INTRODUCTION ABC is an acronym that refers to the Australian Broadcasting Commission founded in 1932 and made its first radio broadcast on 1 July 1932. The television broadcast took place in 1956 and its establishment independent occurred in 1983. SBS refers to the Special Broadcasting Service which began its operations in 1975 and in 1980 saw its first television broadcast. However it was fully incorporated in 1991 as an independent broadcasting company. The ABC and SBS became statutory broadcasting bodies established through legislation through the ABS and SBS charters. The two charters establish the specific functions and roles to be performed by ABC and SBS. The ABC Charter, for example, requires the ABC to ensure that it provides innovative, comprehensive and innovative services in the broadcasting sector. They should also ensure that, in providing high standards of entertainment, they maintain and reflect the diversity of Australian culture and community. It is also tasked with providing in-kind educational programs to ensure the promotion of the music, performing arts and theater of the Australian people and transmit them to other countries. The role of disseminating information on news, current affairs and entertainment should be to encourage awareness of Australia's understanding of world affairs and attitudes. The provision of multilingual and multicultural radio broadcasts is part of the SBS Charter in its role as a national broadcaster. It goes on to provide that television services should be created to inform, educate and entertain all Australians and should seek to reflect Australia's multicultural society. Additionally specific features include, contributing ...... middle of paper ......leem, Saed and Stephen Shellhammer. White Space TV sector technologies. Florida: CRC Press, 2011.Campbell, Dennis. International securities law and regulations. Sydney: York Hill Law, 2007.Conroy, Stephen. ABS and SBS. Australian Government, Sydney: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 2008.Digital Broadcasting Australia. "SBS chooses 720p high definition." Australian digital broadcast. Sydney, 14 December 2006. Grant, Alsadai. Australian Communications Law Center on Telecommunications Regulation. Sydney: UNSW Press, 2004.Murray, Lisa. “SBS succumbs to ad breaks.” The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June 2006. Pan, Hui. Asia-Pacific Telecom Monthly Newsletter. Boston: Information Gatekeeper Inc, 2010.Stuart, Cunningham, and Graeme Turner. Media and communications in Australia. Singapore: KHL Printing Company Ltd, 2010.