- Five FM
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name = Five FM
area =Newry , Southern portions of counties Down and Armagh,Northern Ireland
airdate = 12 December 2005
frequency = 100.5FM
format = Music & Talk
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owner =Alpha Newspapers .The Irish News .Q Network Radio
website = [http://www.fivefm.co.uk www.fivefm.co.uk]Five FM is a
radio station based inNewry ,County Down . It broadcasts on FM 100.5 to Newry city and the surrounding areas ofNorthern Ireland . The station broadcasts a mix of news, sport, music and community information for the area. One of the station's directors isLord Kilclooney , the formerUlster Unionist Deputy Leader and M.P., also known as John Taylor.The Five FM line-up includes:
* Weekday Mornings 7-11am- Derek Flood-Today FM/Atlantic 252
* Weekdays 11am-3pm Paul McKenna,former Northern Ireland Club DJ Known as DJ.PK,
* country music starSusan McCann , who presents a weekday evening show from 7pm,
* comedian/entertainer Big O, who broadcasts on Saturdays from 10am and Sundays from 11am, and
* journalist/writer Rowan Hand, whose shows are Saturdays from 7am, and Sundays from 8am,
* dj/presenterRicky K , who hosts the 'Saturday Night Warm Up' each Saturday from 6pm.Five FM also provide commentaries from local and championship
Gaelic Athletic Association games.The Final Whistle, Sundays from 5pm with Damien Mc Cullough , is an hour long discussion programme, with views, and reviews of the week's local sporting action.The station is mainly focused around the Newry City area, south-eastern Armagh and south-western Down. It can be heard as far north as Dromore, 20 miles north of Newry, and Dublin Airport, 60 miles south.
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