Current temporary stations

Antenna

List of temporary licenced radio stations, active or due to be (all FM), nationwide.
Its notable that a quarter of the stations listed are in Co. Mayo.
Any additions?? (list was of a few weeks ago)


Ballina Community Radio,
https://www.bcrfm.ie/
Ballina and environs in County Mayo - Weekends from June to October 2017
101.9MHz

Donegal Sounds
www.donegalsounds.com
Ardara, Glenties and Environs in Co. Donegal
Weekends from mid December 2016 to late November 2017
100.8MHz

Erris FM
www.errisfm.com
Belmullet & environs in Co. Mayo.
Weekends from January to December 2017
90.8MHz

Westport Community Radio
www.westportradio.ie
Westport and environs in Co. Mayo
Weekends from July 2017 to June 2018
98.2MHz

Gateway FM
https://www.facebook.com/gatewayfm/
Bandon and environs in Co. Cork. Saturdays from July 2017 to January 2018
88.0MHz

Kinvara FM
www.kinvarafm.com
Kinvara and environs Co. Galway. Weekends from August to November 2017
92.4MHz

Limerick City Community Radio
www.limerickcitycommunityradio.org
Limerick City. Weekends from April to December 2017
99.9MHz (time shared with college station Wired FM)

Rosses Community Radio
www.rossesradio.com
Dungloe Co. Donegal. Weekends from July 2017 to February 2018
98.6MHz

Scariff Bay Community Radio
www.scariffbayradio.com
Scariff, Co. Clare. Saturdays from March to September 2017
88.3MHz

IT Tallaght
www.ittfm.ie
Tallaght IT, Dublin. Various days from February to December 2017
99.1MHz

Trinity FM
https://www.facebook.com/TrinityFMDublin
Trinity college, Dublin Various week long broadcasts
107.8MHz

Walk in my Shoes (WIMS)
www.walkinmyshoes.ie/radio
First two weeks in October 2017. Multicity:
Dublin 105.2MHz
Cork City 106.7MHz
Limerick City 105.5MHz
Galway City 87.7MHz

Antenna

Further to the above are these planned temporary stations:

Dublin:

African Radio Network
Dublin City and environs
October and November 2017
99.5MHz

Blackrock College Radio (BCR)
End of November 2017
97.3MHz

Double R Media -
Drive In, Leopardstown Race Course, south Dublin
Various days October to December 2017
107.8MHz




outside Dublin:

City of Cork ETB.
http://juicefm.csn.ie
Cork City
Various days October 2017 to April 2018
88.7 MHz

Cork City Community Radio,
https://cr.ie/
Cork City
various days November 2017 to May 2018
100.5MHz

Finn Valley FM.
http://www.finnvalleyfm.com/
Finn Valley, Co. Donegal.
Weekends from October 2017 to August 2018
95.8MHz

Tramore Community Radio,
https://tcrfm.ie/
Tramore Co. Waterford.
October 2017 to January 2018
92.3MHz

Antenna

Another one is Community Radio Kildorrery (CRK) in north-east Co. Cork, it returned last Tuesday on a new frequency 96.7FM and is to be on air for the next year over a series of 30 Tuesdays (until April 24, and then back after a summer break from Sept 18 until Nov 13) broadcasting for 4 hours each Tuesday night from 7pm to 11pm
https://www.facebook.com/crkfm/

Infoanon

Antenna wrote: »

Further to the above are these planned temporary stations:

Dublin:

African Radio Network
Dublin City and environs
October and November 2017
99.5MHz

Never did appear - which in truth was not too suprising

Antenna

Further planned temporary stations not listed above, also Christmas FM is listed elsewhere:

8Radio
http://www.8radio.com
Weekends March, April, September and October 2018, multi-area
Dublin 94.3MHz
Bray 99.5MHz
Cork 106.7MHz
Limerick 105.5MHz
Galway 87.7MHz

Trinity FM
http://www.trinityfm.com/
Trinity College Dublin
Various week long broadcasts from February to December 2018
107.8MHz

Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education
College grounds and environs
Early February 2018
99.5MHz

Navan Adventure Sports Limited
Navan Racecourse Co. Meath
Various days from October 2017 to July 2018
92.5MHz

Heartbeat FM
http://heartbeatfm.net
Edenderry and environs, Co. Offaly
Weekends from May to August 2018
102.5MHz

Limerick City Community Radio
https://www.lccr.ie/
Limerick City
Weekends in 2018
99.9MHz (frequency timeshared with student station Wired FM)

Donegal Sounds / Owenea FM
http://www.donegalsounds.com
Ardara, Glenties and Environs in Co. Donegal
Weekends from December 2017 to late November 2018
100.8MHz

Antenna

Cork City Community Radio (CCCR) back since last weekend on 100.5fm and airing every Fri, Sat and Sun to the end of August 2019 with current 100 day licence.

Also a 30 day with very limited hours weekend temporary community station on Bere Island (off the far west of Co. Cork) is reportedly about to launch, 100.1 :
https://www.southernstar.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/01/22/4167925-islanders-radio-ambitions-on-the-right-wavelength/
https://grassrootsradio.eu/?p=178

Antenna

list of current/planned temporary stations (Feb 2019):

Dublin:

Free Thought FM (Douglas Hyde Gallery), Dublin City - March and April 2019
105.2MHz


Cork city & County:

Juice FM - City of Cork ETB, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa (CSN), Tramore Road, Cork : Tuesdays, Thursdays - Nov 2018 to March 2019
88.7MHz http://juicefm.csn.ie/

Cork City Community Radio, Cork City. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays - January to August 2019
100.5MHz https://cr.ie/

Bere Island Community Radio, Bere Island Various weekends January to December 2019
100.1MHz


Limerick city:

Limerick City Community Radio, Limerick City - Saturdays, Sundays in 2019
99.9MHz https://www.lccr.ie/


Donegal:

Donegal Sounds/Owenea FM, Ardara, Glenties and Environs, Saturdays and Sundays from Dec 2018 to Nov 2019
100.8MHz https://www.oweneafm.com/

Rosses Community Radio, Dungloe Co. Donegal Weekends Saturdays July 2018 to February 2019
98.6MHz http://www.rossesradio.com/index.html

Finn Valley FM, Finn Valley Co. Donegal Weekends from October 2018 to September 2019
95.8MHz http://www.finnvalleyfm.com/


Mayo:

Erris FM, Bellmullet & environs, Co. Mayo, Fridays and Saturdays from May 2018 to July 2019
90.8MHz http://www.errisfm.com/

Infoanon

Antenna wrote: »

list of current/planned temporary stations (Feb 2019):

Dublin:

Free Thought FM (Douglas Hyde Gallery), Dublin City - March and April 2019
105.2MHz


Cork city & County:

Juice FM - City of Cork ETB, Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa (CSN), Tramore Road, Cork : Tuesdays, Thursdays - Nov 2018 to March 2019
88.7MHz http://juicefm.csn.ie/

Cork City Community Radio, Cork City. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays - January to August 2019
100.5MHz https://cr.ie/

Bere Island Community Radio, Bere Island Various weekends January to December 2019
100.1MHz


Limerick city:

Limerick City Community Radio, Limerick City - Saturdays, Sundays in 2019
99.9MHz https://www.lccr.ie/


Donegal:

Donegal Sounds/Owenea FM, Ardara, Glenties and Environs, Saturdays and Sundays from Dec 2018 to Nov 2019
100.8MHz https://www.oweneafm.com/

Rosses Community Radio, Dungloe Co. Donegal Weekends Saturdays July 2018 to February 2019
98.6MHz http://www.rossesradio.com/index.html

Finn Valley FM, Finn Valley Co. Donegal Weekends from October 2018 to September 2019
95.8MHz http://www.finnvalleyfm.com/


Mayo:

Erris FM, Bellmullet & environs, Co. Mayo, Fridays and Saturdays from May 2018 to July 2019
90.8MHz http://www.errisfm.com/

All the College services that used to run in Dublin seem to have called it a day - driving past Griffith College the other day and noticed the mast has been taken down.

JDxtra

Infoanon wrote: »

All the College services that used to run in Dublin seem to have called it a day - driving past Griffith College the other day and noticed the mast has been taken down.

Good point, that reminded me it's been some time since I've heard IT Tallaght FM.

corminators

JDxtra wrote: »

Good point, that reminded me it's been some time since I've heard IT Tallaght FM.

They're broadcasting on twitch now. Ended 8th Feb.

Antenna

An article about 'Oileain FM' an 'offshore' 30-day temporary licenced station on Sherkin Island off the west Cork coast (associated with other temporary broadcasts on Bere Island) airing on 93.8FM on a number Sundays and Thursdays until December 24th 2020:

https://irishtechnews.ie/irish-digital-outposts-cape-clear-sherkin-radio/

on between 12:30 and 3:30pm on Sundays on 93.8MHz FM, or over the internet using the URL: bit.ly/oileanfm. or https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Service/Oileain-FM-111853180432291/

" The dates of Sunday broadcasts:
July: 5,12,26 – August: 9,16,30 – September: 13,27 , October: 11, 25 , November:8,15,22 – December: 6,20,24

The dates of Thursday rebroadcasts:
July: 16,30 – August: 13,20 – September: 3,17 – October: 1,15,29 – November:12,19,26 – December:10

Infoanon

Antenna wrote: »

An article about 'Oileain FM' an 'offshore' 30-day temporary licenced station on Sherkin Island off the west Cork coast (associated with other temporary broadcasts on Bere Island) airing on 93.8FM on a number Sundays and Thursdays until December 24th 2020:

https://irishtechnews.ie/irish-digital-outposts-cape-clear-sherkin-radio/

on between 12:30 and 3:30pm on Sundays on 93.8MHz FM, or over the internet using the URL: bit.ly/oileanfm. or https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community-Service/Oileain-FM-111853180432291/

" The dates of Sunday broadcasts:
July: 5,12,26 – August: 9,16,30 – September: 13,27 , October: 11, 25 , November:8,15,22 – December: 6,20,24

The dates of Thursday rebroadcasts:
July: 16,30 – August: 13,20 – September: 3,17 – October: 1,15,29 – November:12,19,26 – December:10

A very niche service ! , the only temporary station in 2020 apart from Christmas FM ?

Omnia 5

Infoanon wrote: »

A very niche service ! , the only temporary station in 2020 apart from Christmas FM ?

Eden fm in edenderry are also on this year. They did a week in July and were back on last week.
I think they have another week sometime near Christmas.

Declan A Walsh

I just learnt from another thread that Easy Radio has secured a fifteen week license.

Here is an extract from their own website:

After a lot of behind the scenes work over the last few months, Easy Radio Is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a temporary broadcast license by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Easy Radio will commence broadcasting on Saturday April 3rd for 15 weekends on 88.1 FM to the greater Dublin Area. Over the coming week we will be introducing you to our team of presenters who will entertain you throughout our license run.

More details to follow.

What's the idea of issuing temporary or part-time licenses? Why not make them full-time or else ban them?

Do the established regional radio stations object to these community stations, afterall they are going after the same - shrinking - market?

Declan A Walsh

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I just learnt from another thread that Easy Radio has secured a fifteen week license.

Here is an extract from their own website:

After a lot of behind the scenes work over the last few months, Easy Radio Is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a temporary broadcast license by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Easy Radio will commence broadcasting on Saturday April 3rd for 15 weekends on 88.1 FM to the greater Dublin Area. Over the coming week we will be introducing you to our team of presenters who will entertain you throughout our license run.

More details to follow.

Live programs started at noon today with Mike Doyle.