The future of local and regional radio stations can't be guaranteed without state funding to support broadcasters.
That's according to the head of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, who've warned an Oireachtas committee that there is a funding crisis.
John Purcell of the IBI appealed to politicians to examine new schemes to fund independent journalism:
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