Channel 31 needs your support - Digital Upgrade Project

Support C31 as it implements a digital signal!

Melbourne’s local community television station C31 is making an urgent call to the community to
help raise money for the transition to digital.

For two weeks spanning March 15 to March 28, C31 is asking residents in Melbourne and
Geelong to dig deep in support of their only community television broadcaster.

The community will also have the chance to speak directly to their favourite C31 hosts if they
subscribe during a two hour LIVE broadcast being held on March 28 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.  

C31’s digital upgrade project demands more than $1.3 million, a sum the Station is currently $350,000
away from reaching. A one-off Federal Government grant and a one-off State Government grant have not been able to make up the shortfall.

If C31 does not reach its funding target, the Station’s facilities cannot be completely upgraded for digital
and some internal operations may be put on hold, said C31 General Manager Richard McLelland.

“We are looking to Victorians to dig deep and contribute to their community television station. This Station
could not exist without the support of the community, and it’s not often that we ask for financial help from
our viewers – but we need it now,” said McLelland.

The Federal Government granted C31 a Digital License in November 2009 after six years of campaigning
and community pressure.

To subscribe to C31 and help Switch On Digital, head to www.c31.org.au now or call
 (03) 9660 3131.