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Terrible Truths Amrap Chart Wrap

CBAA Web Articles., 28th October 2015

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

Jon Bisset

jbisset, 23rd October 2015

"Pulling these reports together is always a great chance to take the time to reflect on the last 12 months or so, which has often passed in the blink of an eye and seems a blur on first inspection." - CBAA Chief Executive Officer Jon Bisset.

mwalters, 22nd October 2015

Does your station have a reggae/roots show that could be suitable for weekly national distribution?

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CBAA Web Articles., 21st October 2015

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

Royal Headache Chart Wrap

CBAA Web Articles., 16th October 2015

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

Broadcasting from the festival

Helen Henry, 15th October 2015

The 17th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival took place in Lajamanu, NT, from 27 September – 2 October 2015 and was attended by CBAA Member Services Officer Emma Couch. Here she shares some thoughts on her experience.

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mwalters, 15th October 2015

A huge success in its inaugural year, CRN is again pleased to be presenting coverage over three days from the Mullum Music Festival, through the team at Bay FM. Get planning for what times your station can switch to the live broadcasts, and check back here regularly for updates.

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Helen Henry, 15th October 2015

As part of its review of its structure and governance, the CBF has now released a second discussion paper for feedback from the sector.

Member Survey

Helen Henry, 13th October 2015

In 2014, the CBAA undertook its inaugural member survey to take a measure of member opinion and establish a benchmark for future comparisons. The results of the survey have provided the CBAA with invaluable feedback, which has informed the development of the organisation’s new strategic plan and some key areas of operation over the last 12 months.

CBAA Webinars

Danny Chifley, 12th October 2015

*Past webinar - click through to view webinar recording*
This webinar provided information to assist community broadcasting board members and managers to understand dispute resolution best practice and how to implement processes and procedures at their station to resolve conflicts effectively and reduce their impact on the wider organisation.

CBAA Web Articles., 7th October 2015

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

National Features & Documentary Series

Helen Henry, 7th October 2015

10 half-hour features from community radio producers around Australia, available to all stations for local broadcast.

Rhyming The Dead Poetry Radio Series artwork

eramsay, 6th October 2015

Available to stations for local rebroadcast, this new poetry series from the Red Room Company, in collaboration with several community radio stations and the CBAA, features 10 living Australian poets who have been commissioned to write poems for and about a dead poet of their choosing.

Danny Chifley, 2nd October 2015

The CBAA is pleased to welcome you to the October 2015 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. 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.

CBAA Web Articles., 2nd October 2015

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, 25th September 2015

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) is calling for proposals from community radio journalists and producers for international radio series on climate change.

Radio Pioneer Charles Maclurcan

eramsay, 24th September 2015

Revealing the passion of radio innovator Charles Maclurcan, who "wound up the cat and put the clock out".

It's the Satanic Verses, Love (3RPH, Vision Australia Melbourne) Womens Book Club

eramsay, 24th September 2015

One of the first audio books Ruth Mercer read after joining the RVIB (Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind) library some thirty years ago was Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. The postman delivered all 32 tapes to her front door and announced “It’s the Satanic Verses, love”.

Fairlight: How Australia Changed the Sound of Music, Image of a Fairlight CMI synthesiser & sampler

eramsay, 23rd September 2015

How two computer nerds in a Sydney basement created a machine that would change the face of contemporary music composition.

Image of live stand up comedian

eramsay, 23rd September 2015

Standing up in front of a room full of strangers and trying to make them laugh sounds like a daunting task to most people. Now imagine being one of the relatively small handful of women trying to do just that, in a field still dominated by men.