The SBS Self-Help Re-transmission Subsidy Scheme can assist small communities that do not currently have access to SBS TV or radio coverage to provide re-transmission of SBS programming in their local area, by allocating funding assistance for the cost of setting up a local re-transmission facility.
Please see information on the revised guidelines here below.
The SBS Self-Help Re-transmission Subsidy Scheme can now provide up to 100% funding assistance for the establishment of an SBS Radio service up to a ceiling of $25,000 and 75% of the actual establishment costs for Digital Television up to a ceiling of $30,000. Where a Self-Help transmitter provides a good coverage for at least two communities, the funding can be raised up to $50,000. Effective from the 1st of January 2007, applicants for radio subsidy are required to obtain two competitive quotes. Apart from these revisions, the SBS Self-Help Re transmission funding process and the SBS Subsidy Scheme remain unchanged. Applicants are reminded that the operation of any Self-Help service requires the acquisition of a broadcasting licence from the ACMA. Please be advised that, in some cases, the ACMA may not be able to find and allocate an available frequency for your area. In such circumstances, the service may not be viable and no subsidy can be provided. In summary, The SBS Self-Help Re-transmission is a scheme that offers a simpler way for communities to receive SBS radio and/or television faster and more efficiently than might otherwise be provided through full Federal Government funding.
The SBS Self-Help Re-transmission Subsidy Scheme is administered entirely by SBS, and can include financial assistance with the purchase of such items as transmitters, radiating antennas, satellite antennas (dishes) and receivers, huts, towers, cabling, spare parts, mains power connection fees and installation costs.
To know more about the SBS Self-Help Re-transmission Subsidy Scheme for radio and television, please send us a request for information at:
SBS Self-Help Re-transmission Subsidy Scheme
Locked Bag 028
Crows Nest NSW 1585
Contact: alberto.cremonese@sbs.com.au
NOTE: The Self-Help Retransmission Subsidy Scheme is currently being reviewed