18 October 2016 In the regular Senate Estimates Communications Committee hearing today, ACMA Chairman Richard Bean was quizzed by Senator Abetz about Melbourne FM frequency 96.1. The Senator...
14 October 2016 Divestiture agent appointed. Following the lapse of deadline for the sale of 2CH on September 30, the ACMA has now directed MML to hand over...
13 October 2016 Improved consumer protection in the telecommunications sector, streamlined commercial TV Codes of Practice, planning for the Internet of Things and 5G mobile broadband were some...
29 September 2016 Family Radio Limited, the licensee of Brisbane’s 96five, has welcomed the renewal of its license by the ACMA. The renewal secures the continuation of a...
28 September 2016 Brisbane community radio station 4FRB has had its licence renewed after giving the Australian Communications and Media Authority enforcable undertakings that will ensure ongoing community...
27 September 2016 Comment from Peter Saxon When asked if the ACMA imposed deadline of September 30 to dispose of 2CH would be met, Macquarie Media (MML)...
7 September 2016 As part of his 66/40 Bible Teaching Program on the Vision Radio Network, Dr Chuck Missler was not very complimentary about the Catholic Church. One listener...
7 September 2016 Hello Australia, this is your Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull speaking. Now you have a choice.
19 July 2016 i98FM’s Marty and Fairlie have given pirate radio show host Dan Morris his own show, after he was fined in court last week for operating...
15 July 2016 In a Wollongong local court last week, Magistrate M Stoddart fined Dan Morris $1500 and ordered that his FM broadcast equipment be confiscated, after Morris...
4 July 2016 The ACMA is hosting the inaugural spectrum planning work program tune-up. The forum is an ACMA initiative to update industry on their current spectrum planning projects...
15 May 2016 How radio stations cover election material is regulated by the Broadcasting Services Act and now that the election is underway, managers and broadcasters will need...
7 April 2016 In Australia they'd be facing ACMA before you could say “fush ’n chups". But Radio Hauriki hosts Matt Heath and Jeremy Wells have been reprimanded with a...
3 April 2016 2CH sale deadline passes, station not sold yet. Last week Macquarie Media Limited (MML) celebrated its first birthday with two non-events.
17 March 2016 The RadAd Station Workers' Association has released an update on the situation with Radio Adelaide, following the earlier announcement Fresh 92.7 has entered into an agreement...
25 February 2016 The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) Deputy Chairman, Richard Bean, will take on the role of Acting Chairman, effective Saturday 27 February, while Full-time Authority...
22 February 2016 There is nothing like starting the working week fresh, and it appears 2CH has done just that by changing its call sign and logo. 2CH seems to have...
11 February 2016 At Canberra's Senate Estimates Committee this week, ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman made his last appearance before parliament and outlined the achievements during his term heading...
29 January 2016 The University of Adelaide has told radioinfo "the assessment of shortlisted bidders for Radio Adelaide is not yet complete," and it has delayed its announcement of a...
22 December 2015 Registrations for the ACMA's spectrum management conference are now open. The theme for RadComms 2016 is Spectrum reform—enabling innovation.
1 December 2015 "The future of community radio in South Australia needs a strong Radio Adelaide..." As the University of Adelaide considers whether to cut its funding...
6 November 2015 ACMA Chairman Chris Chapman has written to broadcasters reporting on the success so far of the new flexibility ACMA has to decide whether to investigate...
25 September 2015 On Tuesday 29 September, from 7-10pm, The Hit Network will broadcast a special three hour show Press Pause to raise awareness for mental health, and check-in...
1 September 2015 The Australian Communications and Media Authority is extending the current digital radio trials in Canberra and Darwin until 30 June 2016. The trials are being...
1 September 2015 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has dismissed the complaints of Barnaby Joyce against Kyle Sandilands saying Sandilands did not breach any codes of decency...
3 August 2015 The ACMA recently released its latest paper in a series called Investigation Concepts that explains how the media watchdog goes about investigating complaints and to...
17 July 2015 After months of negotiation, the ACMA has finally arrived at an agreed range of penalties and undertakings to be imposed on Southern Cross Austereo for...
10 July 2015 The ACMA has found that Harbour Radio Pty Ltd, licensee of 2GB, breached the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice 2013 (the Codes). The ACMA’s investigation...
8 July 2015 Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has released a report which recommends establishing a Digital Radio Planning Committee for regional Australia, chaired by the Australian Communications and Media...
12 June 2015 The Government is conducting a review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to ensure the regulator is able to effectively deal with challenges...
