Community Media Association

The company's principal activity continues to be that of is community-based communications media. Purposes and Aims Our purposes as set out in the objects contained in our founding Memorandum of Association are: To advance the education of the public in all aspects of community media and to promote the educational benefits resulting from the establishment of community media services which are owned and controlled by their community and constituted otherwise than with a view to profit. The CMA adopted the following object in November 2020: To promote, for the public benefit, the effectiveness and efficiency of community media organisations by: i. advancing community media services through activities such as advocacy, advice, networking and workshops ii. advancing the use of and education in communications technologies to facilitate community capacity building iii. promoting such other services, facilities and activities as the directors see fit from time to time. The focus of our work The CMA is a members’ organisation. The majority of the CMA’s members are non-profit organisations, working with volunteers to deliver community media services to their local communities. Most of these have full-time community radio licences. Others include community TV and video projects, online-only radio stations, and independent community media practitioners. During the year of this report there were 215 members (2023/24: 214 members). As the established national sector body addressing the need for all people to access accountable, not-for-profit local media, the focus of the organisation’s work for this year has been: To provide informed advocacy and leadership of the community media sector, ensuring platforms and opportunities continue to be available To celebrate and share the content of our members to wide and diverse audiences, so that all of society can access, appreciate and understand the value of community media To support community media organisations to be resilient and financially secure, and ultimately better able to deliver their aims and objectives To ensure that CMA is sustainable, well-governed and effectively represents community media broadcasters and practitioners.