Explain the deference between commercial radio and community radio?

Answer 1

Community radio serves content that is popular and relevant to a specific local audience, but is overlooked by mass-media broadcasters. Commercial broadcasting is owned by private corporate media and serves a broad audience.

Answer 2

The cost of operating a commercial radio outlet is paid by commercial advertising.

Advertising revenue normally exceeds the cost of operation, and lines the pockets

of the station's owners. If such revenue falls short of the cost of operation, then

it's typically only a matter of time before the station is sold to others. Programing

policy can be influenced by advertisers.

The cost of operating a public radio outlet is paid by contributions from listeners,

charitable and philanthropic foundations, and federal funds for the arts. If such

revenue falls short of the cost of operation, then the station leaves the air.

Programing policy is influenced primarily by listener feedback.

Answer 3

Community Radio is completely different to Commercial Radio, Community radio contains more local and relevant information for the local community, it is run by volunteers some of whom have never presented before, the stations also place a large emphasis on training, and do not stick to a single genre although they do usually have a target audience.