The Wire

AMRAP (Australian Music Radio Airplay Program) is a great innitiative designed to lend support to local community music and community radio. Local unsigned artists submit their music to AMRAP who distribute the music to appropriate community radio stations around Australia. Unknown artists benefit from more airplay to get their name out in the public domain. But AMRAP is in danger of losing its funding. The federal government has not offered to renew its’ support. Nicole Craig, project co-ordinator explains more about AMRAP and Peter Garrett, shadow minister for the Arts says Labor will support the program to the tune of $2.4million over four years.