Shannonside Northern Sound

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Shannonside FM
Programming

Broadcast area	Counties Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon
Frequency	104.1 MHz (Longford/Roscommon) 97.2 MHz (South Leitrim) 95.7 MHz (Boyle) 104.6 MHz (West Roscommon)
Language(s)	English Irish^[1]
Ownership
Owner	Radio Kerry Holdings
History
First air date	1989
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	ShannonSide FM

Northern Sound
Programming

Broadcast area	Counties Cavan & Monaghan
Frequency	94.8 MHz (Cavan) 96.3 MHz (Monaghan) 97.5 MHz (Carrickmacross)
Language(s)	English Irish^[1]
Ownership
Owner	Radio Kerry Holdings
History
First air date	1989
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Northern Sound

Shannonside Northern Sound is a dual radio franchise which operates across counties Cavan, Monaghan (Northern Sound Radio), Leitrim, Longford and Roscommon (Shannonside FM) in Ireland. It has a 46.9% market share.^[2]

History

Shannonside FM and Northern Sound Radio were established in 1989 as separate radio stations. In 1995 both licences and franchise areas were combined to create the first regional station in Ireland. In 2005, Shannonside Northern Sound was purchased by Radio Kerry Holdings.^[3]

Several high profile broadcasters started their careers at the station, including Damien O'Reilly, Ciaran Mullooly, Fran McNulty, Audrey Carville, Sinead Hussey, Justin Treacy, Niall Donnelly, Gareth O'Connor, Fintan Duffy and many others.

Shows

The two stations have their own different schedules 7am-7pm weekdays, with the exception of The Joe Finnegan Show (9am - 11am). Outside of these times, the same programmes are broadcast across both stations.^[3]

Premises

The franchise has 3 local bases:

Longford - Headquarters

Monaghan - studios, offices and broadcasting school, opened in October 2008

Cavan - studio and sales office, opened in July 2007^[3]

Frequencies

Northern Sound Radio is broadcast on 96.3 MHz from Monaghan, 94.8 MHz from Cavan and 97.5 MHz from Carrickmacross.^[4] Shannonside FM is broadcast on 104.1 MHz (Longford/Roscommon), 97.2 MHz (South Leitrim), 95.7 MHz (Boyle), 104.6 MHz (West Roscommon).^[5]

Sister Station

Radio Kerry

References

^ ^a ^b "Live Shows".
^ "Newsletter Feb 2010". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Free Radio Stations, Free Internet Radio, Online Music, Live Web Radio - Northern Sound 96.8 FM Irish Adult Contemporary Music in Monaghan". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
^ About Us | Shannonside | Longford, Roscommon and South Leitrim

v t e Media in County Cavan
Print	The Anglo-Celt
Radio	iRadio Shannonside Northern Sound

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v t e Media in County Leitrim
Print	Leitrim Observer
Radio	iRadio Ocean FM Shannonside Northern Sound

v t e Media in County Longford
Print	Longford Leader
Radio	iRadio Midlands 103 Shannonside Northern Sound

v t e Media in County Roscommon
Print	Roscommon Herald Roscommon People
Radio	iRadio RosFm Shannonside Northern Sound

v t e Media in County Monaghan
Print	Northern Standard
Radio	iRadio Shannonside Northern Sound