Clare FM – Wireless Flirt

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

Programme #56 (November 2021)

In the November 2021 edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we delve into our archives to bring the best of discussion and analysis of radio past and present. As community radio comes together in its annual CRAOL Féile, Dr …

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

Programme #47 (November 2020)

Hualapai tribal radio station KWLP FM in Arizona (photo courtesy of Katie Moylan).

In the November 2020 edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we go behind the scenes at one of the west of Ireland’s leading mid-morning talk shows, Morning …

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Programme #37 (February 2020)

**Panel from left: Aodh Ó Coileáin, Fiona McGarry, John Walsh and Paula Healy**

There’s been a lot of discussion of late about the threat to the future of public service broadcasting and public service media in general so this month …

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019

Programme #35 (December 2019)

In this programme we mark another radio anniversary, 30 years of neighbouring station Clare FM, and interview Ger Sweeney, author of a new book on the topic. We dig deeper into the philosophy of public service broadcasting and discuss the …

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Hello and welcome to Wireless, an award-winning programme about media, radio and audio in Ireland and abroad. The show is broadcast from 3-4pm on the first Monday of every month on community station Flirt FM in Galway, is heard on many other community radio stations across Ireland and is also available wherever you get your podcasts.

Since 2016, Wireless has been the only regular radio show in Ireland to discuss media, audio and radio in depth. We have covered all aspects of this fast-changing landscape including broadcasting history, digital and social media, community media, specialist services and platforms, media and diversity, pirate radio, sound studies and the development and regulation of future media.