16 January 2023
By Elaine Murphy
elaine@TheCork.ie
Cork’s RedFM launched in January 2002 promising a fresh, new sound for Cork city and county. It was the first major change to the local radio scene which had been dominated by rival stations 96FM and C103 since commercial radio was legalised.
Now, at 21 years old, RedFM is celebrating everything it has done for local listeners and giving away birthday presents throughout the day.
A statement from the station says “Our audience has grown up with the radio station as the soundtrack to their lives and a constant companion which has entertained, provoked and informed. RedFM has been there for all the momentous occasions that got Cork talking over the past 21 years from Cork’s All Ireland successes to Bruce Springsteen rocking Pairc Ui Chaoimh and even the Queen’s stroll around the English Market – we took our audience on that journey bringing the sights and sounds of those events and more Cork’s RedFM is the most listened to radio station in Cork with a weekly reach of 175,000 listeners (Source JNLR/IPSOS/MRBI 2022/ 3 October 21-September 22) and is Ireland’s IMRO Music station of the year 2022.
RedFM has won several national radio awards for its programming, news output, sports coverage and the Neil Prendeville Show. The station was recently purchased by Bauer Media subject to regulatory approval.
