Becoming a Member

So, you’re ready to make the leap and join the NCRA? Well, it’s more like joining our community.

Let’s get started where I know you’re most curious — pricing.

We know that especially as small and/or non-profit stations you want your dollar to go that extra mile. That’s why we offer membership for as little as $100 for your first year. After that, pricing varies as per our membership fee structure.

For this reason, we suggest you contact us before applying with any questions you might have. Applications are submitted below via Membee, our Association Management Software.

Now, what do you get for membership? Here are our 2023 Brochure and “Values of Membership” fliers.

Upon receiving your application, our board of directors will review and look to approve it at the next board meeting. Board meetings typically happen monthly (less frequent around the end of the calendar year, and sometimes in the summer). The NCRA/ANREC Executive Director or Staff will contact you as soon as your membership is accepted.

According to our 2010 By-laws (By-law 1.10), the following are eligible to become a Regular Member:

  1. REGULAR MEMBERS: The following persons shall be eligible to become a Regular Member:
    1. all campus, community, and indigenous radio stations who are licensed by the CRTC and who have applied for membership and been approved by the Board;
    2. all internet-based and closed-circuit stations officially affiliated with a college or university in Canada who have applied for membership and been approved by the Board;
    3. all internet-based and closed-circuit stations that stream more than 10 hours of original hosted programming a week and are not for profit registered societies, corporations or cooperatives in Canada with provisions in their by-laws ensuring that they are public access, volunteer-based and community-oriented who have applied for membership and been approved by the Board;
    4. not-for-profit registered societies, corporations or cooperatives whose aim is to start a CRTC-licensed community or campus or indigenous radio station, that also have provisions in their by-laws ensuring that they are public access, volunteer-based and community-oriented who have applied for membership and been approved by the Board;
    5. all indigenous stations who are not licensed by the CRTC and are not-for-profit registered societies, corporations or cooperatives in Canada with provisions in their by-laws or equivalent,  ensuring that they are public access, volunteer-based and community-oriented who have applied for membership and been approved by the Board.

Finally, by applying you agree to the NCRA/ANREC Membership Agreement/Code of Conduct which is available to read here.