I102-104FM

i102-104FM

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Broadcast area	Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo
Frequency	102-104 MHz 96.9 MHz in County Donegal
Programming
Format	Contemporary, youth orientated, T.A.: 15-34 y.o.
Ownership
Owner	iRadio
History
First air date	7 February 2008
Links
Website	www.i102-104.ie

i 102-104FM is a regional station in the Republic of Ireland which was launched on 7 February 2008. The station won the licence for a 'youth' orientated station that would broadcast across seven counties in the northwest and west of Ireland, targeting listeners aged between 15 and 34; and was part of a strategy by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to create a network of regional youth stations across the Republic.

The station's sister station is i105-107FM which broadcasts in the northeast and midlands.

The station has its studios in Athlone and is licensed to cover Counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo. It is also popular in the neighboring regions of counties Clare, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan and the border areas of the North. In County Donegal, i102-104 broadcasts through the frequency 96.9FM due to local radio station, Highland Radio broadcasting on the 103.3FM frequency. As the 'i' in the title suggests, the company intends to use integration of different media sources, such as social networking sites and mobile phones, to make the station 'interactive' and attract listeners from what is a very diverse area spanning three provinces. High profile figures such as the comedians Tommy Tiernan and Hector Ó hEochagáin, have been signed up in an effort to raise the profile of the station.

There had been five competitors for the lucrative northwest license y’s €20m radio licenses fund]</ref> with bids coming from Dublin's Spin 1038, Cork's Red FM and the northwest station, Ocean FM through 'Vibe FM', and was granted to i105-107FM in November 2006. i102-104FM is owned by a consortium called iRadio, that has applied for several other of the regional youth licenses on offer from the BCI, winning the northeast and midlands license through i105107FM. iRadio is headed by Dan Healy, formerly of Communicorp's Newstalk and its other owners include fellow ex-Communicorp worker Deborah Fagan, as well as Boundary Radio, an investment management company, and the businessman Cormac McAlinden.

In August 2009 i102-104 was rated the fastest growing 15 to 34 radio station in the country, reaching over 166,000 people each week. I 102-104 is the most listen to region radio in Ireland between 18-34 year olds.

Programming

Programme	Presenter(s)	Airtime(s)
iWake Up with Dave	Dave O'Connor with Sally Anne Barrett	Weekdays, 7:00 - 11:00
iWork with Mark	Mark Cunning	Weekdays, 11:00 - 15:00
iGo Home	Fergal D'Arcy	Weekdays, 15:00 - 19:0
Ar Éileamh	Barbara Nic Dhonnacha	Weekdays, 19:00 - 22:00
iTalk	Mary McGill and Peter Ganley	Sunday - Thursday, 22:00 - 01:00
iWitness News		10 minutes before the hour throughout the day, and 20 minutes past at peak times.
Friday Night Live: The iParty	Tom Lavin	Friday, 22:00 - 01:00
iWake Up Weekend	Saturday (Darragh) and Sunday (Laurita), 08:00 - 10:00
iPlay	Lisa Brady	Saturday, 10:00 - 14:00
iMusic Weekend Sessions	Colm O'Sullivan (Saturday) and Lisa Brady (Sunday)	Saturday, 14:00 - 17:50 Sunday 13:00 - 15:50
iCycle	Michael Doherty	Saturday, 22:00 - 00:50
iTest	Shawn Allen	Sunday, 18:00
iTake Over		Sunday, 21:00 - 22:50
News Team	Grainne McMahon, Sally Ann Barrett, Ciara Mc Ginn, Conor Lynch, Zara King
General Manager	Rena Maycock
Programme Director	Leigh Doyle
Traffic Manager	Lisa Kiranne
Production Manager	Catriona Hanley
Marketing Manager	Lorraine McManus
Sales	Tom Lavin, Deirdre Ferry, Joanna White, Serena Cooney, Sean Coleman
Finance	Christina Hall, Lisa Kirrane

References

• Broadcast Commission of Ireland - 7 January 2008 - BCI signs contract with i Radio for new North-West regional youth service

See also

• Radio in Ireland

External links

• iRadio
• i102-104 FM
• Broadcasting Authority of Ireland