The National Indigenous Radio Service Limited (NIRS) is a national service provided from a hub station residing in Brisbane. It networks material for Indigenous media organisations that don't have the staffing or capital requirements to provide a 24-hour high quality broadcast to their audience.

For Listeners

NIRS supplies high quality entertainment and important information to all members who then retransmit the service when relevant. At one end of this scale the NIRS enables aspirant and remote area broadcasters to provide relevant Indigenous broadcasting 24-hours a day to their community, with the opportunity to "window" local programming as each community desires.

For Broadcasters

For broadcasters who meet the licensing and equipment requirements for a full-time service, but lack the funds or resources to provide a full 24-hour service, the NIRS will enable them to fill any holes with its continuous programming. For community broadcasters who access air time through a CBAA affiliate station, the NIRS will provide the opportunity for these areas to hear national Indigenous issues, as well as enabling them to boost local airtime.

At the other end of the scale the NIRS provides, to licensed broadcasters who already broadcast 24-hour programming, access to high quality National Current affairs and issues, which would not normally be accessible to these stations. Over 130 Broadcasting to Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services (RIBS) units, 23 Indigenous radio stations and 120 community radio stations can receive NIRS. For information on the stations we broadcast to or where your local Indigenous licensed stations (RIBS) are located, please see the STATIONS link on the main menu or visit the Community Broadcaster Online website by clicking on the link below.

http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=43,127,28,0

The Australia Indigenous Communication Association is also a great way of making contact with Indigenous mediums:

http://www.aicainc.org.au/Html/index.html