| Community radio is a radio station owned, run and maintained by a community.
"It is called popular or educational radio in Latin America, rural or local radio in Africa, public radio in Australia and free or
associative radio in Europe. All these describe the same phenomenon - gaining voices and democratising communication on a community /
scale. Community radio, although taking on diverse forms depending on its surroundings, remains a type of radio made to serve people;
radio that encourages expression and participation and that values local culture. Its purpose is to give a voice to those without
voices, to marginalised groups and to communities far from large urban centres, where the population is too small to attract
commercial or large-scale State radio."
Michael Delorme, World Association of Community Broadcasters [AMARC]
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