Friday, 10th May 2019: It’s the gift that keeps on giving! There is barely an Irish celebrity, public or sporting figure who hasn’t been given the Gift Grub treatment over the past 20 years. From Michael Flatley to Michael D. Higgins, Ronan Keating to Ronan O’Gara and Leo Varadkar to Joan Burton, Mario Rosenstock has made a career out of creating satirical gold, bringing his sketches to listeners of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM, every weekday morning […]
2nd May 2019: Newstalk has maintained its position as the second most listened to station in Ireland with 414,000 listeners tuning in every day. This is an increase of 22,000 over the last year and means that more listeners tune in daily than to 2FM or Today FM. Newstalk has 746,000 listeners each week and has achieved a National Prime-Time Market Share figure of 6.8%, up 0.3% year on year. Newstalk also remains the Number 2 station in the key […]
Ian Dempsey, Matt Cooper and Mario Rosenstock Celebrate JNLR Wins Thursday 7th February 2019: The latest Joint National Listenership Report (JNLR) for the period January – December ’18 has been released and Today FM has kicked off 2019 with record audience figures. Today FM’s weekly reach grew to 893,000 (+13,000), a massive 56,000 listeners ahead of 2FM. The nation’s sweetheart, Ian Dempsey saw his breakfast listenership grow by 18,000 (book-on-book) to a 3-year-high of 180,000 – cementing its position as […]
Communicorp Media now entertains almost half of the adult population in Ireland at 45% 07.02.19: Communicorp Media has today announced record audience growth following the latest Joint National Listenership Report (JNLR) for the period Jan ’18 – Dec ’18. Across its portfolio of radio stations: Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM, SPIN and SPIN South West, Communicorp Media now entertains a weekly audience of 1.7million people in Ireland, almost half of the adult population in Ireland. Speaking about the latest results, Adrian […]
Newstalk is now Ireland’s second most-listened to station on Daily Reach 06th February 2019: According to the latest JNLR results released today, Newstalk has achieved an all-time high prime-time Market Share of 6.9% – a year-on-year increase of 0.6%. Newstalk has 768,000 weekly listeners (up 14,000 year-on-year) while Daily Listenership is up 31,000 year on year to 419,000. This makes Newstalk the second most listened to station in the country. In addition, Newstalk has consolidated its position in the key Dublin […]
National Stations partner with Republic of Work to launch bespoke broadcast studio 24.01.19: Today FM and Newstalk have announced the launch of a new state-of-the-art broadcast studio at Republic of Work, Cork City’s leading business innovation campus. The three-year partnership with Republic of Work will see both national stations broadcast regularly from the purpose-built facility at 12 South Mall in the heart of Cork City. It will also facilitate podcast recording and production and allow local guest contributors to join radio […]
98FM and SPIN1038 have been announced as finalists across three categories of the Digital Media Awards 2019, taking place in the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road on 15th February. 98FM is a finalist in the Best Brand and Best Social Media for an Event categories whilst SPIN1038 is a finalist in the Best Integrated Media Strategy category. Following on from 98FM’s impressive performance at last year’s IMRO Radio Awards, 98FM is a finalist for Best Brand. This award recognises any brand […]
30th November 2018: Communicorp Media has today announced a new appointment to the audioXi team with David O’Brien joining as Account Director. David brings a wealth of experience from his role as Business Director in global media agency, Initiative. Launched in September, audioXi is a digital audio exchange that consolidates some of Ireland’s largest audio creators and aggregators in one place and under a single media buy. This makes it easier for media buyers and brands to tap into this audience […]
25 October 2018: According to the latest JNLR results released today, Newstalk has grown its listenership by 30,000 over the past year to achieve a weekly reach of 769,000 listeners. Newstalk’s daily reach stands at 402,000 which is an increase of 7,000 year-on-year. The station’s primetime market share has grown 0.5% year on year to an all-time high of 6.7% nationally. In the key Dublin market, Newstalk has a market share of 11%, making the station the second most listened to […]
Friday, 12th October 2018: SPIN 1038 has announced a new exciting duo to host its hugely popular evening show, ‘The Zoo Crew’. Laura Bracken and Jaz Keane will present an all new ‘The Zoo Crew’ (weekdays, 7pm-10pm), kicking off later this month. Both Laura and Jaz are no strangers to SPIN fans; Laura is the station’s entertainment & showbiz reporter as well as presenting her own weekend music show, while Jaz, an emerging club DJ, who joined the SPIN family […]
