Ocean FM is a local radio station that broadcasts to parts of the northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of south County Donegal, north County Leitrim and most of County Sligo and it broadcasts into parts of south-west County Fermanagh. It started broadcasting on 1 October 2004, replacing North West Radio (NWR). The station broadcasts from three separate locations, one in each county:
- Donegal Town (South Donegal)
- Manorhamilton (North Leitrim)
- Collooney (County Sligo)
Locally owned and locally operated, Ocean FM serves all adults in Coounty Sligo, South Donegal and North Leitrim. Their shareholders include many of the leading business people and sports personalities in the region. They broadcast news, sports, current affairs, special interest programmes across parts of the northwest.
Every week two thirds of all adults in their franchise area tune into Ocean FM and the station has up to four times more listeners than their nearest rival at peak listening times. Ocean FMs largest audience is in the 25-55 age group with a day time music mix that appeals particularly to this demographic. Daytime programming is complemented by specialist music programming in the evening that appeals to older and to younger listeners.
The Ocean FM news and sport team is well known across the region and keeps their listeners up to date with bulletins tailored for South Donegal and Sligo/North Leitrim. Ocean FM covers sports events across the region with live commentary at key matches involving teams from all three counties. Studios in Colloney, County Sligo, Donegal Town and Manorhamilton allow them to broadcast to communities in every corner of their franchise area. www.oceanfm.ie is one of the busiest sites in the country with almost 2m visits every year. The service is streamed live to every corner of the globe through a high quality web stream, Twitter and Facebook.
Famous quotes containing the word ocean:
“He who constantly swims in the ocean loves dry land.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)