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Hi Charlotte,<BR>
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This is what I gave to Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Minister for Culture, at a meeting last week. Please contact me if you think I can help further.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
Michael<BR>
07917 694 588<BR>
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<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Difficulties of Funding Community Radio in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000>Michael and Val Fryer<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Community Radio Order 2004 opened the way for local groups to produce radio specifically-tailored to their own area.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Programmes can cover any subject from international to the extremely local.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Community radio offers the ideal means to convey information on health, education, housing and all the other matters that involve a local community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Community radio is <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">80% community </SPAN>and </SPAN></B></FONT><FONT color=#000000><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">20% radio.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Community radio should cover a wide spectrum of programmes,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> not just a local resident playing CDs.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It is both the carrot to attract people to the local organisations and agencies and the mortar to help local communities to build ties and strong community groups.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Community radio is manned mainly by volunteers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A successful station will have up to 200 local volunteers of all different kinds taking part.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The value of the volunteer contribution at a well-run station would be worth over £250,000 per annum</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (based on European Social Funding costings).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At a time when the BBC is spending less and less airtime on local matters and is pursuing an ever more youthful music culture, community radio provides a service for all age groups, interests and abilities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Children’s programmes on main radio wavelengths are minimal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is one area where community radio stations can make a difference.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Funding is a major difficulty for community radio.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No more than 50% of the revenue needed to run a community radio station can be earned from advertising and sponsorship.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The other 50% must be raised by grants or donations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This can result in one person at the station, usually the one who provided the initial inspiration, spending all his or her time on applications for funding.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Government provides £500,000 per annum to fund the existing licensed stations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">France</B></st1:country-region>, a country with a similar-sized population to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">provides over £15 million per annum of funding to its community radio stations.</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Welsh Assembly has voted to provide £500,000 for its own handful of stations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If the Government allocated 1% of the current broadcast licence fee, or its equivalent, to fund community media, the headaches of financing one of the most worthwhile ventures of recent years would be eased.</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Community radio can reach all kinds of people in all kinds of circumstances.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It can supply important information to people who never pick up leaflets; it can open doors to education and training; it can link up communities and isolated groups and it can provide companionship and help for people who need it.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000000>Community radio has been late in coming to this country.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Other countries have had it for years.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now we do have it, it should be nurtured and helped to grow strong and proud.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Government should cherish its creation and make sure it does not wither through lack of funding.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<BR>> Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:50:59 +0200<BR>> From: salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu<BR>> To: cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> Subject: [cma-l] Documentary on community radio and funding<BR>> <BR>> Dear list members,<BR>> attached below an e-mail from Charlotte Frenchman who is producing a <BR>> documentary on community radio and funding as part of her dissertation.<BR>> You can get in touch with her directly at c_frenchman00@yahoo.co.uk<BR>> <BR>> Best,<BR>> <BR>> Salvo<BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Problems with funding-documentary<BR>> by Charlotte Frenchman - Monday, 16 March 2009, 01:04 PM<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hi,<BR>> <BR>> My name is Charlotte and I'm a student in my final year of a degree in <BR>> Broadcast Journalism. As part of my dissertation I am producing a <BR>> documentary on community radio and the problems with finding the funding <BR>> despite the work they do in their communities. if anyone is interested <BR>> in participating in this documentary, please contact me via this or on <BR>> c_frenchman00@yahoo.co.uk. i would also be grateful if anyone could <BR>> point me in the direction of any reports available on this topic?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks<BR>> <BR>> Charlotte<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<BR>> <BR>> Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<BR>> http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<BR><br /><hr />Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/' target='_new'>Find out more!</a></body>
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