In this speech to the Australian Broadcasting Summit, ACMA’s recently appointed chair, Chris Chapman, outlines the purpose and direction of the new organisation, discusses a number of contemporary issues relevant to the broadcasting sector and and briefly raises what the authority sees to be a number of emerging issues.

This report on the state of AM radio in Australia examines technical and transmitter site issues, as well as audience, profitability and ownership issues that affect the delivery of AM radio services in Australia. It also examines the potential future for AM radio in a digital environment.

Professor Ian Ramsay of Melbourne University examines the effectiveness of the ABA’s existing enforcement powers and makes proposals to enable the ABA to deal more effectively with breaches of the rules.

This report provides the findings of research into the different services and operations of over 260 community radio stations across Australia. It includes information on programming, program sources, music genres, numbers of staff, volunteers, subscribers, income and expenditure, broken down by station category and location. The information was provided by the Community Broadcasting Association of...