NEXUS-IBA history
NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association (NEXUS-IBA) was officially chartered on Oct. 19, 1990, as a strictly nonprofit organisation by Italian law. De-facto NEXUS-IBA operations started in 1979 when its founders operated an FM radio station targeting the English-speaking community in Milan, Italy.
NEXUS was chosen as our name because this Latin word says it all: a link or point of connection. What better way to describe our international radio and Internet services? However, NEXUS also stands for more than just physical connection; it uses various technologies. It also means supporting all communication media and the free flow of information from and to any region worldwide. When a broadcaster or program producer becomes part of NEXUS-IBA, they become part of a dynamic, highly professional, creative team devoted to utilising the latest technologies to promote international broadcasting and media services at the lowest possible cost.
NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association is officially designated a United Nations Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Past and present members and clients of NEXUS-IBA include small and large international organisations and companies worldwide.
1979-1994
Anyone with a halfway-sensible message is welcome to use our broadcasting infrastructure.
That was the original pioneering concept when a small group of idealistic innovators decided to put a private, independent FM radio station on the air in Milan, Italy, in 1979. IRRS-Globe Radio Milan (FM 88.5 MHz in greater Milan) aired programs in English, relayed from several international broadcasters (BBC, VOA, Deutsche Welle, Radio Nederland, Radio Beijing, Family Radio, La Buona Novella Broadcasts, Radio Earth, World Music Radio, and others).
The 1990’s
In 1994, NEXUS-IBA expanded and further updated its infrastructure to become an Internet provider for international organisations. It became the first to provide streaming audio and video technologies in Europe, beta-testing the first audio streaming software, RealAudio. Other Internet (cloud) services were offered, including technical and website design consultation.
In an equally bold move, a powerful shortwave station followed in 1988. Two years later, the NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association was officially born and legally chartered, with its headquarters in Milan.
Today and tomorrow
In 2016, NEXUS-IBA opened new offices in Dublin, Ireland, one of Europe’s most technologically advanced hubs, for further expansion worldwide.
Today, NEXUS-IBA is still synonymous with the concept of free expression. It uses a hybrid of media technologies and global facilities to meet the needs of individual members and clients.
How does NEXUS-IBA manage to offer high-quality services at such low rates?
First, NEXUS-IBA provides broadcasting, satellite, bandwidth, and cloud services via its wholesale partners, i.e., at quantity rates from the most competitive and reliable national and international telecommunication providers. Our highly innovative staff is constantly in tune with the latest technologies that improve quality and reliability while reducing operating costs. Last but not least, by nature, NEXUS-IBA is nonprofit and can and does pass all savings along to its members and clients.
Please note that NEXUS-IBA is a strictly non-commercial organisation. Our preferred service partners bill for all services, while our consulting services are free to our members.
Please support us!
Our highly motivated team is entirely volunteer, and our small, primarily outsourced infrastructure guarantees that financial resources are channelled directly only into maintaining and developing our technical facilities. We work with our partners to offer NEXUS-IBA’s members and non-members the best cost/performance ratio, i.e., the best service at the lowest rates possible.
Please support our broadcasting and media delivery through Internet activities. We are nonprofit, non-commercial, and utterly reliant on individual listeners, readers, and members’ contributions, which allows us to maintain our independence.
