About
Athlone Community Radio was formed in 2006 as a steering group comprised of individuals from a number of community organisations, who saw that a community radio station would serve the interests of their clients and the general public of Athlone and its environs.
The overall aim is to establish a Community radio station for the benefit of the community of Athlone, in line with the community ethos of the BCI licence and the AMARC charter.
Current objectives include finalising the required funding to establish the studio, training of an adequate number of volunteers and staff, successfully completing the temporary broadcast phase, securing a ten year licence, establishing the station as a going concern, and developing the station to the highest professional standards in order to best serve the broad community of Athlone.
Management Structure
Athlone Community Radio operates as a company limited by guarantee. It is managed on behalf of the community by a management committee, five sub-committees (finance and legal, marketing and evaluation, technical and operational, programming and production, volunteers and HR), and the station manager.
The Management Committee is charged with overall responsibility for managing the project on an ongoing basis, and will consist of the chairperson from each sub-committee, the manager, and a board member. The sub-committees are as follows:
Finance & Legal: Budgeting and financial control; financial reporting; sourcing funding; compliance with financial and evaluation requirements of all funders.
Volunteers and Human Resource: Drafting of recruitment policies and procedures; recruitment of staff and volunteers; equality policies; staff / volunteer management, complaints, grievance and conflict resolution procedures.
Editorial, Programming and production: programme scheduling and staff / volunteer rostering; all training; programme recording; all broadcasting functions.
Technical & Operations: Radio and IT equipment specification, procurement, operation and maintenance; compliance with all BCE licensing and compliance requirements; Health and Safety statement
Marketing, PR and Evaluation: product development; pricing strategy; public relations and promotions; quality assurance; monitoring and evaluation.
