PART B: SECTION 7. FUNDING/SUSTAINABILITY
a. Funding for community radio should be primarily sourced by
the community, through community contributions and other
mechanism.
b. Community radio should be exempted from application fees, licensing fees, renewal fees, tax on turnover, duties on imported equipment and other related levies
c. Community radio shall derive income from commercial/adverting as well as donors and charities
d. There should be established an independent community radio trust fund to which government and other stakeholders should contribute
e. Community radio stations should network to access their common needs where human and material resources, approach donors together and lobby different government
f. There should be established for the community radio sector a ratings system which promotes media quality, greater reach and accountability
g. Community radio should also be granted concessions in the form of:
i. tax breaks in security equipment
ii. tax breaks in operational cost
iii. waiver of Value Added Tax (VAT) on commercial services and local purchases of equipment/materials
h. Community radio should strive to generate savings
i. The savings should, however, be ploughed back into the medium or into other activities that serve the community
ii. There should be capacity building on how to manage the savings
i. There should be established a community radio news agency at national level which provides news from the communities and distribute to community radio stations nationwide. |
