Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. The term has somewhat different meanings in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the UK, it originated in the many illegal pirate radio stations that came about from the influx of Afro-Caribbean migrants in cities such as London, Birmingham, Bristol, and Manchester in the 1970s. Therefore, "community radio" remains synonymous with "pirate radio" for many people there. In America, community radio is more commonly non-profit and non-commercial, often using licenced class D FM band transmitters, although pirate radio outlets have been operated in many places. Canadian and Australian community stations operate somewhat similarly to their American counterparts.

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Modern-day community radio stations often serve their listeners by offering a variety of music selections that are not necessarily catered for by larger corporate radio stations. Community radio outlets may also carry news and information programming geared toward the local area, particularly immigrant or minority groups that are poorly served by other media outlets. Unfortunately, when these broadcasters are illegal pirate radio outlets, they sometimes refuse to respect other legal radio stations and other entities, such as emergency services, and interfere with their transmissions. This can give community stations and conscientious pirate stations an unwarranted disreputable image. Pirate radio stations can apply for a broadcasting licence but they will usually need to go off air for a time to present a legal case. Community stations and pirate stations (where they are tolerated) can be valuable assets for a region. Community radio stations are aligned with communities rather than corporations.

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Support your local community radio | @wmnf Holiday Bazaar this weekend at the Cuban Club | I'll be buying some vintage vinyl
bluelynxmktg (Kevin Alvarez) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:37:42 -0000
Support your local community radio | @wmnf Holiday Bazaar this weekend at the Cuban Club | I'll be buying some vintage vinyl
Home! from tour of the new album BROKEN TAMBOURINE! (Which has made top 20 across Canada community/college radio)
ingridgatin (Ingrid Gatin) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:21:49 -0000
Home! from tour of the new album BROKEN TAMBOURINE! (Which has made top 20 across Canada community/college radio)
Athlone Community Radio - live from Athlone, Ireland - http://ow.ly/KoVR http://bit.ly/4zaPmE http://bit.ly/8oy.. http://bit.ly/8uNMsV
inathlone (In Athlone) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:24:56 -0000
Athlone Community Radio - live from Athlone, Ireland - http://ow.ly/KoVR http://bit.ly/4zaPmE http://bit.ly/8oy.. http://bit.ly/8uNMsV
radio went well! so proud of my aunt tracy and how she's giving back to the community! thx @mindsreamradio love you ALL!!
CandiceNicolePR (Candice Nicole) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:55:22 -0000
radio went well! so proud of my aunt tracy and how she's giving back to the community! thx @mindsreamradio love you ALL!!
I'm in FL remote controlling a shortwave radio that's in CT to listen to a guy in venezuela talk to a guy in ireland...global community?
jbassett (Joe Bassett) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:44:18 -0000
I'm in FL remote controlling a shortwave radio that's in CT to listen to a guy in venezuela talk to a guy in ireland...global community?
Athlone Community Radio - live from Athlone, Ireland - http://ow.ly/KoVR http://bit.ly/4zaPmE http://bit.ly/8oyJkI http://bit.ly/4RBTGh
inathlone (In Athlone) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:24:56 -0000
Athlone Community Radio - live from Athlone, Ireland - http://ow.ly/KoVR http://bit.ly/4zaPmE http://bit.ly/8oyJkI http://bit.ly/4RBTGh

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