Frequency 100.5 & 101.1 FM Format Music & Talk | First air date 12 December 2006 | |
Broadcast area Newry, Southern portions of counties Down and Armagh, Northern Ireland Owner Alpha Newspapers. The Irish News. Q Network Radio Sister stations Q97.2, Q101.2, Q102.9, Six FM, Seven FM | ||
Q100.5 (formerly Five FM) is a radio station 'based' in Newry, County Down. It broadcasts on FM 100.5/101.1FM to Newry City and the surrounding areas of Northern Ireland. The station claims to broadcast a mix of news, sport, music and community information for the area but most of its broadcasts (138 out of 168 hours per week) are from the 'Q Network' and not local to, or broadcast from Newry. One of the station's directors is Lord Kilclooney, the former Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader and MP, also known as John Taylor.
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Broadcast Range
The station went "Live" on 12 December 2006 at 10.05am broadcasting across Newry City, the Mourne region and beyond, including, south-eastern Armagh and south-western Down. It can be received as far north as Dromore, Portadown, Lurgan, Craigavon, and as far south as counties Louth, Meath, Monaghan and the outskirts of Dublin City.
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Sport
Q100.5 also provides coverage of local sporting fixtures, and "Live" commentaries with John Davenney.