The station operates in County Wicklow and into the adjoining counties of Dublin, Kildare, Carlow and Wexford, broadcasting on the following frequencies: 94.9 FM, 96.2 FM, 99.9 FM, 102.9 FM and 104.4 FM in Arklow. To achieve coverage of all of its franchise area, it requires six transmitters including stations at Bray Head, Wicklow Head, Avoca, Arklow, Baltinglass and a transmitter located at Slieve Thoul in Saggart County Dublin where the Wicklow, Kildare and Dublin borders meet.[citation needed]
East Coast FM began as BLB (Bray Local Broadcasting) in 1984.[1] Originally an unlicensed operator, it was launched as "Horizon Radio" when it received a licence from The Independent Radio & Television Commission (now known as The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) and later merged with South Wicklow's Ezy103 to become East Coast Radio.[citation needed]
In 2002, the station was renamed from "East Coast Radio" to "East Coast FM" and moved from its Victorian premises at Prince of Wales Terrace on Quinsboro Road, Bray (where it had been located since 1985) to a state-of-the-art radio centre complex in Ballywaltrim, Bray.[citation needed] The station is located on Killarney Road in Bray.[2] BLB had operated out of a rooftop office on top of what is now Katie Gallagher's pub on Strand Road in the early 1980s.
East Coast FM is owned by East Coast Radio Limited. Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group was a shareholder in the station from 1998 to 2008.[citation needed] As of December 2007, Communicorp reportedly held a 30% share in the station.[3]
^"East Coast commands third of local radio broadcast market". Bray People. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2023. the station first went on the air as Bray Local Broadcasting in 1984
^"MediaLive - Radio - Local - East Coast FM". medialive.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^"East Coast FM to go on the market". Business Post. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"Joe picks up prestigious award for East Coast FM". Bray People. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"East Coast FM honoured at radio awards". wicklownews.net. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"2019 Winners". imroradioawards.ie. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^"2020 Winners". imroradioawards.ie. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ ab"2022 Winners". imroradioawards.ie. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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east, coast, formerly, known, horizon, then, east, coast, radio, irish, local, radio, station, broadcasting, from, bray, county, wicklow, under, sound, broadcasting, contract, from, broadcasting, authority, irelandbroadcast, areawicklow, environsfrequency94, a. East Coast FM formerly known as BLB Horizon FM then East Coast Radio is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of IrelandEast Coast FMBroadcast areaWicklow and EnvironsFrequency94 9 MHz 96 2 MHz 99 9 MHz 102 9 MHz and 104 4 MHz Arklow ProgrammingFormatContemporaryOwnershipOwnerEast Coast Radio LimitedHistoryFirst air date25 October 1989LinksWebsitewww eastcoast fmThe station operates in County Wicklow and into the adjoining counties of Dublin Kildare Carlow and Wexford broadcasting on the following frequencies 94 9 FM 96 2 FM 99 9 FM 102 9 FM and 104 4 FM in Arklow To achieve coverage of all of its franchise area it requires six transmitters including stations at Bray Head Wicklow Head Avoca Arklow Baltinglass and a transmitter located at Slieve Thoul in Saggart County Dublin where the Wicklow Kildare and Dublin borders meet citation needed Contents 1 History 2 Recognition 3 Notable former staff 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp East Coast FM outside broadcast unit in 2014East Coast FM began as BLB Bray Local Broadcasting in 1984 1 Originally an unlicensed operator it was launched as Horizon Radio when it received a licence from The Independent Radio amp Television Commission now known as The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and later merged with South Wicklow s Ezy103 to become East Coast Radio citation needed In 2002 the station was renamed from East Coast Radio to East Coast FM and moved from its Victorian premises at Prince of Wales Terrace on Quinsboro Road Bray where it had been located since 1985 to a state of the art radio centre complex in Ballywaltrim Bray citation needed The station is located on Killarney Road in Bray 2 BLB had operated out of a rooftop office on top of what is now Katie Gallagher s pub on Strand Road in the early 1980s East Coast FM is owned by East Coast Radio Limited Denis O Brien s Communicorp group was a shareholder in the station from 1998 to 2008 citation needed As of December 2007 Communicorp reportedly held a 30 share in the station 3 Recognition editYear Association Award Recipient Result2006 PPI Radio Awards Music Programme General East Coast Lunch Gold 4 2013 Love Radio Awards Entertainment amp Leisure Bray Wanderers Fight For Survival advert Gold 5 2019 IMRO Radio Awards News Story News Event The Grand Hotel news coverage Bronze 6 2020 Current Affairs Programme Local Regional The Morning Show with Declan Meehan Silver 7 2022 Welcome to Wicklow Bronze 8 The Gay Byrne Award Newcomer of the Year Max Kane Silver 8 Notable former staff editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Claire Byrne Colette Fitzpatrick Joe Harrington Nikki Hayes Jenny Kelly Adrian Kennedy Jim McCabe Declan Meehan Laura WhitmoreSee also editRadio in IrelandReferences edit East Coast commands third of local radio broadcast market Bray People 30 August 2002 Retrieved 23 May 2023 the station first went on the air as Bray Local Broadcasting in 1984 MediaLive Radio Local East Coast FM medialive ie Retrieved 20 April 2021 East Coast FM to go on the market Business Post 23 December 2007 Retrieved 23 May 2023 Joe picks up prestigious award for East Coast FM Bray People 26 October 2006 Retrieved 23 May 2023 East Coast FM honoured at radio awards wicklownews net 18 November 2013 Retrieved 23 May 2023 2019 Winners imroradioawards ie Retrieved 23 May 2023 2020 Winners imroradioawards ie Retrieved 23 May 2023 a b 2022 Winners imroradioawards ie Retrieved 23 May 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Coast FM amp oldid 1172976933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
