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The CBAA and the community broadcasting family are saddened by the loss yesterday of James Daniel Remedio, who passed away yesterday, at the age of 79, in the company of family and friends.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following contains images of deceased persons.

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) has officially launched digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) for community radio stations on the Gold Coast. Three stations, 4CRB, Juice, and Radio Metro, will be available to audiences via free-to-air DAB+ digital radio across the Gold Coast following a testing period that commenced in September 2022. This makes these three stations the first community radio stations to broadcast via DAB+ outside of Australia's capital cities.

The CMTO is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support our leadership team in Sydney.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Community radio listeners often tune in to hear local news and information. So how can stations without a newsroom or a team of journalists provide more current affairs content? Or how can an individual program maker get started with making this sort of content?   

The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the March 2023 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health.

Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

In this webinar we will look at what is required for community broadcasters to be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. In particular we will explore the opportunities and obligations that accompany charity registration. 

First Sounds Volume 9, a compilation of music by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians, is out now through CBAA's Amrap.

This role provides project coordination and administration to support the operation of community digital radio broadcast services and the national Digital Radio Project (DRP), including regular station liaison and stakeholder management.

*Past webinar, click through to watch recording*

Community radio listeners are increasingly listening to your radio station in ways other than your FM frequency and DAB+. And with the popularity of on-demand and podcasts, are YOU telling your listeners on-air how to listen to your station?