Independent Radio News provides a service of news bulletins, audio and copy to commercial radio stations in the UK and beyond.
The managing director of IRN is Tim Molloy, who succeeded long-term MD John Perkins in November 2009. Perkins had been MD of IRN since 1989.
IRN has three main shareholders: Global Radio (54.6%), Bauer Radio 22.3% and ITN (19.66%).
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