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Radio Santa Clara (San Carlos, Costa Rica)
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Radio Sutatenza (ACPO) (Colombia)
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Asociación de Radios y Programas Participativos de El Salvador (ARPAS)
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Radio Music
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Call-In Dedication & Greeting Programs
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Radio Progress (Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana)
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Religion and Communication
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Community Media, Sustainability and Crisis Lessons from Covid and Beyond
Bloomsbury Academic (2026), 214 pp.
"This original collection draws on a truly global set of perspectives, with authors from Asia, Europe, Africa, and both North and South America, who explore a range of ideological, political, economic, and cultural factors that shape how community media projects respond to crises. Contributors analy
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Community Media: A Good Practice Handbook
Paris: UNESCO (2011), 80 pp.
"This is a collection of case studies of good practice in community media, mainly from developing countries, and focusing especially on radio. The first section addresses the enabling environment for community media, with ten country case studies of good practice in media policies, regulations, fund
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
Top Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]
"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism;
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Guidebook on Sustainability
Top Insights
Washington, DC: Developing Radio Partners (2007), 90 pp.
"The authors present six local and independent radio stations from Africa - community radio stations, and commercial and NGO run radio stations with strong community participation - showcasing good practices for sustainability, defined as "ability of a radio station to maintain a good quality develo
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Community Media Ownership in the Context of Donor Funding
In: Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change
London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 237-247
"Although it is a community broadcasting station with a small radius, Koch FM conceptualises itself as part of a national and global civil society network and acts as such. Specifcally, it sees its role as promoting democracy and Good Governance. The station has consequently decided to stay away fro
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Between State funding and Volunteerism: The Survival Strategies of Indonesian community Radio Network
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 21, issue 2 (2023), pp. 221-236
"This article examines the sustainability of community radio, the ‘third pillar’ of Indonesia’s democratic media system, after twenty years of government recognition. It focuses particularly on the strategies adopted by the Indonesian Community Radio Network (Jaringan Radio Komunitas Indonesia
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Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Honduras
Montevideo: Observacom (2023), 33 pp.
Strings Attached: Sustainability and Dependence in Five Models of Local and Community Media
Top Insights
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 7, issue 2 (2022), pp. 179-197
"Sustainability is a key issue for local and community media in the Global South as well as the Global North, albeit in different ways. After identifying significant gaps in the sustainability literature, the article presents and discusses a taxonomy of ‘models’ – the relationships that arise
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Radio at the Edges: Perspectives on Alternative, Community and Pirate Radio
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2022), xiii, 210 pp.
"This collection engages with alternatives to mainstream radio systems, histories and concepts. It addresses the impacts and challenges that alternative, community and pirate radio represent." (Publisher description)
Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Perú
Montevideo: Observacom (2022), 27 pp.
"Desde el año 2004, la Ley de Radio y Televisión reconoce a las radios y televisoras comunitarias como un tipo de servicio de radiodifusión en función de sus objetivos o fines. Sin embargo, la propia norma, su reglamentación y su implementación -a cargo del Ministerio de Transportes y Comunica
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Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Argentina
Montevideo: Observacom (2022), 43 pp.
"En el marco de la crisis de los modelos de financiamiento de los servicios audiovisuales, el sector de los medios comunitarios, populares, alternativos e indígenas no ha consolidado estrategias económicas duraderas y robustas. Sin embargo, esto no les ha impedido mantener sus emisiones aún en co
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Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Chile
Montevideo: Observacom (2022), 46 pp.
"La normativa de radio y televisión contiene medidas discriminatorias y arbitrarias que impiden el desarrollo sostenible de los medios de comunicación comunitario e indígenas. Las restricciones de cobertura territorial y de acceso a fuentes de financiamiento previstas en la legislación, no respo
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Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Uruguay
Montevideo: Observacom (2022), 48 pp.
"Se plantea la necesidad de políticas públicas de promoción o regulación, dado que sin posibilidades de construir buenas condiciones de producción es imposible generar contenidos de calidad y los buenos contenidos generan mayores alternativas de sostenibilidad. ¿Qué se podría hacer? Elaborar
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Entorno regulatorio y políticas públicas para la sostenibilidad de los medios comunitarios en Colombia
Montevideo: Observacom (2022), 37 pp.
"Es necesario que el Congreso de la República expida una ley en donde se de estabilidad y seguridad jurídica a las comunidades organizadas que prestan el servicio de radio comunitaria. En la actualidad está reglamentado mediante una Resolución Ministerial, la cual es fácilmente modificable por
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Community Broadcasting Foundation Annual Report 2021
Parkville (AU): Community Broadcasting Foundation (2021), 51 pp.
"We are proud champions of community media – Australia’s largest independent media sector. Our funding helps connect people living in major cities, regional towns and remote communities across the country. It ensures the millions of people who tune in to their local community-owned and operated
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Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?
Top Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2020), 28 pp.
"Radio stations across Africa are facing unprecedented threats to their sustainability due to weak media markets, limited advertising revenue and intense competition. A more pragmatic understanding of viability and more flexible donor strategies can help these outlets stay on air and maintain their
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8 experiencias de sostenibilidad en la red CORAPE
Quito: Coordinadora de Radios Populares y Educativas del Ecuador (CORAPE) (2020), 39 pp.
"Los medios de comunicación comunitarios en Ecuador, dentro de la lógica de desarrollo social, han creado experiencias de producción y comercialización de productos comunitarios. Estas actividades permiten obtener ingresos económicos destinados al fortalecimiento técnico, administrativo y fina
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