Liffey Sound FM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = Liffey Sound 96.4 FM

| logo = Liffey sound fm logo.png

| airdate = September 2006

| frequency = 96.4 MHz

| area = Lucan, County Dublin and its environs

| format = Community Radio

| language = English and Irish

| power = 5 W

| coordinates = {{coord|53|20|55.10|N|6|25|24.96|W|region:IE|display=inline}}

| owner = Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited

| website = [http://www.liffeysoundfm.ie/ http://www.liffeysoundfm.ie/]

}}

Liffey Sound FM is an Irish not-for-profit community radio that broadcasts to the suburban town of Lucan, County Dublin, and its surrounding areas on the frequency 96.4 MHz.{{cite web|url = http://www.bai.ie/licensed_operators_comm_radio_liffeysound.html | work = Broadcasting Authority of Ireland | title = Liffey Sound FM – Contact Details | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100224082412/http://www.bai.ie/licensed_operators_comm_radio_liffeysound.html |archive-date=24 February 2010 | accessdate = 5 December 2009}} The station is operated by Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited and holds a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Liffey Sound FM is also a member of CRAOL, the Community Radio Forum of Ireland.{{cite web|url = http://www.craol.ie/cms/publish/streaming.shtml | website = craol.ie | title = CRAOL: List Of Member Stations | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20100503175154/http://www.craol.ie/cms/publish/streaming.shtml |archivedate= 3 May 2010 | accessdate = 5 December 2009}}

History

In 2002, Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited was registered with the Irish Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies. On 11 July 2006, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland signed a five-year community radio contract with Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited,{{cite press release| url = http://www.bci.ie/news_information/press84.html | title = BCI Press Release: BCI Signs five-year community radio contract with Liffey Sound FM | website = bci.ie | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20081104200602/http://www.bci.ie/news_information/press84.html |archive-date= 4 November 2008 | accessdate = 5 December 2009}} and the station began broadcasting in that same month. The official opening of the station took place on 6 October 2006.{{fact|date=February 2025}}

Initially, Liffey Sound FM operated with a weekend schedule of 23 hours per week.{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2006/0711/78236-bci-business/ | work = RTÉ | title = BCI gives 5yr contract to Lucan radio station | date = 2006 | accessdate = 1 June 2010}} Over time, the station has expanded its broadcasting hours and currently broadcasts for a total of 58 hours per week.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} In June 2011, Liffey Sound Communications Co-Operative Society Limited secured a three-year extension to the Broadcasting License.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}{{update inline|date=June 2020}}

References

External links

{{official|https://liffeysoundfm.ie/ }}

Category:Mass media in Dublin (city)

Category:Community radio stations in Ireland

Category:Radio stations in the Republic of Ireland

Category:Radio stations established in 2006