Sunrise Radio (Ireland)

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Sunrise Radio
Broadcast area Greater Dublin, Ireland
Frequency 94.9 MHz
Programming
Format Community
History
First air date
2006

Sunrise Radio was a radio station which broadcast to the Greater Dublin area in Ireland. [1]

It was a temporary licence station and began broadcasting in March 2006. [2] Based in Swords, and operating on a frequency of 94.9 MHz, the station broadcast only on weekends. [3]

Programming contributions from Polish, Russian, Chinese, Indian, African and Pakistani presenters appeared on the schedule. [4] Programmes were a mix of English and the presenters' native tongue, with no advertising permitted under the terms of the station's licence. [5]

The station broadcast on a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for several months in 2006 (with a licence renewal the following year), and was reputedly the "only dedicated multiethnic or polylingual radio service to broadcast" within Ireland. [4] The station's licence was not renewed or made permanent, and the broadcast frequency was later allocated to another station, 4FM (now known as Classic Hits). [4]

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References

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