List of Irish radio stations
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The following are the Irish radio stations on air as of 2004.
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National stations
RTÉ (national state broadcaster)
- RTÉ Radio 1 (formerly Radio Éireann – mainly news and current affairs)
- 2FM (formerly Radio 2 – mainly pop and rock music)
- RTÉ Lyric FM
- Raidió na Gaeltachta
Independent
- Today FM (formerly Radio Ireland)
- Century Radio (defunct)
- Community Radio – 18 non-profit stations licensed for geographical or communities of interest.
Independent Local Radio
Their are 25 commercial stations (Independent Local Radio - ILR) licensed on a regional franchise basis. Often several counties of Ireland are covered by one station only, but Dublin and Cork have several:
Dublin ILRs
Cork ILRs
Wicklow ILRs
Supervision
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland supervises all stations not under the RTÉ umbrella, i.e. Today FM, Independent Local Radio (commercial) and Community Radio (non-commercial, non-profit). A full list of current these stations can be found at the www.bci.ie (http://www.bci.ie).
External Links
- Radiowaves.FM (http://www.radiowaves.fm/) A site detailing both licensed and pirate radio stations in Ireland
- RadioFeeds Ireland (http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/irish.asp) An up-to-date list of Irish radio stations also broadcasting on the internet