WLR FM (Waterford Local Radio), licensed since 1989 by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, is the local radio station covering Waterford City and County. In addition to the official franchise area, the station also enjoys a considerable listenership in South County Kilkenny and East County Cork (although WLR FM can be heard further west than Bandon in County Cork).
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- WLR FM (Waterford Local Radio), licensed since 1989 by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, is the local radio station covering Waterford City and County. In addition to the official franchise area, the station also enjoys a considerable listenership in South County Kilkenny and East County Cork (although WLR FM can be heard further west than Bandon in County Cork). WLR FM broadcasts on three frequencies: 95.1 MHz for most of the county (and a low-power transmitter also on 95.1 MHz for Waterford city centre), 97.5 MHz for Waterford city and much of East Waterford, and a low-power transmitter on 94.8 MHz to cover the East Waterford coast. On April 13, 2007, Cork based Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH), owner of the Irish Examiner and 17 other Irish newspapers, announced it had acquired 75% ownership of both WLR FM and Waterford based regional station Beat 102-103, in a deal worth a combined €14 million while WLR FM Managing Director Des Whelan kept 25% of each . TCH already had a media presence in Waterford in its ownership of the The Waterford News & Star. On Friday October 2nd 2009, at the PPI Radio Awards 2009, WLR FM was named Local Station of the Year.
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- Waterford City and County, Ireland
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- Adult Oriented Pop Music with local news, sports and specialist programmes
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- English, with occasional Irish spoken on air
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- Thomas Crosbie Media ; Des Whelan
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- WLR FM (Waterford Local Radio), licensed since 1989 by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, is the local radio station covering Waterford City and County. In addition to the official franchise area, the station also enjoys a considerable listenership in South County Kilkenny and East County Cork (although WLR FM can be heard further west than Bandon in County Cork).
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