"We are Community Builders, Part of The Fabric": A Review of Community Radio

Footnotes

1. The primary research included community radio stations and small scale independent local radio stations in Scotland.

2. The average station income for those stations which reported in 2009/10 and 2010/11 was similar, however, which implies that the financial situation for those stations which submitted annual reports for the last two financial years has remained relatively stable (Ofcom, 2011b: 23). Ofcom also state that actual income reported by these stations has fallen marginally (Ofcom, 2011b: 24).

3. Community radio stations can cover a radius of up to 5 km.

4. See (Hellitt & Wilson, 2010) for a more detailed history of the community radio sector and associated legislation.

5. See (Hellitt and Wilson, 2010) for a discussion on the relationship between community radio and BBC local radio.

6. The small scale independent local radio stations in Scotland are Argyll FM, Cullin FM, Lochbroom FM, Nevis Radio, Oban FM, Two Lochs Radio and Isles FM.

7. The total value of in-kind support in this period across the UK was close to £9m. As not all stations report in-kind support the actual figure is likely to be much higher (Ofcom, 2011b: 14).

8. The average station income for those stations which reported in 2009/10 and 2010/11 was similar, however, which implies that the financial situation for those stations which submitted annual reports for the last two financial years has remained relatively stable (Ofcom, 2011b: 23). Ofcom also state that actual income reported by these stations has fallen marginally (Ofcom, 2011b: 24).

9. See Ofcom (2010: 41) for an indication of the areas covered in individual station listener research.

10. See footnote 2.

11. This research had a limited sample with evidence derived from 20 emails to existing stations and two interviews with station managers on the phone.

12. Contrary to prior research this improvement is not related to increased household knowledge of Government education policies, but is due to households with greater access being more likely to make financial investments in the education of their children (ibid).

13. Quoted from A Conversation with Hannah Sassaman and Kat Aaron in Social Policy Summer (2006: 28)

14. Quoted from A Conversation with Hannah Sassaman and Kat Aaron in Social Policy Summer 2006: 28. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications commission (2009) produced a detailed summary of community broadcasting structures internationally. See also Price-Davies and Tacchi (2001) for a detailed comparative analysis of community radio in six countries. This work is quite dated, however, and as a result it has not been covered in this review.

15. A further three station managers had worked with 'other' education/training institutions and providers.

16. To date Arts and Business have funded two community radio projects through their New Arts Sponsorship grants scheme. This is an encouraging development. Despite this, however, there is a perception among some that securing arts based funding remains a challenge for community radio stations.