community radio

Community radio connection between 2RRR and 2RDJ

12 August 2024 2RRR, the community station in Sydney's Ryde are on a mission to connect and share ideas with other stations. 2RRR Chair Dino Mancini and Station...

Community radio station 3CR opens its doors this weekend

23 July 2024 For those of you in Melbourne this weekend, the city has a range of open houses, including community station 3CR in Fitzroy where you can...

Five fabulous decades: Community station 3CR launches major fundraiser

5 June 2024 This month, Melbourne community radio station 3CR is aiming to raise $275,000 through its major fundraiser – the 2024 Radiothon ‘Sound on for Solidarity.’‘Solidarity’ has been at the heart of 3CR’s work for nearly five decades across a range of issues and themes.3CR gained its licence in 1976 and at the time was recognised as… Read More

Redefining Localism: the key to Community Radio’s viability

28 March 2024 Comment from Brad Smart I reckon it’s about time that community radio took off those self-limiting blinkers and saw its potential in a new, more...

ACMA reports shows an increase of streaming, decrease in radios and time spent listening steady

12 March 2024 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) have released two reports based on information gathered last year, one about how we access news, and the...

NSW Community Stations get regional youth funding

9 April 2022 The NSW State Government has allocated $200,000 to Regional NSW community radio stations for a range of youth programs. More than $200,000 in grants has...

Test driving the soon to be released Community Radio Plus app

24 March 2022 The CBAA will soon launch a new app that will feature all of Australia’s community stations. It will bring the community broadcasting sector into line...

Federal Budget implications for broadcasting sectors

6 October 2020 The federal government’s delayed 2020/21 budget, released tonight, is a high spending stimulus plan that hopes to maintain economic activity long enough for Australia to...

Community radio gave ‘granular level’ local information during bushfires: Senate Inquiry

13 August 2020 Speaking at the Senate Finance and Administration Committee hearing into the bushfires this week, Braidwood FM station manager Gordon Waters praised the work of his...

CBF provides emergency funding for community broadcasters: COVID19

15 April 2020 The Community Broadcasting Fund is making emergency COVID-19 funding available to community broadcasters who are struggling in the current pandemic. CBF President, Ian Hamm, says...

5EBI seeks policy review for multicultural advertising

19 December 2019 The South Australian government last month held a multicultural festival, but didn't promote it on Adelaide's only local multicultural community radio station 5EBI. Several commercial...

A Fine Music evening for FM102.5 supporters

1 October 2019 The acoustics were perfect at the Mosman Art Gallery, a former church, for a range of music performances to celebrate fine music and thank supporters...

FBi Radio listenership up again

11 July 2019 In a week of survey results, major community stations have also received their latest listenership figures. The Community sector does not release results in the...

NSW Labor party promises $1 million for community radio as election nears

16 February 2019 As part of its Music Policy, the NSW Labor party has included a pledge to fund music and youth projects on community radio. Labor's...

Community Radio: Heroes or just Cowboys?

2 January 2019 A number of aggressive community radio stations are certainly skating on thin ice at the moment. I keep asking myself “why is it that...

Community radio is well placed as a trusted local news source: Steve Ahern #CBAAConf

18 November 2018 In a media environment where public and commercial newsrooms are having their funding continuously squeezed, the community broaadcasting sector is well positioned to do more...

NSW Music Inquiry recommends more support for community radio

15 November 2018 The final report into the NSW music industry was released in NSW Parliament today and recommends that the government prioritise more spending be allocated...

Compliance essential but ACMA should not inhibit legitimate station operations: Jon Bisset

26 October 2018 The CBAA has told radioinfo it is aware that the ACMA has contacted a number of stations around Australia regarding their representation of their station’s...

ACMA warning letters worry community broadcasters

25 October 2018 Following recent amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act, a number of community stations in four states have received letters from the ACMA alleging “several complaints”...

Some pen pusher shiny bum had decided we can save money here: Derryn Hinch

30 September 2018 ABC charter changes shelved, community radio cuts prevented Senator Derryn Hinch has been responsible for two significant media decisions this year. He was instrumental in preventing...

BIGSOUND Festival wraps up in Brisbane

12 September 2018 The BIGSOUND Festival in Brisbane has given Aussie artists a unique opportunity to engage with community radio Music Directors from around Australia and pitch...

Community radio cracks 5.7 million weekly listeners

18 July 2018 10% increase on last survey wave. Australian community radio listening has hit 5.7 million listeners per week, the highest national listenership on record and...

Triple R opens its doors

7 July 2016 Since 2008, Open House Melbourne has connected people with good design and architecture. As part of their 40th year celebrations Triple R will open its doors...

Community stations unite for National Day of Action today

1 June 2016 A number of community radio stations have interrupted their regular programming today to celebrate the diversity and independence of community radio. We reported yesterday that...

Government ‘takes Community out of Radio’ in digital radio funding cut

4 May 2016 The CBAA has responded to the Federal Budget saying that it has failed to maintain funding for metropolitan community digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne,...

Change Management and Sustainability at your station #CBAAconf

13 November 2015 3MBS General Manager Anne Frankenburg and radioinfo’s own Steve Ahern led an excellent discussion during the Change Management and Sustainability workshop at the CBAA Conference....

Rethink CSA strategy to stop exploitation

11 November 2015 In an ongoing campaign to stop PR companies and charities taking advantage of Community Service Announcement spots instead of paying for airtime, Lee Hubber has...

CBF 2015 Annual Report: $17.6M Allocated

28 October 2015 The Community Broadcasting Foundation has released its annual report for 2015 which outlines 2014/2015 spending. In the past year the CBF allocated $17,607,547 to support...

ACMA finds 2VTR not doing enough to encourage community participation

20 October 2015 2VTR, communtiy radio station in Windsor, NSW has been issued remedial directions from the Australian Communications and Media Authority after it was found to be...

Technorama scheduled for Sydney in May

21 March 2015 Technorama is a grass-roots movement created to support technologists from Community Radio Stations all over Australia. At the Technorama gathering each year, technologists meet...