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The Federal Government has cut funding for digital community radio.

Call on Minister Conroy to commit to a future for community radio in the budget.

Help maintain the future of digital community radio.

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Dear Senator Conroy, Community radio is important to me - and to millions of other people like me right across the country. That's why I'm asking you to ensure adequate funding for community digital radio services is included in the upcoming Federal Budget. Unless the missing $1.4 million per annum needed is in the May budget, many vital community digital radio services across the country will be switched off. You have the ability to make sure that doesn't happen. The Government has a long-standing commitment to ensure community digital radio is made affordable - and it knows the costs. Yet, as a result of the last budget, there is a funding shortfall of $1.4 million per annum. Now is the time for you to rectify that. Community radio stations are pulling their weight. They are developing digital services and already investing considerable resources to develop the infrastructure required to sustain these services. Digital radio has linking, data and platform costs beyond each station, and it is incredibly effective public policy that community stations, as volunteer-based, not-for-profit organisations, be supported for those costs. Free-to-air digital radio is in its first implementation phase and the community radio sector must be guaranteed its place alongside the ABC, SBS and the commercial sectors. The community broadcasting sector provides important services and access for so many different communities including Indigenous media, ethnic, youth, educational, the vision impaired, religious, and arts and cultural communities. It is critical that this diversity continues on free-to-air digital radio. The Government says it is committed to media diversity and I would hope, as Minister, you would not be willing to let those vital digital services go off the air. Senator Conroy, will you commit to community radio? Regards
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Tell Minister Conroy to Commit to a future for Community Radio