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= The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) =

The Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization founded in 2007 that provides funding to commercial community and campus radio stations and projects. The CRFC supports over 175 licensed campus and community radio stations across Canada to help ensure that Canadian communities have access to local and public radio. Membership is open to all community and campus broadcasting stations in Canada that have a valid license under Public Notices CRTC 2000-12, 2000-13, or 2010-499; however, stations do not need to be members to be eligible to receive funding. The fund was seeded by a $1.4 million funding commitment from Astral Media, and the fund supports musical artists, local news, and community access programs. Two

Mission and Vision
The CRFC’s mission is to build and improve campus and community radio for all Canadians through collaborations and funding programs. CRFC’s vision for campus and community radio is a radio sector that is accessible; sustainable; reflects the diversity of all Canadians; contributes to Canada’s social, cultural, and economic development; promotes volunteerism; and leads to the creation of locally produced programming in urban, rural, and remote areas of Canada. The CRFC is primarily focused on funding particular projects for community and campus radio.

Funding
The organization receives most of its funding from tangible benefits paid in the form of the transfer of ownership of commercial stations in addition to commitments made in applications for new stations. Only commercial radio stations making in excess of $1.25 million are required to contribute to the CRFC, which is 15% of their basic annual CCD (canadian content development) contribution. The Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) encourages the CRFC and community radio stations to diversify sources of funding to help reduce their financial burden.

Program Priorities
The CRFC provides funding for radio stations under four priority areas:
 * Local Community News and Access
 * producing local news programs, training news production staff, and supporting minority programming.
 * Community Music and Expression
 * supporting station outreach, acquisition, and archiving music (especially those in underrepresented genres); recording and distributing local artists.
 * Emerging Distribution Technologies
 * training staff in new digital technologies, researching distribution techniques, and supporting station technology and connectivity.
 * Sustainability and Capacity Building
 * support in areas like governance, management, and volunteer support; assisting national community radio assocaitions to support local stations, and supporting stations in rural areas underserviced by other media.

Partners
The CRFC partners with the following community broadcasting and not-for-profit partners:

Community Broadcasting Partners

 * Alliance des radios communautaires (ARC du Canada), which was founded in 1991, represents 29 community radio stations nationally serving French and Acadian-speaking communities.
 * The Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Quebec (ARCQ) was founded in 1979 as a provincial organization representing 35 radio stations within Quebec. ARC is a founding member of the CRFC.
 * The National Campus and Community Radio Association/Associatoin nationale des radios etudiantes et communautaires was founded in 1981 and represents more than 80 campus and community radio stations. The organization serves mainly English-speaking communities but also serves a variety of multicultural communities across Canada.

Not-for-profit Partners

 * Capacity Builders—an organization that provides training and management support to not-for-profit human service organizations across Ontario.
 * Imagine Canada—a national charity supporting Canada’s nonprofit and charity organizations.
 * OASSIS—an organization committed to providing employee benefits to community-based organizations on a not-for-profit basis.
 * Ontario Nonprofit Network—an organization mandated to collaborate and work with nonprofit organizations that work for the public benefit in Ontario.
 * Volunteer Canada—an organization founded in 1977 to increase volunteerism and civic participation via ongoing programming and initiatives.

Directors
The Board of Directors—composed of five to twelve elected, appointed, and ex-officio directors—provides governance, develops strategic plans, and oversees policy implementation. The board includes:


 * Martin Bougie, Montreal, QC—representative (non-voting), executive director of ARCQ
 * Francois Cote, Ottawa, ON-- Representative (non-voting), executive director of Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada (ARC du Canada)
 * Peter Fleming, Demorestville, ON—representative, commercial radio broadcasters
 * Ashly Kissman, British Columbia—Director
 * Sylvain Lafrance, Montreal QC—Director
 * Monique Levesque, Monction NB—Director
 * Heather Meek, Toronto, ON—Director
 * Roger Ouellette, Moncton, NB—President
 * Louise Poirier, Gatineau, QC—Director
 * Shelley Robinson, Ottawa, ON—Vice-President
 * Barry Rooke, Ottawa, ON—representative (non-voting), The National Campus and Community Radio Association
 * Pierre-Louis Smith, Ottawa, ON—Director

Members
Memberships cost $20/year and allow organizations to participate in board nominations and elections, annual general meetings, and receive newsletters. As of October 2015, members include:

Associations

 * Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada (ARC du Canada) (Ottawa - national)
 * Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) (Montréal - provincial)
 * National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC) (Ottawa - national)

Alberta

 * CJSW 90.9 FM - University of Calgary Student Radio Society (Calgary)

British Columbia

 * CFAD 91.1 FM - Salmo FM Radio Society (Salmo)
 * CFBX 92.5 FM - Kamloops Campus/Community Radio Society (Kamloops)
 * CFRO 100.5 FM - Vancouver Co-operative Radio (Vancouver)
 * CFUR 88.7 FM - CFUR 88.7 FM (Prince George)
 * CILS 107.9 FM - Société Radio Communautaire Victoria (Victoria)
 * CIVL 101.7 FM - UFV Campus & Community Radio Society (Abbotsford)
 * CJHQ 107,1 FM - Nakusp Community Radio Society (Nakusp)
 * CJSF 90,1 FM - Simon Fraser Campus Radio Society (Burnaby)
 * CKVS 93,7 FM - Voice of the Shuswap Broadcast Society (Salmon Arm)

Manitoba

 * CJNU 93,7 FM - Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative (Winnipeg)
 * CKXL 91.1 FM - Envol 91,1 FM - La radio communautaire du Manitoba (Winnipeg)

New Brunswick

 * CFAI 101.1 FM et 105.1 FM - Coopérative des Montagnes (Edmundston)
 * CFBO 90.7 FM - Radio Beauséjour (Dieppe)
 * CFJU 90.1 FM - La Radio des Hauts-Plateaux (Kedgwick)
 * CHQC 105.7 FM - Coopérative radiophonique La Brise de la Baie (Saint John)
 * CJPN 90.5 FM - Radio Fredericton (Fredericton)
 * CJSE 89.5 FM - Radio Beauséjour (Shediac)
 * CKMA 93.7 FM - Radio MirAcadie (Miramichi)
 * CKUM 93.5 FM - Les Médias Acadiens Universitaires (Moncton)

Newfoundland and Labrador

 * CJRM 97.3 FM, 96.1 FM and 95.7 FM - Radio communautaire du Labrador (Saint-Jean)

Nova Scotia

 * CKOA 89.7 FM - Coastal Community Radio Cooperative (Glace Bay)

Ontario

 * CFFF 92.7 FM - Trent Radio (Peterborough)
 * CFRC 101.9 FM - Radio Queen's University (Kingston)
 * CFRH 88.1 FM - Vague FM (Penetanguishene)
 * CFWN 89.7 FM - Small Town Radio (Cobourg)
 * CHOD 92.1 FM - Radio communautaire Cornwall-Alexandria (Cornwall)
 * CHOP 102.7 FM - Pickering College Campus Radio (Newmarket)
 * CHOQ 105.1 FM - Coopérative radiophonique de Toronto (Toronto)
 * CHRW 94.9 FM - Radio Western (London)
 * CIWN 88.7 FM - Saugeen Community Radio (Mount Forest)
 * CJHR 98.7 FM - Valley Heritage Radio (Renfrew)
 * CJLX 91.3 FM - Loyalist College Radio (Belleville)
 * CKAR 88.7 FM - Hunters Bay Radio (Huntsville)
 * CKGN 89.7 FM and 94.7 FM - Radio Communautaire Kapnord (Kapuskasing)
 * CKHA 100.9 FM - Haliburton County Community Radio Association (Haliburton)
 * CKLU 96.7 FM - Laurentian Student and Community Radio Corporation (Sudbury)

Québec

 * CFAK 88.3 FM - Comité Radio Étudiante de l'Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke)
 * CFIM 92.7 FM - Diffusion Communautaire des Îles (L'Étang-du-Nord)
 * CFIN 100.5 FM, 103.9 FM, and 105.5 FM - Radio Bellechasse-Etchemins (Lac-Etchemin)
 * CFLX 95.5 FM - Radio Communautaire de l'Estrie (Sherbrooke)
 * CHGA 97.3 FM - Radio Communautaire FM de la Haute-Gatineau (Maniwaki)
 * CHHO 103.1 FM and 104.9 FM - Coopérative de solidarité radio communautaire de la MRC de Maskinongé (St-Léon-le-Grand)
 * CHIP 101.7 FM - Radio communautaire de Pontiac (Fort-Coulonge)
 * CHOW 105.3 FM - Radio Boréale (Amos)
 * CHYZ 94.3 FM - Réseau Radio Campus Laval (Québec)
 * CIBO 100.5 FM - Radio communautaire de Senneterre (Senneterre)
 * CIEU 94.9 FM - Diffusion Communautaire Baie-des-Chaleurs (Carleton-sur-mer)
 * CILE 95.1 FM - Radio Télévision Communautaire Havre-Saint-Pierre (Havre-Saint-Pierre)
 * CISM 89.3 FM - Communication du Versant Nord (CISM FM) (Montréal)
 * CJAS 93.5 FM - La Radio Communautaire Rivière St Augustine (Saint-Augustin)
 * CJRG 94.5 FM - Radio Gaspésie (Gaspé)
 * CJTB 93.1 FM - Radio Communautaire Tête-à-la-Baleine (Tête-à-la-Baleine)
 * CKBN 90.5 FM - Coopérative de Solidarité Radio communautaire Nicolet-Yamaska/Bécancour (Wôlinak)
 * CKIA 88.3 FM - Radio Basse-Ville (Québec)
 * CKMN 96.5 FM - La Radio Communautaire du Comté (Rimouski)
 * CKUT 90.3 FM - CKUT 90.3 FM (Montréal)
 * CKVL 100.1 FM - La Radio communautaire de LaSalle (LaSalle)

Saskatchewan

 * CFRG 93.1 FM - Radio Communautaire Fransaskoise de Gravelbourg (Gravelbourg)

Yukon Territory

 * CFYT 106.9 FM - Dawson City Community Radio Society (Dawson City)