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Contact Us
Independent Radio News Ltd
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
 
Terry Smith Terry Smith
(Chairman)
 
 
Tim Molloy Tim Molloy
(Business Development Manager)
T 020 7430 4190
 
 
John Perkins John Perkins
(Managing Director)
T 020 7430 4090
 
Sally Crook Sally Crook
(Newslink Sales Manager)
T 020 7054 8767
 
 
John Godel Jon Godel
(Editor)
T 020 7430 4491
E jon.godel@itn.co.uk
Sue Coates Sue Coates
(PA to Managing Director and Newslink Administrator)
T 020 7430 4090
 
 
News Desk T 020 7430 4814 E irn@itn.co.uk
Sports Desk T 020 7430 4812 E irn.sports@itn.co.uk
Showbiz Desk T 020 7430 4851 E irn.showbiz@itn.co.uk
Money Desk T 020 7430 4818 E irn.city@itn.co.uk
Westminster Studio T 020 7799 2360 E irn.parlimentary@itn.co.uk
Newsroom Administrator  T 020 7430 4491 E bonnie.oldham@itn.co.uk
Newslink Sales T 020 7054 8763/8764 
 
A Brief History
IRN began broadcasting on October 8, 1973, the day that commercial radio was officially launched in the UK.
 
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.
 
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.
 
There were then four key developments which turned IRN into one of the world's most successful radio news providers.
 
  • 1985 Computer technology introduced
  • 1987 Cash payments replaced by advertising airtime (Newslink)
  • 1989 Distribution switched to satellite
  • 2001 Internet distribution introduced
 
IRN Clients

Non Digital Stations
Abbey FMFresh Radio Magic 1161 AM SGR-FM
96.3 Aire FMGarrison Radio Magic 1170 106.9 Silk FM
Alpha 103.2 Gemini FM Magic 1548 100.4 Smooth FM
Andover SoundGold Berkshire & North HampshireMagic 828 102.2 Smooth FM
Argyll FM Gold BirminghamMagic 999 Smooth Radio (East Midlands)
107.8 Arrow FM Gold Bristol & BathMagic AM Smooth Radio (Glasgow)
Asian Sound Radio Gold CambridgeshireRadio Maldwyn Smooth Radio (London)
Atlantic FMGold DevonManchester’s Magic 1152 AM Smooth Radio (North West)
Bath FM Gold DorsetManchester's Gold 1458 Smooth Radio (West Midlands)
The Beach Gold East MidlandsMansfield 103.2 107.7 Splash FM
Beacon FM Gold EssexManx Radio South Hams Radio
Beat 106 Gold GloucesterMarcher Gold 1260 AM South London Radio
107 FM The Bee Gold HampshireMercia FM South West Sound
Radio Borders Gold Herts, Beds & Bucks96.6 Mercury FM Southend Radio
Bridge FM Gold KentMercury 102.7 FM Southern FM
Bright 106.4 FM Gold LondonMetro FM Sovereign Radio
96.4 FM BRMB Gold ManchesterMFM 103.4 Spectrum Radio Ltd
Radio Broadland 102 Gold NorfolkMid FM Spire FM
The Buzz 97.1 Gold North Wales & CheshireMinster FM Spirit FM
Radio CarmarthenshireGold NorthamptonshireMix 107 Star 106.6
Central 103.1 FM Gold PlymouthMix 96 Star 107
105.4 Century FM Gold South WalesMoray Firth Star 107.2
Century Radio FM Gold SuffolkNECR Star 107.5
Radio Ceredigion Gold SussexNevis Radio Star 107.7
CFM (Carlisle) Gold Sussex & SurreyNorth Norfolk Radio 97.2 Stray FM
CFM (W. Cumbria) Gold WarwickshireNorthallerton FMSun FM
Champion FM Gold WiltshireNorthants 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 HampshireOcean FM Sunshire FM Hereford
Choice FM London Heartland FM Orchard FM 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio
Radio City 96.7 102.7 Hereward FMOriginal 106Radio Tay AM
CityTalk106.9 hertbeat fm Original 106.5Tay FM
Classic FM High Peaks Radio Oxford's FM 1079Telford FM
Club Asia Radio Home 107.9 Radio Pembrokeshire2-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 FMQ102.9 FM Trax FM
2CR FM Juice 107.2 Q103 FM Trax FM
Dearne FM KCFMQ97.2 FM 96 Trent FM
Dee 106.3 FM KCR107.4 The Quay Two Boroughs Radio
Delta FM 102 Kerrang! Radio Quay West RadioVale 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 FMReal Radio - Yorkshire West FM
Durham FM Kiss 105-108 FMRed 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 FMWyvern 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 FMYorkshire 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 RadioXFM
The Hits Passion Sunrise Radio Yarr Radio
the jazzPlanet Rock RaW, Radio Warwick Yorkshire Radio