is a
Free-to-air Community Television station based in
Perth ,
Australia . It is also available via transmitters in
Albany and
Bunbury , and is distributed
Free To View via
Optus Aurora throughout WA. The station started broadcasting on the
18th Of June in
1999 , and received a permanent broadcasting licence in
2002 .
Access 31 complements existing television services in the state with an emphasis on local programming. However, it has also been able to compete favorably against other television networks, drawing in a viewing audience in excess of 800,000 people per month according to the
OzTam television ratings research firm.
