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Community Radio Winning Recipe

is to Work together

Radio Days Africa Conference

02 July 2015

Wits Radio Academy: Radio Days AfricaBy: Xola Nozewu Thursday, July 2015

Our VisionOur Vision

To create sustainable and To create sustainable and professional community professional community

broadcasting services in the broadcasting services in the Eastern Cape. Eastern Cape.

Our MissionOur Mission

To unite community radio stations in To unite community radio stations in the province for effective services the province for effective services through networking and capacity through networking and capacity

building towards the sustainability building towards the sustainability of the sector and strive to render of the sector and strive to render

uniform services.uniform services.

BackgroundBackground

The ECCRF was established as a The ECCRF was established as a Non-Profit Making Organization in Non-Profit Making Organization in 2005. Currently our membership 2005. Currently our membership

is made up of 23 on-air is made up of 23 on-air community radio stations.community radio stations.

Community Radio Station will Prosper if theycontinue to work together !!!!

Community Radio is one unique type of media which in Community Radio is one unique type of media which in mostmost

instances It’s initiated by an ordinary person who has no instances It’s initiated by an ordinary person who has no idea ofidea of

how radio operates:how radio operates:

Even so there are realities and expectations that you are obliged to full-fill because you enter in a competitive space:

Meeting listenership expectation

Generate Revenue

Create Good Quality Programming

Operate professionally

Be Compliant

In Eastern Cape we created this concept and we managed:

To create a common rate card so as to sell member stations as a package to provincial and national clients.

We meet on three months basis to share our experiences and plan how to assist each other.

We organise trainings for presenters and management.

Skills Sharing: We now on the verge of developing proposals for member stations and submit such proposals as a package.

What Role can What Role can Community Radio Hub Community Radio Hub

Play !!!Play !!!

But There’s still more But There’s still more to be done !!!to be done !!! SAARF needs to be more realistic when doing audience research, as

community radio sector we believe that they are not fair to such an extent we exploring possibilities of second opinion audience research organisation.

ICASA licencing does not allow enough breathing space for development of community radio sector i.e. flooding of stations in municipalities which are under developed or not sustainable, some licences which are owned by individuals and families impact negatively to our mandate and image.

But again huge responsibility still remains with community stations to redefine these issues i.e. Administration, Voluntarism, Policies, Infighting between Board, Management and Staff.

Thank you………….Thank you………….

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Xola NozewuProvincial CoordinatorEastern Cape Community Radio Forum

Tel: 047 877 0095/6Fax: 047 877 0068Cell: 083 951 6160Email: xnozewu@yahoo.com