In the April 2022 edition of Wireless, we look at the part of the radio spectrum called shortwave, consider its importance in the past and continued relevance in a digital world. Founder of the SWLing blog Thomas Witherspoon discusses the …
Programme #55 (October 2021)
In the October 2021 edition of Wireless on Flirt FM, we mark World College Radio Day with its founder Rob Quicke. From our archives we look back at positive mental health station Walk in my Shoes Radio and discuss the …
Programme #54 (September 2021)
Our FM mast in the late summer sun at Tonabrucky near Galway.
Welcome to the sixth series of Wireless on Flirt FM, the radio programme and podcast all about radio. In this series we’ll bring you new features on the …
Programme #51 (April 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 …
Programme #47 (November 2020)
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 …
Programme #45 (September 2020)
Wireless on Flirt FM is back for its 5th series. The September edition contains an interview with broadcast historian Eddie Bohan on the large number of unlicensed transmitters operated by …
Programme #44 (July 2020)
We heard the sad news recently that Pat Herbert, curator of the Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth, had …
Programme #42 (May 2020)
In the May 2020 edition of Wireless we consider the legacy of Ronan O’Rahilly, the founder of the UK …
Programme #41 (April 2020)
In the April 2020 edition of Wireless we talk to British radio activist and journalist Chrissy Brand about how radio in the UK is dealing with COVID-19 and also about …
Programme #38 (March 2020)
In this month’s edition of the show we feature two new temporary community radio projects in our part of the west of Ireland, Loughrea Community Radio in Co. Galway and X-PO Folk Radio in Co. Clare. We also learn more …