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Our values support our vision.
Managing numerous and diverse projects, from public art installations to gardening and sports, we aim to enhance our community projects with the station's broadcasting facilities. CANDOFM's participants and volunteers create content that reflects the community's viewpoints, interests, and issues, contributing to cultural expression and community cohesion. Over the past four years, we have successfully achieved this, proving CANDOFM to be a community organisation capable of delivering a wide range of projects that are close to the hearts and minds of the local community. Our guiding principles: “To inform and entertain” “To promote aspiration” “To provide opportunity” “To provide a platform for the local community” “To support health and wellbeing” — Reflecting our status as a hospital radio, this principle emphasises our commitment to contributing positively to the physical, mental, and emotional health of our listeners through targeted programming and initiatives. “To foster inclusivity and accessibility” — This principle underlines our dedication to ensuring our services are accessible to everyone in the community, including hospital patients, retirement home residents, and those in care settings, facilitating a sense of belonging and community engagement. “To offer comfort and companionship” — As a hospital radio service, we aim to provide a comforting presence and a sense of companionship to our listeners, particularly those facing challenging times in hospital or recovery, through our programming and volunteer interactions
CANDOFM provides a relevant and distinctive community FM and internet radio service to the Furness community.
CANDOFM, a beacon of innovation and community spirit, delivers an exceptional FM and internet hospital radio service to the Furness community. Since June 2023, officially recognised as a Hospital Radio, our mission has been to bring relief from sickness, infirmity, and old age amongst persons living in and visiting the Furness area by providing a local broadcasting service for hospitals and similar institutions. This service reaches hospital patients, retirement home residents, virtual ward attendees, and individuals in mental health recovery. Our dedication to enriching lives through entertainment, information, and community engagement earned us the honour of being named 'Local Media Champions' in 2023, celebrated at a reception hosted by the DCMS Culture Minister, Lucy Frazer KC MP, and acknowledged by Simon Fell MP for our exceptional community contributions. Run by community participants, CANDOFM epitomises a station 'in the community, for the community, about the community.' We harness the transformative power of health education and awareness, providing programming that informs listeners about physical and mental health, preventive measures, and healthy lifestyles through interviews with medical professionals and discussions on the latest health news. Our role in community engagement is pivotal, offering a platform that supports local health initiatives and events, thereby strengthening the bond between health services and the public. We promote activities and programmes designed to improve the community's health and wellbeing, fostering a shared pursuit of a healthier society. Recognising the importance of mental health, we provide programmes and open discussions on mental health issues. This content, designed to offer advice and direction to support services, underscores our commitment to the holistic health of our listeners. Embracing technological advancements, CANDOFM has made its programming more accessible than ever, ensuring that our service reaches not only those within hospital settings but also the wider community, including the housebound and those in care settings. Our interactive and inclusive programming encourages listener participation, fostering a strong sense of community and connection through live call-ins, social media engagement, and dedications.
Supporting local health initiatives and events
“CANDOFM provides a relevant and distinctive community FM and internet radio service to the Furness community…”
Our pivotal role in community engagement is to support local health initiatives and events, promoting activities and programmes that enhance community health and wellbeing. Recognising the importance of mental health, we offer programmes and open discussions on mental health issues, providing advice and direction to support services. Technological advancements have made our programming more accessible, reaching both hospital settings and the wider community, including the housebound and those in care settings. Our interactive and inclusive approach encourages listener participation, fostering a strong sense of community and connection. With a dedicated team of around 50 volunteers and partnerships with organisations like Mind, DropZone, Every Life Matters, and Beaumont College, CANDOFM has evolved beyond a radio station into a vital community organisation, delivering a broad range of projects that promote positivity and wellbeing within the Furness community.
CANDOFM Programming Mirrors Our Community Profile
CANDOFM provides a relevant and distinctive FM and internet Hospital radio service to the Furness community. In 2023, the station was recognised as ‘Local Media Champions' and honoured to attend a reception at No. 10 Downing Street, hosted by the DCMS Culture Minister, Lucy Frazer KC MP. Simon Fell MP acknowledged the exceptional work CANDOFM is involved in within the community, which goes far beyond its responsibilities of radio broadcasting. CANDOFM owns and operates two transmitters. One is located in Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall, and the other is located in St. Mary’s Hospice Ulverston. As of June 2023, CANDOFM is also now recognised as a Hospital Radio. Our programming now caters to a diverse audience, including hospital patients, retirement home residents, virtual ward attendees, and individuals in mental health recovery, some of whom volunteer at the station. We have trained staff and service users from Mind, DropZone, and Every Life Matters who are creating regular programming and also partner with Beaumont College for young people and vulnerable adults to provide a programme of engagement. Inviting participation to air viewpoints and interests; generating debate on music, local issues, news, and current affairs through the programming of features that will allow and encourage voiced opinions from the wider community. The unique feature of the station is that it directly involves members of the community in its management and operation to create the service. For more information, contact us. “To inform and entertain” “To promote aspiration” “To provide opportunity.” “To provide a platform for the local community.” “To support health and wellbeing” — Reflecting our status as a hospital radio, this principle emphasises our commitment to contributing positively to the physical, mental, and emotional health of our listeners through targeted programming and initiatives. “To foster inclusivity and accessibility"—This principle underlines our dedication to ensuring our services are accessible to everyone in the community, including hospital patients, retirement home residents, and those in care settings, facilitating a sense of belonging and community engagement. “To offer comfort and companionship"—As a hospital radio service, we aim to provide a comforting presence and a sense of companionship to our listeners, particularly those facing challenging times in hospital or recovery, through our programming and volunteer interactions.
CANDOFM, a beacon of innovation and community spirit.
CANDOFM offers an exceptional FM and internet hospital radio service to the Furness community. Officially recognised as a Hospital Radio since June 2023, our mission is to BRING RELIEF FROM SICKNESS, INFIRMITY AND OLD AGE AMONGST PERSONS LIVING IN AND VISITING THE Furness AREA BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, reaching hospital patients, retirement home residents, virtual ward attendees, and individuals in mental health recovery. Our commitment to enriching lives through entertainment, information, and community engagement has even earned us the honour of being recognised as 'Local Media Champions' in 2023, celebrated at a reception hosted by the DCMS Culture Minister, Lucy Frazer KC MP, and acknowledged by Simon Fell MP for our exceptional contribution to the community.
CANDOFM is primarily run by community participants involved in co-creating and consuming the service, specifically characterised as a radio station ‘in the community, for the community, about the community, and by the community.’
At CANDOFM, we understand the transformative power of health education and awareness, integrating programming that informs our listeners about physical and mental health conditions, preventive measures, and healthy lifestyles. Through interviews with medical professionals, advice segments, and discussions on the latest health news, we aim to arm our audience with knowledge to enhance their wellbeing. CANDOFM Participants and volunteers engage in a diverse range of roles to create content specifically tailored for and informed by the community on viewpoints and interests, local issues, news, and current affairs. This contributes to cultural expression and positive community cohesion that involves individuals, educational institutions, and community groups. The role of our community radio station, CANDOFM, is also to provide entertaining and informative broadcasts to our local community that are owned and directed by the local community and our team of around 50 volunteers. We believe we have successfully achieved this over the past four years. We feel that CANDOFM has evolved to become a community organisation capable of delivering a wide range of community projects, music, creative writing, history, and qualifications that all promote positivity and that we hope are close to the hearts and minds of the local community.
Providing support and comfort is at the core of what we do.
Through the familiar strains of music, the warmth of our volunteers' voices, and the sharing of experiences, we offer a comforting presence to those facing difficult times, ensuring that our programming uplifts spirits and fosters a sense of normalcy and connection. With a dedicated team of around 50 volunteers and partnerships with organisations like Mind, DropZone, Every Life Matters, and Beaumont College, CANDOFM is more than just a radio station; it's a vital community organisation. We have evolved to deliver a broad range of community projects, music, creative writing, history, and qualifications, all while promoting positivity and wellbeing within the Furness community. As we continue to innovate and expand our reach, CANDOFM stands as a testament to the power of community and hospital radio in fostering health awareness, engagement, and overall wellbeing. CANDOFM manages numerous and diverse projects and initiatives ranging from public art installations, music, poetry, and creative writing to gardening and sports that focus on our principles below. We aim to add value and enhance our community projects with the station's broadcasting facilities.
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CandoFM Launches exciting year of
community radio outreach events
and workshopsWe're thrilled to announce that CANDOFM radio, thanks to funding from the Sir John Fisher Foundation, is launching an exciting year of community radio outreach events and workshops at our new studio on Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness. Over the next 12 months, we're rolling out an Outreach Programme to bring the community radio station experience directly to local community centres and organisations. Our goal is to provide access to community radio, encouraging more people to participate. This initiative is not just about broadcasting; it's about building social connections and offering 'free to air' time to highlight the work of other community organisations. We're also introducing Quarterly Radio Workshops. These hands-on sessions will open doors for more individuals to delve into the world of community radio, creating more opportunities for learning, interaction, and creative expression in media production. Stay tuned for a year of community engagement and media exploration with CANDOFM!
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