Shannonside Northern Sound is a dual radio franchise which operates across counties Cavan, Monaghan (Northern Sound Radio), Leitrim, Longford and Roscommon (Shannonside FM) in Ireland. It has a 46.9% market share.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Counties Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon |
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| Frequency | 104.1 MHz (Longford/Roscommon) 97.2 MHz (South Leitrim) 95.7 MHz (Boyle) 104.6 MHz (West Roscommon) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Kerry Holdings |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ShannonSide FM |
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| Broadcast area | Counties Cavan & Monaghan |
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| Frequency | 94.8 MHz (Cavan) 96.3 MHz (Monaghan) 97.5 MHz (Carrickmacross) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Irish[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Kerry Holdings |
| History | |
First air date | 1989 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Northern Sound |
History
editShannonside FM and Northern Sound Radio were established in 1989 as separate radio stations. In 1995 both licences and franchise areas were combined to create the first regional station in Ireland. In 2005, Shannonside Northern Sound was purchased by Radio Kerry Holdings.[3]
Several high profile broadcasters started their careers at the station, including Damien O'Reilly, Ciaran Mullooly, Fran McNulty, Audrey Carville, Sinead Hussey, Justin Treacy, Niall Donnelly, Gareth O'Connor, Fintan Duffy and many others.
Shows
editThe two stations have their own different schedules 7am-7pm weekdays, with the exception of The Joe Finnegan Show (9am - 11am). Outside of these times, the same programmes are broadcast across both stations.[3]
Premises
editThe franchise has 3 local bases:
Longford - Headquarters
Monaghan - studios, offices and broadcasting school, opened in October 2008
Cavan - studio and sales office, opened in July 2007[3]
Frequencies
editNorthern Sound Radio is broadcast on 96.3 MHz from Monaghan, 94.8 MHz from Cavan and 97.5 MHz from Carrickmacross.[4] Shannonside FM is broadcast on 104.1 MHz (Longford/Roscommon), 97.2 MHz (South Leitrim), 95.7 MHz (Boyle), 104.6 MHz (West Roscommon).[5]
Sister Station
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Live Shows".
- ^ "Newsletter Feb 2010". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- ^ a b c [1][dead link]
- ^ "Free Radio Stations, Free Internet Radio, Online Music, Live Web Radio - Northern Sound 96.8 FM Irish Adult Contemporary Music in Monaghan". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ About Us | Shannonside | Longford, Roscommon and South Leitrim