While the rest of the nation waits for Kevin Rudd to wimp out of another leadership challenge tomorrow, community radio broadcasters and listeners are celebrating the Federal Government's decision to fund $6 million worth of upgrades to community stations.
The cash, to be spread out over three years, will cover the shortfall in funding to upgrade community radio stations to the digital network, thereby saving 37 broadcasters across Australia that may not have been able to make the switch.
The announcement follows a successful campaign, Commit To Community Radio, that was spearheaded by the likes of Gotye and Paul Kelly and drew attention to the death sentence facing community stations after their funding was cut by $1.4 million last month.
President of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, Adrian Basso, is about as thrilled as you'd expect with the announcement.
"It's fantastic that the Federal Government has listened to the needs of the community and delivered the funding required to keep digital community radio services up and running," Basso said in a statement.
"Supporters of the Commit To Community Radio campaign sent tens of thousands of emails to politicians calling on them to commit to giving community radio services a secure future, and they've finally delivered."
