Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 November 2003
Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
Is it possible to ring-fence some of the fund to support community broadcasting? Throughout the Bill, the word "community" is linked with the word "local". In some cases, it states "community or local" and in others, "community and local". However, community can be different from local. For example, FM104, a Dublin radio station, is a local one. However, community, in my understanding, refers to a not-for-profit community medium. We should be encouraging that community link in broadcasting.
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