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.
The abbreviations MW, FM, DAB and DTT indicate the broadcasting bands used by each station.
Public radio stations
National analogue and digital radio
- 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
(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
Independent national radio
Independent regional radio
- 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
- 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
Dublin
- 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
- C103 (102.6–103.9 FM)
- Cork's 96FM (95.6–96.8 FM)
- Red FM (104.2–106.1 FM)
Connacht
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Dublin City FM (103.2 FM) – Dublin city
Religious radio
- Life FM (93.1 FM) – Christian radio, Cork city
- Radio Maria Ireland (DTT) – Catholic radio
- UCB Ireland (DTT) - United Christian Broadcasters.
Digital radio
- Dublin Digital Radio – Experimental and community radio, Dublin City/ online
- 1MUSIC - Ireland's New Music Station www.1MUSIC.co
See also
References
- "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
- Radiowaves.FM, a long-running Irish radio tribute and resource website
- A comprehensive list of Irish radio stations, provided by LiveRadio.ie
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