[CMA R] CMA Publishes new report on Sustainable Community Radio

[Michelle McGuire]

Community Media Association

News Release

20 October, 2005

CMA Publishes new report on Sustainable Community Radio

The CMA has published  ‘Making it Work’,  a groundbreaking new report  
on sustainable Community Radio.  The report, prepared by CM  
Solutions, is based on 5 case studies of successful Community Radio  
stations in the UK and Europe and offers a set of guidelines for  
setting up and running a sustainable Community Radio project. A wide  
variety of stations are featured in the report including, 'Connemara  
Community Radio' a station serving a small rural community in the  
Republic of Ireland, 'Fréquence Paris Plurielle' which broadcasts  
across the French capital to a potential audience of 10 million  
people and 'OOG Radio en Televisie' the cross media multiplatform  
project from the Netherlands whose representatives delivered a  
fascinating presentation at this year's Festival of Community Media.   
UK examples are provided courtesy of Bradford Community Broadcasting  
in West Yorkshire and Desi Radio in West London.

The report is free for CMA members to download in the members’  
section of the Community Media Association website.

Diane Reid, Director of the CMA, said: “This report brings together a  
gold mine of experience from successful Community Radio stations in  
four countries and will become a key reference for anyone involved in  
or setting up a Community Radio station.”


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For further information or pictures, please contact Alan Fransman on  
0114 279 5219 or email alan.fransman at commedia.org.uk


Notes to editors
1.      The Community Media Association (CMA) is the UK membership  
association for community media.  Its mission is to enable people to  
establish and develop communications media for cultural and creative  
expression, community development and entertainment.  The CMA  
membership consists of 300 community media organisations plus 300  
individuals and associate organisations. CMA members work throughout  
the UK in sound and radio, television, video and new media.  The  
CMA’s head office is located in Sheffield and the organisation  
supports a development office in Scotland.
2.      Community Radio is a third tier of radio distinct from Public  
and Commercial Radio.  Community Radio stations are locally owned and  
accountable to their audience.  They operate on public service  
principles for community benefit and are non-profit distributing.
3.      Photos are available from cma at commedia.org.uk

Further information on the CMA can be found at http:// 
www.commedia.org.uk


-- 
Michelle McGuire
Editor, Airflash Magazine
Development Officer

Community Media Association
http://www.commedia.org.uk

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