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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
23 October 2014 The CBAA National Listener Survey for June 2014 has been released, revealing a strong increase in community radio listenership in non-metro areas of WA. Not only...
29 August 2014 Community radio station 2RRR in Ryde, Sydney, is opening it's doors this Sunday 31 August. Get a glimpse behind the scenes of a community radio...
14 July 2014 Deadly Sounds founder Gavin Jones has died aged 47. The Deadly Sounds radio show spawned a magazine, tv show and the renowned Deadly Awards, which...
12 June 2014 Australian radio stations take their role in providing free public awareness campaigns seriously, but are they being taken for a ride by well funded charities...
17 April 2014 Outback Radio 2WEB is launching a new show Outback Mornings, taking over the satellite feed from 2UE since 1996, when John Laws had the shift. In a...
27 February 2014 Today broadcaster Graham 'Webby' Webb is celebrating 60 years on air. The former telegram boy got his break playing harmonica on Terry Dear’s “Australia’s Amateur Hour”...
5 November 2013 The latest Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) National Listener Survey shows audience share for Australian community radio is expanding, with an average 29 per...
7 October 2013 Youth run community broadcaster SYN Media has added twenty five new radio shows to its grid for the final radio season of the year. Programming at...
30 August 2003 New Sydney community station FBi launched today in front of a crowd too big to fit through the front door. Just before noon, when the...
23 July 2003 Sydney community station FBi is currently running tests before a planned full-power launch date of August 29. Technical Director Tim Traeger interrupted his work wiring...
30 May 2001 The ABA has made its decision on the allocation of the Sydney Community Radio Licences. They have been allocated to Free Broadcast Incorporated (FBi), Gadigal...
