CRAOL
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CRAOL, also called the Community Radio
Forum of Ireland, is the representative, co-ordinating, lobbying, training and support group for Irish Community Radio. Every week, across Ireland, 2000 Community radio volunteers broadcasts to 170,000 people in 20 fully licensed stations and 42 aspirant stations. The organisation runs a helpline to assist in the development of community radio. In May 2010, Craol launched a programme exchange and resource bank on its website based on an agreement for mutual co-operation between member stations. Craol is a registered provider of FETAC Accredited training and many of its members now deliver within their own communities that is quality assured by Craol.
Craol receives funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
and the support organization The Wheel.
On July 18, 2010, Craol hosted the first ever community radio conference in Croke Park Dublin with the opening address given by Steve Buckley, president of World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
.
The Community Radio Forum was set up to provide inter-station communication and information exchange. Craol produced a report in 1997 on the outcomes of the pilot project, called "A Community Radio Model for Ireland", which was a key information sources for the IRTC's final evaluation report. The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, now the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
(BAI), has supported an significant expansion of the sector and a deepening and broadening of CRAOLs activities. CRAOL was formally incorporated as a Registered Society (co-operative) with a constitution and standing orders and rules in 2004.
CRAOL is a co-operative whose shareholders are the fully licenced community radio stations. Those stations which do not yet have full licences can join as Associate members. Each full member station nominates a CRAOL Representative and these representatives meet twice a year in ‘Forum’. From these twenty representatives, nine form the organisation's governing body, the Co-ordinating Committee, which takes place at the AGM
. One third of the Co-ordinating Committee rotate every year.
Stations Represented by CRAOL:
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
Forum of Ireland, is the representative, co-ordinating, lobbying, training and support group for Irish Community Radio. Every week, across Ireland, 2000 Community radio volunteers broadcasts to 170,000 people in 20 fully licensed stations and 42 aspirant stations. The organisation runs a helpline to assist in the development of community radio. In May 2010, Craol launched a programme exchange and resource bank on its website based on an agreement for mutual co-operation between member stations. Craol is a registered provider of FETAC Accredited training and many of its members now deliver within their own communities that is quality assured by Craol.
Craol receives funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland was established on 1 October 2009 effectively replacing the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland ....
and the support organization The Wheel.
On July 18, 2010, Craol hosted the first ever community radio conference in Croke Park Dublin with the opening address given by Steve Buckley, president of World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters is the international umbrella organization of community radio broadcasters founded in 1983, with nearly 3,000 members in 110 countries....
.
History
In 1994 the Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) established an 18-month community radio pilot project to explore and evaluate the potential offered by community broadcasting in Ireland. Licenses were issued in 1995 to eleven community and community of interest groups across the country. The IRTC implemented, during the pilot project period, the Community Radio Forum, now called now CRAOL.The Community Radio Forum was set up to provide inter-station communication and information exchange. Craol produced a report in 1997 on the outcomes of the pilot project, called "A Community Radio Model for Ireland", which was a key information sources for the IRTC's final evaluation report. The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, now the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland was established on 1 October 2009 effectively replacing the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland ....
(BAI), has supported an significant expansion of the sector and a deepening and broadening of CRAOLs activities. CRAOL was formally incorporated as a Registered Society (co-operative) with a constitution and standing orders and rules in 2004.
CRAOL is a co-operative whose shareholders are the fully licenced community radio stations. Those stations which do not yet have full licences can join as Associate members. Each full member station nominates a CRAOL Representative and these representatives meet twice a year in ‘Forum’. From these twenty representatives, nine form the organisation's governing body, the Co-ordinating Committee, which takes place at the AGM
Annual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
. One third of the Co-ordinating Committee rotate every year.
Stations Represented by CRAOL:
- Claremorris community radioClaremorris community radioClaremorris Community Radio is a local run community radio station in Claremorris, Republic of Ireland. It is a Broadcasting Commission of Ireland -licensed, communally-owned, not-for-profit community media project....
- ClaremorrisClaremorrisClaremorris , is a town in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, at the junction of the N17 and the N60 national routes. The population of Claremoris in the 2011 Census was 3,979....
, Co. Mayo. - Connemara Community RadioConnemara Community RadioConnemara Community Radio is a community-based radio station broadcasting for 10 hours per day throughout the north-west Connemara region of Ireland. It initially began broadcasting in September 1988 until New Years Eve 1988 as a pirate station. In 1995 Community Radio Licenses were issued and the...
- LetterfrackLetterfrackLetterfrack or Letterfrac is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by the Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is 15 km north-east of Clifden on Barnaderg Bay and lies at the head of Ballinakill harbour...
, County GalwayCounty GalwayCounty Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county... - Cork Campus Radio - based at University College Cork and licenced for the general student population of Cork CityCork (city)Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
- CRC FM - Community Radio Castlebar - CastlebarCastlebarCastlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...
, County MayoCounty MayoCounty Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552... - CRY 104.0FM - Community Radio Youghal - YoughalYoughalYoughal is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Sitting on the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the past it was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout...
, East CorkCounty CorkCounty Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county... - Dublin South FMDublin South FMDublin South FM is a community-based radio service for South Dublin, which broadcasts seven days a week from 1100 - 2300 on the frequency 93.9 FM. The station features community arts programmes, music programmes and local news and current affairs programmes specifically for the region...
- South Dublin - Dundalk FM 100 - DundalkDundalkDundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
, County LouthCounty LouthCounty Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county... - Flirt FMFlirt FMFlirt FM is the student radio station for the National University of Ireland, Galway. It broadcasts at 101.3 MHz on the FM band and a webcast is also available.-History:...
- Galway (community of interest, students) - Liffey Sound FMLiffey Sound FMLiffey Sound FM is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting to the suburban town of Lucan, County Dublin and its environs, broadcasting on the frequency 96.4 MHz...
- Lucan, Dublin - Life FM - County CorkCounty CorkCounty Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
- NEAR 90FM - North East Access Radio - North Dublin
- ICR FM Inishowen Community Radio - Carndonagh, Co. DonegalDonegalDonegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" ....
- Phoenix FM - BlanchardstownBlanchardstownBlanchardstown is a large suburb of Dublin in the district of Fingal, Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Castleknock. It is located 10 km north-west of the city centre. The suburb is in the Dublin 15 postal area, the Dublin West electoral constituency, and Fingal County...
, Dublin - Raidio na LifeRaidió Na LifeRaidió na Life 106.4FM is an Irish-language radio station founded in 1993 and broadcasting to the Greater Dublin area, Ireland. In addition to being transmitted on FM, the station's output is available worldwide via the internet at .- History :...
- Dublin (in the Irish languageIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
) - Raidio Corca Baiscinn - Kilkee, Kilrush and rural south west Clare, County ClareCounty Clare-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
- Tallaght FMTallaght FMTallaght FM was a licensed community radio station in Tallaght, County Dublin. The station opened in February 1999, it was opened and run by Tallaght Communiy Radio Co-operative Society Ltd. The station launched as TCR 107.2. The station closed down in early 2008....
- TallaghtTallaghtTallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
, Dublin - RosFmRosFmRosFM is a small local radio station set up by CRAOL, it is a community radio station for County Roscommon...
- County RoscommonCounty RoscommonCounty Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county... - Tipperary Mid-West Community RadioTipperary Mid-West Community RadioTipperary Mid-West Community Radio is a non-profit, community radio station which broadcasts from St. Michael's Street, Tipperary Town, Ireland...
- County TipperaryCounty TipperaryCounty Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local... - West Dublin Access Radio - West Dublin
- West Limerick 102West Limerick 102West Limerick 102 is a community radio station broadcasting to the western parts of County Limerick in Ireland. The station operates on a non-commercial basis and has a five year license issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station went on air in May, 2005 and was officially opened...
- County LimerickCounty LimerickIt is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC... - Wired FM - Limerick City