Examining The Contributions Of Community Radio Towards Improvement In The Livelihoods Of People In Communities

The main objective of this study was to examine how effective the operating and managing of Community Radio is for improving livelihoods through community development using Latenu Radio (for the La, Teshie and Nungua communities) as case study. Specifically, the study sought to;

1. Examine the operating and managing of Community Radio at La, Teshie and Nungua communities.
2. Analyse the challenges encountered by Community Radio in its attempt to foster development in La, Teshie and Nungua communities.
3. Identify the developmental contributions that Community Radio has achieved in La, Teshie and Nungua communities.

The study was descriptive in nature and was purely quantitative. The target population of this study comprised all residents of the three communities under study namely La, Teshie and Nungua communities. Fifteen (15) residents were sampled out from each community bringing the total number of respondents for the study to forty-five (45). Hence the sample size for the study is 45. Within the frame of the non-probability sampling, purposive sampling technique was used. Questionnaires were used as the data collection tool. The Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS v.21.0) was used for data coding, entry and analysis.