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January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

Programme #36 (January 2020)

On this month’s edition of Wireless we reflect on the recent deaths of high-profile RTÉ radio presenters. We also review the best of Wireless in 2019 including more discussion on the crisis facing RTÉ and public service broadcasting, the …

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 …

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.