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Sixth Floor, 200 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XZ
T 020 7430 4090 F 020 7430 4092 E news@irn.co.uk I www.irn.co.uk
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IRN began broadcasting on October 8, 1973, the day that commercial radio was
officially launched in the UK.
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The first bulletins came from basement studios just off Fleet Street in London
- then the centre of the national newspaper industry - and its first "client"
was LBC(London Broadcasting) - the first commercial station to go to air.
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IRN's role - then as now - was to provide a 24 hour service of national and
international news to the UK's commercial radio network. Initially, it was
funded by cash payments from the stations and material was distributed to the
network by landline and teleprinter.
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There were then four key developments which turned IRN into one of the world's
most successful radio news providers.
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1985 Computer technology introduced
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1987 Cash payments replaced by advertising airtime (Newslink)
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1989 Distribution switched to satellite
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2001 Internet distribution introduced
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| IRN Clients |
Non Digital Stations | | Abbey FM | Fresh Radio | Magic 1161 AM | SGR-FM | | 96.3 Aire FM | Garrison Radio | Magic 1170 | 106.9 Silk FM | | Alpha 103.2 | Gemini FM | Magic 1548 | 100.4 Smooth FM | | Andover Sound | Gold Berkshire & North Hampshire | Magic 828 | 102.2 Smooth FM | | Argyll FM | Gold Birmingham | Magic 999 | Smooth Radio (East Midlands) | | 107.8 Arrow FM | Gold Bristol & Bath | Magic AM | Smooth Radio (Glasgow) | | Asian Sound Radio | Gold Cambridgeshire | Radio Maldwyn | Smooth Radio (London) | | Atlantic FM | Gold Devon | Manchester’s Magic 1152 AM | Smooth Radio (North West) | | Bath FM | Gold Dorset | Manchester's Gold 1458 | Smooth Radio (West Midlands) | | The Beach | Gold East Midlands | Mansfield 103.2 | 107.7 Splash FM | | Beacon FM | Gold Essex | Manx Radio | South Hams Radio | | Beat 106 | Gold Gloucester | Marcher Gold 1260 AM | South London Radio | | 107 FM The Bee | Gold Hampshire | Mercia FM | South West Sound | | Radio Borders | Gold Herts, Beds & Bucks | 96.6 Mercury FM | Southend Radio | | Bridge FM | Gold Kent | Mercury 102.7 FM | Southern FM | | Bright 106.4 FM | Gold London | Metro FM | Sovereign Radio | | 96.4 FM BRMB | Gold Manchester | MFM 103.4 | Spectrum Radio Ltd | | Radio Broadland 102 | Gold Norfolk | Mid FM | Spire FM | | The Buzz 97.1 | Gold North Wales & Cheshire | Minster FM | Spirit FM | | Radio Carmarthenshire | Gold Northamptonshire | Mix 107 | Star 106.6 | | Central 103.1 FM | Gold Plymouth | Mix 96 | Star 107 | | 105.4 Century FM | Gold South Wales | Moray Firth | Star 107.2 | | Century Radio FM | Gold Suffolk | NECR | Star 107.5 | | Radio Ceredigion | Gold Sussex | Nevis Radio | Star 107.7 | | CFM (Carlisle) | Gold Sussex & Surrey | North Norfolk Radio | 97.2 Stray FM | | CFM (W. Cumbria) | Gold Warwickshire | Northallerton FM | Sun FM | | Champion FM | Gold Wiltshire | Northants 96 | Sunrise Radio (Bradford) | | Channel 103 FM | GWR FM (Bristol & Bath) | NorthSound One | Sunrise Radio (London) | | 96.9 Chiltern FM | GWR FM (Swindon & W. Wilts) | NorthSound Two | Sunshine Radio Shropshire | | 97.6 Chiltern FM | Hallam FM | Oban FM | Sunshine Radio Worcester | | Choice 107.1 FM | Radio Hampshire | Ocean FM | Sunshire FM Hereford | | Choice FM London | Heartland FM | Orchard FM | 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio | | Radio City 96.7 | 102.7 Hereward FM | Original 106 | Radio Tay AM | | CityTalk | 106.9 hertbeat fm | Original 106.5 | Tay FM | | Classic FM | High Peaks Radio | Oxford's FM 1079 | Telford FM | | Club Asia Radio | Home 107.9 | Radio Pembrokeshire | 2-TEN FM | | Clyde 1 FM | FM 103 Horizon | Piccadilly Key 103 | Ten 17 | | Clyde 2 | Invicta FM | Pirate FM 102 | 3FM Radio | | Coast FM 96.3 | Island FM | Plymouth Sound FM | TFM | | Compass FM | Isle of Wight Radio | 103.2 Power FM | 106.8 Time FM | | Connect 97.2 & 107.4 | Isles FM | Premier Christian Radio | Time 107.5 | | Cool FM | Ivel FM | Q101.2 FM | 3TR FM | | County Sound Radio 1476 AM | Jack FM | Q102.9 FM | Trax FM | | 2CR FM | Juice 107.2 | Q103 FM | Trax FM | | Dearne FM | KCFM | Q97.2 FM | 96 Trent FM | | Dee 106.3 FM | KCR | 107.4 The Quay | Two Boroughs Radio | | Delta FM 102 | Kerrang! Radio | Quay West Radio | Vale FM | | Delta FM 97.1 | 107.6 Kestrel FM | RAM FM | 96.9 Viking FM | | Downtown Radio | Kick FM | Reading 107 FM | Wave 105 FM | | Dream 100 FM | Kingdom FM | Real Radio - Scotland | Waves Radio | | Dream 107.7 | Kiss 100 FM | Real Radio - Wales | Wessex FM | | Dune FM | Kiss 101 FM | Real Radio - Yorkshire | West FM | | Durham FM | Kiss 105-108 FM | Red Dragon FM | West Sound AM | | 96.4 The Eagle | KL.FM 96.7 | 96.2 The Revolution | WIN 107.2 FM | | Easy Radio London | Lanarkshire’s L107 | Ridings FM | Wyre FM | | Energy FM | Lantern FM | 96.3 Rock FM | Wyvern FM | | Essex FM | Leicester Sound | Rock FM | XFM | | Fen Radio 107.5 | Lincs FM | Rutland FM | XFM South Wales | | FM 107.6 The Fire | Lite FM | Sabras Sound | Radio XL | | Forth 2 | London Greek Radio | Scarlet FM | Yorkshire Coast Radio | | Forth One | London Turkish Radio | Seven FM | Yorkshire Coast Radio | | Fosseway Radio | Magic 105.4 FM | Severn Sound FM | YOURradio | | FOX FM | Magic 1152 | SGR Colchester | |
Digital Stations | | Big Radio | Kiss FM | Purple Radio | 3C Network | | Easy Radio (London) | Magic FM | Smooth Radio | XFM | | The Hits | Passion | Sunrise Radio | Yarr Radio | | the jazz | Planet Rock | RaW, Radio Warwick | Yorkshire Radio |
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