8Radio

8radio
Programming
Format	Alternative
Ownership
Owner	8radio Vision Ltd.
History
First air date	2013
Links
Website	https://8radio.com

8Radio.com is an Irish radio station, started in 2013 by Phantom FM founder Simon Maher.^[2]^[3] It is mostly an online music station, but has sometimes received a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for FM broadcasts in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Some of the station's presenters have had previous involvement with Phantom FM, including Steve Conway, Pearl, Amber, Brian Daly and Neil Murray.^{[citation needed]} Others, such as Sinead Ni Chonaill and Angela Hughes, have had involvement in community stations such as Dublin City FM and Raidió Na Life.^{[citation needed]} Maher also presents his own programmes.^{[citation needed]}

Simon Maher has described the station as finding "a niche among music lovers and those who may not currently consume much, if any, traditional FM radio".^[7]

References

^ "8Radio celebrates its first year on-air". radiotoday.ie. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com turns one this weekend [..] set up by Phantom FM founder Simon Maher on March 30th 2013
^ O'Carroll, Sinead (24 March 2013). "Phantom FM founder launches new radio station". thejournal.ie. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
^ "About 8Radio.com". 8radio.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com is operated by 8Radio Vision Ltd, registered in Dublin in 2013. It is managed by Simon Maher who was previously a founder [..] of Phantom 105.2 [..] In 2013 the 8Radio.com group was formed
^ "8Radio receives temporary licence to broadcast on FM for a month". nialler9.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016.
^ "8Radio.com returns to FM with 'that human element'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2023. Music station 8Radio.com, set up by Phantom FM co-founder Simon Maher, will return for its second run of weekend FM broadcasts from Saturday under a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland [..] The radio station went out on FM in Dublin, Cork and Limerick for 15 weeks last summer
^ "Thirteen groups express interest in running new Irish radio stations". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2023. 8Radio.com already broadcasts online [..] and has in the past received temporary FM licences for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway
^ "8Radio.com looks to fill TXFM gap in Dublin". radiotoday.ie. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2023.