Admission and Fees
Admission Procedure
Organisations that meet the specified criteria may submit membership applications on a form available from the ABU Secretariat, or download a copy by clicking here.
Completed applications should be sent to the President of the ABU through the Secretariat.
Membership Fee
Members pay a subscription for each fiscal year, which starts on 1 July.
The subscription to be paid by each member is based on its gross operational expenditure for its previous fiscal year. Gross operational expenditure is defined as the actual gross monies paid out in operating the broadcasting services, including all payments to external content providers, producers, contractors and consultants but excluding capital expenditure on infrastructure and hardware.
| Annual Subscription Fees | |||||
| Group | Operational Expenditure in US Dollars | Subscription payable in US dollars | |||
| Full Member | Additional Full Member | Associate Member | |||
| A | Up to | 200,000 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| B | “ | 350,000 | 840 | 588 | 420 |
| C | “ | 600,000 | 1,260 | 882 | 630 |
| D | “ | 1,100,000 | 1,680 | 1,176 | 840 |
| E | “ | 1,500,000 | 2,100 | 1,470 | 1,050 |
| F | “ | 2,150,000 | 2,520 | 1,764 | 1,260 |
| G | “ | 2,950,000 | 2,940 | 2,058 | 1,470 |
| H | “ | 4,000,000 | 3,360 | 2,352 | 1,680 |
| I | “ | 5,200,000 | 3,780 | 2,646 | 1,890 |
| J | “ | 7,100,000 | 4,200 | 2,940 | 2,100 |
| K | “ | 9,500,000 | 5,040 | 3,528 | 2,520 |
| L | “ | 12,500,000 | 6,300 | 4,410 | 3,150 |
| M | “ | 16,200,000 | 7,980 | 5,586 | 3,990 |
| N | “ | 21,000,000 | 10,080 | 7,056 | 5,040 |
| O | “ | 27,000,000 | 12,600 | 8,820 | 6,300 |
| P | “ | 35,000,000 | 15,540 | 10,878 | 7,770 |
| Q | “ | 46,000,000 | 18,900 | 13,230 | 8,400 |
| R | “ | 60,000,000 | 23,100 | 16,170 | 8,400 |
| S | “ | 80,000,000 | 28,140 | 19,698 | 8,400 |
| T | “ | 110,000,000 | 34,440 | 24,108 | 8,400 |
| U | “ | 350,000,000 | 42,000 | 29,400 | 8,400 |
| V | “ | 500,000,000 | 48,300 | 33,810 | 8,400 |
| W | Above | 500,000,000 | 54,600 | 38,220 | 8,400 |
Subject to 20% adjustment as approved by General Assembly in 2014
| Affiliate Members | Subscription |
| US$10 million and below | 1,512 |
| Above US$10 million to US$50 million | 3,15 |
| Above US$50 million | 5,000 |
Contact Details
Enquiries about or applications for membership should be sent to:
Secretary-General
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
P O Box 12287
50772 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +603-2282 3592 / 2284 4382
Fax: +603-2282 5292 / 2282 4606
Email: larson@abu.org.my