iRadio is a music-driven youth radio station broadcast in the Border, West, Mid-East and Midland regions of Ireland. The station is one of four music-driven youth stations that were licensed by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to challenge the current duopoly in the 15-34 age bracket for those outside Dublin by national stations RTÉ 2FM and Today FM.
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| Broadcast area | Border Region Mid-East Region |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 96.9 MHz (East County Donegal, Derry) 102.1-104.4 MHz (North-West) 104.7-106.7 MHz (North-East) |
| RDS | iRadio |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, Irish |
| Format | Music-driven youth |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| Newstalk Today FM Dublin's 98FM Spin 1038 Spin South West Cork's Red FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 4 July 2011 |
| Links | |
| Website | iradio.ie |
The station, based in Athlone and broadcasting to an average listenership of 227,000, was created by the merger of i102-104FM and i105-107FM on 4 July 2011.[1][2] The combined 15-county franchise was awarded a new ten-year license in 2019.[3]
In August 2023, it was announced that iRadio would be acquired by Bauer Media Audio Ireland.[4] On December 4, the purchase was completed.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "iRadio sets its sights on the future". iRadio. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Irish Radio Frequency Finder" (PDF). Frequency Finder. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Ten-year BAI licence renewal for iRadio". RadioToday. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Healy, Alan (16 August 2023). "Midlands broadcaster iRadio is acquired by Newstalk owner Bauer". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Bauer Media Audio completes acquisition of iRadio". Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 12 December 2023.