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CRN Segments

mwalters, 6th May 2015

The CRN Segments initiative is a new opportunity for producers to flex their creative thinking, develop production skills, and share radio content on a national platform. Round One of 2015's two intakes has been confirmed, and these series are now in production and will be available for local use on stations, through the Community Radio Network service, from July.

Amrap Chart Wrap

Amrap, 28th April 2015

This week's edition sees Alpine and The Outdoor Type top the Amrap Charts, which rank music ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service.

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Helen Henry, 28th April 2015

These new and emerging community radio producers have been selected to participate in this year's National Features and Documentary Series.

Amrap Chart Wrap

Amrap, 21st April 2015

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

Amrap Chart Wrap

Amrap, 14th April 2015

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

Amrap Chart Wrap 8 April

Amrap, 8th April 2015

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

Amrap Chart Wrap 31 March 2015

Amrap, 31st March 2015

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

Amrap Chart Wrap

Amrap, 25th March 2015

Each week, the Amrap Charts show the Top 10 tracks ordered for airplay by community broadcasters through Amrap’s AirIt music distribution service. The Chart Wrap provides weekly analysis and highlights great community radio stations playing Australian music.

Woodford

enadmin, 4th December 2014

4ZZZ, 4EB and Noosa FM are collaborating on this year's national Woodford Folk Festival broadcast.

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enadmin, 21st November 2014

Now in its 35th installment after having first commenced in 1976 (with a few years off in the late 70's and early 80's) the 4ZZZ HOT 100 is the annual countdown that celebrates the best in home grown and overseas talent from year to year and is guaranteed to kick off your 2015 with a bang!

enadmin, 13th November 2014

Coverage of the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane continues on CRN this week.

2014 CBAA Award - Tony Staley Award Winners The Wire

enadmin, 9th November 2014

On the evening of Saturday 8 November, community broadcasters from across Australia gathered in Adelaide for the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia’s (CBAA) annual Awards. The Awards are a celebration of community broadcasting excellence and recognise the accomplishments of community radio stations and personnel across 23 categories.

Special K - Hope in a Horse Tranquiliser

CBAA Web Articles., 18th September 2014

When I would ask people about ketamine, for those who knew about it, a few ideas were evoked: an animal sedative, a hallucinogenic party drug or an anaesthetic for children. But when I mentioned ketamine to people rarely did anyone think of it as a treatment for depression. However, right now in clinics across Australia ketamine is being developed as a way of tackling mental illness.

Riot Grrrls in the New World

CBAA Web Articles., 18th September 2014

Riot Grrrl is not simply a period of feminist punk in the early 90s, but is a movement whose ongoing thoughts, ideas and challenges have enriched human liberation. Riot Grrrl is a recurring motif for empowering females, placing Grrrls at the centre of music and for showing everyone the saviour of rock and roll: women.

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Emma Ramsay, 28th February 2014

In an Australian first, the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia's Digital Radio Project and Community Radio Network are thrilled to be presenting a day of radio made by women, to be enjoyed by everyone.

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Emma Ramsay, 12th February 2014

Following its successful launch in 2013, Star Observer Digital is back on air until March 16.

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enadmin, 6th February 2014

Star Observer Digital is a pop-up digital radio service collaboration between 2ser 107.3, JOY949, 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide, RTRFM and the Star Observer for people expressing sex, sexuality and gender diversities.

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enadmin, 10th December 2013

4ZZZ is again packing its top broadcasters into a van or two and sending them off to the Woodford Folk Festival so they can bring you the best treats that the festival has to offer.

FBi Radio - Radio With Pictures

enadmin, 19th November 2013

CRN would like to congratulate all stations and producers recognised at the 2013 CBAA Awards. Amongst them were a number of programs which feature or have featured on CRN over the year. 4EB's Fair Comment won the award for Best New Radio Program - Talks, while many others were finalists in their respective categories.

enadmin, 31st October 2013

Brisbane's 4ZZZ is very proud to announce that Queer Radio has been nominated in not one but two categories for the CAN Awards 2013 for Media, for Excellence in Journalism/Social Media which promotes social inclusion and equality for all and the new LGBTIQ category, Celebrating the Leaders and Helpers in our inner city LGBTI community.