Frequency 96.4 MHz Format Community Radio | First air date September 2006 Language(s) English and Irish | |
Broadcast area Lucan, County Dublin and its environs Slogan Community Radio At Its Best | ||
Liffey Sound FM is a not-for-profit community radio station broadcasting to the suburban town of Lucan, County Dublin and its environs, broadcasting on the frequency 96.4 MHz. The station is operated by Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Liffey Sound FM is a member of CRAOL, the Community Radio Forum of Ireland.
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Liffey Sound participate annually in the Lucan Festival, streaming live and commentating on the events.
History
In 2002 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited was registered with the Irish Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies. On 11 July 2006 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland signed a five-year community radio contract with Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited with the radio station commencing broadcasting that month. The station was officially opened on 6 October by the then Italian Ambassador to Ireland, His Excellency Doctor Lugio Albertio Savoria. Liffey Sound FM first broadcast over the weekends with a schedule of 23 hours per week. Since then the station has increased broadcasting hours and now broadcast for a total of 58 hours weekly. In June 2011 Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited secured an extension to the Broadcasting Licence for a further 3 years.
Broadcasting hours
Weekdays: 16:00 (IST) to 22:00 (IST)
Weekends: 08:00 (IST) to 22:00 (IST)