National Radio News

Roadmap 2033 Interview with Michelle Rowland MP

Roadmap 2033 Interview with Michelle Rowland MP

The community radio sector’s own independent news service, produced with a community lens 

National Radio News (NRN) provides community radio listeners with a respected, valued, and alternate news service. Professionally produced, it delivers hourly news concerning Australia and the world, with a focus on the communities the stories affect.  

Why Your Station Needs It?

  • Get a trusted and reliable source of news: NRN has been running for over 25 years from the Bathurst campus of Charles Sturt University. Bulletins punctuate the day, add structure to your programming schedule, and draw in listeners by providing up-to-date news, backed by trusted sources like AAP, BBC, and Deutsche Welle. 

  • Give independent and accessible news to your listeners: We have no commercial ties or political agenda and we gather news from a community perspective, reflecting the guiding principles of community broadcasting and the diversity of the Australian community. 

  • Reflect your listeners with in-depth regional coverage: Address the needs of all communities, including news from community journalists across Australia and our team of dedicated community radio network reporters based at Parliament House in Canberra. 

  • Book-end the news with sponsorship: Using your playout system when accessed via FTP.  

What Does National Radio News Sound Like?

  • Designed for under-served audiences: We link local stories to state and national events for a bespoke news service featuring diverse community voices, stories, and perspectives. 

  • Get first-hand reports: From our trio of specialist journalists based in the Parliament House Press Gallery: connecting your community to national political stories, First Nations stories, and stories affecting those living with disability. 

  • Access news not included in regular CRN subscription: And news gathered by our wider network of reporters delivering daily content. 

Listen to one of our recent bulletins to hear our range of stories.

How Much Does it Cost?

For $285 plus GST per month, get the best international and national news content with a community radio lens.

From left to right: National Radio News journalists Charlie Willis, Sophie Norris, Laura Devoy and Shannon Kirkwood

From left to right: National Radio News journalists Charlie Willis, Sophie Norris, Laura Devoy and Shannon Kirkwood.

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From left to right: CBAA/Community Radio Network journalists Emma Myers, Noah Secomb and Micah Kickett

FAQs

Hourly up-to-date news with 84 x 4-minute national bulletins per week, delivered 6am to 7pm Monday to Friday, and 6am to 12pm on weekends.

National Radio News is easily available via satellite accessed manually through a fader on your mixer or via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or DDN (CBAA's dedicated Digital Delivery Network). Satellite and DDN access are available to stations that are Community Radio Network subscribers. 

National Radio News is supported by CBAA’s infrastructure team, who are available to assist with onboarding and training of key technical staff.

Support is also available during the hours of NRN's distribution to provide support and updates. In the case of a technical issue, the most recent bulletin is re-run to ensure there is still content that can go to air. 

National Radio News is a stand-alone product. While it is available in the same formats as CRN, it uses a separate, dedicated team to create and deliver the content. As per all CBAA products, the subscription costs are subsided by us, so we can provide NRN at the most cost-effective rate possible. 

Need Support? 

Post on the Online Community, email [email protected] or call (02) 9310 2999. 


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