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ANOTHER LANDMARK BARRIER BROKEN

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ANOTHER LANDMARK BARRIER BROKEN

Press Release

 Thursday, 2nd February, 2012

 

Another Landmark barrier broken

Newstalk achieves 5% market share*

 32,000 listeners more per day for Newstalk 106-108 fm **

 According to the JNLR results released today, 2nd February 2012, Newstalk is now reaching 305,000*** listeners daily, an increase of 32,000 in the corresponding period last year.  Newstalk has achieved a market share of 5% up from 4.2% year on year. These are landmark barriers for Newstalk to break.

Other significant highlights from these results ...

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Today FM – Reasons to be Cheerful

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Today FM – Reasons to be Cheerful

PRESS RELEASE

Thursday, 2 February 2012

REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL!

http://vimeo.com/36095409

 Today FM is celebrating considerable wins as Joint National Listenership Report figures for the period January 2011 to December 2011 were released today.  Today FM continues to be the most listened to independent radio station in the country, with 879,000 tuning in every week.

The report shows significant increases in Today FM’s Share, Reach and Listened Yesterday figures, since the last survey in October 2011.

Comedian Jason Byrne joins Phantom 105.2

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Comedian Jason Byrne joins Phantom 105.2

Press Release

Date: 23rd January 2012.  For immediate release.

 

Comedian Jason Byrne joins Phantom 105.2

Comedian Jason Byrne helps bid farewell to Blue Mondays as he joins Phantom 105.2’s line up next Monday.

Jason is one of Ireland’s most successful and popular comedians and has a growing international fan base. Last autumn, Jason toured his most recent show “Cirque Du Byrne” to sold out audiences throughout Great Britain. Jason now brings his inspired original brand of high energy surreal humour to ...

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The Ray D’Arcy Show – Bobble in a Bottle

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The Ray D’Arcy Show – Bobble in a Bottle

PRESS RELEASE

30th January 2012

 

 

THE RAY D’ARCY SHOW

Bobble in a Bottle

 

When The Ray D’Arcy Show team returned to the studio after Christmas, they decided to kick start a project where they’d launch some bottles into the ocean and see where they’d end up.

 

This was inspired by the story of Rosemary Hill in Waterville, Co Kerry, who discovered a Lobster Pot tag while beachcombing. She later traced the tag back to a fisherman on the American east coast who lost ...

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YOU NEVER LOOK STUPID FIGHTING CANCER

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YOU NEVER LOOK STUPID FIGHTING CANCER

PRESS RELEASE

Monday, 23rd January 2012

 TODAY FM’S SHAVE OR DYE 2012

YOU NEVER LOOK STUPID FIGHTING CANCER

Shave or Dye TV ad 2012

Today FM’s Shave or Dye is back for its third year!    Since its inception back in February, 2010 a staggering €2.1 MILLION EURO has been raised for the Irish Cancer Society.    The campaign will see people from all over the country shaving or dyeing their hair to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society in an ...

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Newstalk Breaks 300,000* Listeners Daily

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Newstalk Breaks 300,000* Listeners Daily

Landmark barrier broken – Newstalk Breaks 300,000* Listeners Daily

18,000 listeners more per day for Newstalk 106-108 fm

 JNLR results released today, 27th October 2011, shows that Newstalk is now reaching 302,000* listeners daily. This marks the breaking of a landmark barrier for Newstalk 106-108 fm.

 

Other significant highlights from these results include:

  •  ‘Breakfast’ with Ivan Yates and Chris Donoghue continues to grow; now reaching an audience of 115,000 listeners daily. It is the fastest growing breakfast show on national radio.

 

D’ARCY TOPS THE POLLS

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D’ARCY TOPS THE POLLS

The votes are in and Ray D’Arcy tops the polls, celebrating a massive increase of 16,000 listeners to his weekday show, bringing his audience to 228,000.

The Joint National Listenership Report was released today for the period October 2010 to September 2011.  It showed Today FM has widened the gap further on 2FM in all three key market measures:-

TODAY FM                                  RTÉ 2FM:

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Newstalk & Google Launch Interactive Presidential Debate

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Newstalk & Google Launch Interactive Presidential Debate

Newstalk & Google Launch Interactive Presidential Debate

Newstalk and Google to facilitate Irish Presidential Debate for Irish at home and abroad

Newstalk 106-108 fm has today announced a partnership with Google to produce the most interactive Presidential Debate ever held in Ireland. This debate will empower citizens like no other and will put their concerns and issue to the forefront.  Damien Kiberd will moderate the 90 minute debate on Monday 24th October where all seven candidates will be subject to ...

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Communicorp Group Limited supports the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

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Communicorp Group Limited supports the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

Communicorp Group Limited supports the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland in their demand for restructuring of the funding for RTÉ but says reforms must go further

Wednesday, 14th September 2011 – Dublin, Ireland: In response to the IBI’s statement of 13 September 2011, Communicorp Group Limited has welcomed the positions outlined and supports the need for reform in regulation of the Irish radio broadcast industry.

Communicorp calls on the BAI to bring forward more specific proposals on digital radio, for the restructuring of RTÉ ...

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Knock Knock – 98FM offer €20,000 to whomever finds “The Door”

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Knock Knock – 98FM offer €20,000 to whomever finds “The Door”

Knock Knock – 98FM offer €20,000 to whomever finds “The Door”

 98FM’s biggest promotion yet encouraging listeners to take to the streets

98FM’s KNOCK KNOCK, a massive new promotion unlike anything Dublin has ever seen before has been launched today. The station have hidden €20,000 behind a door in a residential house somewhere the city and they are asking the people of Dublin to find it. The search starts today to find the top secret location.

Every week day from 9am, ...

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