This list of radio stations in the Republic of Ireland lists all licensed radio stations broadcast in Ireland, sorted first by legal status, then by area.[1]
The abbreviations MW, FM, DAB and DTT indicate the broadcasting bands used by each station.[2]
Public radio stations
editNational analogue and digital radio
edit- RTÉ Radio 1 (87.8–90.2 FM, DTT)
- RTÉ 2FM (90.4–92.2 and 97.0 FM, DTT)
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (92.6–94.4 and 102.7 FM, DTT)
- RTÉ lyric fm (95.2, 96.7 and 97.8–99.6 FM, DTT)
National digital radio
edit(Closed down 2023)
- RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (DTT)
- RTÉ Pulse (DTT)
- RTÉ 2XM (DTT)
- RTÉjr Radio (DTT)
- RTÉ Chill (DTT)
- RTÉ Gold (DTT)
Private radio stations
editIndependent national radio
editIndependent regional radio
edit- Beat 102 103 (102.0–103.1 FM) – Counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford and south Tipperary
- iRadio (96.9, 102.1–106.7 FM) – Counties Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and north-east County Laois
- SPIN South West (94.7, 102.3–103.9 FM) – Counties Clare, Limerick, Kerry, north Tipperary and south-west County Laois
Independent multi-city radio
edit- Ireland's Classic Hits Radio (94.6–95.4, 97.2–97.4 and 104.2–104.9 FM) – Counties Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Meath and Wicklow
- Spirit Radio (87.7, 89.8-94.5 FM and 549 MW) – Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford cities and Athlone, Bray, Carlow, Clonmel, Drogheda, Dundalk, Ennis, Greystones, Kilkenny, Killarney, Letterkenny, Naas, Navan, Sligo, Tralee and Wexford on FM; nationwide on MW
Independent local radio
editDublin
edit- 98FM (97.4 and 98.1 FM)
- FM104 (103.1 and 104.4 FM)
- Q102 (101.5 and 102.2 FM)
- Radio Nova (95.7 and 100.1–100.5 FM)
- SPIN 1038 (103.5 and 103.8 FM)
- Sunshine 106.8 (106.6 and 106.8 FM)
Cork
edit- C103 (102.6–103.9 FM)
- Cork's 96FM (95.6–96.8 FM)
- Red FM (104.2–106.1 FM)
Connacht
edit- Galway Bay FM (95.8–97.4 FM) – west County Galway
- MidWest Radio (95.4–97.2 FM) – County Mayo
- Ocean FM (94.7, 102.5, 103.0 and 105.0 FM) – County Sligo, north County Leitrim and south County Donegal
- Shannonside FM (95.7, 97.2 and 104.1 FM) – County Roscommon, south County Leitrim, east County Galway and north-west County Longford
Leinster (excluding Dublin)
edit- East Coast FM (94.9, 96.2, 99.9, 102.9 and 104.4 FM) – County Wicklow
- KCLR 96FM (94.6 and 96.0–96.9 FM) – Counties Carlow and Kilkenny
- Kfm (97.3 and 97.6 FM) – County Kildare
- LMFM (95.5–96.5 FM) – Counties Louth and Meath
- Midlands 103 (95.4–96.5 and 102.6–103.5 FM) – Counties Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and south-east County Longford
- South East Radio (95.6–96.4 FM) – County Wexford
Munster (excluding Cork)
edit- Clare FM (95.2–96.6 FM) – County Clare
- Live 95 (95.0 and 95.3 FM) – County Limerick
- Radio Kerry (96.2–97.6 FM) – County Kerry
- Tipp FM (95.3, 97.1 and 103.3–103.9 FM) – County Tipperary
- WLR FM (94.8–95.5 and 97.5 FM) – County Waterford
Ulster
edit- Highland Radio (94.7–95.2 and 102.1–104.7 FM) – north County Donegal
- Northern Sound (94.8, 96.3 and 97.5 FM) – Counties Cavan and Monaghan
Community radio
edit- Athlone Community Radio (88.4 FM) – Athlone, County Westmeath
- Claremorris Community Radio (94.6 FM) – Claremorris, County Mayo
- Community Radio Castlebar (102.9 FM) – Castlebar, County Mayo
- Community Radio Kilkenny City (88.7 FM) – Kilkenny city
- Community Radio Youghal (104.0 FM) – Youghal and east County Cork
- Connemara Community Radio (87.8–88.4, 102.2 and 106.1 FM) – west County Galway
- Dublin South FM (93.9 FM) – south County Dublin
- Dundalk FM (97.7 FM) – Dundalk, County Louth
- Liffey Sound FM (96.4 FM) – Lucan, County Dublin
- Near FM (90.3 FM) – north-east Dublin city
- Phoenix FM (92.5 FM) – Dublin 15
- Raidió Corca Baiscinn (92.5, 94.8 and 106.4 FM) – south-west County Clare
- Raidió na Life (106.4 FM) – Dublin city and County Dublin
- Ros FM (94.6 FM) – County Roscommon
- Tipperary Mid-West Radio (104.8 and 106.7 FM) – Tipperary town, Cashel and south County Tipperary
- West Limerick 102 (101.4, 101.6 and 102.2 FM) – west County Limerick
Community interest radio
edit- Flirt FM (101.3 FM) – National University of Ireland, Galway
- Juice FM (88.7 FM) – Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa, Cork (30 days on FM temporary licence per college year)
- UCC 98.3FM (98.3 FM) – University College Cork
- Wired FM (99.9 FM) – Limerick city
Institutional radio
edit- CUH FM (102.0 FM) – Cork University Hospital
- Dreamtime Radio (90.9 FM) – SOS Kilkenny
- Limerick Regional Hospital Radio (94.2 FM) – University Hospital Limerick
- South Tipperary General Hospital Radio (93.7 FM) – South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel
- St. Ita's Hospital Radio (89.5 FM) – St Ita's Hospital, Portrane
Special interest radio
edit- Dublin City FM (103.2 FM) – Dublin city
Religious radio
edit- Life FM (93.1 FM) – Christian radio, Cork city
- Radio Maria Ireland (DTT) – Catholic radio
- UCB Ireland (DTT) - United Christian Broadcasters.
Digital radio
edit- Dublin Digital Radio – Experimental and community radio, Dublin City/ online
- 1MUSIC - Ireland's New Music Station www.1MUSIC.co
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of TV and Radio Stations". BAI. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Ireland FM Frequencies". fmscan.org. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
https://radiotoday.ie/2018/02/john-kenny-joins-online-radio-station-1music/
External links
edit- Radiowaves.FM, a long-running Irish radio tribute and resource website
- A comprehensive list of Irish radio stations, provided by LiveRadio.ie