Channel 31 (Sydney)

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Channel 31

| logo = CTS-31 logo.png

| logo_size = 150px

| launch_date = {{start date and age|1993|df=y}}

| closed_date = {{end date and age|2004|04|23|df=y}}

| replaced_by = Television Sydney in 2006

| picture_format = Analogue 4:3

| owner = Community Television Sydney Ltd

| slogan =

| country = Australia

| language = English

| area = Sydney

| headquarters = St. Leonards

| terr_serv_1 = Analogue

| terr_chan_1 = UHF 31

}}

Channel 31 (call sign CTN-31) was a free-to-air community television station in Sydney. The station began broadcasting in 1993 as Australia's first metropolitan community television station.{{cite web |url=http://www.channel31.org/ |title=Show your support and get your Community channel back on the air NOW! |publisher=Community Television Sydney |access-date=18 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040610233244/http://www.channel31.org/ |archive-date=10 June 2004 |url-status=unfit}}

The licence of its operator, Community Television Sydney, was revoked by the Australian Broadcasting Authority and given to rival Television Sydney in March 2004. Channel 31's licence was temporarily extended pending a federal court hearing on the issue, but the station ultimately ceased operations at midnight on 23 April 2004.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}