This paper describes the troubles that arose during fieldwork conducted at a community radio station, how these unexpected events forced a reformulation of the research question, and how this eventually led to an improved theoretical insight.

This paper examines a sample of new UK community radio stations and compares these with a sample of established Australian stations.

In this report Susan Forde, Michael Meadows and Kerrie Foxwell from Griffith University's Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy examine a range of issues associated with the current Australian community radio industry. In particular they address the structure of the sector, the characteristics of those working in the sector, localism, Indigenous and ethnic...

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...

The Fraser government commissioned this inquiry in 1979, as the national broadcaster approached its 50th anniversary. The inquiry was chaired by Alex Dix and came to be known as "the Dix inquiry". The inquiry found that: