Community broadcasting means community relevance

Community broadcasting engages a range of people who may be left behind in the digital economy, writes Deborah Welch in the National TimesAs we wrapped up Radio Adelaide’s broadcast and online coverage of Womadelaide last week, I reflected on the festival’s aim to excite, inform and to create awareness of the worth and potential of a multicultural society. For more than 35 years, Australia’s unique community broadcasting stations have been doing this and much more, fulfilling our remit under the Broadcasting Services Act (1992) to develop and reflect a sense of Australian identity, character and cultural diversity. Radio Adelaide, where I am Station Manager, was established in 1972 as Australia\u27s first community radio station. But our sector has blossomed in many directions and is as diverse as the Australian communities it reflects. We’re now looking to the future with Vision 2015, our five-year plan for the next era of community media... Read the full article Photo: Shaun Lowe/ iStockphot