Not adequately meeting the needs NOT RENEWED June 2007 – of the local community The ACMA had very significant concerns about the licensee’s capacity to represent the interests of the Not adequately encouraging the Bankstown/Auburn community. Most of the licensee’s members are from communities outside the community to participate in the licence area and a significant proportion of its programs are directed at communities that are largely 2BCR RA1 service resident outside the licence area. Diversity of broadcasting services in the licence area Media release 68/2007: Technical and financial capacity to provide a service Management capacity to provide a NOT RENEWED December 2007 – service The ACMA found that the licensee did not adequately identify community needs and that the service Not adequately meeting the of provided by 2HOT did not meet the needs of the community in the licence area. The licensee’s 2HOT COBAR RA2 the local community management capacity and ability to comply with the licence conditions also concerned the ACMA. Not adequately encouraging the community to participate in the Media release 3/2008: service WA Management capacity of concern NOT RENEWED January 2008 – Not adequately meeting the needs In assessing Portuguese Cultural and Welfare Centre’s (PCWC) licence renewal application, the ACMA of the local community found significant corporate governance problems. Due to the seriousness of these problems, the ACMA 6PCR FREMANTLE RA1 Not adequately encouraging the decided PCWC did not have the management capacity to provide the service. community to participate in the service Media release 9/2008: Not adequately meeting the needs NOT RENEWED February 2008 – of the community In assessing the licence renewal application from Groove FM, the ACMA found significant corporate Management capacity of concern governance problems. Due to the seriousness of these problems and the poor history of compliance with Ability to represent community its licence obligations over several years, the ACMA decided that Groove FM did not have the interest and encourage management capacity to provide the service. The ACMA was also of the view that the service did not participation in the operations and adequately meet the needs of the broader youth community of , as its music programming was too 6YMS RA1 programming of the service narrow. Capacity to comply with additional licence conditions relating to Media release 15/2008: Australian music content, on-air announcements, maintaining the access committee and financial record-keeping
2BCR RA1 Not adequately meeting the needs of the local community Not adequately encouraging the community to participate in the service Diversity of broadcasting services in the licence area Technical and financial capacity to provide a service NOT RENEWED – June 2007 The ACMA had very significant concerns about the licensee’s capacity to represent the interests of the Bankstown/Auburn community. Most of the licensee’s members are from communities outside the licence area and a significant proportion of its programs are directed at communities that are largely resident outside the licence area. Media release 68/2007: 2HOT COBAR RA2 Management capacity to provide a service Not adequately meeting the of the local community Not adequately encouraging the community to participate in the service NOT RENEWED – December 2007 The ACMA found that the licensee did not adequately identify community needs and that the service provided by 2HOT did not meet the needs of the community in the licence area. The licensee’s management capacity and ability to comply with the licence conditions also concerned the ACMA. Media release 3/2008: WA 6PCR FREMANTLE RA1 Management capacity of concern Not adequately meeting the needs of the local community Not adequately encouraging the community to participate in the service NOT RENEWED – January 2008 In assessing Portuguese Cultural and Welfare Centre’s (PCWC) licence renewal application, the ACMA found significant corporate governance problems. Due to the seriousness of these problems, the ACMA decided PCWC did not have the management capacity to provide the service. Media release 9/2008: 6YMS RA1 Not adequately meeting the needs of the community Management capacity of concern Ability to represent community interest and encourage participation in the operations and programming of the service Capacity to comply with additional licence conditions relating to Australian music content, on-air announcements, maintaining the access committee and financial record-keeping NOT RENEWED – February 2008 In assessing the licence renewal application from Groove FM, the ACMA found significant corporate governance problems. Due to the seriousness of these problems and the poor history of compliance with its licence obligations over several years, the ACMA decided that Groove FM did not have the management capacity to provide the service. The ACMA was also of the view that the service did not adequately meet the needs of the broader youth community of , as its music programming was too narrow. Media release 15/2008:
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