[cma-l] Fwd: Finding a Voice - Community Radio: role, practice and sustainability Thurs 1 May 2008

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From: "Aplin J S (CCI)" <jsaplin at GLAM.AC.UK>

Finding a Voice - Community Radio: role, practice and sustainability
Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations 1 May 2008

The community sector of UK radio has come a long way since the pilot 
stage just a few years ago.  We now have 100 stations, including eight 
in Wales, broadcasting an impressive range of contrasting sounds

Often run on a shoestring and with very few paid members of staff, how 
do stations manage to produce quality programme content on an ongoing 
basis?  And how will stations manage to survive financially from year to 
year?

During this free event we will be confronting issues relating to policy, 
funding and practice with a variety of speakers from around the UK and 
beyond.  We will be considering various models of funding and discussing 
the role of community radio in a multichannel media scene.

A number of community stations will discuss and play examples of their 
output, contributing to an open debate on approaches to providing 
sustainable programming.

The day should be a stimulating forum for workers and volunteers in 
radio, policy makers, academics and communities that have, or are hoping 
to get, their own radio station.

For more information please contact Diana Brand (dbrand at glam.ac.uk)

To register, please contact Jackie Aplin, (jsaplin at glam.ac.uk) 01443 668596

Centre for the Study of Media and Culture in Small Nations
Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries,
University of Glamorgan, ATRiuM, Adam Street,  Cardiff CF24 2FN

http://culture.research.glam.ac.uk/