Tipperary Midwest Community Radio

Tipperary Mid-West Community Radio is a non-profit radio station which broadcasts from St. Michael's Street, Tipperary Town, Ireland. It broadcasts on the frequency 104.8fm and can be heard in 6 counties in Ireland namely; Tipperary, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Kilkenny, and Carlow.

The station originally started life as a pirate station, after which it gained a commercial license running under the name Tipperary Mid-west Radio (Tipp-mid west radio, for short). In 2003 the radio was almost shut down when a clause was introduced that there could be only one commercial radio license per Irish county, Clonmel's Tipp Fm gaining favourship for the license. After a series of debates and protests including a petition signed by many listeners to Tipp Mid-west, the station was given a community radio (non-profirt license).

The station now broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The programmes include music, chat, European affairs, current affairs, Musician specials etc. Many of the programmes on the station have a Country and Irish flavour, that being the favourite music genre of many of the stations listeners. Other popular programmes include Seán Buckley's "Morning Call" current affairs programme and Mary Behan's "Lunchtime Show" including the ever popular daily brainteaser.

The station is under the management of Anne Power, with Michael Maguire as the chairman. Advertising is organised my Breda Ryan (also a popular presenter). Other areas of programming include David Condon's "Classical Jukebox", Seamus Egan's "Cutting Edge" and Eddie Glasheen's "Grand Old Operey Live" to name but a few of the other genres of programmes on the station.

The station comprises mainly on volunteer staff (well over 30 in all) with most of the evening and virtually all of the weekend programmes being presented by voluntary staff.