RTÉ_Radio_Cork

RTÉ Radio Cork

RTÉ Radio Cork

Radio station in Cork, Ireland


RTÉ Radio Cork, also known as RTÉ Cork Local Radio and Cork 89FM, was a local radio station in the Republic of Ireland serving Cork City.[3][4][5][6] The FM signal spilled into Ballincollig and Carrigaline, but the rest of County Cork had to rely on the medium wave signal. It was shut down in 2000.[7][8]

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History

Radio broadcasting in Cork began in 1927 with 6CK, which operated primarily as a local relay for the Dublin-based 2RN, but also produced some of its own content.

RTÉ Cork Local Radio was established on 2 March 1974[9] as an opt-out service which operated for a limited number of hours per week, relaying the national service (RTÉ Radio 1) at other times. The service was popular but had its hands tied by the limited number of local hours it could output, before reverting the Dublin feed.[10]

In 1989, RTÉ Cork Local Radio was rebranded as "Cork 89FM."[11] It became "RTÉ Radio Cork" in 1994,[12] and was closed in 2000 due to low audience share.[13]

Programmes

One of the most prominent broadcasts was the soap opera Under the Goldie Fish. The title referred to the gilded fish which acts as a weather vane atop the Church of St Anne, Shandon.[14]

Other people

See also


References

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  2. "UCC Research Profiles: Caroline Fennell, Law". research.ucc.ie. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. Selby, M. (1997). Careers in Television and Radio. Kogan Page. p. 12. ISBN 9780749424213. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. Dennis, E.C. (2009). International Telecommunications Law [2009] - II. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. p. 204. ISBN 9780557090457. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. Kealy, Alacoque (1981). "Irish Radio Data: 1926-1980".
  6. Sterling, Christopher H. (2 December 2003). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. ISBN 9781135456481.
  7. "Cork 89FM - The Blackpool Sentinel". theblackpoolsentinel.wordpress.com.
  8. Kelly, Mary; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; McQuail, Denis (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. ISBN 9780761941323.
  9. "Tributes as Cork broadcaster Alf McCarthy dies aged 73". Irish Examiner. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  10. Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie.
  11. Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie.

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