Community radio


FBi radio to stay on-air

Sydney community radio station FBi has scraped the cash together to stay on-air for at least another two years, thanks to supporter donations and a bit of help from Richard Branson.

Media briefs: Community radio to Richard Branson: help!

In today’s media briefs, a Sydney community radio station comes up with a rich fundraising strategy, HuffPo internship costs $US13,000 and Google tells newspapers to buy robots.

Media briefs: Spam bust … Community radio listenership explodes

Community radio listeners on the up … Canberra Times not for sale … Journalists Should Follow President Bush’s Example … Victim blaming or same old scare tactics? … Citizen Media Leaders: The Journalist With a Business Edge … World’s largest spam bust linked to Australia

Survival of community broadcasting at stake

More distress from community broadcasting as the new Government apparently prevaricates over the sector that needs decisions perhaps more than any other if it is to survive, writes Margaret Simons.

Community radio loses the fight for digital

Community radio stations have been locked out of ownership of digital radio, and therefore a large part of the future of the medium, writes Margaret Simons.

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