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By Kitty Van Vuuren, Queensland University Of Technology. Australian Community Broadcasting Series ISSN 1445-971X Vol. 1, No. 4. November 2001.

Abstract: In this paper I explore the community development function of community broadcasting. I do so with a case study of three non-metropolitan community radio stations, conducted in 1998 and 1999. I apply aspects of the concept of social capital to analyse the results of research conducted at the participating stations. The findings indicate that social capital is related to the age composition of volunteers at community radio.