World Radio Day; 13 February

15/04/2024

Australia is a world leader in radio astronomy.
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Stars in our eyes. 🤩

Located on Gomeroi Country, outside Narrabri in north-west NSW, the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) is a set of six 22 metre diameter dishes that collect radio waves from space.

Though this stunning photo was captured here at night, radio telescopes like ATCA are observing the sky 24 hours a day, every day (even when it's cloudy).

Australia is a world leader in radio astronomy. Recently, the super-fast speeds of a neutron star’s powerful jets were recorded for the first time by ATCA and the ESA - European Space Agency’s Integral observatory.

An international team of researchers measured the jets of neutron stars to be moving at 114,000km per second – one-third the speed of light.

Find out more about this stellar achievement: https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2024/March/CSIRO-telescope-becomes-stellar-speed-camera-in-world-first-measurement

📷 | Prasun Agrawal

14/04/2024

Participants may assemble and operate their own 16-24 MHz and collect data for multiple science projects. , NASA Citizen Science

Jupiter, the Sun, the Earth’s Ionosphere, and the Milky Way galaxy all produce radio signals that you can detect from your backyard. Radio JOVE helps students and amateurs build their own radio telescopes and tune in to these signals. Participants may assemble and operate their own 16-24 MHz radio...

14/04/2024

Radio JOVE helps students and amateurs build their own radiotelescopes and tune in to these

The Radio JOVE project is a hands-on inquiry-based educational project that allows students, teachers and the general public to learn about radio astronomy b...

14/04/2024

Build your own easy-to-construct to receive the natural Radio emissions of Jupiter, the Sun, and our galaxy

Talk about hands-on! Join Radio JOVE volunteers around the world as you build your own easy-to-construct radio telescope to receive the natural radio emissions of Jupiter, the Sun, and our galaxy - collecting data for all sorts of science! science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/radio-jove

14/04/2024

Advice for entering the workforce - ITU Generation connect

🎧 Listen in to our latest podcast with past and present ITU interns sharing key takeaways + advice for young people entering the workforce https://www.itu.int/generationconnect/generation-connect-podcast/

06/03/2024

Explore how with 100, told in five chapters over 100 days:

Celebrating the centenary of radio in 5 chapters over 3 months. Discover how radio has shaped our national identity and provided the soundtrack of our lives.

06/03/2024

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01/03/2024

This Walkman-F2015 model, released in 1990, allowed to choose between cassette tapes and Radio frequencies.

As iconically 80s as workout VHS tapes, the Sony Walkman preceded the iPod by over 20 years as the first portable music player to reach cultural dominance, enabling listeners more freedom and personal choice than traditional radio broadcasting.

First released by Sony in 1979, the Walkman player became so popular that its name became synonymous with all portable audio players.

This WM-F2015 model, released in 1990, allowed listeners to choose between audio cassette tapes and AM and FM frequencies.

Title: Sony Walkman WM-F2015
NFSA ID 1535058
Year: 1990

20/02/2024

Who's who on digital radio? We've put together a resource for the public on which Australian community radio stations can be found on DAB+, sorted by area with information on the kind of content they can expect.

https://www.cbaa.org.au/community-radio-dab-directory

20/02/2024

Tomorrow is , and is a celebration of over 100 years of radio history. Is your station celebrating?

Australia's first licensed broadcast took place on 23 November 1923, paving the way for three robust broadcasting sectors: commercial, public and, of course, community.

Our sector has changed a lot in this time, shifting from the uncertain legal and political landscape that birthed trailblazers including (but not limited to) Radio Adelaide, 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM and 4ZZZ in the 1970s to today's environment in which public support, law and political will have combined to create one of the world's most respected community broadcasting sectors.

If you're wondering how to mark the day visit the UNESCO website at https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/13ideas

20/02/2024

How safe is your station from cyber attacks? Charities and not-for-profit organisations are prime targets for attacks, and stations face unique challenges in regard to security and privacy.

Join Jonathan Green, a Senior Associate at Mills Oakley, for a webinar next week at 3PM AEDT on Tuesday 27 February to find out what your obligations are and how to respond to breaches and attacks.

Find out more and register at https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/webinar-what-know-about-cyber-security-your-station

20/02/2024

In case you missed it: This afternoon at 3PM AEDT we'll be exploring the most recent round of Community Radio Listener Survey Data. What's the good news, and what does it mean for your station and the sector at large?

Register at https://www.cbaa.org.au/article/webinar-interpreting-most-recent-round-community-radio-listener-data

17/02/2024

to 1955: Lena Horne, the renowned screen star and singer, visited United Nations Headquarters in to narrate a featurette for a recorded broadcast on . Titled "The Dark Pool," the featurette unfolds the story of Epifania, a Philippine mother, and her children, overcoming life's challenges with the aid of a Health Centre established by UNICEF. Miss Horne lent her captivating voice to the narration in a U.N. Radio studio.



More about World Radio Day 👉: http://un.org/en/observances/radio-day

📷: UN Photo / 1955

16/02/2024

16/02/2024

On , we recognize radio's pivotal role in education.

📻 In over 40 countries, especially in remote regions, radio instruction is a cost-effective means of delivering education.

📻 Effective radio instruction programs tend to be highly learner-centered, interactive and local, relying on an enabling policy environment that supports sustainability, allows decentralized broadcasting and signals government commitment.

📻 Evidence shows that interactive radio-based instruction has helped reduce education gaps between rural and urban populations, girls and boys, nomadic and settled communities, and other disadvantaged children and their more privileged peers, both in terms of access to education and quality of learning.

📻 During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries like and showcased the adaptability of radio in education. By leveraging radio alongside television, they effectively reached remote learners, overcoming digital limitations.

Delve deeper into the enduring impact of radio in education in the post: https://bit.ly/3OKfCae

16/02/2024

The smile you make when they play your jam on the radio 😊 🎵📻

Broadcasters from Nigeria attending a rural broadcasting course in Australia, 1963.

Love this image? Explore more in the collection https://bit.ly/3zOLymA

NAA: A1501, A4429/1

20/03/2022

Radio Frequency Interference: an NWP perspective on the RFI 2022 . ECMWF

Radio frequency interference poses serious risks to numerical weather prediction and other fields. Stephen English takes us through the key issues discussed at the RFI 2022 workshop on monitoring, mitigation, and management.