Community Radio: The Joy of Social Connection

With around a third of Australians experiencing loneliness at some time and around 10 per cent experiencing it in any given year, it is a growing issue in Australia with a serious social cost.

Community Radio: The Joy of Social Connection

This research commissioned by the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) looks to understand how community radio promotes social inclusion. The joy of social connection articulated by community radio volunteers and listeners is palpable in this research. For listeners and volunteers alike, community radio allows association with ideas, music, culture, arts, language, current affairs, ethnicity, sexuality and even a sense of ‘family’, which are not available via mainstream culture.

Use this research to better understand community radio volunteers' motivations, listeners' needs and you can even use its data to articulate the importance of your station to stakeholders.