Community Radio

Community Radio

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  Community radio
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  What isCommunity Radio? Key principals of Community Radio Examples Participation Live radio for community radio Discussion Questions
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   Small scaleradio stations  Owned and controlled by the communities they serve  Geographically defined neighbourhood OR  Community of interest (or both)  Not for profit  Staffed by volunteers  Access and training for programme makers in target community  Over 200 stations-new job sector!
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  Training and Community Outreach are central to community radio station management real participation must be reflected in programmes and station structures
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   Station aimsand POLICY  Regular Training Programmes  Community outreach and partnerships  Audience Research  Feeds into programme making  Feeds into programme schedule
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   Think about Sunderland target audiences first  Get young people on the programme  Get out into Sunderland  Work with existing contacts  Build on them over a longer period of time  What extra/different skills do you need?  Not just vox pops...
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   Most establishedCR station in Uk, licenced 2002  8-10 staff  General training for volunteers  Project based programmes  Community Reporters’ training scheme  Various projects leading to on air material and podcasts-eg Climate Change Project  Look at Schedules  www.bcbradio.co.uk
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  Based inTotnes, licenced 2007 2 part time workers Community based and art radio Very small scale Projects with schools and community
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   Ruralstation servingvillages where main industry is farming and tourism, licenced 2006 1 full-time station manager plus operation team and volunteers  Programmes made by school kids and young offenders  RadioSkills Course Run in association with Bishop Auckland College
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   community station for 35 years  Policy of representing all minorities in one radio station  http://www.3cr.org.au/
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  Content The wayyou make them Involving people-as producer and trainer Working together v individual egos Issues of professionalism First steps...
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   Community Media Association web site and discussion list