C103

This article is about the radio station in Ireland. For the radio station in Georgetown, Ohio that uses the same name, see WRAC (FM).

C103
Broadcast areaCork City and County
FrequencyFM: 102.6–103.9 MHz
RDSC103 (North Cork/East Cork/City) C103West (West Cork)
Programming
Language(s)English (one Irish language programme)
FormatAC/Oldies
Ownership
OwnerNews Broadcasting
Cork's 96FM (dual franchise)[1]
History
First air date
January 26, 1990 (1990-01-26) (as County Sound 103FM)
Links
Webcastc103.ie/player
Websitec103.ie

C103 is one of three local radio stations licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland[2] for Cork City and County in Republic of Ireland (the other two being its sister station 96FM and youth music station Red FM). It broadcasts from studios at the Majestic Business Park, Goulds Hill in Mallow (its headquarters, North Cork Studios and official postal address), Weir Street in Bandon (its West Cork Studio) and St. Patrick's Place in Cork City[3] (the headquarters of sister station 96FM).[4]

C103 is operated as a dual franchise with 96FM by County Media Limited which is owned by Wireless Group.[5][6]

Since 2016, the station is marketed as Cork's Greatest Hits.

  1. ^ Radio in Ireland#Cork ILRs
  2. ^ "Local Radio Services: C103 County Sound". Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  3. ^ "C103 – Corporate Info". C103. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  4. ^ "96FM – Contact Us". 96FM. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. ^ "ABOUT UTV – Corporate Structure – UTV Radio – Ireland". utvmedia.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  6. ^ Jason Deans (23 November 2000). "UTV moves into radio by acquiring County Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2009.