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First time ever -
Satellite Community Television
broadcasting in the Illawarra

Satellite Community Television is a community-owned and operated TV station and is now broadcasting via satellite. This satellite coverage is broadcast across Australia and includes programs made in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Bathurst and Queanbeyan/Canberra.

Illawarra Community Television (ICTV) was formed in 2004 and comprises a wide variety of program providers from Macedonian to youth focused programming.

ICTV currently is broadcasting two and a half hours a week on Satellite Community Television (SCTV). There are more time slots available to Illawarra Community Television and the group wants to see the region well represented.

Illawarra Community Television is an amazing opportunity for the people of the Illawarra. Its up to the community to get this off the ground and make it a success. So get a receiver and a dish, get involved and support Illawarra Community Television. You won’t regret it.

For further information on specific groups, contact:
Keith Murphy, Illawarra Community Television, 4285 9894

Current Program Provider contacts:
Elise Leiner Gong On Inc 42835 225 or ictv_gongon@hotmail.com
Kimberley Hopkins 313 Entertainment, Media and Arts 42275913
Mike Sarain Beach TV 0439 401500
Daniel Stawanski In Wollongong Tonight 0439 621 647
Nada Burazor Top TV (Serbian) 4297 7004
Velice Taneski Macedonian TV 4226 2423

Or log on to www.communitytv.com.au for more information.

Satellite Community Television will take up Channel 44 on the UBI World TV platform on the Optus B3 satellite. You need a satellite dish pointed to the Optus B3 satellite and a receiver to access the free to air channel.

There are currently over 120,000 satellite dishes serviced by the Optus B3 satellite (with a further 750 installed weekly). Around 5,000 of those are in the Illawarra region. Currently, UBI World TV has more than 40 24-hour satellite channels devoted to community language programming.

SATELITE INFORMATION
Satellite: Optus B3 @ 152 degrees east
Frequency: 12.640
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol rate: 22500
FEC: ¾
Channel: 44

WHOLESALER’S ADDRESS IN SYDNEY FOR DISHES AND RECEIVERS
Sian Tian Managing Director (Mob) 0416 236 588 (Phone) 9763 1633
(Fax) 9763 1356 Email: hualin@optushome.com.au
Hualin(Satellite Equipment) P/L 51/159 Arthur Street, Homebush 2140

LOCAL RECOMMENDED INSTALLERS
City Coast Electronics
john@citycoast.biz
Mob: 0408 722 001
Phone: 4272 2000
Fairy Meadow TV
dazc@hotkey.net.au
Phone: 4285 5123

“ICTV is providing the community with a pathway for broadcasting educational, cultural, social and entertainment programming,” said Keith Murphy, Regional Co-ordinator for ICTV.

“We are very excited about this opportunity and encourage groups from all parts of the community to become involved and foster the development of community TV.”

ICTV intends this new station will cater to the needs of community groups who would normally struggle to find a voice in mainstream media.

The official launch of Illawarra Community Television - was May 2 at 313 Entertainment Media and Arts, 1-5 Miller Street, Coniston.