CURRENT STATIONS OPERATING IN THE LIMERICK AREA

 

 

When RLO lost it's licence in 1997, it remained broadcasting on satellite. It has since rechristened itself RLO 105 and has moved to 104.2 and 105.2.

Over the past while, stations have come and gone,

  • IMAGE FM 105.4
  • Radio Magic
  • Hot Hit Radio
  • Pulse FM
  • Country Gold 103FM
  • Fresh 103
  • Nova 103
  • Kiss 106FM
  • Wave FM
  • NCW 106 - the forerunner to the new licensed WLCR
  • All Hit Radio 107FM

Stations currently on air include:

Station RDS
Frequency
 Content
UCB Relay Family
87.6
 Unlicensed relay of UK evangelistic radio station.
Unidentified  
87.8
 Classical music. Reported by 021 as possibly being Lyric FM's North East Transmitter
RTE Radio 1 RTE 1
88.4 / 88.8
89.1 / 89.2
89.4 / 89.6
90.0
 The state broadcaster's primary station. Talk, news, general over-45 content with some specialist music programmes
RLO 105 RLO GOLD
(105.2 only)
90.5 / 104.2
105.2
 Mainly country and Irish, oldies, and talk radio
Frequent repeats and relays of UCB
RTE Radio 2FM RTE 2fm
91.0 / 91.6
92.2
 The state broadcaster's second station. Mainly chart and pop music
Raidio na Gaeltachta RTE RnaG
92.8 / 93.2
93.8 / 94.4
102.7
 The state broadcaster's Irish language station, with talk, news and Irish and World music programming
Live 95FM Live95FM
95.0 / 95.3
 Licensed Limerick station
Mainly chart and pop music, with some general sport, news and special interest programming
Clare FM ClareFM
95.5 / 95.9
96.4
 Licensed Clare station
Broad-format community-style station with music, news & sport
96FM 96FM
96.1
 Licensed Cork city station
Mainly chart and pop music, with some general news & sport
Wired  
96.8 / 106.8 
  Licensed student radio for Limerick
Radio Kerry Kerry
97.0 / 97.6
 Licensed Kerry station
Broad-format community-style station with music, news & sport
Tipp FM TippFM
97.1 / 103.9
 Licensed Tipperary county station
Part chart/pop, part "community style" music, news & sport
Galway Bay FM G'bayFM
97.4
 Licensed Galway county station
Part chart/pop, part "community style" music, news & sport
Lyric FM RTElyric
98.0 / 98.4
98.7 / 99.0
99.8
 RTE's national classical music and arts station from Limerick
Today FM Today FM
100.6 / 100.9
101.2 / 101.4
101.8

National licensed station catering for mainly 20 - 45 year old age group.
Beat 102-103 Beat
102.0 / 102.2
102.4
 New youth station, supposedly serving the south-east.
103FM / County Sound 103FM
102.9 / 103.3
103.7

Licensed North & West Cork county station
Part chart/pop, part "community style" music, news & sport.
Limerick's Country  
102.7
 Country and Irish music pirate station
Blank Carrier (presumed to be Galtee Radio)  
102.8
  
Midlands 103 MID 103
103.5
 Licensed midlands station
Part chart/pop, part "community style" music, news & sport
Red FM RedFM
104.5 / 105.0 105.7 / 106.1 
 Licensed Cork city chart/dance station
Tipperary Mid-West TIPP-MWR
104.8
 Licensed community station for South Tipperary
Mainly country and Irish, oldies, and talk radio
Galaxy 105.5FM

GALAXY
*does not
appear on all radios
105.5

Generally automated, mainly dance and R&B station. jingles taken from Galaxy 105 in the UK, with "localised" Limerick add-ons.
KRFM (Killaloe Radio)  
106.0 / 106.3
 Varied format, including American country, 70s & 80s, some Country & Irish and easy listening, and some chart music.
Regional Hospital Radio  
107.2
 Specialised music and talk service for the Mid-Western Regional Hospital and Raheen area

List updated: February 7th, 2005

Note: Where stations have multiple frequencies, the strongest frequency is indicated in bold typeface.

For a complete up-to-date bandscan for the Limerick area and countrywide, visit http://www.radiowaves.fm