Community Broadcasting is Australia’s third media sector. It is made up of over 300 broadcasting outlets, including radio and television stations and remote Indigenous services.
The CBOnline Project collects information on the activities of these diverse and dynamic stations, helping inform the public about the valuable role they play in our communities and encouraging the exchange of information within the sector itself. More...
Coast FM
Coast FM is the Northwest Coast of Tasmania's only local radio. Covering local sport, news, politics, artists, events and a potential listening audience of 100 000+
Community Broadcasting Welcomes a Digital Future for Community TV
The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) welcomes the Rudd Government's allocation of temporary spectrum and funding support for Community TV to enable digital simulcasting to begin.
Latest CBD Survey results out now
The latest Community Broadcasting Database (CBD) report was released in November 2009. The report, Community Broadcast Database: Survey of the Community Radio Sector, 2007-08 Financial Period, provides a summary of data collected from Australian community radio stations about their activities over the 2007-08 financial period.
3CMedia-issue 5 now available
3CMedia is a scholarly e-journal which provides a forum for research in community-based, citizen's and 'third sector' media and culture. This edition explores ideas about making links through digital storytelling and illustrates how the original rationale for community media is still very much alive and relevant, illustrated by projects incorporating digital media practices to bring different stakeholders together.