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 […]
The Fix with Ciaran O’Connor will kick off from Monday 16th September, 7-10pm. Ciaran O’Connor is to take over 98FM’s The Fix, the station’s weeknight music show that airs from 7 – 10pm. The Fix with Ciaran O’Connor promises to be the best soundtrack for weekday evenings with plenty of banging tunes alongside the top trending stories of the day, as featured on the show’s new segment Today’s Top Six on The Fix: the top six trending stories that Dubliners need to know […]
New media partnership calls on Irish consumers to Buy Local as Brexit fast approaches. Wednesday 04 September, 2019: Guaranteed Irish has today announced a new media partnership deal with Communicorp Media, Ireland’s leading media company in an effort to support Irish jobs. The new media partnership calls on Irish consumers to support brands and businesses in their locality in a bid to safeguarding jobs among growing economic uncertainty in Ireland with Brexit deadline day fast approaching. Championing businesses in Ireland, […]
SPIN1038’s Beat The Bomb is back and we want to give you the chance to win your share of €20,000. Last year, we had over 60 winners who shared the cash and this year, it could also be you! To win, all you have to do is tune in to SPIN1038 throughout the day from Monday and Beat The Bomb. Listen in to Fully Charged with Graham & Nathan from 8am Monday morning for your chance to win and make sure to […]
The Big Ride Home with Brian Maher will kick off from Monday 2nd September, 4-7pm 98FM has announced that Brian Maher is the new presenter of the station’s drive time show, The Big Ride Home (4-7pm). The Big Ride Home with Brian Maher will bring Dublin listeners the perfect mix of the biggest tunes, entertaining content and listener banter to get them through their weekday commute. Listeners can expect new music-based features on the show, including The Big Ride Mix: a playlist of feel-good […]
