- Station name Station name
- Midwest Radio
- Description Description
- The JNLR/MRBI radio listenership survey released in February 2020 shows that Midwest Radio has the second highest listenership rates in the country and the highest of any local radio station, with a market-share of 60% of its catchment area.
- Launch date Launch date
- 24 July 1989 (1979 and 1985–88 as a pirate)
- Owner Owner
- County Mayo Radio Ltd (CEO Paul Claffey)
- Contact Contact
- [email protected]
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Midwest Radio
Ireland
Format
128kbps • MP3
MidWest Radio is a radio station based in County Mayo, Ireland. Officially opened in 1989 (having operated previously as an unlicensed station), its current studios are located on Clare Street, Ballyhaunis.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
Ireland
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Source Source | Directory source |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | midwestradio.ie |
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Broadcast band
FM
Primary frequency
96.1 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
County Mayo (overspill into Counties Sligo, Roscommon and Galway)
Owner / network
County Mayo Radio Ltd (CEO Paul Claffey)
First air date
24 July 1989 (1979 and 1985–88 as a pirate)
Additional frequencies
97.1 MHz · Achill/Belmullet · FM
95.4 MHz · Westport · FM
95.5 MHz · Ballina/Killala · FM
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| Station ID | 45701 |
|---|---|
| Region | Ireland, Connacht |
| Coordinates | 53.762566, -8.765202 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Owner | County Mayo Radio Ltd (CEO Paul Claffey) |
| Broadcast area | County Mayo (overspill into Counties Sligo, Roscommon and Galway) |
| Launched | 24 July 1989 (1979 and 1985–88 as a pirate) |
| Website | midwestradio.ie |
| Contact email | [email protected] |
| Contact phone | 0818 300055 |
| Primary frequency | 96.1 MHz |
| Broadcast band | FM |
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| HTTP status | 200 |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | MediaGateway 6.15.0-452.el9 |
| Latency | 1218 ms |
| Last check | 6 hours ago |
| Stream host | 28563.live.streamtheworld.com |
| Final host | 28563.live.streamtheworld.com |
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About station About Midwest Radio
MidWest Radio is a radio station based in County Mayo, Ireland. Officially opened in 1989 (having operated previously as an unlicensed station), its current studios are located on Clare Street, Ballyhaunis.
The JNLR/MRBI radio listenership survey released in February 2020 shows that Midwest Radio has the second highest listenership rates in the country and the highest of any local radio station, with a market-share of 60% of its catchment area.
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