Internet radio in Ireland in numbers
As of , radioko lists 153 radio stations from Ireland that stream online. 148 of the 148 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 153
- Played in our latest check
- 148 of 148 (100%)
- Did not play
- 0
- No clear result
- 5
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 235 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | +1 |
| Duplicates merged | -70 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -9 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | -4 |
| Stations listed | 153 |
| Played in our latest check | 148 |
Stations by county
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 49 | 32% |
| Mayo | 4 | 3% |
| Limerick | 2 | 1% |
| Westmeath | 2 | 1% |
| Waterford | 2 | 1% |
| Galway | 2 | 1% |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1% |
| Cork | 2 | 1% |
| Wexford | 1 | 1% |
| Meath | 1 | 1% |
| Laois | 1 | 1% |
| Clare | 1 | 1% |
| Kildare | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 83 | 54% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pop | 25 | 16% |
| Electronic and dance | 18 | 12% |
| Rock | 16 | 10% |
| Oldies | 16 | 10% |
| Community and college | 11 | 7% |
| News | 7 | 5% |
| Country and folk | 7 | 5% |
| Talk and culture | 5 | 3% |
| Classical | 3 | 2% |
| Christian | 3 | 2% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 3 | 2% |
| Sports | 2 | 1% |
| Jazz and soul | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 43% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Irish | 9 | 6% |
| Scottish Gaelic | 3 | 2% |
| German | 1 | 1% |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 100 | 65% |
| AAC | 37 | 24% |
| HLS | 7 | 5% |
| HE-AAC | 4 | 3% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 3 | 2% |
| Ogg FLAC | 1 | 1% |
| Ogg Vorbis | 1 | 1% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTÉ Radio 1 | Dublin | HLS · AAC | |
| 2 | Newstalk | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 3 | RTÉ lyric fm | Dublin | HLS · AAC | |
| 4 | Dublin's FM104 | Dublin | 104 FM | AAC · 127 kbps |
| 5 | Dublin's 98FM | Dublin | 98 FM | MP3 · 192 kbps |
| 6 | RTE 2 FM | Dublin | MP3 · 160 kbps | |
| 7 | Radio Nova 100 | Dublin | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 8 | Limerick's Live 95FM | Limerick | 95 FM | AAC · 127 kbps |
| 9 | Newstalk Ireland | Dublin | HE-AAC v2 · 64 kbps | |
| 10 | Highland Radio | MP3 · 128 kbps |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from Ireland listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .