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Starting Out
When you are new to community radio, the idea of running a full-time, licensed station with its own premises, paid staff, hundreds of volunteers and a financial turnover of up to six figures will seem like an impossible dream. The success of pilot stations across the community radio sector prove that it can be done. Indeed the chances are that a station like the one you dream of has already has been created by someone very like you.
It doesn’t need huge sums of money to get started. If you are good at what you do, you can find the money to do it and make that money work for you. In this section we will talk you through the processes involved in establishing a community radio station, pretty much from scratch.
In this section:
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The Great Community Radio Switch On
Community based broadcasting, where local people produce and present their own programmes, promises to be the most important new cultural development in the United Kingdom for many years.
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First Steps
Over this chapter we will talk you through the processes involved in establishing a community radio station, pretty much from scratch.
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Applying
Few prospects in community radio are less appealing than filling in an application for a full time community radio licence.
Community Radio Stories
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Employment FM Is Go!
Any Community Radio person will tell you that our volunteers get lots more than enjoyment from their work. We’ve all seen our colleagues grow in self esteem, in how they relate to others and in their ability to work in a team. Employment FM is a 3-year project which explores how radio training can lead […]
