Five FM
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| Broadcast area | Newry, Southern portions of counties Down and Armagh, Northern Ireland |
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| Frequency | 100.5 FM |
| First air date | 12 December 2005 |
| Format | Music & Talk |
| Owner | Alpha Newspapers. The Irish News. Q Network Radio |
| Website | www.fivefm.co.uk |
Five FM is a radio station based in Newry, County Down. It broadcasts on FM 100.5 to Newry city and the surrounding areas of Northern Ireland. The station broadcasts a mix of news, sport, music and community information for the area. One of the station's directors is Lord Kilclooney, the former Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader and M.P., also known as John Taylor.
The Five FM line-up includes:
- singer Malachi Cush, weekdays from 11am,
- country music star Susan McCann, who presents a weekday evening show from 7pm,
- comedian/entertainer Big O, who broadcasts on Saturdays from 10am and Sundays from 11am, and
- journalist/writer Rowan Hand, whose shows are Saturdays from 7am, and Sundays from 8am.
Five FM also provide commentaries from local and championship Gaelic Athletic Association games. The Final Whistle, Sundays from 5pm, is an hour long discussion programme, with views, and reviews of the week's local sporting action.
The station is mainly focused around the Newry City area, south-eastern Armagh and south-western Down. It can be heard as far north as Dromore, 20 miles north of Newry, and Dublin Airport, 60 miles south.
