Liffey Sound FM

Liffey Sound 96.4 FM
Broadcast area	Lucan, County Dublin and its environs
Frequency	96.4 MHz
Programming
Language(s)	English and Irish
Format	Community Radio
Ownership
Owner	Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited
History
First air date	September 2006
Technical information
Power	5 W
Transmitter coordinates	53°20′55.10″N 6°25′24.96″W / 53.3486389°N 6.4236000°W
Links
Website	http://www.liffeysoundfm.ie/

Liffey Sound FM is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting to the suburban town of Lucan, County Dublin and its environs, broadcasting on the frequency 96.4 MHz.^[1] The station is operated by Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Liffey Sound FM is a member of CRAOL, the Community Radio Forum of Ireland.^[2]

Liffey Sound participate annually in the Lucan Festival, streaming live and commentating on the events.

History[]

In 2002 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited was registered with the Irish Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies. On 11 July 2006 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland signed a five-year community radio contract with Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited ^[3] with the radio station commencing broadcasting that month. The station was officially opened on 6 October by the then Italian Ambassador to Ireland, Lugio Albertio Savoria.^{[citation needed]} Liffey Sound FM first broadcast over the weekends with a schedule of 23 hours per week.^[4] Since then the station has increased broadcasting hours and now broadcast for a total of 58 hours weekly.^{[citation needed]} In June 2011 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited secured an extension to the Broadcasting Licence for a further 3 years.^{[citation needed]}^{[needs update]}

References[]

^ Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Liffey Sound FM - Contact Details Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
^ CRAOL: List Of Member Stations Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
^ BCI Press Release: BCI SIGNS FIVE-YEAR COMMUNITY RADIO CONTRACT WITH LIFFEY SOUND FM Archived 4 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009
^ RTÉ: BCI gives 5yr contract to Lucan radio station - Retrieved 1 June 2010

External links[]

Official Website

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[1] Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Liffey Sound FM - Contact Details Archived 24 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009

[2] CRAOL: List Of Member Stations Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009

[3] BCI Press Release: BCI SIGNS FIVE-YEAR COMMUNITY RADIO CONTRACT WITH LIFFEY SOUND FM Archived 4 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Retrieved 5 December 2009

[4] RTÉ: BCI gives 5yr contract to Lucan radio station - Retrieved 1 June 2010

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