Question reference: S5W-00184
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 May 2016
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to community radio in each of the last five years, broken down by radio station.
Answer
The Scottish Government currently provides no direct funding for community radio stations. Ofcom administers a Community Radio Fund of approximately £400,000 per calendar year, which is a key source of funding for community radio in the UK and which Scottish based stations are able to access. You can find a record of the funding awarded at:
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/community-radio-fund/?pageNum=1#in-this-section
However, the Scottish Government runs public information adverts on community radio channels when appropriate. The Scottish Government marketing spend on commercial radio since January 2011 has totalled £269,896.69.