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RADIO Kerry is one of 32 radio stations to share in funding of €2.4 million.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, has today welcomed the announcement by Coimisiún na Meán of the award of €2.4 million to the radio stations under the Broadcasting Fund Sound and Vision Scheme.
The awards range from €35,000 to €95,000, with Radio Kerry to receive €95,000. Each of the 32 radio stations will deliver one initiative, focused on skills building, promoting media literacy, and digital transformation.
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The initiatives will also enhance gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and build communities.
This is the third occasion on which Coimisiún na Meán/BAI has delivered funding rounds tailored to supporting the independent radio sector.
In 2020, €2.5 million was awarded to commercial radio to promote awareness of COVID. In 2021, another €2.5 million was provided, prioritising the local and regional radio sectors, which had seen significant falls in advertising revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
