DAB – Wireless Flirt

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021

Programme #51 (April 2021)

DAB in Ireland was switched off on March 31st 2021.

In the April 2021 edition, we speak to Simon Maher of Ballyfermot College of Further Education and 8Radio.com about the recent decision by RTÉ to close down its DAB transmission …

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.