First air date September 1993 | Format Mixed network | |
Frequency 106.4 MHz FMDigital terrestrial televisionDAB Owner Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta | ||
Raidió na Life 106.4FM ([ˈradʲo n̪ˠa lʲɪfʲɛ] (meaning "Liffey Radio") is an Irish-language radio station founded in 1993 and broadcasting in County Dublin, Ireland. In addition to being transmitted on FM, the station's output is available worldwide via the internet.
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History
The first independent Irish-language radio station, Raidió na Life 102, came on the air in September 1993 covering Dublin and surrounding areas. It broadcasts under licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta, which was set up in 1989, is the organisation which owns and operates Raidió na Life 106.4fm.
Audience
The size of Raidió na Life's listenership is unknown as it is not included in the JNLR (Joint National Radio Listenership) surveys.
Awards
Raidió na Life has received many awards over the years including Gradam Bhord na Gaeilge 1999, Gradam na hAislinge 2003, Oireachtais na Gaeilge competitions and New Adventures in Broadcasting 2000/2005. More recently the station receives funding under the BCI's Sound & Vision scheme and was named among the top 50 businesses with Irish in the country in the Barr 50 Awards in 2009. The station won 'Radio Station of the Year Award' at the Celtic Media Festival in 2013.
Broadcasting hours
Raidió na Life broadcasts round-the-clock seven days a week except for a four-hour interval between 4.00 and 8.00 on Monday to Friday mornings.
Talk shows
Talk and music shows
Classical
Country
Electronic and dance
Hip hop and rap
Indie and alternative
Metal
Pop and rock
Reggae and dub
Traditional Irish music
World music
Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta
Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta (CRÁCT) is the cooperative that was founded on 4 July 1989 as a non-profit organisation to oversee the application for the setting up and operation of Raidió na Life. Membership of CRÁCT is open to anyone who purchases a share in the station. CRÁCT currently has 360 shareholders and is under the direction of the Bord of Management.
Former broadcasters
Among the station’s former broadcasters are: Sharon Ní Bheoláin (RTÉ News), Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Senator and former TD and Minister of State), Cormac Ó hEadhra (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉ Radio 1), Aedin Gormley (RTÉ Lyric FM), Aoife Nic Cormaic (RTÉ Radio One), Deirdre Ní Dhálaigh (RTÉ Radio One), Fachtna Ó Drisceoil (RTÉ Television and RTÉ Radio One), Sinéad Crowley (RTÉ News), Ciarán Leonach (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Ruairí Mac Con Iomaire (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Joe Reddington (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Brian Páircéir (RTÉ Television), Michael McCormack (RTÉ Television), Aedin Conlon (RTÉ Television), Seán Ó hÉanaí (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta), Cearbhaill Ó Síocháin (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta), Dónal Ó Maolfabhail (Independent Television Producer), Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill (Ex Editor *Lá Nua), Rónán Ó Muirthile (Independent Television Producer), Gráinne Faller (RTÉ Television/Irish Times), Diarmaid Mac Mathúna (Producer, Agtel), Róisín Saxe (MTV/VH1) and Colm Ó Mongáin (Presenter & Producer, Newstalk106).