2 September 2014 CRA has welcomed the decision by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to extend the DAB+ digital radio trial licences in Canberra and Darwin...
20 August 2014 2SM's John Laws has breached the privacy provisions of the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice by broadcasting a caller’s personal phone number on air. On 25...
7 July 2014 Less than two weeks ago, Hawkesbury Radio 89.9 FM, a community station on the outskirts of Sydney, lost a case in the NSW Supreme Court...
2 July 2014 Teenagers spent an average of 14 hours and 42 minutes online during December 2013, compared to the 40 hours and 21 minutes by adults. 55%...
26 June 2014 3.4 million adult Australians used an m-commerce service during December 2013, a staggering increase of 448% in just three years, according to the latest ACMA...
15 April 2014 ACMA are seeking leave to appeal to the High Court in its case regarding the 2Day FM royal prank. It released the following statement today:...
20 March 2014 New legislation, known as the Omnibus Repeal bill, is set to grant the ACMA more discretion in whether or not they investigate all compaints recieved....
5 March 2014 The ACMA has produced a final report on the inquiry into the Broadcasting Services Act, the governing broadcast legislation. The report entitled Contemporary Community Safeguards Report looked into the...
5 March 2014 Today FM is spending yet another day in court today, appealing the most recent decision by the Federal Court to allow the ACMA to continue...
24 February 2014 Generally, when the ACMA has found a station in breach of this code or that, they send out a media release, or even hold a...
17 February 2014 The ACMA is proposing changes to radio services in the Young broadcast area. The licensees of Young’s commercial radio broadcasting services including 2LF and 2LFF have proposed...
6 February 2014 The ACMA has found that Radio 2ME 1638AM was not in breach of tobacco advertising prohibitions when it broadcast a commercial for an arguileh lounge. The...
4 February 2014 Some good news today for radio listeners in the Penrith and Campbelltown areas. And for the operators of 2MAC and 2KA.
29 January 2014 If ever there was two words to glaze over the eyes of a Commercial Regional Radio General Manager or Content Director its “ACMA Compliance”. Just...
16 January 2014 The ACMA has released its Broadcasting Financial Results report, a snapshot of the aggregated expenditure, revenue, profitability, assets, liability and net assets of commercial radio...
7 January 2014 The ACMA has outlined changes that will be necessary to some wireless microphones and other wireless devices, from January 2015. In a media release, the...
