Abstract
Radio is very popular in Ireland with listenership rates of over 80 per cent consistently. While the move to digital platforms is starting to happen, loyalty to the FM band is very high. Irish people love radio and their engagement with a public commission on the future of media provides insights into why this may be the case. This article presents a snapshot of the radio landscape in Ireland today. It looks at regulation, ownership, audiences, technologies for delivery and programming. The three sectors of licensed Irish radio are considered: the public service broadcaster, RTÉ; the commercial radio sector, composed of local, regional and national radio stations and the third sector of Irish broadcasting, composed of small-scale community radio stations.
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