Raidió na Life 106.4FM is an Irish-language radio station founded in 1993 and broadcasting to the Greater Dublin area, Ireland. In addition to being transmitted on FM, the station's output is available worldwide via the internet at www.raidionalife.ie.
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The first independent Irish-language radio station, Raidió na Life 102, came on the air in September 1993 covering the Dublin and surrounding areas. It broadcasts under licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.[1] Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta, which was set up in 1989, is the organisation which owns and operates Raidió na Life 106.4fm.
The size of Raidió na Life's listenership is unknown as it is not included in the JNLR (Joint National Radio Listenership) surveys.
Raidió na Life has received many awards over the years including Gradam Bhord na Gaeilge 1999, Gradam na hAislinge 2003, Oireachtais na Gaeilge competitions and New Adventures in Broadcasting 2000/2005. More recently, the station received funding under the BCI?s Sound & Vision scheme and was named among the top 50 businesses with Irish in the country (Barr 50).
Raidió na Life broadcasts round-the-clock seven days a week except for a four-hour interval between 4.00 and 8.00 on Monday to Friday mornings.[2]
Comharchumann Raidió Átha Cliath Teoranta (CRÁCT) is a community society that was founded on the 4 July 1989 as a non-profit organisation. Membership of CRÁCT is open to anyone who purchases a share in the station. CRÁCT currently has 360 shareholders and is under the direction of the Bord of Management.
Among the station’s former broadcasters are: Sharon Ní Bheoláin (RTÉ News), Aedin Gormley (RTÉ Lyric FM), Aoife Nic Cormaic (RTE Radio One), Deirdre Ní Dhálaigh (RTÉ Radio One), Fachtna Ó Drisceoil (RTÉ Television and RTÉ Radio One), Sinéad Crowley (RTÉ News), Ciarán Leonach (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Ruairí Mac Con Iomaire (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Joe Reddington (Nuacht TG4/RTÉ), Brian Páircéir (RTÉ Television), Michael McCormack (RTÉ Television), Aedin Conlon (RTÉ Television), Seán Ó hÉanaí (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta), Cearbhaill Ó Síocháin (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta), Dónal Ó Maolfabhail (Independent Television Producer), Dónall Mac Giolla Chóill (Ex Editor *Lá Nua Rónán Ó Muirthile (Independent Television Producer), Gráinne Faller (RTÉ Television/Irish Times), Diarmaid Mac Mathúna (Producer, Agtel), Róisín Saxe (MTV/VH1) and Colm Ó Mongáin (Producer, Newstalk106).