Spin 1038
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| Broadcast area | Dublin and surrounding areas |
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| Slogan | You asked for it! |
| Frequency | 103.8 fm, DAB |
| First air date | April 19, 2002 |
| Format | More music, less talk |
| Owner | Communicorp |
| Website | www.spin1038.com |
Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band (1038 not being a valid mediumwave frequency, anyway), but on 103.8 FM.
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[edit] History
The station (which originally applied for its contract as "Spin FM") was one of three new ILR stations which were awarded franchises in October 1999 [1]. It was intended to provide an alternative for listeners younger than those catered for by the original two Dublin ILR stations, FM104 and Dublin's 98FM. The station however was subject to delays due to legal action from an unsuccessful opposing consortium [2], however finally took the air as Spin 1038 at 10:38 on 19 April 2002. Despite being initially known as "the dance licence", the station now plays mainly popular music.
[edit] Programming
Spin 1038 broadcasts mainly popular music aimed at 15-34 year olds. The station has different shows throughout the day with favourites such as Breakfast Xpress with Joe and Keith, The Zoo Crew Hot 30 with Brian and Claire B and The Shift with Shona Ryan. It is notable in that unlike most other commercial radio stations, news is broadcast at quarter-to-the-hour, not on-the-hour, and is known as The Story (a play on the popular Dublin phrase "what's the story?"). Entertainment news (The Inside Story) and the Five Word Weather are also broadcast.
[edit] Shows
- Breakfast Xpress with Joe and Keith
- Spin @ Work with James Davids
- The Spin with Clare McKenna and Jonathan McCrea
- Spin Hits with Steve K
- Zoo Crew Hot 30 with Brian and Claire B
- The Shift with Shona Ryan
- An Roinn Rince with Dave Davin
- The Best of The Spin with Clare McKenna and Jonathan McCrea
- Spin Perpetual Motion
- Blue Radio with Hugh, Shay and Guests
- Filter with Barry Redsettaz
- The Block with Brian Maher
- SPIN Chill - Thang
- Spin Perpetual Motion
- Saturday Breakfast with Rebecca Miller
- Pop Raidio with Roisin Tummon
- Tea Time Xpress with Joe & Keith
- Plan B with Michelle Beatty
- Spin Saturday with Sarah Solan
- The Big Handbag with Claire B
- Transmit with Arveene
- Soulbase with Sean Harley
- Thinknology with ThinkToy
- SPIN Chill - M.O.N.G
- SPIN Early Breakfast
- Irish Alternative with Eva Stack
- Spin Sunday with Dara Quilty
- Spin Sunday with Sarah Solan
- Top 40 Oifigiúil na hÉireann with Dave Davin
- We Love Movies! with Gordon Hayden
- Psychonavagation with Keith Downey
[edit] Competitions
Spin 1038 hold daily competitions with the many prizes varying from popular artist's CDs, concert tickets to mp3 players and games consoles and the SPIN Goodies. The station maintains the promise that each caller wins a prize.
[edit] Podcasts
Podcasts are available of SPIN 1038's Breakfast Xpress Comedy, The Spin and We Love Movies. To download these podcasts log on to Spin1038.com.
[edit] Sister services
A sister station, Spin South West, launched on 23 July 2007 in County Kerry, County Limerick, County Clare, South Tipperary and south-west County Laois.The station is run from Raheen in Limerick and it is similar in format to SPIN 1038 but is independently managed and run. Spin South West can be picked up in most of Munster meaning it has a potential listenership of over a million people.
Spin FM also has a sister station at The Czech Republic. and soon 2 stations in Jordan (Spin FM and Spin Arabia) after Communicorp started investing in Radio Broadcasting outside Europe, having Jordan as its 1st destination. Details here: [3]
