The launch of the UK national station Virgin Radio on 1215kHz from April 1993.
Radio Retro: Archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
VIRGIN RADIO April 30th 1993
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A
- ABC 94FM (1)
- ABC Radio (4)
- ABC Radio Dublin (1)
- Alcatraz 101 (1)
- Alice’s Restaurant (1)
- AMS (1)
- ARD (3)
- Arklow Community Radio (1)
- Athlone Community Radio (1)
- Atlantic 252 (3)
B
- Bandit FM (1)
- BBC Radio 1 (7)
- BBC Radio 2 (3)
- BBC Radio 5 Live (1)
- Beat (1)
- BFBS (1)
- Big Brother Radio (1)
- Big D (1)
- Big K (1)
- Big L (16)
- Big M Radio (1)
- Bliss 105FM (1)
- Border Weekend Radio (1)
- Boyneside Radio (8)
- Boyneside Radio Navan (1)
- Boyneside Radio [North] (2)
- Bray Local Broadcasting (3)
- Breffni Regional Radio (3)
- Buzz FM (1)
C
- Cabra’s Choice FM (1)
- Capital 105 (1)
- Capital FM (4)
- Capital Radio (8)
- Capital Radio Cork (1)
- Capitol Radio (1982) (1)
- Capitol Radio / Nitesky (4)
- Capitol Radio 226 (5)
- Capitol Radio Dundalk (1)
- Cara 95FM (2)
- Carlow Local Radio (2)
- CAU FM (1)
- Cavan Community Radio (2)
- CBC Radio (1)
- Century Radio (4)
- Choice FM (3)
- City Centre Radio (3)
- Cityview Radio (1)
- CKR FM (1)
- Clare FM (1)
- Classic Hits (1)
- Classic Hits 98FM (3)
- Class Radio (2)
- Club FM (1)
- Coast FM (5)
- Coast Hot Hits (2)
- Community Radio Drogheda (2)
- Community Radio Fingal (4)
- Community Radio Wexford (2)
- Community Radio Youghal (2)
- Cork Broadcasting Company (3)
- Cork City Local Radio (7)
- Country Gold (1)
- County Sound 106.2FM (1)
- County Sound FM (1)
- Crystal City Sound (1)
D
- DLR 106FM (4)
- Donegal Community Radio (1)
- Downtown FM (1)
- Downtown Radio Tralee (1)
- Dublin’s AM Number 1 (1)
- Dublin’s Country (1)
- Dublin’s Q102 (3)
- Dublin South Community R (1)
E
- Earth Sound Radio (1)
- East Coast FM (2)
- East Coast Radio (1)
- Echo Community Radio (1)
- Energy 94FM (3)
- Energy 103 (39)
- Energy 106 (1)
- ERI (10)
- Erneside Radio (2)
- ESG FM (1)
- Essential Galaxy (2)
- Exidy 738 (1)
F
- Flash 94FM (1)
- FM104 (6)
- Freak FM (2)
- Freedom FM (4)
- Fun FM (4)
G
- Galaxy FM (1)
- Galtee Radio (1)
- Gem Radio (1)
H
- Heartbeat FM (5)
- Hits 106 (1)
- Hits 954 (1)
- Hometown Radio (1)
- Hope FM (1)
- Horizon Radio (1)
- Horizon Radio [BLB] (1)
- Hot 103 (1)
- Hot FM (2)
I
- i105-107 (1)
- ICBS (1)
- Ice FM (1)
- Independent Radio Limerick (1)
- Independent Radio Longford (1)
- Independent Radio Mayo (2)
- Inner City Radio (1)
- Irish Music Radio (2)
K
- K.I.C. FM (4)
- KELO Radio (2)
- Kerry Community Radio (1)
- Kerry Local Radio (3)
- KFM (2)
- KFM Galway County Radio (1)
- Kildare Community Radio (1)
- Kilkenny Community Radio (1)
- Kingdom 102 (1)
- Kiss 103 (4)
- Kiss 105 (1)
- Kiss 106 (1)
- Kiss 106FM (1)
- Kiss FM (2)
- Kiss FM 102.7 (7)
- Kiss FM Cork (1)
- Kiss FM Limerick (2)
- Kiss FM Mayo (2)
- Kiss FM Monaghan (4)
- Kiss FM NE (1)
- KITS (2)
- Klas (2)
- Klas Radio (1)
- KLFJ (1)
- Klub FM (1)
- KOVE FM (1)
- KRRS (1)
- KRXY Y108 (1)
- KS1075 (1)
- KTOK Radio (1)
L
- Leeside Community Radio (2)
- Liberty 104 (3)
- Limerick’s Live 95FM (3)
- Limerick Broadcasting Co (1)
- Limerick City Community R (2)
- Liquid FM (2)
- Lite FM (1)
- LLCR (4)
- LMFM Radio (6)
- Local Radio Drogheda (4)
- Luv FM (1)
M
- Magic 103 (3)
- Magic 103 Craigavon (1)
- Midland Radio (1)
- Midland Radio (Carol-Ann) (2)
- Midlands Radio 3 (1)
- Midway Radio (2)
- Midwest Radio (1)
- Millenium Radio (2)
- Ministry FM (1)
- Mount Merrion Community R (1)
N
- NCR Radio (1)
- Nitesky 96FM (1)
- North Cork Community Radio (1)
- North Cork Local Radio (1)
- North Dublin Community R (4)
- Northside Radio (1)
- North West Community R (1)
- North West Radio (1)
- North West Radio (Multi) (1)
- Nova Dance (1)
- NSR 105 (1)
P
- Passion FM (1)
- Phantom FM (75)
- Power 98 (1)
- Power 98FM (1)
- Power 103 (1)
- Power 106 (1)
- Premier County Radio (1)
- Premier FM (4)
- Pulsar 98 (3)
- Pulse 103FM (6)
- Pulse 107 (1)
R
- Radio 257 (4)
- Radio Annabel (3)
- Radio Carol-Ann (2)
- Radio Caroline (1)
- Radio Caroline Cork (3)
- Radio Caroline Dublin (2)
- Radio Carousel (2)
- Radio Carousel Navan (1)
- Radio City (3)
- Radio City Cork (2)
- Radio Dessie Ellis (1)
- Radio Diamond (2)
- Radio Dublin (19)
- Radio Dublin Channel 2 (2)
- RadioFax (1)
- Radio Kilkenny (1)
- Radio Leinster (2)
- Radio Limerick (1)
- Radio Limerick One (8)
- Radio Luxembourg (2)
- Radio Mi Amigo (1)
- Radio North (1)
- Radio North West (1)
- Radio Nova (119)
- Radio Nova (Omeath) (3)
- Radio Nova 100 (3)
- Radio Rainbow International (6)
- Radio Sandymount (1)
- Radio Sligo (1)
- Radio Snowflake (1)
- Radio Star Country (2)
- Radio Valleri (1)
- Radio West (12)
- Radio Zodiac (2)
- Raidió Luimní (6)
- Rainbow Radio (1)
- Rhythm FM (1)
- Riverside 101 (1)
- Rocky 103 (1)
- Roscommon Community Radio (1)
- Roscommon Radio (1)
- Royal Dublin Community R (1)
- RTÉ 2FM (12)
- RTÉ Radio 1 (7)
S
- Signal 102 (1)
- Signal 106FM (2)
- Smile FM (4)
- South Coast Radio (9)
- South Coast Radio [WBEN] (2)
- South East Radio (4)
- Southside 95 (1)
- Southside Radio (2)
- South West Radio (1)
- Sovereign Gold Radio (1)
- Space FM (3)
- Spectrum FM (1)
- Spin 1038 (2)
- Spin South West (1)
- Splash FM (1)
- STGH Radio (1)
- Sugar FM (1)
- Suirside Radio (1)
- Sunset FM (9)
- Sunshine 101 Derry (1)
- Sunshine Radio (23)
- Sunshine Radio [Louth] (1)
- Super Q (2)
T
- Tallaght Community Radio (2)
- Telstar Community Radio (1)
- The 90s Network (1)
- The Big L (1)
- The Rock (1)
- The Sound Channel (1)
- The Vibe (1)
- Tipperary Mid West Radio (1)
- Tipp FM (1)
- Today FM (6)
- Treble TR (4)
- Twin County Radio (1)
V
- Virgin Radio (1)
W
- WABC (1)
- WABC Radio (4)
- Walkinstown Local Radio (1)
- WBEN (2)
- West Coast Radio (1)
- West Country Radio (1)
- West Limerick 102 (1)
- West National Radio 3 (1)
- Westside Radio International (2)
- Wired FM (1)
- WKLR (4)
- WLCB (1)
- WLR (3)
- WLS Music Radio (1)
- Wonderland Radio (2)
- WRKY 103 (1)
- WXTC (4)
Y
- Y108 (1)
Z
- Zee 103 (3)
- Zenith Classic Rock (1)
- Zoom 103 (2)