According to the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, 37 community digital radio services are facing closure altogether from 1 July 2016. Labor knows these services are a valued part of Australian culture, and we will restore funding to ensure continued delivery of community digital radio services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. This $5.6 million commitment over four years – $1.4 million per annum – will assist with digital platform and infrastructure costs including data connectivity, linking, multiplexing and transmission.
favourably mentions non-economic demographic groups like women, students or specific age groups