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Classic Hits 80s is back on FM for the third year running.
The station is broadcasting to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway & Clare for 30 days from December 28th under a temporary radio licence from Coimisiún na Meán using some of the FM frequencies operated by Christmas FM.
This year, Rick Dees will return to the station’s lineup to bring his Weekly Top 40 radio show from the 1980s as well as Lucy Kennedy, Colm Hayes, Trina Mara, Damien Farrelly and many more.
Classic Hits 80s will give a taste of the greatest decade in music to Irish radio listeners, with the station ‘Living in the 80’s’, travelling back in time and presenting the 80s it is the present day so that listeners can live in the 1980s once again.
Those tuning in will hear news stories from the 1980s broadcast as live across the day and can join regular presenters from Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio such as Lucy Kennedy, Colm Hayes, Damian Farrelly, Trina Mara, Phil Cawley, Dave MacCardle, Nikki Manley and Jen Larke as well as radio presenters Matt Dempsey, Bob Conway, Mike O’Brien, Paul McGuinness, Declan Ralph, Mel Byrne and more.
Classic Hits 80s has been put together by Matt Dempsey (Station Manager), Dave Kelly (Consultant), Robbie Fogarty (Music) and Kevin Branigan.
Matt Dempsey says, “I’m delighted to be involved in such an exciting project once again , working with great people and reliving a great decade of music. Reaction from listeners in Dublin , Cork Limerick and Galway has been incredible over the last 2 years”.
CEO Kevin Branigan says, “We’re very excited to be returning on FM with Classic Hits 80s for a third year. We’ve put a lot of effort into it for this year and our mix of nostalgia, great music and stellar presenters is sure to be a hit on the radio dial. We’re always trying to drive awareness of Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio and bringing back Classic Hits 80s back onto FM is a fun and exciting way to do that. While our main station continues from Studio 1, Classic Hit 80s will come from next door in Studio 2 – both broadcasting on the FM dial in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway & Clare. It will be a very busy but enjoyable month for us”.
FM frequencies:
Dublin: 105,2 MhzCork: 106.7 MhzGalway: 87.9 MhzLimerick/Clare: 105.5 Mhz. […]
Community radio stations Ashdown Radio in Uckfield and WCR in Warminster have applied to change their transmission areas.
In an application to Ofcom, Ashdown Radio says it wants to add an extra transmitter in Heathfield after it was refused permission to increase its current transmitter power with the aim of extra coverage a couple of years ago.
Meanwhile, WCR wants its 105.5FM transmitter to be powered up to serve an extra 8,419 listeners, giving stronger reception to more people in and around the Wiltshire town.
The Technical Change Request Forms were both published this month on the Ofcom website and decisions on the requests should be made public next year.
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