What is CTV Perth?

CTV Perth Inc. is a not for profit member based television production service actively providing an open access for local dialogue. The service reflects a diverse range of expressions and views; cultivates a sense of community; encourages participation, learning, innovation and promotes competence in audio-visual skills. As a result, CTV Perth produces television programmes with the community and for the community which reflect Australia’s rich multicultural diversity and heritage.

Community Television Perth Inc. is the window for the Perth community to embrace television airtime in Australia and abroad via this unique service. It also provides numerous opportunities for its producer and community members to use the production equipment and facilities in order to present the many distinctive programmes offered.

Utilising its grass roots democratic structure, CTV Perth Inc. develops and represents the common voice of the community programme producers through a united front in matters of funding, contracts, airtime allocation, right of appeal and other concerns in relation to the ongoing program, production and operations.

Our History
Between 1994 and 1999, CTV Perth built the foundation for a metropolitan-wide community television service through constant submissions of applications, lobbying and the conducting of experimental trial programming.

In June, 1999 Access 31 began broadcasting as a mainstream community station with local community programmes at that time provided through the diverse talents prevalent at CTV Perth Inc.

In March, 2004 Access 31 received a permanent analogue community television licence for a period of 5 years to cover the Perth metro area. CTV Perth continues to be a key local, community programme provider (CPP).

CTV Perth Inc. is Western Australia’s most prominent non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of community television broadcasting. As a community programme provider (CPP), CTV Perth has a unique eleven year track record of multi-award winning quality television productions which have been broadcast for community TV stations throughout Australia in both digital and analogue. We are also proud that our productions can now be viewed by a wide audience of Community Television in the USA..

Our Great Achievements
CTV Perth is very proud in achieving a regular supply of our programmes to larger broadcasters such as:

AURORA Community Television on Foxtel Digital AMTV – Australian Multicultural Television (Free to air satellite) Iowa (USA) – Iowa Community Television, Lonely Tree

Our Awards

CTV programmes are CBAA (Community Broadcasting Association of Australia) award winners in a row over many years. In the year 2003, CTV won Producer of the Year award and recently Stadium Battle of the Bands won the 2004 WA Screen Awards for Best Community Television Program of the year.

We also share a collective pride in the many other accolades presented to our organisation.

Important Information

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We have moved to 337 Wellington Street, Perth The new facilities have a extraordinary amount of potential as the 3-storey building will allow for the construction of live news studios, productions studios, complete presentation and isolated editing facilities for program producers. The premises are conveniently located close to the Perth train station and both Yellow and Red CAT Stops. Ample parking is available at two multi-story car parks as well as a loading zone right next to the front door.

How to receive Channel 31?

Broadcast Coverage Map

Management Committee

Chair Dr Ian Alexander Secretary Peter Jeffery Treasurer Tibor Meszaros Educational Members Tanya Visosevic & Nye Smith Association Members Albert Da Cruz & Valery Niazov Ordinary Members Karl Haynes & Michael Gallagher Producer Members Stephen Ray & Greg Smith

Equipment Hire Rates

	Current Corporate Hire Rates
	Conditions of Equipment Hire & Return

 

Memberships

Individual (Ordinary)

Provides you with the opportunity to participate in production, central administration, etc: includes volunteer insurance cover and full voting rights $33 pa inc GST. CONCESSION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST $22 pa inc GST

Producer

Provides future program makers with access to equipment, training and airtime (upon approval of Community Program Provider proposal) Full voting rights $110 pa inc GST CONCESSION AVAILABLE ON REQUEST $77 pa inc GST

Association

All not-for-profit Incorporated Associations have the opportunity to participate in the running of community television through the democratic processes of CTV Perth. Producer benefits can be added. Full voting rights.$110 pa inc GST

Education

Available to Universities, Schools and other non-for-profit educational organizations, Full voting rights.$110 pa inc GST

 

Becoming a Member of CTV Perth

If you are interested in becoming a member of CTV Perth Inc you should fill in this form below with your details and we will get back to you as soon as possible.Alternatively membership forms can be filled in, printed out and sent to us, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

 

Ordinary Membership Form.pdf Producer Membership Form.pdf For Education / Associate Memberships please contact us directly at CTV Perth Inc.

Work Experience and Volunteers

CTV Perth offers work experience to volunteers, all  interested people and any student interested in a career in television.  If you would like to help with administration or training in our office and editing suites you are most welcome. CTV Perth especially welcomes volunteers to assist in developing training programs, new projects and TV shows. 

Students have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience at CTV Perth in:

- Administration
- Production
- Editing
- Scriptwriting
- Research
- Public Relations
- Fundraising;
with an opportunity to be a member of a support crew on location.

If your interested all you have to do is fax your request to (08) 9221 5366. Depending on how you are applying you may need to include approval from you school and school reports. Call us on (08) 9221 5355 for more information.

Work-for-the-Dole-Schemes
CTV Perth has developed numerous award-winning Work-for-the-Dole projects, including the extensive Work-for-the-Dole programmes which won a Perth City Council Encouragement Award for shows such as Perth City Talks to CTV and Triple 8. The Work-for-the-Dole Scheme gives unemployed people an ideal opportunity to develop some useful skills they can potentially use in the workforce.

The programme Triple 8 was a panel-style programme based on the concept of dividing our day into 8 hours of work, 8 hours rest and 8 hours recreation.

The Perth City Talks to CTV series talks to the young or the old about issues which are prevalent in today’s society. The programme’s camera crews, researchers, interviewers and editors come from the Work-for-the-Dole Scheme and go through a rigorous but short CTV course before commencing work.

Our Training and Workshops
As part of our charter we provide workshops periodically in areas needed for the production of programmes. These include editing; lighting; filming; scriptwriting; sound recording and vision mixing.

These are available to all our paid members at discounted prices..

 

Other Useful Information

CTV Perth Constitution Code of Practice and objectives