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The need of all the community stations in Dublin

  • 01-04-2009 11:22pm
    #1
    bbability
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    Will someone tell me why the hell we need all 50 community radio stations broadcasting in Dublin. I mean why do we need them? What real purpose do they serve? Are they just another waste of tax payers money? Whats wrong with having one community station for the northside and one for the southside a bit like the free paper. Are they serving their purpose other than been heard 50 miles from where they are located?


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  • #2
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    bbability wrote: »
    Will someone tell me why the hell we need all 50 community radio stations broadcasting in Dublin. I mean why do we need them? What real purpose do they serve? Are they just another waste of tax payers money? Whats wrong with having one community station for the northside and one for the southside a bit like the free paper. Are they serving their purpose other than been heard 50 miles from where they are located?


    Well it's just like you said 'a bit like the free paper'. Bland trash that's only good for peeling the spuds on. The varity that's afforded on these station is because of the numbers. One big station either side of the liffey would surely just lead to a common, banal form of radio that attempts to fit one size for all when some the audience is in fact for more roundy than other members of the audience.

    OP do you not like them? Why? Do you think that they would benefit from consolidation and if so why so?

    Personally I enjoy the different formats of each station. Although I would question your numbers. I haven't come anywhere near counting 50. Maybe 5 at a push. Do you have a list of them and where on the dial they are?


  • #3
    thecountessp
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭thecountessp


    http://www.bci.ie/licensed_operators/community_radio.html

    You can find a list of all the licenced community radio stations here - incidentally there's only 18 on the whole country.

    Each station has had to go through a fairly exhaustive process to get a licence (I know, having done it myself). I'll admit, a lot of the content will be far from polished, but I know local communities really appreciate having the stations there.

    As for taxpayers money - you have a point there; some stations have Pobal/Council grants, but a lot of the extra is from advertising, sponsorship, special programme schemes, renting equipment and old-fashioned fund-raising. All-told stations run on very little, often having no paid staff!

    I'll admit, I've got my community radio hat on as I'm a card carrying member of CRAOL:The Community Radio Forum of Ireland :pac:
    http://www.craol.ie/


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