CTV 41 Bendigo

The station was awarded a trial licence in July 1996 for broadcasting on UHF 41.

[1][2] On 2 April 1998, the Australian Broadcasting Authority, regulator of television and radio broadcasting in Australia, decided to not renew the trial licences of community broadcasters that were not yet on-air, but the intervention of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia prompted the extension of such licences from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

[3] The station eventually began broadcasting a test pattern on 19 June 1999 on UHF 41.

On 26 June 1999, a 3-hour tape of programming information and music was broadcast on a loop.

[4] The station's licence was cancelled on 30 June 1999 due to its failure to broadcast regular programming.