Levels of Membership

Full Membership

 Full membership of CRAOL Community Radio Forum of Ireland Society Ltd  is open to all BAI/CnaM licensed Community Radio Stations, provided they can demonstrate adherence to the AMARC Charter for Community Radio. They should be able to demonstrate a not-for-profit, democratic ownership model and a commitment to tolerance, free flow of information, editorial independence and seek to honestly inform their listeners on the basis of information drawn from a wide diversity of sources, relevant to their community or community of interest. As per the definition of community radio, adopted by the licensing body (BAI) _2.

 Membership Representation 

Full Members will be asked annually to nominate a named representative to attend the Annual General Meeting with speaking and voting rights.

Associate Membership 

 Associate membership of CRAOL Community Radio Forum of Ireland Society Ltd  is available to:

1)     CnaM licensed community radio stations which have not taken out shares in CRAOL Community Radio Forum of Ireland Society Ltd

2)     Aspirant Pre-licensed Stations at various stages of development.

3)     Licensed community radio stations – which are members of the Community Media Council of NI.

4)     Not-for profit organisations which support our aims, or interested individuals with relevant skills or experience beneficial to the network.

Associate Members Entitlements

Associate Members may attend Forum meetings in Observer status (i.e. non-voting capacity). Attendance at any event and meeting is at the cost of the Associate member.

Annual Membership Fees

Full Membership €150

Associate Membership €75

Click here to review our Categories of membership and their levels of support from CRAOL Community Radio Forum of Ireland Society Ltd

Each new member is asked to sign up to the AMARC Charter and a copy can be found Here

Share Register

Click here to view the list of The Community Radio Forum of Ireland Society Ltd share-holding stations.