OceanFM joins with other station for Irish Music Month
OceanFM has joined with 24 other radio stations in a major new initiative to promote Irish artists and bands. Irish Music Month aims to showcase the talent Ireland has to offer in the music scene which is supported by Independent Broadcasters of Ireland and Hot Press. OceanFM is trying to…
Radio stations need State funding to survive
The future of local and regional radio stations can’t be guaranteed without state funding to support broadcasters. That’s according to the head of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, who’ve warned an Oireachtas committee that there is a funding crisis. John Purcell of the IBI appealed to politicians to examine new…
Independent broadcasters of Ireland to lobby TDs
Commercial radio bosses are to grill TDs this evening on their inaction when it comes to protecting the future of broadcasting. The government promised three years ago to abolish the tax on independent radio stations that’s used to fund the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. No action has been taken yet…