National Community Radio Day 2021 – Dundalk FM application ideas
Written by Dundalk FM on 05.02.2026
Dundalk FM wishes to submit an application to host the National Community Radio Day on Friday 18th June 2021.
There is some information about last year’s event which was hosted by Phoenix FM in Blanchardstown on this link to the Craol website
The Programme and Technical Committee has put some ideas together and this is what we have come up with so far:
- Dedicated programming from 10 pm – 4 pm with an NCRD First Cut Special from 6 pm– 7 pm and 1-hour shows outside these times, although from 7 pm we have the Build Up and Match Commentary.
- Each hour will be hosted by one or two volunteers.
- We could possibly use youtube/OBS to Livestream some parts of the day.
| We are asking our presenters for 3 things: 1 Suggestions for 15-minute featurettes during the day. 2.Presenters to volunteer to host/co-host 1 x hour during the day. 3. Volunteers to help to produce one of the featurettes listed below – this would mean pre-recording interviews with Community Radio presenters on Zoom or Cleanfeed. |
We will ask Craol Stations to pre-record some inserts for the day, for example:
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Then between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm, the hosts/co-hosts would introduce one of the 15 minute pre-recorded features during each half-hour.
| Time | Feature 1 | Feature 2 |
| 10 | Chair Dundalk FM Interview /Welcome – Craol Chairperson BAI CEO or Chairperson AMARC Chairperson President Higgins | Interview with the oldest station and newest temp station |
| 11 | CRAOL Community partners e.g. Aontas | Craol Initiatives – Newsroom, QQI Training |
| 12 | Craol Achievement Award Winners (play 30 seconds of an audio clip) | New programming from Craol Stations e.g. American Football, Russian Group etc |
| 1 | Link up the same groups e.g. Lion’s Club in Ros FM in Ireland/abroad | Senior Citizens Panel Discussion – e.g. origin of Local Sayings. |
| 2 | Discussion – Remote Working/Broadcasting during Lockdown | Craol International – examples of collaboration NEAR FM & European Community Radio Stations, Dundalk FM and WROL 950 AM simulcast on St Patrick’s Day. |
| 3 | Sports Shows on CR Ireland | New Radio Documentaries aired on CR stations. |
If you are available to contribute your suggestions and experience, please join us on Monday 29th March at 10.30 am via Zoom when we will be finalising the application.
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