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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 |
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.
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]
- ^ "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.