QUO VADIS, PUBLIC RADIO?

“Communities are the radio stars” (Ofcom)

Peter M. LewisSenior Lecturer in Community Media

London Metropolitan University

My first radio

My latest radio

Public service broadcasting

‘old’ ITV (education, religion, news, documentaries)

Channel 4 (TV) Channel 4 (Radio) S4C Teachers TV BBC World Service Community radio and TV

Community radio

Community radio stations are a new type of not-for-profit radio service, designed to operate on a small-scale and to deliver social gain to one or more communities

Community radio was introduced in 2004. - 360 applications - 201 groups awarded licences - 135 stations on air

Range of communities - general audience - urban (18%) or town / rural (41%). -- - minority ethnic groups (14%) - young people (9%) - religious groups (7%)

Funding - Community radio fund, £483,859 (7%) - Non-public sources, £3,180,869 (47%) - Local authorities, £1,054,047 (16%) - Other public funds, £2,050,619 (30%)

FMAM

COMMUNITY RADIOIN THE UK

Updated: 21.5.9

Forest of Dean CR

Angel R Havant

GTFMAfan FM

Cross Rhythms

HFM

Kemet R

Takeover RThe Eye

R FazaR Dawn

R Ikhlas

Insight RAwaz FM

Sunny Govan R

Revival R

Angel R IOW

Skyline CR

Express FMUnity 101

BCB

Phoenix FM

Future R

Radio Scilly

shmuFM

The Superstation

Asian Fever

Unity FMNew Style R

Big City

The ‘Bridge

WCR

Radio FailteFeile FM

BFBS Lisburn

Iur

Down FMShine FM

Lionheart R

NE1 FM

Seaside R

Indigo FM

Gloucester FM

Youthcomm R

West Hull CR

R Reverb

Colchester Garrison

Cross Rhythms Plymouth

Forest FM

Greater LondonDesi R– SouthallHayes CR - HayesOn FM – Hammersmith Bang – Stonebridge & HarlesdenLink FM – HaveringNuSound R – NewhamResonance FM – C LondonR Umma – NewhamVoice of Africa - NewhamWestside CR – Southall

Asian Star

Phoenix FM

Greater London

CSR

Tempo

Black Diamond

Leith FMEdinburgh Garrison

Bristol C FM

R Teesdale

Sheffield LiveBurngreave CR

Branch FM

R Verulam

Diverse FMRadio LaBInspire R

Castledown RSalisbury PlainGarrison

Siren FM

Ipswich CR

Calon FM

Hope FM

209 RadioCAM

Aldershot Garrison

Cross Rhythms

Pendle CR

Diversity

BRFM

Saint FM

10Radio

Stroud FM

The Source

R St Austell Bay

Soundart R

BRFM (Blaenau Gwent)

R Tircoed

Somer Valley FM

Ujima FM

Glastonbury FM

Phonic FM

Swindon 105.5

The Bay

Bro R

XLFM

Jubilee 1

Bute FM

Vibe FM

Alive R

Speysound

Drive 105

Aldergrove & Antrim FMHolywood FM

Ballykinler FM

Mearns FM

Celtic Music AM

Pulse FM Brick FM

Dunoon CR

Blast FMLisburn City R

3TFM

Spice FM

Community Voice

Utopia FM

R Hartlepool

Drystone RCatterick Garrison FM

Bishop FM

Sine FMTMCR

Vixen

Flame CCRTudno FM Point FM

Preston FM

Chorley FM

MoorlandsHalton FM

KCC Live

Cheshire FM Canalside

England 148 N. Ireland 14 Scotland 20Wales 9

Crescent

Oldham CR

Gtr Manc. & N Ches. R Lindum

Boundary Sd

Gravity FM

JCom

Redroad FM

Erewash Sd

Amber SdTakeover

Tulip R

TCR FMAmbur R

SACDA RRaaj FM

Switch R

7 Waves R

Kohinoor FMDemon FM

EAVA

Cross RhythmsThe Hillz

Hermitage FM

Inspiration FM

Penistone

R Cardiff

Corby R

Felixstowe

Blyth Valley

Zeta R W Suffolk

Wayland R

Leisure FM

BigglesFM

Huntingdon CR

IntoBeats

AHBS

UK local provision in trouble

Local press ITV Commercial radio BBC ends local mobile centres; plan for

local video news rejected by Trust

EU Parliament Study 2007: CM activity and regulation across Europe

Report on Community Media in Europe (Resetarits)

CR’s contribution to Media Pluralism and Diversity Community Cohesion and Cross-

Cultural Dialogue Media Literacy, Skills Development

and Education Local Public Service Delivery Promotion of Local Creative Potential

Promoting social cohesion: the role of community media (Lewis)

Need to Create legislative infrastructure preserve analogue frequencies, ensure

community radio is not disadvantaged in the digital environment

recognise social value of community media and its role as a form of local public service

commission studies of best practice, surveys of emerging needs

Encourage effective sector bodies

The BBC, partnerships and community radio

CR sector representation on the Radio Council

offer studio space publicise CR websites offer placements and training offer content multi-chip receivers after digital switch

References The Arts and Community Radio Ofcom’s first annual report on community

radio EU Parliament report Council of Europe report ‘Promoting Social

Cohesion: the role of Community Media’ Council of Europe declaration Community Media Forum for Europe A useful site for Community Media

information

References Council of Europe report ‘Promoting Social

Cohesion: the role of Community Media’http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/

media/Doc/H-Inf(2008)013_en.pdf Council of Europe declaration

http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/declaration-community-media-adopted-11-02-09.pdf

EU Parliament report http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-2008-0263+0+DOC+WORD+V0//EN

Ofcom’s report on community radio http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/cr_annualrpt

The Arts and Community Radio http://www.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/communityradio1.pdf

Community Media Forum for Europe http://www.cmfe.eu/

A useful site for Community Media information http://www.communitymedia.eu/