Liffey Sound FM

Liffey Sound FM is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting to the suburban town of Lucan, County Dublin and its environs, broadcasting on the frequency 96.4 MHz.[1] The station is operated by Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Liffey Sound FM is a member of CRAOL, the Community Radio Forum of Ireland.[2]

Liffey Sound 96.4 FM
Broadcast areaLucan, County Dublin and its environs
Frequency96.4 MHz
SloganCommunity Radio At Its Best
Programming
Language(s)English and Irish
FormatCommunity Radio
Ownership
OwnerLiffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited
History
First air dateSeptember 2006
Technical information
Power5 W
Transmitter coordinates53°20′55.10″N 6°25′24.96″W
Links
Websitehttp://www.liffeysoundfm.ie/

Liffey Sound participate annually in the Lucan Festival, streaming live and commentating on the events.

History

In 2002 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited was registered with the Irish Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies. On 11 July 2006 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland signed a five-year community radio contract with Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited [3] with the radio station commencing broadcasting that month. The station was officially opened on 6 October by the then Italian Ambassador to Ireland, Lugio Albertio Savoria. Liffey Sound FM first broadcast over the weekends with a schedule of 23 hours per week.[4] Since then the station has increased broadcasting hours and now broadcast for a total of 58 hours weekly. In June 2011 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited secured an extension to the Broadcasting Licence for a further 3 years.

References
  1. Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Liffey Sound FM - Contact Details Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
  2. CRAOL: List Of Member Stations Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
  3. BCI Press Release: BCI SIGNS FIVE-YEAR COMMUNITY RADIO CONTRACT WITH LIFFEY SOUND FM Archived 4 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
  4. RTÉ: BCI gives 5yr contract to Lucan radio station - Retrieved 1 June 2010


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