Radio Kerry
Radio station in County Kerry, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Radio Kerry is a full-service, licensed radio station that operates from the franchise area of County Kerry in Southwest Ireland.
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Broadcast area | County Kerry, Ireland |
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Frequency | 96.2 MHz - 97.6 MHz, DAB |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Contemporary with local news, sports and specialist programmes |
Ownership | |
Owner | Radio Kerry Holdings |
History | |
First air date | 14 July 1990 |
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Website | http://www.radiokerry.ie/ |
Radio Kerry was established in 1989 and began broadcasting on 14 July 1990.[1] The station headquarters are in Tralee, the principal town of County Kerry, with a remote studio in Killarney. The original studios were based at Park View, Tralee, New Street, Killarney and The Barracks, Cahersiveen. In April 1995, Radio Kerry HQ moved to a custom-designed building in Tralee town centre with digital broadcasting, production and editing facilities incorporating a television studio. Shortly afterwards, the station moved its Killarney studio to Rock View, off High Street, Killarney and the Cahersiveen studio was re-located to the O'Connell Centre in the town. Today, there are approximately 70 people employed at the station in full-time, part-time and freelance positions.