Red FM (Ireland)

Cork's RedFM

Broadcast area	Cork, Republic of Ireland
Slogan	"Cork's #1 for hit music"
Frequency	104.5 to 106.1 MHz (FM)
First air date	2002
Format	Popular music
Website	www.redfm.ie

Cork's RedFM is an Irish radio station which broadcasts to Cork and the surrounding area, and is aimed at a youth audience.

Cork's RedFM commenced broadcasting at 08:00 on 16 January 2002.^[1] The station was awarded Ireland’s first youth radio licence. Its target market is 15-35 year olds in Cork city and county.

In its first three years on air, it had picked up 6 Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) National Radio awards. In March 2003, Cork's RedFM was awarded a Guinness Radio Advertising award for its creative work.^{[citation needed]} In 2007 Cork's RedFM launched a road-safety campaign, titled Brake The Cycle, hoping to cut road-deaths in Cork City and County, for which it subsequently received a PPI award under the Community/Social Action category.

Cork's RedFM endeavour to interact on as many levels with their listeners including: Facebook (www.facebook.com/corksredfm), Twitter (www.twitter.com/CorksRedFM) and the station's App can be downloaded on iTunes.

History

Some key Cork's RedFM personnel had previously worked with "Longwave, Atlantic 252" which ceased broadcasting on Thursday December 20, 2001. RedFM's first Chief Executive, Cork native Henry Condon and former presenter Charlie Wolf, a Boston native, were both well known voices on Atlantic 252. Adrian Bodenham was Red FM's Production Director at launch, and moved to Ireland to join the team from the UK's Virgin Radio. The station has picked up 13 PPI Radio Awards since first broadcasting, including winning the "Best Breakfast Show" award two years in a row (2008 and 2009).

Presenters

Presenters on Cork's Red FM include Seamus Barry, Gemma Murphy, Jason, Ailish and Mick Mulcahy (The Red Rooster), Caroline Murphy (The Weekend Rooster), Dave Mac Ardle (Red Drive), Philip Bourke (The Red Zone, Dance On Red), Stevie G (The Hit List, Black On Red), Ruairi O'Hagan and Joe Harrington (The Big Red Bench), Victor Barry (Cork Talks Back), Jonathan Gold (Head Producer) ex UK's Pennine FM / Juice FM, Damien Dinan (Producer Of Cork Talks Back), Claire O'Dwyer (The Saturday Show and Most Wanted), Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson (Go Deep) ,Ashley Keating from The Frank and Walters (green on red), Denis Dinan (Live And Loud), Colm O'Sullivan (Green on Red).

References

1. ^ "Cork pop station goes on air today" Irish Independent. URL last accessed 2008-03-16

External links

• Red FM
• Market comment on Red FM launch in 2002