Indigenous Broadcasting Program

About the Indigenous Broadcasting Program

The IBP supports Indigenous community radio broadcasting and provides funding support to address the broadcasting needs of Indigenous people living in remote, regional and urban areas of Australia.

The IBP aims to:

• support the operations of Indigenous owned and controlled community radio broadcasting services, including Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS);
• support the development and broadcast of programming that focuses on the promotion of local Indigenous culture and languages;
• enhance Indigenous broadcasting services by supporting national representation that serves and develops the sector's capacity;
• support broadcasting services that are able to inform and educate Indigenous Australians on accessing the range of health, legal, education and housing services available to them; and
• assist in developing an Indigenous broadcasting sector that meets all governance and regulatory requirements.

In 2010-11, the IBP will provide $14.786 million to support the following:

• Indigenous community radio stations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth;
• licensed Indigenous community radio stations in 22 regional centres;
• 86 RIBS;
• eight Remote Indigenous Media Organisations which provide technical support and training for RIBS;
• Indigenous organisations producing radio content and distributing it to Indigenous broadcasters;
• media training;
• Imparja Television , which distributes National Indigenous Television (NITV) and 10 community radio feeds, Indigenous Community Television; and
• two Indigenous peak bodies.

Photos: Broadcasters Alby Reuben and Anita Billy of radio station Townsville 4K1G in Queensland

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