8radio
Programming
FormatAlternative
Ownership
Owner8radio Vision Ltd.
History
First air date
2013[1]
Links
Websitehttps://8radio.com

8Radio.com is an Irish radio station, started in 2013 by Phantom FM founder Simon Maher.[2][3] It is mostly an online music station, but has sometimes received a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for FM broadcasts in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick.[4][5][6]

Some of the station's presenters have had previous involvement with Phantom FM, including Steve Conway, Pearl, Amber, Brian Daly and Neil Murray. Others, such as Sinead Ni Chonaill and Angela Hughes, have had involvement in community stations such as Dublin City FM and Raidió Na Life. Maher also presents his own programmes.

Simon Maher has described the station as finding "a niche among music lovers and those who may not currently consume much, if any, traditional FM radio".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "8Radio celebrates its first year on-air". radiotoday.ie. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com turns one this weekend [..] set up by Phantom FM founder Simon Maher on March 30th 2013
  2. ↑ O'Carroll, Sinead (24 March 2013). "Phantom FM founder launches new radio station". thejournal.ie. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "About 8Radio.com". 8radio.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com is operated by 8Radio Vision Ltd, registered in Dublin in 2013. It is managed by Simon Maher who was previously a founder [..] of Phantom 105.2 [..] In 2013 the 8Radio.com group was formed
  4. ↑ "8Radio receives temporary licence to broadcast on FM for a month". nialler9.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "8Radio.com returns to FM with 'that human element'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Music station 8Radio.com, set up by Phantom FM co-founder Simon Maher, will return for its second run of weekend FM broadcasts from Saturday under a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland [..] The radio station went out on FM in Dublin, Cork and Limerick for 15 weeks last summer
  6. ↑ "Thirteen groups express interest in running new Irish radio stations". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com already broadcasts online [..] and has in the past received temporary FM licences for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway
  7. ↑ "8Radio.com looks to fill TXFM gap in Dublin". radiotoday.ie. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.


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