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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 [...]

Building Public Trust and Engagement in the Digital Age using the Power of Radio

On Friday 5th March Learning Waves Skillnet is teaming up with the Public Sector Marketing Institute for a 90-minute webinar. The title of the webinar is Building Public Trust and Engagement in the Digita [...]

Media Central's Youth Stations join forces with the Shona Project and Life Style Sports to search for 8 Shine Heroes

The Shona Project in partnership with Media Central’s youth stations are searching for eight SHINE HEROES whose unique and uplifting stories will be heard at SHINE Festival, an online event celebrating fe [...]

Learning Waves TY Webinars raises the profile of radio among TY students

In September of 2020, a seed was sown at a Learning Waves board meeting, a seed that would germinate, pollinate and grow across the country. The seed was planted by the News Editor from Galway Bay FM, Ber [...]

Learning Waves launches Senior Management Training Programme

Learning Waves Skillnet, is today, delighted to announce the launch of its bespoke Senior Management Training Programme. This programme which is called Manage | Lead | Inspire has been developed by the in [...]

BAI announces €2.5m commercial radio funding round under Sound & Vision Scheme

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is now accepting applications for funding under a special round of the Sound & Vision Scheme. The purpose of this special round is to provide support to the i [...]

Learning Waves Skillnet launches 2021 training calendar

Learning Waves Skillnet, has today, launched it's training calendar to kick start 2021. The training network is currently working with all member organisations to review training needs for 2021. [...]

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