Archiving of ABC local radio programs

In Australia, hundreds of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Local Radio

Program Makers produce thousands of hours of radio each month that contain the

voices of people in their region speaking about what is important to them. This study

examines what proportion of these voices are being recorded and archived for future

reuse, how it is being done, what Program Makers think about such a task, and how well

equipped they are to increase this proportion in the near future. Starting from the

assumption that very little is being archived and the belief that more should be, it

concludes with recommendations how best to increase the amount of archiving

undertaken by ABC Local Radio.