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President’s Column...... 2 CONTENTS CBAA Update ...... 3 CBAA & CMTO Webinars...... 4 Tasman FM Solar Power...... 5 40 Years Of Community Radio...... 6 Community Radio Amrap Ambassador...... 14 Getting The Message Across...... 15 CRN Article...... 16 Girls To The Mic Digital Pop Up Station...... 18 Station To Station...... 19 AMARC Part of a Global Movement...... 20 Out Of The Box...... 24

CBAA Conference 2014 save the dates! 6-9 November The CBAA is delighted to announce that the 2014 Conference will take place at the Mercure Grosvenor, North Terrace in Adelaide.

President’s Column by adrian basso

40 years of fighting for the cause – and still not a moment to waste By Jon Bisset, CBAA It’s hard to believe this year sees the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) celebrate 40 years of representing and advocating for the sector. I always relish the opportunity to connect with members, listen to their concerns, and discuss the Back then we were called the PBAA (with the P standing for public) and the few many ways in which the CBAA can help stations. In recent weeks I have visited stations in Bathurst, community stations on air included 5UV (now Radio Adelaide), the first community Melbourne, Brisbane, Albury and Canberra and I’m looking forward to travelling to Western station on air in 1972, and 2MBS (now Fine Music 102.5), the first of all Australian Australia in June and continuing my commitment to seeking input into our services and advocacy. radio stations to join the FM dial in 1974.

In 1974 in federal politics, Gough Whitlam’s Labor Government was in power and On the theme of consultation – thank Radio campaign. Thanks to 25,000 ACMA’s Contemporary Community setting a framework for community radio while John Howard was just entering you to all the stations who took the emails sent to the Treasurer from our Safeguards Inquiry, the final report parliament as an opposition backbencher. Bob Hawke was head of the ACTU and CBX is the magazine of the time to complete the recent CRN loyal supporters, we were spared from of which has recently been released. some years from standing for parliament. Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Survey. This information is vital for cuts in the Federal Budget. You helped In the next few weeks we will be able A tumultuous year later and Malcolm Fraser’s Coalition government was in power us to make informed decisions about open up the eyes of the Minister for to recommence the final stage of the CBX is mailed to CBAA members and Tony Staley the Communications Minister, beginning what would become his how to deliver services, plus it allows Communications to the power and Community Broadcasting Codes of enduring contribution to and friendship with the community broadcasting sector. and stakeholders. us to pass on important feedback to passion of community broadcasting. Practice review via a round of public CBX is also available online at: program makers and contributors. Flash forward to the present and it is interesting to reflect on the things that have www.cbaa.org.au/cbx For more information on the consultation. We have also recently changed and those that have endured. Phase two of the CBAA Member campaign please visit completed a comprehensive response Follow us on Twitter: @CBAA_ Today the broadcasting environment is vastly different, with hundreds of Research was completed via a world www.committocommunityradio.org.au. to a review into digital radio and have Like us on Facebook: CBX community stations on the dial and venturing into digital radio, the internet, even cafe session at the National Conference written calling for the maintenance of It seems like just yesterday that I was the mobile phone! in November and we’ve received some Federal Government Funding to the at the national conference in Sydney. great feedback. The most popular Commission of Audit. We will continue Federal politics is enduringly tumultuous. But fortunately also enduring is the The annual CBAA conference continues Editor: suggestions are to develop an online to welcome your input on sector policy support we enjoy across the political spectrum, which reflects our own diverse Chris Yates I [email protected] to evolve and it was pleasing to see so make-up: from teenagers to octogenarians, Christians to punk rockers, inner-city hub for collaboration and to conduct many of our new initiatives received so and advocacy initiatives. opera goers to those living miles from the nearest town. SUB-editor: a national community broadcasting well. The conference aims to promote Danny Chifley I [email protected] awareness campaign building on the We have also continued our discussions Not that we all haven’t had to roll our sleeves up and fight for our cause on Monique Sebire I [email protected] best practice by including informative strengths of last year’s digital radio with the PPCA about online simulcast occasion. and practical educational sessions on graphic design: campaign. The third and final phase of licenses for community broadcasters, topics ranging from governance and When federal funding critical to the sector’s long-term survival was threatened Judith Martinez I [email protected] the research will be conducted in the as a result of the Federal Court ruling. in the past few years, the CBAA led a campaign that saw tens of thousands of management issues to communications Advertising: coming weeks via an online survey to We are working towards a rollout community radio supporters rallying for it to be reinstated. Our campaign saw and technology. I’d love to see you at For all advertising enquiries all members. date of July 1, should the licenses funding restored for the digital radio transition and to the Australian Music Radio this year’s event which will take place please contact the Editor. be required. Airplay Project (AMRAP). The results of our various consultations from November 6-9 in Adelaide. Printed by: With last year’s change of government and the mid-year federal budget came a cut Brighset printing I [email protected] are helping to shape the future Head to the CBAA website and sign On a final note I would like to pass on to funding we did have to take on the chin, given it was considerably smaller than direction of the CBAA’s policies, up to the CBAA eNews for updates as my thanks to several staff who have those that had us up in arms last year. CBX is printed on: advocacy and services. they develop. ecoStar moved on to new opportunities in But we are hoping this is the last of the cuts for now. The recent announcement of When the Commission of Audit Stations continue to tell us that our recent months. Heartfelt thanks go the Federal Budget saw community broadcasting spared from cuts proposed in the proposed the abolition of funding Policy and Advocacy work on behalf out to Stephen Hahn, Alex White, Erin Commission of Audit. It took 25,000 emails to the Treasurer, but it was worth it. Our CBX content is CBAA copyrighted. to the Community Broadcasting of the sector is one of the most Turner and Ainsleigh Sheridan for their community radio and TV stations are safe, for now. All rights reserved. Articles may Program, we relaunched our highly valuable benefits of membership. contributions to the CBAA and the be used by CBAA members without The 2013 McNair Ingenuity listener research shows 29% of Australians (5.2 million) permission, provided credit is given. successful Commit to Community Last year we participated in the sector as a whole. listen to community radio every week. We have more than 20000 volunteers. Our radio stations operate in towns and cities across Australia, with the largest proportion in regional areas (41%), a further 25% in rural areas and 34% across metropolitan and suburban locations. Stations can help ensure our safety by reaching out to their own stakeholders live to air each weekday afternoon via CRN – not only local politicians but the people who matter to them: local businesses, about the cover... play live or timeshift community leaders, local organisations and others that make up an electorate. Invite them over. Give them a tour. Share the sector’s statistics and your success Cover Illustration and www.thewire.org.au stories. Illustration on page 6 by Shane Foley shanefoley.net 2014 Let them know why, 40 years later, the sector is still fundamental to cultural life download & broadcast individual stories MAY in Australia. CBX 2 CBX CMT

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university students grew frustrated In June 1970, the Australian the public broadcasters themselves on suggest alternatives.” But over the be considered, questioned, and about the government’s intent to that their protests were disregarded Broadcasting Control Board put out a July 5 and 6. Professor Cyril Renwick, first day the only presentations were alternatives suggested, as the Minister consult. The second day ended with by the media and decided they needed report on the introduction of FM radio, who had been part of an independent made by aspirant public broadcasters, had proposed the previous day. The a motion that the Department pay a station of their own. which included a recommendation inquiry into FM Radio earlier in 1974, outlining their various ideas and Department refused, saying the leaked all delegates’ fares and expenses that new, non-commercial services, Social activists, media professionals agreed to chair both conferences. proposals. There was no sign of a paper was just one of many ‘working “for attending this farce”, which was known as ‘public broadcasting’ (after government view or a Departmental carried unanimously. and others, some inspired by similar The conference had a good roll-up, papers’. Peter Pockley moved that the term used in the USA) should be position, that is, until the next day. movements in the Americas and with lots of the early community all the plans be circulated, and the The next part of the conference, on introduced. The McMahon Coalition motion was carried unanimously. The Europe, started talking about new broadcasting pioneers in attendance, On the morning of July 4, 1974, July 5 and 6, had been convened by government accepted the report’s Department refused again. Bob Pringle programming, new structures and plus representatives from departments The Australian published an article by Peter Pockley, Keith Conlon, the then proposals in principle. Several months of the Builders Labourers Federation new uses of media. One of these was and agencies across the government. Graham Williams, which said: “A secret Manager of VL5UV at the University the late Peter Pockley, a former head later the Whitlam Labor government stood up to announce he had a copy of The Department invited groups that plan on developing Australia’s radio of Adelaide, and Trevor Jarvie of the of the Science Unit at the ABC, who was elected. the paper, read out large parts, offered had been advocating or expressing services recommends that the Federal Music Broadcasting Society of NSW. had become increasingly unhappy to print more copies, then walked out Peter Pockley, then working at direct interest in starting up a new Government set up 88 new stations Delegates from all of the mainland with the national broadcaster, in protest at the Government’s stance. the University of NSW, was a well- station, including community-based over three years from next July. Of the capitals and two regional centres feeling constrained by its inherent connected, effective lobbyist. In early 88, 46 would be public radio, built and took part. conservatism and inflexibility. groups, student organisations, The Departmental paper wasn’t well 1974 he wrote to the new Minister for financed by government at $20m. 28 Peter’s own interest was in universities and the music received. Not only did it suggest Proceedings became a lot more the Media asking for some money of those would be allocated to the ABC, independent, community-based public broadcasting societies. Old footage of public broadcasting stations come constructive and collaborative to hold a national conference for the other 18 would be for independent, affairs broadcasting, but importantly the gathering shows mainly bearded under direct control of a council but were marked by the feelings everybody interested in setting up non-commercial community groups, he recognised the need for a much men in suits engaged in lively debate made up exclusively of government of distrust in the Department public broadcasting. The Department including seven for ‘young style’ FM. It broader, long-overdue restructuring around tables with overflowing departments, but the proportion of the created in the preceding sessions. decided that they should also have makes the two-day seminar designed of the control and nature of ashtrays. These days, smoking is not new stations to be public broadcasters The public broadcasters wanted a one, to consult with other government to assess the need, demand and type broadcasting in Australia. Similarly, allowed in meeting rooms. was much lower than expected. larger proportion of the new FM departments and agencies, as well of public broadcasting facilities, the Music Broadcasting Societies, Perhaps more importantly, the licences to be allocated for public as public broadcasters. The Media The Minister for the Media, Doug largely irrelevant.” whilst agitating for their own stations, conference had become overshadowed broadcasting, and demanded Department’s conference ran over July McClelland, opened proceedings, always put their argument in a wider Back on the conference floor, an by wrangling over whether the government involvement with the new 3 and 4, 1974 at the University of New telling delegates they had been invited context of opening up broadcasting for immediate call was made for the Government had a predetermined stations go no further than planning South Wales in Sydney, immediately to hear relevant views and many new, independent, community- full paper to be tabled, so that position or not. The leaked document and regulation. The most important followed by two days of meetings with “to question those views and to based interests. the Department’s proposals could only exacerbated mounting distrust decision taken by the conference

27 November 20 MAY 5 and 6 July 15 December 1 March 4 March 30 July 19 March 2 JULY 17 November Government announces PM Whitlam asks Priorities Public broadcasters’ 2MBS starts: first FM stereo Colour 4ZZZ at Queensland 3MBS starts 2MCE starts in 2XX at ANU in Canberra 3RRR goes to air in Melbourne, McLean Inquiry into the Review Staff to report on conference convened by public broadcaster in television University Union in Melbourne Bathurst - first regional launched originally as 3RMT introduction of FM radio development of radio Peter Pockley. Decision taken Australia begins starts broadcasting community station 3 JULY to form Public Broadcasting with experimental 3CR starts broadcasting Association of Australia. licence in Melbourne

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1 AUGUST 12 MAY 3 and 4 July 23 September JUNE 30 August April 16 October December Government announces 12 ABC in Melbourne starts up Department of the Media Cabinet decides to offer W&T Act experimental FM licences to Experimental radio licences Minister for the Media Moss Cass Government sets 6NR at Curtin The Broadcasting and Television Act video access centres to be 3ZZ with community access holds conference to consult NSW and Victorian Music Broadcasting Societies and loosen issued for 2EA (Sydney) and offers 12 W&T Act licences to up Green Inquiry University in replaces the Australian Broadcasting set up around Australia on introduction of public restrictions on 5UV licence and bring it onto the main AM 3EA (Melbourne) to promote educational institutions, and 2 into broadcasting Perth begins Control Board with the Australian broadcasting broadcasting band – making 5UV the first community radio Government’s new Medibank restricted commercial licences planning, control broadcasting Broadcasting Tribunal and provides for station in Australia policy to migrant communities and licensing licensing of public broadcasting 40 years of 40 years of UNITY RADIO DIO COMM COMMUNITY RA

was to form the Public Broadcasting times in the massive work involved to on open reel tapes gave way to ever since, in locations throughout Association of Australia, with the 16 secure community broadcasters’ own cassettes and then discs, through to Australia, giving the sector a regular organisations attending becoming its place on the digital platform. the satellite and IP-based links and forum to stay in touch and to debate founding members. distribution of today. policies and concerns, elect the board As early as 1978 the PBAA was working and set the directions forward. In Pockley’s words, the new on setting up a program exchange for A second national public broadcasting Association would “act as a watchdog the newly licenced stations. Over the conference was held in June 1976, From the very outset, the PBAA was on an untrustworthy government” decades, distribution of programs and they have been held each year primarily an organisation of stations with its formal objectives being to support the establishment of public broadcasting stations in Australia, based on the principles that public stations should be independent, committed to diverse output, and accessible to broadcasting by the community. The Association aimed to offer cooperative services for members in a number of areas including programming, technical, legal, financial, information and training. It also aimed to provide representation for its members to Government and other bodies. Over the following 40 years the ‘Broadcasting Australia’, to debate these early days. Their persistent Association did all that, as well as and promote the policy concerns questioning of accepted thinking initiating a host of additional activities and plans of the new sector. To about the lack of available AM radio further demonstrate its depth and frequencies and the way in which and services, which together became The Magazine of The Magazine of MAY 2013 || The Magazine of the The CoMMuniTy BroadCasTing The CoMMuniTy BroadCasTing Community Broadcasting Association of Australia assoCiaTion of ausTralia assoCiaTion of ausTralia FM should be introduced in Australia www.cbaa.org.au/cbx the critical backbone for the growth seriousness, the Association set up www.cbaa.org.au/cbx led eventually to the Minister being and development of community a Broadcasting Legislation Study, advised that there were, in fact, no real broadcasting throughout Australia. headed by an independent legal expert. The community sector quickly technical impediments to new stations Advocacy and promotion of the became accepted as an active and starting up. At the Music Broadcasting movement were the first priority. articulate contributor to broadcasting Society, the techs built their own Immediately after the July 1974 transmitter. The new Association policy and regulation debate. conference, lobbying resumed, with recognised that collaboration and Pockley back in Canberra invited Public broadcasters’ innovative innovation in engineering design by Dr Cairns, then Deputy PM. The approach to technical and engineering and planning was a key part of their PBAA soon launched a quality journal, aspects of broadcasting began in function. It has culminated in recent support a digital radio future november 2013 november 1 CBX august 2013 august 1 CBX

13 April 1 May 1 March APRIL National Program Service Australian Council for Radio National Ethnic and 2 January Community TV test 17 August Hobart FM goes to air, 2CT in Campbelltown Hope FM begins in Sydney, Central Australian Aboriginal set up by PBAA to exchange for the Print Handicapped Multicultural Broadcasters Imparja Television begins transmissions in Sydney and 3RPH starts broadcasting originally as 7THE goes to air (its licence was originally as 2CBA, Christian Media Association (CAAMA) and distribute programs set up (now RPH Australia) Council (NEMBC) formed satellite broadcasting Melbourne on main AM band with full revoked June 1981) Broadcasting Association formed and begins to eastern and central metropolitan coverage production of programs for Australia broadcast on 8CCC

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Government 5 April 23 July 1 December National Aboriginal 5 June 26 February 2XX, 3CR, 3RRR, 4ZZZ and April 1988 JUNE Satellite directs ABC Minister Tony Staley Minister Staley announces 4EB goes to air in Brisbane, and Islander Territory FM starts First meeting of Board 2RSR form Progressive Radio First Broadcasting for Remote First 100 community distribution to shut Second reading speech of setting up of RPH stations, first full-time community Broadcasting broadcasting in Darwin, of the Public Broadcasting Association (PRA) Aboriginal Communities radio stations licenced of community down 3ZZ amendments to B&T Act initially just off the AM band ethnic broadcasting station Association (NAIBA) originally as 8TOP Foundation Scheme (BRACS) unit radio programs details public broadcasting set up PBAA sets up National installed at Jigalong in WA begins, first via aims, planning and licensing Sponsorship Scheme SBS and BBC 40 years of 40 years of DIO MMUNITY RADIO COMMUNITY RA CO

broader ‘Anglo-dominated’ PBAA, and inevitable differences emerging between the public stations and the ethnic broadcasters as to how government subsidies should be best handled and allocated. Separate organisations similarly formed to support and advocate the interests of Radio for the Print Handicapped and Christian broadcasters, whilst various state finally resolved, the CTV licencees of the specialised sector organisations design and then brought its and regional associations were set decided in 2008 that their interests also maintained membership of implementation to fruition. up to support their members’ would be better served by a separate the CBAA. particular interests. Many of the aspirations and goals of organisation. Being the only organisation with the community broadcasting pioneers To a large extent these organisations All these representative organisations membership across all parts of in 1974 have become a reality, with were additional to - rather than reflect the diversity of the sector community broadcasting the CBAA an extraordinary wealth of diverse competing with - the PBAA for but they have, in general, worked has been the natural host and programs now available through membership. A more serious challenge collaboratively wherever possible, manager of major sector-wide projects community-based, volunteer-driven to the PBAA came when a handful particularly in lobbying the radio and television stations around of stations (3CR, 4ZZZ, 3RRR, 2XX and initiatives. After early gains government for funding increases. Australia. The challenge today is to and 2RSR) split off to set up the with limited training for ethnic and Starting with a summit convened articulate a corresponding vision for Progressive Radio Association in Indigenous broadcasters through the future. 1987, concerned that the PBAA’s by the CBF, they have coordinated government funded schemes, the rather than broadcasters. Licencees NIMAA and AICA. These organisations membership had become dominated their efforts first through the CBAA took on broader sector-wide John Martin is arguably the foremost were ‘full’ members; while aspirant were broader in scope than public by conservative interests. However, Community Media Council, then the training (a role now carried out by authority on community broadcasting licencees were ‘associates’, and others broadcasting. They encompassed the PRA proved difficult to sustain Funding Strategy Group, and now the CMTO). Similarly, the Association in Australia. Throughout his career, ‘affiliate’ members. As the sector grew, representation and collaboration and gradually these stations re-joined the Community Broadcasting Sector implemented the rollout of computer he has held pivotal roles not just at with the number of stations increasing of Indigenous media, including the PBAA. Roundtable. technology, the satellite network, community stations but also various from the 16 founding members to film, newspapers and broadcasting, sector organisational bodies. John was The most recent new organisation in Throughout the history of the sector, DDN program delivery, the Australian several hundred stations, other with community broadcasting being the recipient of the Michael Law Award the sector is the Australian Community however, the CBAA (the PBAA changed Music project AMRAP, national representative organisations were set one part. in 2011, acknowledging his sustained Television Alliance. The PBAA always its name in line with government audience surveys and sector-wide up by stations and/or broadcasters in and outstanding contribution to the The National Ethnic and Multicultural encompassed both radio and television legislation amending the term ‘public’ online resources. Perhaps most different parts of the movement. sector. The content featured in this Broadcasters Council was set up in and for most of the period had a CTV to ‘community’ broadcasting) has significantly for the longer term, article is sourced from an extensive The National Australian Indigenous the mid-1980s, the result of a feeling standing committee and the position counted the overwhelming majority over many years the CBAA lobbied history and analysis of Australian and Islander Broadcasting Association that ethnic broadcasters’ needs could of Vice-President Television. However, of stations as its members. Many for digital community broadcasting, community broadcasting currently formed in 1981, later succeeded by not be adequately represented by the organisations which were members played a leading part in the technical with licensing of metropolitan stations being undertaken by John.

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