IBI Expresses Condolences on the death of Tony Fenton
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the representative body for Ireland’s independent radio broadcasters has offered its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Tony Fenton. Chairman of the IBI John Purcell said “Tony Fenton has been a consistent voice on Irish radio since he first graced the airwaves in 1979. His was a […]
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland express condolences to Gerry Ryan’s family
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, the representative body for Ireland’s independent commercial radio broadcasters offers its sincere condolences to the family of Gerry Ryan on Gerry’s untimely death. A great voice has been lost to Irish radio and the entire industry is deeply saddened to lose one of Ireland’s most professional broadcasters. Ní bheidh a […]
JNLR Results put Spring in Radio’s Step
Commercial Revenues need to be where the audience is – and the audience is listening to radio! The Choose Radio Group is urging advertisers to seriously consider the listening habits of their target audience as they contemplate their media spends throughout 2018. The latest JNLR listenership figures released today show that Irish radio stations […]
IBI and RTÉ Join Forces to Launch Irish Radioplayer App
Radio listening on smartphones and tablets is set to be transformed with the launch of the Irish Radioplayer, which sees every radio station in the Republic of Ireland available on a single mobile platform. The app, which is available now for free from the iTunes App Store (iOS) and the […]
Independent Broadcasters hold 65.4% of Radio Listenership
The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI) has said the latest JNLR figures show that the popularity of independent radio remains high among listeners. 65.4% of the listening population (2.456 million people) continue to tune in to independent radio on a daily basis in the key 7am to 7pm slot. For the first time, 4FM is […]
Choose Radio 2010 Radio: Hearing is Believing
With 86% of all Irish adults tuning into radio for over three hours a day, radio is the most cost-effective way for advertisers to reach consumers. Radio, Hearing is Believing is the theme of the second Choose Radio advertising campaign, which will broadcast from today (Monday 17th May) across RTÉ Radio and independent stations nationwide. […]
Scott Williams Appointed Chairman of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
Scott Williams has been appointed Chairman of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the representative body for Ireland’s independent commercial broadcasters, both radio and television. Mr. Williams is Chief Executive of Q102. Mr. Williams said that an immediate priority will be scrutiny of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland’s (BAI) first three year budget due to […]
Radio takes top spot in the Reuters News Report
Radio is the number one choice for Irish consumers when it comes to sourcing news. This was one of the main findings from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report, released today (14.06.18). The report, which is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, highlights a fall in the use of social media for accessing news, […]
TXFM Recieves IMRO Radio Award for Supporting Irish Music Creators
Dublin based local radio station TXFM has won the prestigious IMRO Independent Radio Award, in recognition of its continued commitment to supporting Irish music creators. The award was presented by Sean Donnegan, Director of Broadcasting & Online at IMRO to Paul Lynch Financial Controller of TXFM at the Independent […]
Radio – Turn it up 2018
Creativity in radio advertising was the theme of the day at the Radio, Turn it Up! Conference in the Round Room at the Mansion House. The event was organised by Choose Radio, a group which represents all of Ireland’s radio stations and helps to promote radio advertising. In excess of 150 attendees heard why cool […]
