Even in full crisis the radio stations are busy on all fronts with increasing information slots, adapting programme schedules to the changing needs of the listeners and … even fund raising.
Here are some examples:
![musica che unisce, music that unites, italy](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/01-Musica-che-unisce.png)
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The national radio networks, Radio Italia (Cologno Monzese), the public TV and radio broadcasters Raiuno, RaiPlay (a streaming platform) and Rai Radio2 joined forces on a project called ‘Music that Unites’. The event included brief information interludes and previously unpublished live sets where the performers recorded from their own homes creating non-stop music to share. Funds raised came to more than € 7.5 million to be donated to the National Civil Protection Organisation (a government body that deals with the management of emergencies).
![A helping hand for the Civil Protection Department, Klasse uno network](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/04-Klasse-1.png)
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‘A helping hand for the Civil Protection Organisation’ was organised by Gruppo Klasse Uno in Castelfranco Veneto, a province of Treviso (seven local and regional radio stations took part : Birikina, Bella & Monella, Radio Marilù, Radio Piterpan, Radio Sorriso, Radio Gelosa, and Vibra FM)
![Radio Deejay and Radio Capital, Italy fighting Coronavirus together](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/07-Dejay.png)
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Radio Deejay and Radio Capital got together with the daily newspaper La Repubblica to join an event organised by UNICEF ‘Insieme per combattare il Coronavirus’ – ‘Fighting Coronavirus together’.
Help for other nationwide organisations
![discoradio and Buzzi foundation fighting Coronavirus together](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-Discoradio.png)
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Discoradio in Milan (broadcaster covering Lombardy and Piedmont) and the Buzzi Foundation, that manages a research centre and children’s hospital, are raising funds to increase the number of beds in the intensive care unit.
![Radio NumberOne in Bergamo, Italy, sosentiamobergamo](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/03-Number-One.png)
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Radio NumberOne (Bergamo) has taken part in #SostieniAMOBergamo and given their support to the Fondazione Della Comunità Bergamasca.
![la nuova, radio Barbagia in Nuoro, Italy, donating face masks](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/06-La-nuova-Sardegna.png)
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Radio Barbagia in Nuoro, Sardinia, has donated thousands of face masks to the city hospital with the help of their listeners.
![Columbus covid-2 hospital, Italy, Rome](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/05-Dimensione-Suono-Roma.png)
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Three Roman radio stations in the RDS group (Dimensione Suono Roma, Dimensione Suono Soft and Ram Power) have supported the capital’s hospital, Policlinico Gemelli, to create the Columbus Covid-2 Hospital by transforming an existing building into a hospital with 80 beds and another 59 beds in the intensive care unit.