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Encyclopedia > FM104
FM 104
Broadcast area Dublin
Slogan Dublin's Hit Music Station
First air date 1989
Frequency 104.4 MHz,
DAB, Online
Format Contemporary and Rock
Owner EMAP
Website www.fm104.ie

FM104 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency FM104.4. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited (unconnected with, and not to be confused with, Capital Radio plc), and is a subsidiary of EMAP. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Image File history File links FM104logo. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A megahertz (MHz) is one million (106) hertz, a measure of frequency. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland is the only current form of digital radio tranmission in the state. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) is the regulator of the commercial broadcasting sector in Ireland. ...

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Programming

FM104 is aimed mainly at 16-34 year olds, broadcasting mainly popular music and rock music. The station's flagship programme is the Strawberry Alarm Clock, which is presented by Niamh Crowley & Jim McCabe. The station offers a full news service, airing on the hour between 06:00 and 19:00, with half-hour bulletins at prime time. During the early 1990s, FM104 operated a network news service for ILR stations known as Network Radio News, however this was closed upon the inauguration of the current common network news service, Independent Network News. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Independent Network News - or INN for short - is the agency that supplies national and international news to Irelands 27 independent local radio stations. ...



The Adrian Kennedy Phoneshow


The Adrian Kennedy Phoneshow is an extremely popular, tabloid style, live phone-in talk show on FM 104. It is on the the station weekday evenings from 10pm to 1am. It deals with a wide variety of sensationalist topics and is often used to provoke debate amongst its listeners. Topics are often sexual in nature with an example of such being 'Do you think a woman should have to sexually please her man in order to keep him?'[1]. The topics are generally based on the findings of an alleged recent survey sourced by the shows researchers.


History

Capital Radio, as the station was originally called, was the first Independent Local Radio contractor to take to the air in 20 July 1989. Although initially moderately successful, following the launch of rival 98FM, the station consistently trailed in the ratings. In the early 1990s, the station relaunched as Rock 104FM, however this was unsuccessful and the station re-branded again in 1994 to Dublin's FM104, using the tag-line "Superstars of the 80s and 90s". It was this format which saw it finally overtake 98FM, though 98FM would itself undergo a (less radical) relaunch, dropping the "Classic Hits" moniker, and poaching Chris Barry for a time. Since then, FM104 and 98FM have been keen rivals, generally keeping rather even July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Dublins 98FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland, operated by Radio Two Thousand Limited, a subsidiary of Denis OBriens Communicorp Limited, under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. ...


List of FM104 presenters

  • Jim McCabe (The Strawberry Alarm Clock)
  • Niamh Crowley (The Strawberry Alarm Clock)
  • Andy Preston (The 10-3 Show)
  • Mark Noble (The Jam/Music Director)
  • Ben Murray (FM104's Download Chart/FM104's Hits/Weekday cover)
  • Adrian Kennedy (FM104 PhoneShow)
  • Jeremy Dixon (FM104 PhoneShow)
  • Ronan McCaul (FM104 PhoneShow)
  • Al Gibbs (Freaks On Friday)
  • Tony Dixon (The Hip Hop & R&B Show)
  • Louise Jordan (The Weekend Download Chart)
  • Eamon Duffy (FM104s 80's Wake Up)
  • Jessica De Burgha (The Deireadh Seachtaine Show)
  • Sandra Mason (The Juice)
  • Ruairi Carroll (The Open Mic)
  • Chris Ward (FM104s Night-Time Network)
  • Mel Byrne (FM104s Night-Time Network)
  • Stephen Daly (FM104s Night-Time Network)

The Strawberry Alarm Clock is the breakfast time programme on Dublin Independent Local Radio station FM104. ... The Strawberry Alarm Clock is the breakfast time programme on Dublin Independent Local Radio station FM104. ...

FM104 News Presenters

  • Cathy Creegon
  • Ross Lynch
  • Trish Laverty (Editor)
  • Cliona O'Dwyer
  • Ruairi Carroll (Reporter)
  • Adam Ledwith (Reporter)
  • Sinead Young
  • Jackie Farrell

FM104 Sports Presenters

  • Hazel Nolan (Editor)
  • Bernard O'Toole
  • Ger Tracy
  • Carl Monaghan
  • Ray McMeneman

FM104 Live

Famous across Dublin for the three bleeps, FM104 Live is the branding for the stations hourly news updates. These short programmes are transmitted for 3 minutes (NEWS) and 90 seconds (SPORT)Monday to Friday between 6am and 7pm. FM104 broadcasts a comprehensive bulletin at 13:00 and 18:00 daily featuring the latest stories from the Irish houses of government and courts service. There is also a heavy focus on human and consumer interest stories.


FM104 Podcasts

Podcasts are available on iTunes of FM104's Strawberry Alarm Clock, FM104's Phoneshow & FM104's Open Mic. Details of how to download the podcasts directly to your iPod log on to FM104.ie This article is about about the iTunes application. ... Strawberry Alarm Clock was a one-hit wonder psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles, known for their 1967 hit Incense and Peppermints. The group originally consisted of Ed King (lead guitar), Mark Weitz (keyboards), Lee Freeman (rhythm guitar), Gary Lovetro (bass), and Justin Burke (drums). ...


External links

  • FM104

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC) (2005). FM104 Response to Broadcasting Complaints Commission Issue (See page 69-70). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.

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