Australian Broadcasting Control Board
The Australian Broadcasting Control Board was an Australian government agency formed in 1949 whose main roles were to regulate commercial radio and television broadcasting.[1] It was also the introducer and regulator for FM broadcasting.[2]
The agency held public hearings, issued commercial broadcasting licenses, and performed the technical planning for the National and Commercial broadcasting networks.[3] The Postmaster-General's Department was responsible for the engineering functions for the National transmitter facilities. Commercial broadcasters were responsible for their own construction and installation.[4]
The
The engineering function in some cases was handled by the
On 1 July 2005, the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the
References
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Control Board. (1950), "29 v. ; 34 cm.", Annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board., Parliamentary paper (Australia. Parliament), Canberra: Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Govt. Printer, nla.obj-2141195117, retrieved 30 November 2021 – via Trove
- OCLC 1323062.
- ^ Annual report of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Govt. Printer, 1950, retrieved 19 April 2020
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Control Board. Engineering Services Division (1975), Report, The Board, retrieved 19 April 2020
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