[cma-l] DCMS Written answers and statements, 19 October 2010 - Local Broadcasting: Radio

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Chuka Umunna (Streatham, Labour):

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
what steps he is taking to encourage community radio.


Edward Vaizey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture,
Communications and Creative Industries), Business, Innovation and
Skills; Wantage, Conservative):

The Department has made up to £500,000 a year available since 2004 to
support the community radio sector, through the Community Radio Fund.
In recent years we have also allocated funds to the Community Media
Association from within that funding to support its work in promoting
best practice within the community media sector and encouraging
self-sustainability.

In addition, the Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2010 relaxed the
existing licensing and regulatory regime to promote a more sustainable
community radio sector.


Hansard source:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101019/text/101019w0002.htm#10101955001506

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