Australians listen to the radio for entertainment, information and to keep up with developments in emergencies. We advise the Australian Government on ways to ensure all Australians can access radio services.
Most Australians can listen to radio programs from the national broadcasters—the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).
There are over 250 commercial AM and FM licensed radio stations in Australia. They operate under commercial radio licences, program standards, industry codes of practice and other content rules.
Community radio services are operated by not-for-profit organisations and are available free of charge to the general public. There are over 450 licensed community radio stations in Australia which operate under community radio licences, industry codes of practice, and other content rules.
Digital radio services are available in parts of Australia, including major cities and some regional centres. They operate alongside analog AM and FM radio services and can only be transmitted by commercial, community and national broadcasters.
There are over 2,500 narrowcast radio services across Australia. They operate under narrowcasting licences and industry codes of practice.
ABC radio broadcasting sites across Australia received important resilience infrastructure upgrades.
The community broadcasting sector will receive a $27 million funding boost to support its continued operations.
The Australian Government is continuing with its reform program to modernise media regulations.
APG23-6 is the APT Preparatory Group for the World Radiocommunication Conference WRC-23.
