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Board meeting

Danny Chifley, 13th October 2016

Governance is the responsibility of a community radio station’s board. Check out these tips for good governance.

2016 CBAA Community Radio Awards

Helen Henry, 13th October 2016

The CBAA Community Radio Awards Gala Dinner will see winners announced across 20 categories.

Conference Workshop 2015

Helen Henry, 13th October 2016

The largest annual gathering of community broadcasters - the CBAA Conference - is coming up fast! 10-13 November in Melbourne.

National Suicide Prevention Project

Danny Chifley, 4th October 2016

Welcome to the October 2016 content of the CBAA's national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project.

Amrap, 4th October 2016

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

CBAA Webinars

Danny Chifley, 29th September 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
This session will instruct participants on how to read the results of the most recent National Listener Survey and translate this data into information that can be used to accurately describe their listenership to their community, the regulatory body and prospective sponsors.

CBAA Webinars

Danny Chifley, 29th September 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
This session will provide an opportunity for women in community broadcasting to discuss ideas and issues of relevance to them at both a station and sector level.

Amrap, 27th September 2016

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

CBAA Webinars

Danny Chifley, 21st September 2016

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
A special webinar for community broadcasters under the age of 26.

Amrap, 20th September 2016

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. Amrap

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Helen Henry, 15th September 2016

Nominations are now open.

amclellan, 15th September 2016

The Mildura Country Music Festival is turning 30 in 2016, and the Good Morning Country crew are getting ready for their annual trip down.

CRN Segments Series

hfriedlander, 14th September 2016

Twice a year CRN seeks short series for station distribution that can be used as drop-in content during magazine programming. On the successful completion of a 10-part series of segments producers are paid $500! Applications are now open until 30 September.

Amrap, 14th September 2016

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

jbisset, 7th September 2016

The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and Commercial Radio Australia have reached a new agreement in regards to licensing royalties for audio content streamed online. This comes following the agreement that the CBAA reached with PPCA with regards to the community radio sector in 2015.

National Suicide Prevention Project

Danny Chifley, 5th September 2016

Welcome to the September 2016 content of the CBAA's national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

BIGSOUND 2016

hfriedlander, 2nd September 2016

The Amrap team are heading to Brisbane next week for the annual BIGSOUND music conference and festival. Community radio Music Directors from key metro stations will also be making the trip to take part in Amrap facilitated one-on-one listening sessions with artists and a panel on promoting music to community radio.

NSW Department of Fair Trading

hfriedlander, 2nd September 2016

Changes have been made to the association laws in NSW as of 1 September 2016.

Amrap, 30th August 2016

The Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

amclellan, 25th August 2016

Throughout its history, Australian community radio has nurtured new and experimental sounds, giving listeners access to the rich, underground musical landscape always present.