Review of digital radio technologies for regional Australia
- Report of the Review of technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia (RFT, 690 KB)
- Report of the Review of technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia (PDF, 235 KB)
- Technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia—discussion paper (PDF, 192 KB)
- Technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia—discussion paper (RTF, 1.9 MB)
Section 215A of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 required a review of the relative merits of various terrestrial and satellite technologies for digital radio broadcasting services and restricted datacasting services in regional areas.
On 17 November 2010, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy released a discussion paper with a call for public submissions. Twenty-nine submissions were received.
The statutory review of technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia is now complete and the report was tabled in parliament on 12 October 2011.
Report of the Review of technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia (PDF, 235 KB)
Report of the Review of technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia (RTF, 690 KB)
The discussion paper is provided for reference purposes.
Technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia Discussion paper November 2010
- Technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia-discussion paper (PDF, 192 KB)
- Technologies for digital radio services in regional Australia-discussion paper (RTF, 1.9 MB)
Public submissions
Twenty-nine submissions were received. The following organisations and individuals have agreed to the online publication of their submissions. The views expressed in submissions will inform the Australian Government’s future policy decisions for regional digital radio.
- AsiaSpace Pty Ltd (PDF 23 KB)
- AsiaSpace Pty Ltd (RTF 182 KB)
- Australia Broadcasting Media (PDF 18 KB)
- Australia Broadcasting Media (RTF 49 KB)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (PDF 394 KB)
- Broadcast Australia (PDF 135 KB)
- Carmel Brown (PDF, 16 KB)
- Carmel Brown (RTF 47 KB)
- Andrew Butlin (PDF 17 KB)
- Andrew Butlin (RTF 48 KB)
- Justin Christie, Open Narrowcasting Operator (PDF 33 KB)
- Justin Christie, Open Narrowcasting Operator (RTF 65 KB)
- Commercial Radio Australia (PDF 227 KB)
- Communications Law Centre, UTS (PDF 421 KB)
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (PDF 521 KB)
- Digital Radio Mondiale (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Glen English, Pacific Media Technologies Pty Ltd (PDF, 45 KB)
- Daniel Henshaw (PDF 113 KB)
- Alan Hughes (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Warwick Hunter (PDF 17 KB)
- Ron Menash (PDF 14 KB)
- Ron Menash (RTF 46 KB)
- Doug Moncur (PDF 17 KB)
- Doug Moncur (RTF 48 KB)
- Philip (PDF 18 KB)
- Philip (RTF 48 KB)
- Radio Specialists Pty Ltd (PDF 103 KB)
- Rebel Media (PDF 425 KB)
- Ted Richards (PDF 15 KB)
- Special Broadcasting Service (PDF 215 KB)
- Graham Turvey (PDF 16 KB)
- Graham Turvey (RTF 47 KB)
- Alan Wagin (PDF 16 KB)
- Alan Wagin (RTF 47 KB)
- A P Whichello (PDF 96 KB)
- Matt Whitehorn (PDF 19 KB)
- Matt Whitehorn (RTF 50 KB)
