Technorama Roadshows are back for 2026, this year united by the theme Crisis Averted
Crisis Averted
What happens when your station goes silent? For many community broadcasters, it is not a question of if, but when. The Technorama Roadshow is built to help you prevent that moment and recover fast when it happens. This year’s theme, Crisis Averted, focuses on practical, real world strategies to keep your station on air, reduce risk, and build systems your team can actually manage.
Broadcast tech isn’t just about gear and networks — it’s about resilience. That’s why this years roadshows will focus on
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- Practical tips to secure your station’s broadcast
- Real world examples of on air crises
- An introduction to the people and tech you need to know
- Discussions of what the future holds for broadcast technologists
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Join Us
If you care about keeping your station on air, this is a day you cannot afford to miss. Take the time to invest in your station’s future. Secure your spot today and join us for Technorama Roadshow: Crisis Averted.
SYDNEY April 17-19 Peppers The Hills Lodge, Castle Hill, NSW
Registration for the first stop in TR26 Roadshow Sydney is now OPEN
Why You Should Attend
Community radio stations operate in challenging environments. Limited budgets, volunteer driven teams, aging equipment, and increasing technical complexity all create risk. When something fails, the impact is immediate. This event is designed to give you simple, effective approaches that work in the real world. You will walk away with ideas you can implement immediately.
What You Will Learn
Throughout the day, you will gain practical insights into keeping your station on air during failures, building resilient and reliable systems, avoiding common technical risks, creating simple backup and recovery processes, managing cybersecurity and system updates, improving documentation and knowledge sharing, and planning for future technology changes. This is not theory. It is based on real experiences from stations just like yours.
Real Stories. Real Lessons.
One of the most valuable parts of the day is the Horror Stories session. You will hear real incidents including ransomware attacks, equipment failure, human error, and transmission issues. More importantly, you will learn what went wrong, what should have been in place, and what simple steps could have prevented it.
Built for Community Radio
This event is designed specifically for station managers, technical volunteers, content producers, committee members, and anyone responsible for keeping a station running. Whether you are highly technical or just getting started, you will find value.
Learn from Others
You will also have the opportunity to meet people from other stations, share challenges and solutions, learn what is working across the sector, and build connections you can rely on later.
Simple. Practical. Actionable.
The goal is not perfection. The goal is resilience. A simple, well documented system with backups will outperform a complex system nobody understands.
General Information
How to get there
🚂Trains, ✈️Planes, and 🚗Automobiles:
Accommodation
Accomodation can be found within a short distance from the conference centre
PRE DAY - FRIDAY 17 April 2026 - OPTIONAL
🔹 Friday Tours: If you are interested in the tour(s), answer YES for the Tour(s) on the registration form
Morning: A tour of the Powerhouse Museum, Castle Hill, starts sharply at 11am. Numbers are limited, so book your place now.
Afternoon: A tour of Hope 103.2 (20mins drive from Hills Lodge), from 2pm.
🔹 Friday Night Dinner: Interested in a dinner with great company? Answer YES for the Dinner on the registraton form if you’d like to join!
CORE DAY - SATURDAY 18 April 2026
Peppers The Hills Lodge – NSW – Castle Hill
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 9:15 |
Keeping your station on air – in conversation with panel Planning for the future A practical panel discussion on building resilient stations, reducing risk, and ensuring anyone can recover your systems when things go wrong. |
| 10:20 |
Attendee Introductions A short session to connect with fellow attendees, share your experience, and set your goals for the day |
| 10:30 | Morning Tea |
| 11:00 |
Bullet Proof Broadcasting What to do when things don’t go to plan. Focus on practical strategies to keep your station on air during failures and unexpected events. Learn simple, effective ways to keep your station running when everything starts to fail. |
| 11:45 |
Understanding your transmission site – Antennas and Cabling Your studio may be up to date, but what about your transmission site? Discover how your transmission site can quietly become your biggest risk and how to fix it before it fails. |
| 12:15 | Friends of Technorama 1 |
| 12:30 |
Technology for and Accessible Future Human-centred design and inclusive broadcasting: Explore how technology can make broadcasting more accessible, inclusive, and flexible for modern community radio. |
| 13:00 | Friends of Technorama 2 |
| 13:15 | Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Horror Stories When Broadcast systems fail Real failures, real lessons. Learn what actually goes wrong in stations and how to stop it happening to you. |
| 14:45 | Friends of Technorama 3 |
| 15:00 |
Good Enough Designing systems people can manage Not everything needs to be perfect. Learn how to build systems that work, are maintainable, and suit your team. |
| 15:45 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:15 |
Future of Broadcast Tech Topics include AI, DAB, content initiatives, the Technorama strategic plan, and ways to get involved. A forward-looking discussion on emerging tech, industry direction, and how you can be part of the future of broadcasting. |
| 16:45 | Wrap up and Close |
POST DAY - SUNDAY 19 April 2026 - OPTIONAL
🔹 Sunday: THere are the community stations we will be touring on the Station Crawl. If you are interested in the Station Crawl, answer YES on the registration form
Tour Alive 90.5 – Castle Hill (12mins drive from Hills Lodge)
Tour SWR 99.9 – Blacktown show ground (25mins drive from Hills Lodge)
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