Radio Kerry

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Radio Kerry

sports and specialist programmes
Ownership
Owner	Radio Kerry Holdings
History
First air date	14 July 1990
Links
Website	http://www.radiokerry.ie/

Radio Kerry is a full-service, licensed radio station that operates from the franchise area of County Kerry in Southwest Ireland.

Radio Kerry was established in 1989 and began broadcasting on 14 July 1990.

positions.

Broadcast

Radio Kerry broadcasts 24 hours a day, with a mix of live music and talk programmes between 7 am and 11 pm daily and music through the night from 1 am to 7 am. Many programmes are also broadcast from Radio Kerry's Killarney studio. The station broadcasts on five frequencies - 96.2, 96.6, 97.0, 97.2 and 97.6 MHz FM stereo throughout the county of Kerry. The station can also be picked up in parts of the surrounding counties of

trial which was available in Dublin City and County and parts of the greater North East region. The multiplex which carried it was using a frequency licensed for all of Ireland. The trial ceased operating on Monday 1 December 2008.

Radio Kerry had an audience market share of 54% of all radio listeners in Kerry.^[1]

Frequencies

Frequency	Transmitter	Service area
96.2 MHz	Kilkeveragh	West Kerry
96.6 MHz	Tullig	Killarney
97.0 MHz	Mullaghanish	East Kerry
97.2 MHz	Knockmoyle	Tralee
97.6 MHz	Cnoc an Oir	North Kerry
97.6 MHz	Dingle Head	Dingle peninsula

Development

In March 1999, Radio Kerry introduced an Outside Broadcast Unit which enabled the station to broadcast from towns and villages all over the county. In early 2005, the 6 broadcasting studios at Radio Kerry's Tralee Headquarters underwent a complete refurbishment. Also around this time there was a major investment to upgrade facilities at all 6 transmission sites. In June 2005, the new Radio Kerry Killarney studios were opened at Glebe Lane in the town. In September 2005, Radio Kerry completed the acquisition of

. Early 2007 saw the introduction of a brand new outside broadcast unit. It contains the very latest in digital broadcasting and IP technology which allows programmes to be transmitted over PSTN, ISDN and satellite.

Awards and recognition

Radio Kerry's programme presenters and producers have been awarded

(PPI) Irish Local Station of the Year. Radio Kerry has also been named Local Radio Station of the Year in 2007 and 2010. In December 2005, it received 1st place in the 2005 BCI New Adventures in Broadcasting Awards for the "Keys To The Kingdom" programme series which focused on the uniqueness of being from County Kerry. In October 2006, the Radio Kerry Sports Team were awarded a PPI Radio Award for Sports Coverage, in particular the way which All Ireland Gaelic Football Campaign of 2005 was brought to the listeners.

Radio Kerry Training

Radio Kerry Training was established in September 2005. It designs and delivers targeted training packages for the radio sector and plays a role in identifying and developing new talent for entry-level positions in the industry. Primarily, Radio Kerry Training delivers the

- Ireland's Training and Development Authority.

Charity

Among other projects, the Radio Kerry Bingo supports four charities.^[2]

Sister Station

Shannonside Northern Sound

References

External links

• Official website