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The following are the Irish radio stations on air as of 2004.
National stations
RTÉ (national state broadcaster)
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
- 98FM
- FM104
- Q102
- Spin 1038
- NewsTalk 106
- Dublin's Country 106.8FM
Cork ILRs
- 96FM
- 103FM County Sound
- Red FM
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.html) An up-to-date list of Irish radio stations also broadcasting on the internet
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