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Radio station in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Cool FM
is an
Independent Local Radio
station based in
Newtownards
, Northern Ireland. The station is owned and operated by
Bauer
and forms part of Bauer's
Hits Radio Network
.
The station began broadcasting in 1990 when its parent station
Downtown Radio
ceased
simulcasting
and split its
AM
and
FM
frequencies into two separate services.
Downtown Radio
continued on
1026
kHz
AM and FM frequencies outside Belfast?and Cool FM was created to broadcast on
97.4
MHz
. Initially broadcasting to the
Greater Belfast
area only, Cool FM can now be received across Northern Ireland on
DAB
.
As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 527,000, according to
RAJAR
.
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Programming
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Cool FM plays a broad mix of popular, youth-orientated pop and dance music. Some of the stations most popular shows are
Pete Snodden
in the Morning
with Pete, Paulo and Rebeeca and the
Cool Saturday Show
with
Stuart Robinson
and Deputy Dave. Cool FM features some specialised music such as
Cool of Rock
on weekday mornings, classic hits in
The Cool Years
on Sunday afternoons and
Cool Goes Quiet
, love songs on Sunday?Thursday nights.
Although station owner,
Bauer Radio
, packages Cool FM as part of the
Hits Radio Network
for selling advertising, Cool FM does not broadcast any Hits Radio networked programmes. All of Cool FM shows are locally presented and produced from its Newtownards studios.
Local news bulletins air on the hour between 06:00 and 22:00 every day. On weekdays, there are extended bulletins at 13:00 and 17:00 and headlines on the half hour during breakfast and drivetime.
Presenters
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- Paul Kennedy (1995?present)
- Pete Snodden
(2000?present)
- DJ Hix
(2007?present)
- Stuart Robinson
(2010?present)
- Paulo Ross (2014?present)
- John Kearns (1990?1995, 2014-present)
- Owen Beers (2014?present)
- Rebecca McKinney (2015?present)
- Deputy Dave (2015?present)
- Melissa Riddell (2016?present)
- Curtis McCosh (2016?present)
- Connor Coates (2017?present)
- Katharine Walker (2019?present)
- Evanna Maxted (2021?present)
- Ciara Ewing (2021?present)
- Ryan A (2010?2014, 2022-present)
References
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External links
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Publishing
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- Adel exklusiv
- Alles fur die Frau
- Astrowoche
- Auf einen Blick
- Auto Zeitung
- Auto Zeitung Classic Cars
- Auto Zeitung Gebrauchtwagen
- Avanti
- Bella
- Bravo
- Bravo Girl
- Bravo Sport
- Bummi
- Bussi Bar
- Card Collector
- Closer
- Cosmopolitan
- Das Neue
- Das Neue Blatt
- einfach.sein
- Fernsehwoche
- Freizeitwoche
- Good Health
- Happinez
- Heidi
- In meiner Kuche
- inTouch
- inTouch Style
- Joy
- kochen & genießen
- Laura
- Laura Wohnen Kreativ
- Lecker
- Lissy
- Mach mal Pause
- Maxi
- Mehr Spass
- Mein Hund & Ich
- Mein Lieblingsrezept
- Mein TV & Ich
- Meine Melodie
- Meins
- Mini
- Mutti
- Myway
- Neue Post
- Pflege & Familie
- Rezepte Pur
- Schone Woche
- Selbst ist der Mann
- Shape
- Super Freizeit
- tina
- tina GESUND&Fit
- tina Koch&Back-Ideen
- tina WOMAN&Style
- tv14
- tvpur
- tv!top
- TV Horen und Sehen
- TV Klar
- TV Movie
- TV Movie digital
- Volksstimme
- Welt der Wunder
- Woche Heute
- Wohnidee
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Radio
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- Nova
- The Voice
- Radio 100
- Pop FM
- myROCK
- Radio Soft
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Finland
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- Radio Nova
- Iskelma
- Radio City
- SuomiRock
- NRJ
- Radio Nostalgia
- Kasari
- Radio Pooki
- Radio 957
- Auran Aallot
- KISS
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Portugal
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Slovakia
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Sweden
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- Gold FM
- Mix Megapol
- NRJ
- Lugna Klassiker
- Rockklassiker
- Radio Active
- Radio Disney
- Retro FM
- Svensk Pop
- Topp 40
- Vinyl FM
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AM stations
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FM stations
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- BBC Radio Ulster
92-95
- BBC Radio Foyle
93.1
- Downtown Radio
96.4, 96.6, 97.1, 102.3, 102.4, 103.1, 103.4
- Q Radio
96.7, 97.2, 100.5, 101.2, 102.9, 106.0, 107.0
- Cool FM
97.4
- U105
105.8
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