CBAA Awarded Funding to Support Community Radio’s Transition to Multiplatform Delivery

We’re delighted to announce that the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) will provide support over the next four years for the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) to support community radio stations to provide Australian community media audiences with seamless, personalised digital experiences that allow them to enjoy and engage with content regardless of where they live, time of day or their preferred device.

"This is an important initiative for community broadcasters" Jo Curtin, CEO CBF

Ensuring Community Radio is Positioned for Success Into the Future

Very few community broadcasters have the significant resources needed to develop or buy technologies, test potential listening markets or measure audience behaviour.

Jo Curtin, the CBF’s Chief Executive Officer, says “This is an important initiative for community broadcasters as it will help bridge the gap and ensure that audiences can keep connected no matter how they choose to tune in.”

“To ensure our continued relevance every community radio station in Australia needs to be available in the places that listeners expect" Jon Bisset, CEO CBAA

“To ensure our continued relevance every community radio station in Australia needs to be available in the places that listeners expect – live via AM, FM and DAB+ and online, on-demand, and as podcasts, said CBAA Chief Executive Officer, Jon Bisset.

“Through this initiative, we will increase listener access to community radio and future proof community radio stations to remain competitive in a disruptive media landscape. The solutions will streamline day-to-day station operations and workflows, build online audiences, and maximise station online revenue.”

Partnering with Global Leaders in Audio and Broadcast Technology

The CBAA’s Manager, Online Products & Services, Andrew Morris says that “through our partnership with Triton Digital – a global technology and services leader to the digital audio and podcast industry, community radio will be able to leverage Triton’s suite of solutions to ensure listeners can access their content anywhere, anytime. Triton’s Omny Studio podcast platform is also an amazing tool and I’m excited to hear the podcasts community radio content makers produce.”

“We are pleased to partner with CBAA to provide Australia’s community radio stations with reliable, best-in-class streaming audio and podcast technology,” said Benjamin Masse, Managing Director, Market Development and Strategy at Triton Digital.  “The mobile-first, easy-to-consume nature of streaming audio and podcasts will serve as an effective and efficient engagement vehicle for community radio across the country, enabling stations to reach their desired audiences at a time and place that is convenient for them.”

"We welcome this opportunity to support CBAA and the community sector as they expand their reach in the home, on mobile and in the car.” Jason Malaure, VP All In Media

The CBAA is also partnering with All in Media (AIM), a part of Xperi – a leading worldwide supplier of smartphone apps, smart speaker integrations and broadcast systems for the radio industry. The CBAA will launch a community radio aggregation app in the first half of 2021 along with smart speaker skills.

“We are delighted to be partnering with the CBAA on this project”, says Jason Malaure, VP All In Media, “In the rapidly changing digital audio landscape, broadcasters must leverage new technologies and ensure easy access to their content on all platforms. We welcome this opportunity to support CBAA and the community sector as they expand their reach in the home, on mobile and in the car.”

For More Information

• Learn more about CBAA's audio streaming, on-demand and podcasting solutons
• Learn more about the CBAA's class leading website solution for your radio station
• Learn more about the importance of email marketing for your station in this practical CBAA webinar

To learn more about the Community Media Multiplatform Distribution Project please call Andrew Morris at CBAA Online Services on 02 9318 9629.