Community Media Association

The CMA Conference and AGM will be held on Saturday 16th June at the City of Bath College and is set to feature keynote speeches from Ed Vaizey and Zane Ibrahim.

Among its activities to mark World Radio Day 2012, UNESCO has launched a new good practice handbook with case studies of community media from around the world.

16 applicants have been awarded grants totalling over £235,000 in Round 2 of Ofcom’s Community Radio Fund for 2011/12.

DCMS is holding a series of regional workshops in Manchester, London and Glasgow to explore the future regulatory framework for community radio.

A US Government report has concluded that LPFM radio stations do not have a negative economic impact on commercial FM radio stations and nor are they expected to do so in the future.

The Oxford Media Convention takes place at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University on 25th January 2012.

Ofcom has published new guidance for radio broadcasters on the use of offensive language:

Ofcom has announced the award of four new community radio licences for south west England in the third round of licensing.

Ofcom has published its draft annual plan 2012/13 and is holding a series of public meetings to hear people’s views.

Ofcom has published its Community Radio Annual Report covering the period of April 2010 to March 2011.