Overview
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published a gazette notice under subsection 90(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, notifying that thirteen community radio licensees have lodged applications to renew their broadcasting service licences. The notice is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation as C2026G00444 (registered 13 July 2026) and is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
What the notice covers
The notice lists the community radio broadcasting licences for which renewal applications have been received, covering service areas across Queensland (Gold Coast, Brisbane, Gayndah), Victoria (Colac, Melbourne, Melton, Ballarat, Portland), New South Wales (Moruya, Taree), South Australia (Ceduna) and Western Australia (York). Each entry identifies the licensee, service licence number, service area and state. The notice is a public notification that applications have been lodged; it does not itself grant or refuse any renewal.
Key actions
- Community radio licensees can confirm whether their renewal application appears in the notice by checking the table in the full text at https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026G00444.
- Stakeholders in the listed service areas who wish to comment on a renewal should contact ACMA, which is the regulator responsible for assessing the applications.
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