The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has approved the transfer of the community radio broadcasting licence held by the University of Adelaide to Educational Broadcasters Adelaide (EBA).
The University represents the educational community interest in the Adelaide RA1 licence area and EBA will represent the same community interest.
The University now has 90 days to transfer the licence to EBA and the two organisations have provided copies of a membership policy and a community participation policy to the ACMA.
The ACMA says the policies indicate that, at a minimum, the five universities in the licence area will have the opportunity to participate in the operations and programming of the service, “to the same extent currently enjoyed by the University of Adelaide”.
{loadposition peter}“Accordingly, the ACMA was satisfied that the educational community in the licence area will be able to continue to participate in the operations and programming of Radio Adelaide,” the ACMA said in statement on Monday.
The university and EBA have provided written assurance to the ACMA that EBA will develop and provide a community consultation strategy and a structured engagement program for implementation from 1 March 2017.