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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 | | Absolute 00s | Forth One | kmfm West Kent | The Severn | | Absolute 90s | Free Radio - Birmingham | Lakeland Radio | Signal 107 | | Absolute Radio | Free Radio - Black Country and Shropshire | 97.3 LBC | Signal 1 | | 96.3 Aire FM | Free Radio - Coventry & Warwickshire | LBC News | Signal 2 | | Argyll FM | Free Radio - Herefordshire and Worcestershire | Lincs FM | 106.9 Silk FM | | 107.8 Arrow FM | Gem 106 | London Greek Radio | Smooth Radio North East | | 96.7 FM Ashbourne Radio | Gold Berkshire & North Hampshire | Magic 105.4 FM | Smooth Radio (East Midlands) | | Asian Sound Radio | Gold Cambridgeshire | Magic 1152 | Smooth Radio (Glasgow) | | The Bay | Gold Devon | Magic 1161 AM | Smooth Radio (London) | | The Beach | Gold Essex | Magic 1170 | Smooth Radio (North West) | | 107 FM The Bee | Gold Gloucester | Magic 1548 | Smooth Radio (West Midlands) | | The Bee Preston | Gold Herts, Beds & Bucks | Magic 828 | South West Sound | | Radio Borders | Gold Home Counties | Magic 999 | Southend Radio | | 107.2 The Breeze, Bristol | Gold Kent | Magic AM | Southern FM | | The Breeze, Bridgwater | Gold London | Radio Maldwyn | Sovereign Radio | | The Breeze, Newbury | Gold Manchester | Manchester’s Magic 1152 AM | 107.7 Splash FM | | The Breeze | Gold Norfolk | Mansfield 103.2 | Spectrum Radio Ltd | | The Breeze, Andover | Gold North West & Wales | Manx Radio | Spire FM | | The Breeze, Bath | Gold South Coast | 103.4 Marcher Sound | Spirit FM | | The Breeze, Portsmouth | Gold Suffolk | Marcher Gold 1260 AM | Star Northallerton | | The Breeze, Somerset | Gold Sussex | 96.6 Mercury FM | Star Durham | | The Breeze, Swindon | Gold Warwickshire | Mercury 102.7 FM | Star Radio North East | | The Breeze, Warminster | Gold West Country | Metro FM | Star Radio Cheltenham | | Bridge FM | Gold Wiltshire | Midwest Radio 105.6 | Stray Dales | | Bright 106.4 FM | Gold Wrexham | Midwest Radio 97.4 | 97.2 Stray FM | | The Buzz 97.1 | Hallam FM | Minster FM | Sun FM | | Buzz Asia | Heart Cornwall | Mix 107 | Sunrise Radio (Bradford) | | 95.8 Capital FM | Heart Anglesey & Gwynedd | Mix 96 | Sunrise Radio (London) | | Capital FM - Manchester | Heart Cambridgeshire | Moray Firth | Sunshine Radio Shropshire | | Capital FM - North East | Heart Devon | Nation Radio | Sunshine Radio Worcester | | Capital FM - Birmingham | Heart East Anglia | NECR | Sunshire FM Hereford | | Capital FM - Cardiff | Heart Essex | Nevis Radio | 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio | | Capital FM - Derby | Heart Gloucestershire | North Norfolk Radio | Swansea Sound | | Capital FM - Leicester | Heart Harlow | NorthSound One | Talk Radio Europe | | Capital FM - Nottingham | Heart Home Counties | NorthSound Two | talkSPORT | | Capital FM - Scotland | Heart Kent | 999.9 Radio Norwich | Radio Tay AM | | Capital FM - Yorkshire | Heart London | Nova Radio | Tay FM | | Radio Carmarthenshire | Heart North West & Wales | Oak FM 107.9 | Ten 17 | | Central 103.1 FM | Heart South Coast | Oak FM 107 | 3FM Radio | | Radio Ceredigion | Heart Sussex | Oban FM | TFM | | CFM (Carlisle) | Heart Swindon & W.Wilts | Ocean FM | Time 106.6 | | CFM (W. Cumbria) | Heart Thames Valley | Original 106 | Time 107.5 | | Champion FM | Heart West Country | Peak FM | Touch Radio | | Channel 103 FM | Heart West Midlands | Radio Pembrokeshire | Touch Radio 102 FM | | Chelmsford Radio | Heartland FM | Piccadilly Key 103 | Touch Radio 107.3 | | Choice 107.1 FM | Heartland FM | Pirate FM | Touch Radio 107.6 | | Choice FM London | High Peaks Radio | 103.2 Power FM | Touch Radio 96.6 FM | | City Beat 96.7 | Invicta FM | Premier Christian Radio | Tower FM | | Radio City 96.7 | Island FM | The Pulse | Town 102 | | CityTalk | Isle of Wight Radio | Pulse 2 | Trax FM | | Classic FM | Isles FM | Q100.5 | Two Boroughs Radio | | Club Asia Radio | Jack FM | Q106 | U105 | | Clyde 1 FM | Jack FM | Q107 | 96.9 Viking FM | | Clyde 2 | JACK fm (Bristol) | Q101.2 FM | 96.4 The Wave | | Coast FM 96.3 | Jack FM Hertfordshire | Q102.9 FM | Radio Wave | | Compass FM | Juice 107.2 | Q97.2 FM | Wave 102 | | Connect 97.2 & 107.4 | Juice FM | Reading 107 FM | Wave 105 FM | | Connect FM Peterborough | KCFM | Real XS | Waves Radio | | Cool FM | Kerrang! Radio | Real Radio - Scotland | Wessex FM | | County Sound Radio | Kestrel South | Real Radio - Wales | West FM | | 2CR FM | 107.6 Kestrel FM | Real Radio - Yorkshire | West Sound AM | | Dearne FM | Kingdom FM | Real Radio North East | Wire FM | | Dee 106.3 FM | Kiss 100 FM | Real Radio North Wales | Wish FM | | Downtown Radio | Kiss 101 FM | Real Radio North West | The Wolf | | Dream 100 FM | Kiss 105-108 FM | 96.2 The Revolution | XFM London | | Dune FM | KL.FM | Ridings FM | XFM Manchester | | 96.4 Eagle Radio | kmfm Ashford | 96.3 Rock FM | Radio XL | | Easy Radio London | kmfm Canterbury | Rock FM | Yorkshire Coast Radio | | Energy FM | kmfm Dover & Folkestone | Rother FM | Yorkshire Coast Radio | | Essex FM | kmfm Maidstone | Rutland FM | YOURradio | | FM 107.6 The Fire | kmfm Medway | Sabras Sound | | | Forth 2 | kmfm Thanet | Scarlet FM | |
Digital Stations | | Absolute 80s | Kiss FM | Planet Rock | XFM | | Absolute Classic Rock | Magic FM | Rock Radio North East | Yarr Radio | | The Hits | Panjab Radio | Sanjhi Awaz Radio | Yorkshire Radio | | the jazz | Passion Radio | Sunrise Radio | |
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