Celebrating 50 years of community radio in Australia
Cabinet approved licenses for the three oldest community radio stations; Music Broadcasting Society of NSW (2MBS) , Music Broadcasting Society of Victoria (3MBS) and The University of Adelaide (5UV/ Radio Adelaide).
In 1975, the subsequent Labor Minister for the Media Dr Moss Cass, expanded the community broadcasting licences (then known as experimental licences) to add an additional 12:
1. University of New England (2ARM-FM)
2. University of Newcastle (2NUR-FM)
3. University of Queensland Union (4ZZZ-FM)
4. Australian National University Student Union (2XX)
5. Mitchell College of Advanced Education (2MCE-FM)
6. Western Australian Institute of Technology (6NR)
7. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (3RMT-FM)
8. Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education (4DDB-FM)
9. Tasmanian College of Advanced Education (7CAE-FM)
10. Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education (2NCR-FM)
11. The University of Western Australia (6UWA-FM)
12. Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (3GCR-FM)