Radiowaves is a fully independent site which was born in December 1999 as a tribute site to the Irish pirate stations of the ’70s and ’80s – a wonderful, and unique, era in radio unmatched anywhere else in the world at any time. We carried recordings of these long-gone stations offering visitors to the site another chance to hear their favourite stations of the past in all their glory.

In those early days there was a small section for current industry news and bandscans from the present day. These regularly updated sections quickly took off, proving extremely popular with visitors.

As an independent site Radiowaves.FM does not have a policy regarding the status of any radio station – for us radio is radio and our aim is to reflect the radio industry as it happens and develops in Ireland.

Over the years the site has vastly expanded and is now a one-stop shop for information on radio in Ireland, whether historical or contemporary.

Please enjoy your time on our site and don’t forget to drop us a line with updates or feedback.

On the right there is a brief introduction to the different sections…

Radiowaves News:
Check out our newspage for the latest industry updates which includes the latest newspaper stories. There is also an extensive archive of past news stories.

Radio Schedules:
What’s on the radio? This section has current schedule listings for radio stations broadcasting across Ireland.

Station Database: Information and details for every Irish station of the past and present.

Irish Bandscans: Bandscans from the ’80s, ’90s up to recent times. Bandscans are sectioned by date and location and there’s also a selection of unusual scans.

Radio Nova: Universally lauded as the greatest ever radio station, this is our special tribute.

Radio Retro: Relive radio broadcasts exactly as they were broadcast. This section features everything from the ’80s pirates to the licensed stations of today.

The Anorak Hour: Archived recordings of Phantom FM’s seminal programme.

Radiowaves Specials: A feast of special anorak features. Includes a history of Irish radio; the ’80s raids and 1988 pirate closedowns; old magazines; lots of recordings, Pat Courtenay and much, much more.

Radiowaves Job Spot: The latest industry vacancies plus profiles of jobseekers.