Athlone Community Radio volunteer-led station with training and podcasts

Description

Athlone Community Radio is a not-for-profit volunteer-led station serving Athlone. The site says the organisation began as a community steering group in 2006 and now operates with more than sixty volunteers. Most programme makers work as voluntary producers, presenters and researchers. The station also has staff who provide training, technical support and management, and the site includes live listening, schedules and podcasts. The organisation says it works closely with community groups, schools and training units by giving them airtime, programming and work-experience opportunities. That community production model makes the site relevant within an Ireland radio stations category.