Welcome to CM Solutions Online
CM Solutions is a specialist advice agency and social enterprise, founded in 2004, which provides support for community-based media and ICT projects. We offer a one-stop-shop for community media support combining technical expertise with social enterprise know-how. CM Solutions has worked with over 70 community media projects all over the UK , providing a wide range of support including feasibilty studies, business planning, research and evaluation and developing innovative technical solutions.
Whether you need one-off advice or a package of support CM Solutions is ready to help. Call us on 0114 2201426 or email us.
Dec 1, 2009
Steve Buckley is just back from attending the succesful Community Radio Stakeholders Conference in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
The conference was part of a two year project which CM Solutions is running to support the development of community radio in Nigeria in partnership with the Institute for Media and Society, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Happy Birthday to CM Solutions
Oct 1, 2009
CM Solutions celebrates our fifth birthday.
CM Solutions started trading as an independent social enterprise in October 2004 and we are very pleased to be celebrating five years of supporting the community media sector. During that time we have worked with over eighty community media organisations providing support with planning, fundraising and technical issues.
We've helped eleven community radio stations to make succesful applications for community radio licences. We've also carried out research studies to support the development of the community media sector and worked in a variety of ways with agencies including the Community Media Association, the Foreign Office, Ofcom, the BBC World Trust, Melt, regional development agencies and regeneration companies. During this time we've worked with many inspiring people all over the UK and abroad who are involved in projects that make a real difference in their communities and we'd like to thank everyone we've worked with over these last five years.
[Read More]Have you signed the community radio fund petition?
Sep 10, 2009
Over 200 community radio services have been licensed by Ofcom since 2004. Around 150 of these services are on air, creating around 400 jobs, involving over 10,000 volunteers, and serving a potential audience of more than 10 million people.
Yet this new sector is economically very precarious. Six stations have failed to launch, three have handed back their licences. A number of others are at high risk.
It’s easy to help – all you have to is sign up here:
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/allthevoices/