Highland Radio
The station may also be received throughout County Tyrone, County Londonderry and County Fermanagh. It promotes itself as Ireland s Number One Local Radio Station , a claim backed up by having both the highest reach figures (88% 7 day, 67% weekday) and market share (65.9%) of any local station in the country. Orangold, a company owned by the Rabbitt family, completed the purchase of Highland Radio from Denis O Brien s Communicorp Group in July 2008.When the program ends music is broadcast until 07.30/08.00. Highland s headquarters are located at the Mountain Top in Letterkenny.
Gerry Rabbitt is a founder shareholder of Galway Bay FM and was managing director of Galway Bay FM for 10 years. The station launched Rehab Radio Bingo on January 22 2009. INN News bulletins broadcast from Dublin are broadcast on Highland Radio on weeknights hourly from 20:00 until midnight. On Saturdays Highland Radio broadcasts three local news bulletins at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00.
Highland Radio is an Irish radio station operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and is the licenced local radio service for the County Donegal (North) franchise. On Sundays Highland Radio only broadcasts one local news bulletin at 18:00.
At 08:00, 09:00 and hourly from 15:00 until midnight INN News bulletins are broadcast. These bulletins last around 8-minutes and cover news from counties Donegal, Tyrone and Londonderry plus some national news from across Ireland and some international news.
Also during weekdays Highland Radio broadcasts two-minute news summaries on the hour from 08:00 until 19:00. In late july 2009 it became known to the public that staff at highland have been asked to take a 10% pay cut. Highland Radio News broadcasts three main news bulletins on weekdays at 08:30, 13:00 and 17:30.
There are no overnight presenters whatsoever, just back to back music. . The bingo sessions were first broadcast on February 9 2009.
It began broadcasting on March 15 1990, and is currently franchised until 2014. However recent Bank Holidays have had nearly the same Highland Radio News bulletins as normal weekdays but at Christmas time INN is the sole provider of news on Highland Radio (probably since the news readers are off on holidays). The current head of news at the station is Greg Hughes. The station s schedule comprises a mix of MOR and country music and dance music, with its flagship shows including the Shaun Doherty Show featuring discussions and debates on current affairs and the Power Hour dance music request show. Note : The Shaun Doherty Show is repeated on Tuesday to Saturdays at 01.00 (i.e.
The station also ranks as the most successful local radio station in Europe. Money raised goes towards supporting Rehab which works for social and economic inclusion among people with disabilities.
Highland Radio employs 21 full-time and 40 part-time employees. On May 31 2005, it was announced that the station was to be purchased by Scottish Radio Holdings for €7M, however SRH itself was acquired by EMAP 21 days later. From 01.00 on Sunday and Monday morning music is broadcast straight through until 08.00.
Due to live sporting events being broadcast on weekends on Saturday/Sunday Sport from 14:00-18:00 some bulletins from INN are not broadcast, so not to interrupt the live sports coverage. During Bank Holidays and Christmas time, Highland Radio usually hands over to INN for their news coverage with only limited news summaries being provided by the Highland Radio news team. 12 hours after the original show finished).
INN News bulletins are broadcast on the hour from 08:00 until 17:00 and 19:00 until midnight.
