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That is a bit arrogant of the ABC, if it comes down to it every tax payer, including the volunteers at Radio Adelaide, will be having their tax dollars pay for the ABC lawyers to fight any legal challenge to have it stopped.
Hopefully, the ACMA will stand up for the little guy, and disapprove the change in Adelaide.
Community radio not only has it niche (and most ppl LOVE the fact there's no 40 mins of ads every hour, only 5), the announcers are real people, not micro produced like at commercial stations - even though many of top names in commercial and public radio started out in community radio :)