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Sunrise Radio (Ireland)

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Sunrise Radio
Broadcast areaGreater Dublin, Ireland
Frequency94.9 MHz
Programming
FormatCommunity
History
First air date
2006

Sunrise Radio was a radio station which broadcast to the Greater Dublin area in Ireland.[1]

It was a temporary licence station and began broadcasting in March 2006.[2] Based in Swords, and operating on a frequency of 94.9 MHz, the station broadcast only on weekends.[3]

Programming contributions from Polish, Russian, Chinese, Indian, African and Pakistani presenters appeared on the schedule.[4] Programmes were a mix of English and the presenters' native tongue, with no advertising permitted under the terms of the station's licence.[5]

The station broadcast on a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for several months in 2006 (with a licence renewal the following year), and was reputedly the "only dedicated multiethnic or polylingual radio service to broadcast" within Ireland.[4] The station's licence was not renewed or made permanent, and the broadcast frequency was later allocated to another station, 4FM (now known as Classic Hits).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "New dawn for ethnic Irish radio". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. 5 March 2006 – via Pressreader.com.
  2. ^ "Poles 'crazy' for multi-cultural radio station". magill.ie. Magill. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ethnic radio a huge hit". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Moylan, Katie (2013). Broadcasting Diversity: Migrant Representation in Irish Radio. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783202256.
  5. ^ "Rising star of ethnic radio is beginning to sparkle". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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