SPIN1038 and SPIN South West has announced plans to increase its shared programming between SPIN South West and SPIN1038 in Dublin. The move will bolster the youth radio portfolio across both regions by bringing together the strength of a national network approach with the best of local content. The hugely popular Breakfast and Drive-time shows on both stations will be retained while mid-morning and evenings will become shared across both regions, delivering increasingly relevant and engaging content for youth audiences. […]
DYNAMIC DUBLIN DUO REBECCA AND BRENDAN TAKE TO THE AIRWAVES THIS MONTH! 98FM has today announced a new Breakfast duo on Dublin radio. Rebecca Shekleton and Brendan O’Loughlin will take to the morning airwaves from 16th March. 98FM’s Big Breakfast (7am-10am) with Rebecca and Brendan promises to be an instant shot of ‘get up & go’ every morning, as they keep Dublin listeners entertained and in the loop with all they need to know for the day ahead. From listener […]
‘The GoLouds’ to celebrate the most popular Irish podcasts and music choices 11th February 2020: Ireland’s first dedicated Digital Audio Awards, ‘The ‘GoLouds’, have been announced and are the first of its kind to celebrate the most popular podcasts and music choices based on annual streaming data. Created by GoLoud, Ireland’s first digital audio app to offer live radio, podcasts and endless hours of music streaming in one place, ‘The GoLouds’ will award those across categories including Business, Culture, Comedy, […]
Thursday, 6th February 2020: The latest Joint National Listenership Report (JNLR) for the period January ’19 – December ’19 has been released and Today FM’s newest recruit, Mairead Ronan has grown her audience since taking over the lunchtime slot last September. The Mairead Ronan Show (12-2pm) now entertains an audience of 91,000 (+2,000). Commenting on her first JNLR, Mairead said: “I’m delighted with today’s result. I’ve had lots of experience of JNLR’s from the producer side but never as a presenter so it’s nice to start off on a positive […]
Communicorp Media revenues grew by an impressive 6% in 2018, outperforming the radio advertising market. This, along with a decrease in operating costs of 1%, as a result of the business re-structure which took place in 2017, led to an improvement in Operating Profit (before exceptional costs) from €1.4m to €4.2m year-on-year. The radio sector remains a cornerstone of Irish society with over 81% of people tuning in daily to listen to their favourite station. Radio audiences have remained constant, […]
SPIN1038 has been announced as a finalist across two categories of the Irish Sponsorship Awards 2019, taking place in Croke Park on 5th December. SPIN1038’s Student Raceday has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Radio Broadcast Sponsorship’ and ‘Best Sporting Event Sponsorship’ categories. Now in its eight year, the SPIN1038 Student Raceday is one of the largest student dates in the calendar with up to 12,000 students attending the raceday at Leopardstown Racecourse every April. As the title sponsor, SPIN1038 is […]
With 413,000 listeners on a daily basis and a National Market Share of 6.7% year on year, Newstalk is the second most listened to station in Ireland, ahead of RTÉ 2FM and Today FM. The station’s flagship drive-time programmes have recorded major growth in audience. Now Ireland’s biggest radio show outside of RTÉ, The Hard Shoulder with Ivan Yates has grown it’s audience by 25,000 over the last year to reach 182,000 listeners. Newstalk Breakfast with Shane Coleman and Kieran […]
Monday, 7th October 2019: Today FM has announced a new line up of voices to its weekend schedule including Anna Geary, Pamela Joyce and Claire Beck. Popular broadcaster and sports personality, Anna Geary will join Declan Pierce to co-host a brand-new show called Pumped up Kicks (Saturdays, 2-6pm) kicking off on Saturday, 26th October. Pumped up Kicks will bring listeners the most up-to-date sports results from home and abroad, with interviews and craic from players and fans all wrapped up with the best music around. Another big addition to […]
Communicorp Media was once again the most successful radio group at the 2019 IMRO Radio Awards in Kilkenny tonight, taking home a total of sixteen gold awards across Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM and SPIN 1038. Newstalk picked up Full Service Station of the Year while 98FM won Music Station for the second year running. Awards won by Communicorp Media span across all categories, including Music, News, Current Affairs, Sport, Entertainment and Speech. Big winners for Communicorp Media tonight included Ivan Yates, Dara Quilty, […]
Friday, 13th September: Following the announcement of her lunchtime appointment on Today FM, Mairead Ronan returns to the national airwaves on Monday, 16th September (12-2PM) with an all new show. Mairead, who started her career in Today FM in 2002 has gone on to gain recognition for shows such as Ireland’s Fittest Families, which she has hosted for 7 years and Dancing With The Stars 2019 where she was crowned winner alongside her dancing partner John Nolan. In July, Today FM announced that she would be returning to […]
