Asian community radio stations miss out grants from Community Radio Fund
Asian community radio stations missed out in round one of grants by Department for Culture, Media and Sport and managed by Ofcom.
The Community Radio Fund supports the core costs of running community radio stations, which operate on a not-for-profit basis to deliver specific social benefits to a particular geographical area or a community of interest.
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In this funding round, the panel awarded grants to 11 community radio stations, which totalled £205,479. The grants awarded ranged from £4,320 up to £33,854, with an average of £18,680. The total amount of funding requested across 81 applications was £1,542,694.29.