Previously with CKR, Currently with Other Irish Radio Stations

Declan A Walsh · 29-03-2023 11:20PM #1

CKR (Carlow Kildare Radio) was the local radio station for Carlow and Kildare until January 2004. A lot of people passed through that station during its tenure. I think it would be interesting to see who from CKR is still involved with Irish radio, in whatever capacity. My interest in this subject is influenced by the fact that quite a few Dublin voices have gone through CKR and also that it could be picked up in much of Dublin.

Here are examples I came up with.

Dave McGrath – KFM

Clem Ryan - KRM

Tommy Greene – East Coast FM

Keith Shanley – Midlands 103

Will Faulkner – Midlands 103

Phil Cawley – South East Radio and Classic Hits Ireland

Matt Dempsey – Radio Nova

Stephen Keogh – Tipp FM

Alan Swan - RTE

Aisling Bastable - RTE

Tommy McCabe – Tullamore Community Radio

John Troy – Charity Radio.ie

Ronan Devitt – Freedom FM (online station)

Mike O’Brien – Freedom FM

Have you any more examples? I suspect that quite a few more have been with KFM, the current license holder for Kildare, and/or KCLR, the current license holder for Kilkenny and Carlow, whether with them now or with another Irish station since them.

The 90s Network · 30-03-2023 03:49PM

I remebr Mike O Brien back timing the INN news one evening and missing it by one minute exactly. Fader goes up.. 'One Minute to broadcast'

It could happen a bishop!!

TheBMG · 30-03-2023 06:03PM

I can’t believe it’s nearly 20 years since they closed! Wasn’t it quite abrupt?

L1011 · 30-03-2023 06:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120420435#Comment_120420435

They had ~16 months between the announcement of losing their licence and going off-air; but they went a few days before they were meant to - and the replacement Carlow Kilkenny contractor (KCLR) wasn't ready for a few months even then.

They had asked for an extension to cover that gap but KFM were ready to go and it wasn't a straight one for one replacement.

30-03-2023 06:32PM

A tad of topic but how come the BAI used to redraw boundaries for franchise areas back then but not since ?

L1011 · 30-03-2023 06:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120420545#Comment_120420545

Only happened once* so its more a case of why that specific time. Kildare was not well served with a split franchise with Carlow; with the population centres mostly to the NE of the county it needed to be independent basically.

*the sub-county mergers that happened through the 90s / Tipp MWR aren't quite the same.