Research and analysis
Evaluation of the Community Radio Fund
Final report of an evaluation of the Community Radio Fund carried out by independent research consultancy Wavehill
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The Community Radio Fund (CRF) was established in 2005 to help to fund the core costs of running Ofcom-licensed community radio stations. Beyond the light-touch monitoring of the fund that Ofcom conducts annually there has been no previous process or impact evaluation of the CRF since it was launched. In July 2021, DCMS commissioned independent social and economic research consultancy Wavehill to undertake a research project to analyse the impact of CRF awards and the outcomes for community radio stations that received them and to understand what worked well and less well about the fund and why.