By community radio she refers to small-scale media projects that provide "Public communication" within a specific context: community, understood not only as a geographic but also social environment. In this sense, community media are dedicated to the reproduction and representation of common interests and the community serves as a frame of reference for a shared interpretation.

Characteristics:

· They are non-profit.

· Have content produced and locally oriented.

· Possess editorial independence.

· Have a social mission.

· Have volunteer and non-professional staff.

Data were collected using the technique of qualitative interviews, both individually and collectively. Respondents covered a wide range of age groups and countries and were selected according to the interest of their stories through snowball sampling. Therefore, the research has no statistical value and does not aim to be representative of the sector.

The purpose of this document is threefold:

· Seeks to understand how community radio professionals give meaning to their action and the relationships that unite them.

· Tries to answer the reason for this 'special relationship' between producers and the community.

· Seeks to discover the emotions and feelings that the practitioners have within this relationship.

Community radio, understood as a free space for expression, self-determination and happiness.

Community radio as a tool for social change as well as for politics that involve listeners, to be an amplifier of voices and an empowering tool.

Community radio as a collective and revitalizing experience