The X Award winning show “A Country Yarn” today became a nationally available program as it hit the PDS for the first time. A county Yarn will now be available to all financial members of the SCMA via the “Program Delivery System” accessible through MySCMA another innovation by the Association. A Country Yarn is a [...]

For Sale. ITEM SOLD Poul Kirk Electronics Analogue Telephone Interface (hybrid) Removed from working enviroment. Sold as is with copy of manual. Cost: $70.00 SOLD Item location: Plenty Valley FM. Melbourne Buyer must organise pick up of item. Item images, click for larger version.

Member station 5 TCB who recently lost their production area and all their production equipment have once again proven you cannot keep the spirit of volunteers in community broadcasting down. The CEO of SCMA went to Bordertown on Saturday June 12th to roll up his sleeves and assist the station to re establish a production [...]

The Latest news from the battle front that is member station 5 TCB Bordertown is that after some hard work from the dedicated team they have returned to air just over 25 hours after fire destroyed the production area and put the station off air. Station manager Barry Hayman confirmed via phone that the station [...]

The Australian Communications and Media Authority is launching its new reporting tool “Spam SMS” which provides Australians with a quick and easy way to report spam SMS by forwarding messages received  to 0429 999 888. The ACMA will launch “Spam SMS” at 11 am on Wednesday 9 June at the Phoenix Youth Centre in Footscray.  [...]

Tuesday, 8th May 2010 A fire believed to have been started by an electrical fault in the production studio, began at approximately 2pm this afternoon at the premises of Bordertown fm radio station, 5tcb. At 2.30 pm the Bordertown fire brigade was called out, followed by both the Wolseley and Mundulla units as backup. The [...]

The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is calling for tenders to develop Indigenous Broadcast Awareness Materials for the community radio broadcasting sector.   The aim of the project is to encourage non-Indigenous stations to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander broadcasters at their station.  This not a cultural specific awareness program but will include information about general [...]

CSA Download Item: Planet Ark Tree Day CSA Details: Planet Ark’s National Tree Day will be held on Sunday 1st August. We suggest you air this CSA between 01-JUNE-2010 & 01-AUGUST-2010 Website: http://treeday.planetark.org/media/ Downloads Planet Ark National Tree Day CSA (WAV Format 5.5mb) Planet Ark National Tree Day CSA (Mp3 Format 0.5mb)

“I personally and on behalf of 5 TCB would also like to thank all member stations. It’s due to the SCMA and member stations like yourselves that community radio is what it is today.” Sardia (scad) Kakoschke 5TCB Bordertown S.A

The SCMA jumped on board with 5TCB Bordertown by throwing our CEO into “The 48 Hour Lockdown” an amazing event to support 5TCB and The Leukaemia Foundation. Ray Hazen, CEO of SCMA was Locked Down! for 48 Hours in the Studios of 5TCB in an effort to fund raise for two important community organisations. No Sleep! [...]