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Community radio has been ripped off in the current digital plan - In Sydney each of the metro-wide stations will get a tiny 64kbps to broadcast. In Melbourne it will be worse (Only 56kbps each). Fairness and parity have been thrown out the window. And so much for "CD quality" sound.
I find AAC+ at 64K is fine. 56K or 64K will be good for the AM community stations in Melboutne such as 3KND and 3CR. Sure 128 or even higher would be great for all stations but even most commercial stations run at 64K with no real worries. 96FM in Perth is an exception running at 128K