PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Broadcasting: Radio (1 December 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support community radio stations during the covid-19 outbreak.
Asked by:
Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative)
Answer
We have worked with Ofcom to release emergency funding, through the Community Radio Fund, to help community radio stations continue to provide programming and outreach projects for the communities they serve. A total of 112 awards have been made by Ofcom across two rounds.
We are continuing to liaise with stakeholders across the industry regarding ways in which the Government can support the ongoing sustainability of the community radio sector through Covid-19 and beyond.
Answered by:
Sir John Whittingdale (Conservative)
10 December 2020
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