood years, and has himself had success in commercial television, working on shows produced by Rove McManus. The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (now officially known only as RMIT University), is a university in Melbourne, Australia. ... Rove McManus Rove McManus (born John McManus, 21 January 1974) is an Australian talk show host, comedian and owner of the production company Roving Enterprises. ... In Skithouse, Scott Brennan plays a kid called Glen Bush who is a nerdy fourteen-year old. ... Rove can refer to: Rove McManus, Australian talk show host Rove Live, Australian talk show (hosted by Rove McManus) Karl Rove, United States political figure A breed of goat A type of washer (mechanical) Roving is a style of archery. ...

Variety programming

The Loft Live is part of a tradition of Thursday night live variety produced by RMITV and broadcast on Channel 31. The Thursday night shows, and The Loft Live in particular, are unusual for Channel 31 in that they have had very high production values, comparable to the best commercial television, and high ratings. Other shows that have occupied this timeslot before and after The Loft Live, and during the off-season periods, were Under Melbourne Tonight, Whose Shout? , Chartbusting 80's and The Shambles. The Shambles is a famous Medieval street in York, UK. The Shambles is an Australian television sketch comedy program shown on the community television station C31 Melbourne. ...