Radio stations in Northern Ireland

Radio in Northern Ireland serves audiences across Belfast, other cities and towns, and rural communities. Regional broadcasting can follow shared public concerns, while more local services concentrate on the places and people around them. Both contribute to a radio landscape with its own social and cultural setting within the United Kingdom. Music and entertainment take several forms, from broad popular programmes to specialist selections. Spoken services add journalism, interviews, sport and discussion, giving listeners ways to follow events and hear different experiences. Community broadcasting can make space for participation and interests that extend beyond a mainstream daytime schedule. Some entertainment programmes are shared with a larger network, while reporting and information retain a Northern Ireland focus. News and travel material can connect a music service with the audience's everyday surroundings. More closely based programmes offer another perspective through local voices, creating different relationships between broadcaster, place and listener.