CBF Funded Projects
The CBF administers grants for special projects, usually as a result of the government introducing new policy initiatives.
Current projects are:
Audience Research Project
This Griffith University report titled 'Community Media Matters: An audience study of the Australian community broadcasting sector' was launched in August 2007
Australian Music Radio Airplay Project
The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) is an initiative aimed at promoting Australian music. The project works with musicians and community broadcasters to create increased radio airplay opportunities for contemporary Australian Music through the community radio sector.
CBOnline Project
The umbrella term, CBOnline, refers to several related information and communications technology based infrastructure projects including: Digital Delivery Network (DDN); satellite reception equipment grants program; and the CBOnline Project, incorporating the CBOnline website and Community Broadcasting Database (CBD).
Digital Radio
Digital radio has the potential to deliver enhanced audio quality and increased diversity of radio services and service features to Australian audiences. The community broadcasting sector wants to ensure community broadcasters are accorded sufficient capacity within the digital radio environment to be able to deliver existing audio services and develop new services and features.
Indigenous Remote Radio Replacement (IRRR) Project
The Australian Government via the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) has committed $3.3 million plus GST in funding through the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) for the Indigenous Remote Radio Replacement (IRRR) Project. The purpose of the IRRR Project is to improve the technical quality and level of service provided by Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) by replacing obsolete radio equipment.
IRRR Project - Phase One
The IRRR Project (Phase One) commenced in mid-2007 and is due to be completed by 30 June 2009. Phase One targeted the original 79 licensed Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) by replacing obsolete radio equipment.
IRRR Project - Phase Two
The IRRR Project (Phase Two) commenced in June 2009 and is due to be completed by 30 June 2010. Phase Two supports the replacement of obsolete radio equipment for Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) broadcasting on a TCBL issued on or before 18 September 2009.
National Training Project
Funds totalling $2.5 million over four years were announced in the Governments's 2009/10 Budget to extend the sector's National Training Project which provides broadcast and management training to community broadcasters.
RIBS TV Transmitter Rollout Project
In May 2005 the Australian Government made $2 million in new funding available to the Foundation to conduct a TV transmitter rollout project for remote Indigenous communities with Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) to allow the retransmission of the remote area Indigenous Community Television (ICTV) service distributed via satellite by Imparja Television.
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