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Founded in 1945, the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) is a representative body for public service broadcasters throughout the Commonwealth. A not-for-profit non-government organisation, the CBA is funded by subscriptions from 102 members and affiliates from 53 countries. The stated goal of the CBA is to promote best practices in public service broadcasting and to foster freedom of expression. It also serves to provide support and assistance to its members through training, bursaries, consultancies, networking opportunities and materials for broadcast.
The CBA holds a bi-annual General Conference and puts on regional conferences in the interim years; it is next holding its General Conference in Brisbane, Australia in 2012. It also aims to provide consultancies to member organisations in areas of management and finance and help local organisers who need specialised help in running broadcast-related workshops. In addition, the CBA offers a number of bursaries to full-time employees of its member organisations to enhance their skills and knowledge. . The CBA Secretariat is located in Fleet Street, London, U.K. and the current Secretary-General is Sally-Ann Wilson.
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