BushVision

BushVision

Country	Australia
Broadcast area	Mount Gambier
Programming
Picture format	Analogue 4:3
Ownership
Owner	BushVision Inc.
History
Launched	September 23, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-23)
Closed	March 4, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-04)
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	UHF 37

BushVision was a free-to-air community television station based in Mount Gambier, South Australia. The station began broadcasting on 23 September 2005 on UHF 37 on a 12-month trial licence that was twice extended for a total of 18 months.^[1][2][3] From its original launch, BushVision had plans to broadcast nationally throughout regional Australia, using Mount Gambier as an initial testing area, but these plans were rejected by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.^[4] The station later closed on 4 March 2007 when their licence expired.^[4][5]

See also

• Community television in Australia
• Television broadcasting in Australia

References

1. "Community television trial in Mt Gambier, SA". ABA Update. Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Broadcasting Authority. June 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
2. "Community TV station to open in Mt Gambier". ABC News. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
3. "More time for Bushvision licence trial". ABC News. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
4. "Bushvision's national plans rejected". ABC News. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
5. "Mount Gambier community television trial concludes". ACMAsphere. No. 18. Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Communications and Media Authority. April 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2016.