- After a lot of hard work, we went live on our full time 5-year licence on 4th December 2008!
Our aim is to provide an enjoyable, professional listening experience whilst serving all sectors of the community by promoting community events and keeping people informed of issues and news relevant to them. At the same time, the underlying ethos of the venture was to be as accessible and beneficial as possible to all, by embracing all ages and interest groups.
Our first broadcast in May 2005 was such a tremendous success that it was followed up by hundreds of letters and emails of support from listeners wishing the service to continue. It was a truly community-led venture with participation from all types of community groups, and CCR proved to be a much needed voice for its community members.
Our broadcasting area is the Borough of Macclesfield, ie, Macclesfield, Bollington, Tytherington, Prestbury, Rainow, Sutton, Wilmslow, Alderley, Poynton and surrounding towns, village and hamlets. This gives a potential listening audience of 70,000.
OUR MISSION
Canalside Community Radio aims to provide a voice for its community members to discuss issues that are important to them, whilst at the same time providing a platform for the following:
1. To provide a quality information service free of charge on behalf of local community groups and services that would otherwise not be able to publicise themselves;
2. To give the opportunity for volunteers, students and others to gain access to training in radio and gain associated media skills;
3. To be a radio station with a difference, reflecting the views, opinions and values of the community, and raising awareness of issues affecting the community;
4. To be accessible to everyone in the community;
5. To promote and support any community events with outside broadcasts and coverage on shows;
6. To provide programming and music that caters for the needs and tastes of all sectors of the community;
7. Most importantly, to embrace the spirit of what is a caring and sharing local community, strengthening that community spirit.
