- New Forest Community Media
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Background
There are a growing number of community media projects around the UK. Many of these have or are, or in the process applying for licences to operate Community Radio or Television Stations. Predominantly staffed by volunteers, stations are run on a not for profit basis.
Introduction
New Forest Community Media; aims to provide a comprehensive media service, both online and on-air, to those who live and work in the New Forest. As well as serve the needs of and the large number of visitors that the National Park receives each year.
NFCM was founded in March 2007 by Catherine Lake.
Objectives
The organisations principal objectives are:
1. To provide and maintain an online presence that doubles as an 'Internet Media Service' serving both the local community and visitors to the National Park. Set-up and run as a hub that links all of the local authorities, agencies and other not-for-profit organisations together, resulting in an extensive resource site and "news feed" accessible free of charge by our users. The site will carry banner advertising and sponsorship from commercial supporters with a view to raising funds to further our online activities and our community radio project.
2. To provide and maintain a community radio service that, whilst serving the population (some 380,000 people) who live and work in the National Park, also supports Ofcom's stated ‘characteristics of a community radio service’. The characteristics are as follows:
- Be provided primarily for the good of members of the public or of particular communities and in order to deliver social gain, rather than primarily for commercial reasons or for the financial or other material gain of the individuals providing the service;
- Be intended primarily to serve one or more communities (whether or not it also serves other members of the public). (A community is defined as either people who live or work or undergo education or training in a particular area or locality, or people who have one or more interests or characteristics in common);
- Not be provided in order to make a financial profit, and uses any profit produced wholly and exclusively to secure or improve the future provision of the service or for the delivery of social gain to members of the public or the target community;
- Offer members of the target community opportunities to participate in the operation and management of the service;
- Be accountable to the target community.
NFCM would also like to form good relationships with other local media organisations in the public and private sectors (i.e. BBC South and Wave 105). We may also tap into the existing skills and experience of those already involved in hospital and community radio locally.
NFCM hopes that, for the longer-term, we might set-up an office and radio studios towards the centre of the New Forest - preferably near a railway station and close to bus routes. The ideal location will ensure ease of access from all sides of the National Park, making use of existing car-free transport means, thus helping to promote sustainable development and green business practices.
The project is led by a core management team and, subject to a licence being granted, the proposed station will set up a listener panel to encourage feedback from its audience.
NFCM Project Links
References
Neighbouring Projects
- 90.1 Hope FM - Bournemouth, Poole & surrounds
- The Bay FM - Poole
- Forest FM - Verwood
- Unity 101 - Southampton
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