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Welcome to the Community Radio Toolkit, a place for community radio people to learn, talk, and share. Do read and join discussions in the Discussion Forums, help yourself to documents in the Shared Resources area, read up on essentials in the Toolkit handbook and find connections with other organisations on the links pages. Don't forget Spotlight On, where we cover special community radio features.

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Community Radio News Updated 21.11.08

Community Radio Station Wins Regional Award

Life FM has been named the best in London at this year's Radio Academy Nations and Regions Awards. Well done to all at Life FM! Read more here.

Music Royalties and the Third Sector

The Performing Right Society has agreed to develop a code of practice after allegations were made that it was 'bullying' charities and small businesses into paying licence fees for playing music. More info here.

Ofcom Awards Two New Community Radio Licenses

Radio listeners in Manchester will soon have the choice of two more stations aimed at specific sections of the community. Congrats to Gaydio and Unity Radio! More info here.

Ofcom Awards Four New Community Radio Licenses

Ofcom has awarded community radio licences to the following applicants in the Midlands: Hermitage FM (Coalville, Ibstock and Ashby-de-la-Zouch), Cross Rhythms Coventry, The Hillz Radio (Coventry) and Inspiration FM (Northampton). More info on the Ofcom website.

Counting Volunteer Time

Ofcom has released its guidance on valuing volunteer time as part of your income streams. The guidance can be found here. The CMA will be working with Ofcom and members to help you have the systems in place to be able to take advantage of the new scheme. They will be producing more detailed guidance very shortly - in the meantime, feel free to contact them.

Hi all,

To generate more activity on the Toolkit website we’d like to try out something and subscribe all our members to the forums for a temporary period. This means you will get an email every time someone has posted a message. With the current form you wont need to worry about being bombarded with loads of stuff - we just want to get people talking.

Remember the forums are all about sharing your experiences, asking questions and providing support for others in the sector. We want the forums to focus on the day to day running of a community station and all the things that come with it.

We will go ahead with this little trial from next Monday for a couple of weeks to see how we get on. However if you find it’s not for you, you can always unsubscribe yourself at the top of each forum.

Hope that all sounds OK.

Cheers

Sarah

Hi all,

For those that don't know....yesterday Ofcom invited applications to apply for the second round of funding in 2008/09 from the Community Radio Fund.

The deadline for applications is 2nd December 2008.

The Community Radio Fund Panel will meet to consider applications on the 28th January 2009.

Grants can only be made to community radio licensees who are broadcasting under a community radio licence (and not an RSL, for example). Eligible licensees must be broadcasting by the time the Panel meets to consider applications for the round applied for.

The latest application form and guidance notes are available at:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund/

Good luck to those going for it!

Cheers

Sarah

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