Creando el derecho a la comunicación desde abajo: radios comunitarias sostenibles en Venezuela, Ecuador y España / Creating communication rights from below: sustainable community radios in Venezuela, Ecuador and Spain

Abstract

The recognition of the right to communication in different legislations of Latin America has allowed the promotion of the community sector of communication that, with a long history in the continent, did not always have the support of official institutions. The approval of legislative frameworks and public policies favourable to the third sector has provided an opportunity to move towards more democratic communicative scenarios, although, in general, private-commercial media continue to take over most of the radio frequencies.

This paper presents experiences of community media that, in different contexts, have achieved long-term sustainability from different perspectives and that can serve as orientation or reference for new community media that aspire to develop in some countries. As an object of study the experiences of Radio and Popular Schools of Ecuador (Ecuador) are taken; Radio Libre Negro Primero (Venezuela); and Radio Vallekas (Spain).