Aurora Community Television
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Aurora Community Channel is an Australia
n subscription television channel
that screens locally produced community television
programs. It was launched on the 1 March, on the Foxtel
, Austar
and Optus
Digital Networks and can be found on channel 183. Aurora is available to all digital subscription TV subscribers on the basic tier.
As a not for profit independent channel, Aurora broadcasts original Australian programs showcasing the work of independent and community program makers. Aurora is committed to screening interesting, diverse and innovative content to encourage awareness and understanding of community issues and interests.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n subscription television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
that screens locally produced community television
Community television
Australia's Community Television is a form of Citizen media much like Public Access Television in the United States and the Community Channel in Canada...
programs. It was launched on the 1 March, on the Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
, Austar
Austar
Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...
and Optus
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
Digital Networks and can be found on channel 183. Aurora is available to all digital subscription TV subscribers on the basic tier.
As a not for profit independent channel, Aurora broadcasts original Australian programs showcasing the work of independent and community program makers. Aurora is committed to screening interesting, diverse and innovative content to encourage awareness and understanding of community issues and interests.