The CMA supports Community Radio
The CMA offers a wide range of services to Community Radio and is committed to supporting the development of a vibrant and sustainable Community Radio sector in the UK.

Workshops
The CMA is regularly offers workshops for groups setting up Community Radio stations. Keep an eye on this site for the very latest information on workshops.

Reports
The CMA regularly commissions research to support the development of Community Media.

'Making it work ' Learning from successful Community Radio stations
Later in July the CMA will launch a groundbreaking report on sustainable Community Radio. The report, prepared by CM Solutions, is based on 5 case studies of successful Community Radio stations in the UK and Europe and offers a useful set of guidelines for setting up and running a sustainable Community Radio project. A wide variety of stations are featured in the report including, 'Connemara Community Radio' a station serving a small rural community in the Republic of Ireland, 'Fr'quence Paris Plurielle' which broadcasts across the French capital to a potential audience of 10 million people and 'OOG Radio en Televisie' the cross media multiplatform project from the Netherlands whose representatives delivered a fascinating presentation at this year's Festival of Community Media. UK examples are provided courtesy of Bradford Community Broadcasting in West Yorkshire and Desi Radio in West London.

'Community Radio in a global context: a comparative analysis in six countries'
Commissioned by the Community Media Association, written by Eryl Price-Davies & Jo Tacchi.

The report gives an overview of Community Radio in Australia, Canada, France, Holland, Ireland and South Africa. By comparing and contrasting Community Radio in these countries the report puts together specific recommendations related to the development and implementation of the 'Access Radio' scheme in the UK.

Programming
The CMA's Showcase online archive, provides a resource of well over 500 video and audio programmes available 24 hours a day for users to stream or download for free, for non-commercial use or rebroadcast.

Stream on the internet for free
The CMA runs an Internet Media Service with streaming media servers in Sheffield and in London Docklands, connected directly to the UK Internet backbone. The service is free to not-for-profit organisation members. Click here for further information about the CMA's Internet Media Service.

Training Resources
Community Radio training guides are available on the CMA website.

Introduction to Radio Production
This interactive website offers step by step guides on basic radio production skills.

The Radio Management Training Pack
A early manual for managing a Community Radio station with some very useful pointers.