Lots happens in the radio industry each week so hears a summery of the week we just enjoyed.
Here’s what happened
Beat 102 103 in the south east turns 18 on Thursday July 1st and the station has not one, but two big prizes to celebrate their birthday. Listeners will have a chance to win a trip to Ibiza in the Ibiza uncovered competition and there will be €1800 up for grabs with Birthday Bucks. happy birthday Beat from Radio Land.
Read the details on Radio Today
At 11:59AM Friday all of Ireland’s independent radio stations as well as Radio 1 and 2FM simultaneously broadcast Rainbow Blood, a poem standing in solidarity with Ireland’s LGBTIQ+ community. The broadcast was organised by Belong To Youth Services. Well done to all involved🏳️🌈
Hear the performance of the poem here
Finally this week, a new report from Reuters says that 6% of people in Ireland frequently visit the website of their local radio station. More concerning though is findings that say there has been a drop of 4% in people using radio as their main source of news. How do you think we can improve this? Share your views on our Twitter.
Get all the stats here from The Journal
And that is the summery for this week. Come back to radio land next week for more radio news📻 and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for extra stories.