There has recently been a project by UNESCO called, Empowering Local Radio with ICT’s (Information and Communication Technology). The purpose of this important project was to raise the inclusiveness and diversity of community radio stations throughout the world.

Part one of our blog concentrated on how important radio is to spread news especially to rural and underdeveloped communities. Not all these areas have internet connection or TV coverage, and so the only way that important news can be given to these sorts of communities is by radio.

Community radio is an unsung hero when it comes to bringing people together. It’s a great opportunity to really celebrate your area and the people that live there whilst having fun and entertaining people at the same time. And that’s the key, no matter what you should always be looking at new ways to keep your show fun, to keep it entertaining so that people will keep listening. There’s a lot of competition out there, major radio stations are of course the most obvious but podcasts are also a very popular audio medium, in order to combat that you’ll need to get creative with your own, take advantage of that…