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For shortwave enthusiasts, we have extracted those stations which also broadcast on shortwave.  This page is called the  A-Z of Irish Shortwave Pirates.

Anyone who can send any input whatsoever for this section is more than welcome to do so. Assistance is seriously required. There are many stations we know little more than frequencies and locations. We need volunteers. Especially welcome are people involved in the various stations that are able to write personal recollections.

Many pages are still blank. This is a long project.  

Web work since June 2008 now means that Radio Dublin for example can be found under "D". The Radio XXXX stations were formerly found under "R"
 

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Radio 257 Dublin   1152, 1143
Radio 4U Burnfoot, Co Donegal 1987 / 88 100.8 FM

 
ABC  Dunlaoire   96 FM
ABC 94 FM Dublin   94.3MHz, 6940kHz
ABC Radio Dublin   1383, 963, 981, 4905(ann)
ABC Radio CORK 1978 - 1979 233m (Poss 1286 / 1287??)
ABC Tramore    729 1008 1026  SW
Alices Restaurant / X-FM Dublin 1991 - 2005 106.4MHz, 107.1MHz , 107.9MHz
Alternative Radio West Ballina   1130?
Radio Annabel Dublin 1983 - 1985 1035kHz, 1323kHz, 94.4MHz, 92MHz
ARD Dublin   1161, 1134, 1143, 1152
Arklow Community Radio Arklow   1200, 1251(v)
Atlantic Sound Galway   1026


Radio Belinda Co Cavan ?   SW, MW
Big D Radio Dublin 1978-1982 1116 (never 1098)
Big L Limerick   1521-1566(v)
Big M Community Radio Castleblaney, Co Monaghan   1359, 864, 954, 1282
Boyneside Radio & TV Drogheda -Dec 88 everywhere
Bray Local Broadcasting (BLB) Bray, Co Wicklow   837, 828, 657
Breffni Central Radio Longford   1035
Breffni Radio Kilnaleck, Co Cavan   1170kHz, 657kHz
Radio Breffni Int Co Cavan   1560

 

Capitol Radio (220m) Dublin 1978 - 1980??  1331 / 1332 Bachelors Walk
Capital Radio Cork   1305-1332v
Capitol 98 Dublin 1982 97.7MHz
Capitol / Nitesky Dublin 1983-1988 1017kHz, 94.1MHz, 95.8MHz, 96.1MHz
Capital Radio International (SW) Dublin 1981- 6225, 6268, 6275
Cara 95 FM Dublin   95.5MHz
Radio Carlow Carlow   1413
Carlow Community Radio Carlow   1044
Carlow Local Radio Carlow   1359
Radio Carol-Ann Athlone   1125 (as Midlands Radio etc)
Radio Caroline Dublin Dublin 1970-73 259m
Radio Caroline Dublin Dublin 1989 - 2000 102.5MHz
Radio Caroline Dublin   1386, 1530, 1423
Radio Caroline Cork  1981 - ?? 98.85 FM, 1560
Radio Carousel Dundalk   1125 1134
Radio Carousel Navan   1386
Radio Carrick Carrick upon Suir   1512
Cavan Community Radio Cavan   819, 747
Cavan Local Radio Cavan   1000
CAU FM / Phoenix FM South Dublin 1986 - 1988 99MHz, 103.5MHz, 104.2MHz, 107.0MHz
CBC Clonmel   828, 1512
CBC Cork  1978 - 1979 ann 230m - on 1394kHz 1979.
Centre Radio Clonmel    
Radio Cill Dara Int Co Kildare 1978 - 1979 6260kHz, 270m
Radio City Cork   1512, 1242
Radio City Dublin   1145, 1161, 1164, 
City Centre Radio Limerick 1984 - 1987 97.3, 101, 103
Radio Clare Clare   846
CLASS 98.5 / KLAS Dublin   98.5
Coast 103  Dublin   103,  6250
Coast 103  Galway   1566, 103
Community Radio 257 Dollymount / Portmarnock   1116kHz, 1134kHz, 94MHz, 105.7MHz
Community Radio Drogheda Drogheda   1305, 1323, 98.6, 102
Community Radio Fingal Skerries/ Loughshinney 1982 - 1988  1584 1575
Community Radio Wexford Wexford   999
Community Radio Youghal Youghal, Co Cork 1979 to Dec 1988 1512, 1485, 1503
Concord Community Radio / North Dublin Community Radio Dublin 1982 - 1988 891kHz, 1008kHz, 1332kHz, 100MHz
Radio Condor International Dublin   6243.33, 6317, 6400, 11463
Cork City Local Radio Cork   1120v
County Sound Radio County Galway 1987-1988 101, 96.4, 98.5MHz
Crystal City Sound Waterford   1512

 

Diamond Radio Dublin   1560v
DLR  Dunlaoire   106, 6221
Radio Donegal Letterkenny 1980 / 1981 1560, 4800, 6400 
Donegal Community Radio Donegal Town 1980 1410, 1615 
Donegal Community Radio Letterkenny 1986-1988 945
Radio Donnybrook Dublin   1134, 1116
Double R Radio Dublin 1981 1035
Downtown Radio Dublin 1977-1982 217 / 220 metres
Radio Dublin Dublin 1966- 1188, 6290, 6317, 6910 etc
Dublin Community Radio Dublin 1981 963kHz
(Royal) Dublin Community Radio Dublin 1983 - 1984 104.9MHz
Dublin Music Radio Dublin 1979 229 metres
Radio Dundalk Dundalk   1367
Dungarvan Community Radio Dungarvan    
 

 

East Coast Radio Dublin 1970's 260m
East Coast Radio  Rosslare   ?
Echo Radio Dublin   1600, 6280
Radio Empathy Dublin  
Energy 103 Dublin   738, 103, 
Energy 106 Belfast/ Monaghan 1997 106, 106.6
Radio Enterprise Dublin 1980's 6317
ERI/ Eastside Radio Ballycotton, Cork 82 - Dec 88 1332, 1305v
Erneside Radio Belturbet, Co Cavan 1985 - Dec 88 1251kHz, 97.8MHz, 107MHz
EXIDY 738 Dublin May 1984 738 One day only,

 
Radio Fax Louth, Donegal   6205, 1611, 12255, 3910
Finglas Community Radio Finglas, Dublin   1584kHz, 97.7MHz
FM 100 Monaghan   100
Freedom 92 FM Dublin City March 1995 92.0MHz

 
Radio Galaxy Dublin 1970 to 1986 1116, 1134
Glenside Radio Co Wicklow   1152 (Radio Dublin Ch2 relays?)
Great North Radio Newry border   954
Radio Greenhill Drogheda Area?? .80's 1494 ??

 
Heartbeat Dublin   95.5MHz, 1116kHz
Hits 954 Limerick   954
Hometown Radio Castleblaney   981
Horizon Radio Tralee   Via Radio 101 7361

 
ICBS Dublin 1981 - Dec 1988 1071kHz, 891kHz, 981kHz
Independent Radio Drumshanbo Drumshanbo   1615v
Independent Radio Galway Galway   .
Independent Radio Longford Longford   864
Independent Radio Mayo Castlebar   738
Radio Ireland International Dublin   6310
Island Radio Shankhill   1314


Radio Jackoline Co Cavan poss   around 6240?

 
Kandy Radio Ballinasloe   1386
KELO  Swords   1233, 1584
Kerry Local Radio Tralee   99.9
KFM County Galway to Dec 1988 95, 99, 99.3
K.I.C. FM Dublin 2000 - 2001 104
KIKS 102 Monaghan   102
Kildare Community Radio Naas   1400, 1413
Kilkenny Community Radio Kilkenny 1979 (or 8)-Dec 88 1386, 1395, 99.98
KISS FM  Monaghan March-Dec 88 1008, 1413, 1170, 103.7
KISS FM Castlebar 1992-93 95, 100.0, 102.7, 1125kHz
KISS FM Dublin (Cary's)   102.7MHz, 819kHz,
KISS Radio Dublin 1985-86 94.8MHz, 104.1MHz, 1116kHz
KISS AM/ FM Dublin Late 1984 1134 / 1116
KITS  Monaghan -Dec 88 100.9, 837
KLAS / CLASS 98.5 Dublin   98.5
K.L.A.S. Radio Co Monaghan 1991-1993 828kHz
KLB Community Radio Kildare -Dec 88 1224, 2448
KTOK Donegal Town, Co Donegal 1987 - 1988 1566


Lakeland Radio Co Monaghan 1996 1413kHz, 105.9MHz
Laois Community Radio Port Laois   1242
Laser Hot Hits Edentubber, Co Louth   864
Radio Leinster Dublin   738
LLCR / Liberty 104 Dublin   1035
Local Radio Drogheda Drogheda   1305 v
Radio Lough Ree Roscommon   SW relays
Raidio Luimni Limerick   1368, 1383, 980/985v, 1125, 2250

 

Magic 103 Dublin April - September 1985 1521kHz, 103.5MHz
Magic 103 Omeath, Co Louth   103.25
Magic 105 Co Monaghan 1999- 105.1, 105.8
Radio Mi Amigo (SW) Dublin   6275
Radio Milinda Dublin 1972 300m
Midlands Radio Carol-Ann Athlone   1125
Midway Radio  Mullingar 1986 - 1988 1494, 999
Midwest Radio Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo Nov 1985 - Dec 1988 1233kHz, 1332kHz
Misty Mountain Radio Northern Ireland 1984 6310kHz
Monaghan Community Radio Monaghan   1515v

 
Radio Na Gael Swords   1350 6340
Radio North Carndonagh   846
North Atlantic Radio Carndonagh, Co Donegal   1116, 954, 846, 97.9, 103.8
North Cork Community Radio Mallow Co Cork   1386
North Dublin Community Radio / Concord Community Radio Dublin 1982 - 1988 891kHz, 1008kHz, 1332kHz, 100MHz
North East Radio Dundalk   1197
North West Community Radio Buncrana, Co Donegal   1116
North West Radio Charlestown, Co Mayo   1368, 7350
Radio Northwest  Drumshanbo early 1980's 1615v, 6.4v
Northern Star Radio Monaghan   1116
Northside Radio Carndonagh   846
Radio Nova (Dublin) Dublin 1981 - 1986 846, 891, 819, 828, 729, 738
Radio Nova (Fahan) Co Donegal   1287

 
Radio Ormond Nenagh, Co Tipperary 1983-1984 89MHz, 98.5MHz, 99MHz
Ozone Radio Dublin 1989- SW 6.2-6.3, 5.8-5.9, 7.4

 

Phoenix FM / CAU FM South Dublin 1986 - 1988 99MHz, 103.5MHz, 104.2MHz, 107.0MHz
Phoenix Radio Swords   91.6
Phantom FM Dublin   91.6MHz
Premier Radio International Dublin   6217, 6568
Premier FM Dublin   92.6MHz

 
Q102 Dublin   819, 738

 

 
Radio Rainbow Dublin 1984 104.1MHz
Radio Rainbow International Drogheda   6240, 6231, 1521
Radio Ringsend Dublin   1116, 1134, 981
Riverside 101 Derry/ Londonderry   101, 6262
Riverside Radio Waterford   SW 
Rosscommon Radio .   .
Royal County Radio Navan   846
Royal Dublin Community Radio Dublin 1983 - 1984 104.9MHz

 
Radio Sandymount Dublin   1134, 1116
Signal 102 .   .
Skull and Bones Radio System Dublin   6220 etc
Radio Sligo Sligo   1260
Smile FM Dublin 1987 - 1988 94.1MHz
Sonic Independent Radio Shankhill, Co Dublin   1314
The Sound Channel Limerick    
South City Radio Shankhill, Co Dublin   1314, 1323, 999
South Coast Radio  Cork   1557, 1566
Radio South County Dublin/ Dunlaoire   963, 997
South Dublin Community Radio Dublin 1983 - 1984 927kHz, 90.6MHz,102.1MHz
South Dublin Radio Dublin   6243
South West Radio Killarney   SW via Radio 101
Southside Radio Dun Laoghaire   999, SW relays via Westside and Condor, and for a short test period, via their own transmitter.
Southside 95 FM Dun Laoghaire 1987 - 1988 104.9MHz
Radio Star Country Monaghan   981
Radio Stella International Dublin, Drogheda, Donegal   6318, 7422, 7446, 6293, etc
Suirside Radio  Waterford   1332
Sunshine Radio Border   954
Sunshine Radio Dublin 1980 -  Dec 88 531, 101, 

 

Tallaght Community Radio Tallaght 1984 - 1988 1359kHz, 91.8MHz
Telstar Radio Black Rock, Dundalk   1197
Tipperary Community Radio Tipperary   1309-1327v, 999
Radio Tralee Community Tralee    
Treble TR Radio Dublin   945, 891

 
UCB relays Monaghan   549, 6200, 1593, 1566

 
Radio Valleri International Dublin   6202, 6260, 6317
Viking 105 Wicklow 1987 - 1988 1602
Voice of South Dublin County Dublin January 1996 Various Shortwave

 
WABC Ballaghaderreen 1981 1368, 1040, 7350
WABC Greencastle   106, 101.7, 6315, 1242, 
Waterford Local Radio (WLR) Waterford 1978 to 1988 1197
WBEN Cork 1985 to 1987 1386
Radio West Mullingar   1071, 702, 765, 100.1
West Coast Community Radio Galway 1982-1983 1125kHz
Westside Radio (Dublin) Dublin 1982-1983 1035kHz
Westside Radio International Dublin 1977 to Dec 88 6210, 6317, 6280 etc 1600
Westward Radio Ballina   314m
Wexford County Local Radio (WCLR) Wexford   999
Wicklow Regatta / Community Radio Wicklow   1512, 1602, 1584
Wicklow Local Radio Ferrybank, Arklow   1111, 1359
WKLR  Bandon Jan 84 to Dec 88 1503
WKRC Newbridge 1981-2 1250
WLCB Wicklow   1512, 1602, 1584
WLS Galway    
Wonderland Radio (Tallaght Community Broadcasting) Tallaght 1984 - 1988 1359kHz
WRKY Rocky 103 Killarney   FM, 7MHz SW via Radio 101
WXTC Dublin 2001 91.6MHz

 
X-FM / Alices Restaurant Dublin 1991 - 2005 106.4MHz, 107.1MHz, 107.9MHz
EXIDY 738 (some may look for XIDY) Dublin May 1984 738 One day only,

 
ZEE 103 Omeath, Co Louth 1986-1988 103.25MHz

 

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