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Learning Waves partners with Headline to deliver training for Journalists covering Burnout, Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue

Learning Waves is delighted to partner with Headline to deliver a series of workshops supporting the mental health of journalists and other media professionals. The first of its kind in Ireland, this training w [...]

Radio Matters: Sponsorships in the aftermath of Covid 19.

This blog is based on the Learning Waves Radio Matters Lunchtime series with Jill Downey, Managing Director at Core Sponsorship Practice in conversation with Peter McPartlin, former chief executive of Today FM [...]

Beat 102 103 launches new Breakfast Show

Beat 102-103 has launched a new breakfast programme on Monday 23rd August 2021 with Niall Power and Shonagh Lyons. The change comes after Vincent Bradley, known on-air as Vinny, finished up last Friday af [...]

Learning Waves launches 360 Broadcast Bootcamp Course for 2021

Learning Waves Skillnet, the training body for the Independent Commercial Radio Sector in Ireland, is delighted to launch its 360 Broadcast Bootcamp course for 2021. The course is designed to give graduat [...]

Transition Year students to participate in media training initiative with the Independent Radio Sector

Transition Year Students from across the country will have an opportunity to create their own radio content through a week long programme in a radio station as part of an innovative media training initiative la [...]

Independent Radio Sector wins at Justice Media Awards

The Independent Radio Sector scooped awards at the recently held Justice Media Awards. The awards ceremony took place on Thursday 24th June 2021. The awards recognise outstanding print and broadcast [...]

Corks 96FM Radiothon raises €385,566 for 5 Cancer Care Services in Cork

Radiothon 2020 did not happen due to #Covid19 but the team at Corks 96FM were back from 20th to 22nd May 2021 with their Giving for Living Radiothon which raised funds for the Mercy Hospital, Cork University Ho [...]

WLR FM welcomes state of the art Outside Broadcast Unit

WLR FM welcomed its brand new, state of the art Outside Broadcast Unit in 2020. Due to Covid19, the station was not in a position to show it off at events around the city and county since its arrival in May las [...]

Independent radio sector played key role in battling misinformation and supporting public health campaign, says Taoiseach at Learning Waves AGM

The key role that independent radio stations in Ireland played in supporting the public health campaign over the past year was praised on Friday last (30.04.2021) by Taoiseach Micheál Martin when he addr [...]

Beat's streaming figures continue to impress for the first three months of 2021

More people than ever are opting to go digital when listening to Beat 102-103. The station has continued to experience significant and sustained growth between its two digital stream offerings in the first quar [...]

Journalism Graduate Programme announced for Independent Radio Sector

Learning Waves & the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, has today launched an innovative student training and development programme. Ten journalism graduates will have the opportunity to be placed in [...]

Learning Waves secures funding for Journalism Graduate Programme 2021

Learning Waves is delighted to announce that it has received funding for a Journalism Graduate Programme for 2021. The funding has been secured from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland(BAI) and will be [...]

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