Australia's Diverse Community Broadcasting Sector--(largely voluntary community)by phyllis gowa
1. recent offshoot of BRACS, due to government recognition that Aboriginal programming should be accessible in urban and rural venues, as well as remote locations
2. SBC (SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE) developed in 1977 to cater to cultural diversity
3. youth and student programming
4. gay radio
5. religious programming
6. fine music radio
7. educational radio
8. geographic/regional radio
9. First FM Radio License, classical music
10. Political parties' funding becomes more frequent. This furthers ethical dilemma, in that programming promotes their political agenda.
11. Government funding recently decreasing, resulting in "CREEPING COMMERCIALISM" creating ethical conflict.
12. 2001--Digital TV via "datacasting" increases broadcasting options, but meets with resistance & lack of funding
13. community access trials begin 1990's to 2004
14. trials successful, resulting in permanency. Licenses issued.
15. more difficult to survive lately due to competion for licenses
16. BRACS (BROADCASTING FOR REMOTE ABORIGINAL SCHEME) GOVERNMENT SPONSORED, SATELLITE LAUNCHED, 1980'S, Radio stations-may earn profit, TV stations-non-profit
