| CTV 41 Bendigo | |
| Launch Date: | 19 June 1999 |
| Closed Date: | 30 June 1999 |
| Picture Format: | Analogue 4:3 |
| Owner: | Bendigo Community Television Inc. |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Area: | Bendigo |
| Terr Serv 1: | Analogue |
| Terr Chan 1: | UHF 41 |
CTV 41 Bendigo was a free-to-air community television station based in 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.[3]