Bandscan of the FM Radio Band (88 to 108 MHz) near Cork City, Ireland

Stations heard on the FM band ( 88 to 108 MHz ) under flat conditions from an elevated site near Cork City

Each scan is done at a different time over several days
for the duration of 1 week.

Last Updated : February 2008

Freq. MHz	Station	Logo	Transmitter Location	Power KW	Notes
88.2	RTE Radio 1		Crosshaven, Cork harbour.	3	See Note 2 below.
88.5	RTE Radio 1		Dungarvan, West Waterford	3	See Note 2 below.
88.8	RTE Radio 1		Maghera, Co. Clare	160	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 120 kms.
89.2	RTE Radio 1		Spur Hill, Cork City	5	Medium power relay which acts as the main transmitter for Cork City.
89.6	RTE Radio 1		Mount Leinster, Carlow	100	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
89.7	RTE Radio 1		Collins Barracks, Cork City	0.2	Low power relay to fill in areas not covered by Spur Hill or Mullaghanish.
90.0	RTE Radio 1		Mullaghanish, Cork/Kerry border	160	See Note 1 below.
90.4	RTE 2FM		Crosshaven, Cork harbour	3	See Note 2 below.
90.7	RTE 2FM		Dungarvan, West Waterford	3	See Note 2 below.
91.0	RTE 2FM		Maghera, Co. Clare	160	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 120 kms.
91.4	RTE 2FM		Spur Hill, Cork City	5
91.8	RTE 2FM		Mount Leinster	100	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
92.0	RTE 2FM		Collins Barracks, Cork City	0.2
92.2	RTE 2FM		Mullaghanish	160	See Note 1 below.
92.6	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Crosshaven	3	See Note 2 below.
92.9	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Dungarvan, West Waterford	3	See Note 2 below.
93.2	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Maghera, Co. Clare	160	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 120 kms.
93.6	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Spur Hill, Cork City	5
94.0	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Mount Leinster	100	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
94.1	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Collins Barracks, Cork City	0.2
94.4	RTE Radio na Gaeltachta		Mullaghanish	160	See Note 1 below.
94.7	SPIN South West		Keeper Hill, Tipperary	1	Good signal when the pirate station 'KISS FM' is off air. Can be heard in spots while driving around the South side of Cork City.
94.8	KISS FM		Cork City	?	Pirate. Evenings and Weekends. Heard Feb '08.
95.0	Live 95 FM		Woodcock Hill, near Limerick	6	Weak near Cork City. Difficult to hear with WLRFM on 95.1 MHz. Distance to Cork City about 100 kms.
95.1	WLRFM		Dungarvan, West Waterford	5	Covering West Waterford and as far West as Cork City.
95.5	Radio Caroline Cork		Cork City?	?	Pirate. Occasional. Heard Feb '08.
95.6	South East Radio		Mount Leinster,	4	Not easy to hear due to 96FM on the same frequency. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
95.6	96 FM		Kilworth, NE Cork	0.8
95.8	96 FM		Nowen Hill, West Cork	10	Main transmitter for West Cork.
96.4	96 FM		Holly Hill, Cork City	2	Main transmitter for Cork City.
96.6	KCLR		Johnswell, NW of Kilkenny	5	Weak in Cork & a lot of interference from adjacent channels. Distance to Cork City about 110 kms.
96.8	96 FM		Youghal	0.05	Transmitter located at Monatray, 2kms East of Youghal town
97.0	Radio Kerry		Mullaghanish	15
97.5	WLRFM		Carrickpherish, East Waterford	8
97.8	RTE Lyric FM		Crosshaven, Cork harbour.	3	See Note 2 below.
98.1	RTE Lyric FM		Dungarvan, West Waterford	3	See Note 2 below.
98.3	Cork Campus Radio		Near Cork Airport	0.025	Studio based in University College Cork. Good coverage around Cork City. Mon - Fri. 8am - 5:30pm. 50 weeks a year.
98.4	RTE Lyric FM		Maghera, Co. Clare	160	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 120 kms.
98.8	RTE Lyric FM		Piltown, Suir Valley	3
98.8	RTE Lyric FM		Spur Hill, Cork City	5
99.2	RTE Lyric FM		Mount Leinster, Carlow	100	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
99.6	RTE Lyric FM		Mullaghanish	160	See Note 1 below.
100.0	Today FM		Crosshaven, Cork harbour.	3	See Note 2 below.
100.3	Today FM		Dungarvan	3	See Note 2 below.
100.6	Today FM		Maghera, Co. Clare	160	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 120 kms.
101.0	Today FM		Spur Hill, Cork City	5
101.4	Today FM		Mount Leinster, Carlow	100	See Note 1 below. Distance to Cork City about 140 kms.
101.5	VIBE FM		Cork City	?	Heard Feb '08. More or less constant day and night.
101.8	Today FM		Mullaghanish	160	See Note 1 below.
102.0	CUH FM		Wilton, Cork City	6	Cork University Hospital Radio. Difficult to hear due to very strong signals 101.8 & 102.2 MHz. Reasonable coverage within City limits.
102.2	Beat 102-103		Dungarvan	5
102.6	County Sound		Holly Hill, Cork City	2	Main transmitter for Cork City.
102.7	SPIN South West		Ben Dash, SW Clare	10	Very difficult to hear due to interference from County Sound from Holly Hill in Cork City on 102.6 MHz.
102.9	County Sound		Kilworth, NE Cork	0.8
103.0	Cityview Radio		Cork City	?	Pirate. Probably very low power as signal does not get much beyond the city limits. Occasional. Heard January '08.
103.0	SPIN South West		Woodcock Hill, NW of Limerick City	0.5	Weak signal with some interference from local County Sound transmitters.
103.3	County Sound		Nowen Hill, West Cork	10	During certain times of the day and week, this relay carries different content.
103.5	County Sound		Carrigaline	4
103.7	County Sound		Mount Hillary, Mid Cork	5
104.0	Community Radio Youghal		Youghal, East Cork.	0.025	Community Radio station. Easy listening. 9am - 6pm Mon - Fri. 9am - 8pm Sat & Sun. Moved to this frequency in Jan '07 due to interference from Newstalk on 107.2 MHz. When heard in Nov '07, there was just a blank carrier. They are supposed to be off-air until Christmas 07 due to maintenance work.
104.2	???		Cork??	?	Occasional. Seems to be evenings only. Heard Feb '08.
104.5	Red FM		Nowen Hill, West Cork	10
104.8	Tipperary Mid-West Radio		SW Tipperary	?	Reasonable signal on high ground near Cork City.
104.8	WABC		??	?	Pirate. Regular. Seems to be evenings only. Heard Feb '08.
105.1	Red FM		Youghal	0.025	Low powered transmitter designed just to cover Youghal. Signal near Cork City is weak.
105.2	???		??	?	Pirate. Occasional.
105.4	Red FM		Fermoy, NE Cork	0.2
105.7	Red FM		Nagle Mtns, near Mallow	5
106.1	Red FM		Holly Hill, Cork City	2
106.5	Pulse FM		Cork City???	?	Pirate. Heard Feb '08. Occasional.
107.0	Newstalk		Nagle Mtns nr Mallow	0.5
107.2	Colaiste Stiofain Naofa		Cork City	?	Tuesdays and Thursdays. October to April. 1pm - 2pm and 4pm - 9pm. Can be difficult to hear outside of Cork City due to interference from Newstalk on 107.0 & 107.4 MHz.
107.4	Newstalk		Mulaghanish	20
107.6	Newstalk		Dungarvan, West Waterford	20
107.8	Newstalk		Cork City	5

Note 1.
These are the 3 main regional transmitters for the South and West of Ireland. Due to their high power output, they can often be heard well outside their usual coverage area.
Mullaghanish is a 649 Metre high mountain located on the Cork / Kerry border. This transmitter covers most of Counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick.
Maghera is a 400 metre high located in the North of County Clare. This is the main transmitter for the West of Ireland and covers much of Counties Clare, Galway and North Tipperary.
Mount Leinster is a 795 Metre high mountain located on the Carlow / Wexford border. It covers a large area of the South East of Ireland due to its height.

Note 2.
Medium power transmitters are used by the national broadcasters to fill in areas that are not covered by Mullaghanish or Mount Leinster.
The Crosshaven transmitter covers the lower harbour area, parts of East Cork and the towns of Carrigaline and Cobh.
The Dungarvan transmitter covers West Waterford and parts of East Cork.