Radio Nova hoping to start broadcasting ‘quasi-nationally’

Kevin Brannigan, chief executive of Radio Nova. Picture: Feargal Ward

Dublin rock music radio station Radio Nova is hoping to extend its listenership to a further 1.7 million people as it applies to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for a new type of franchise.

Radio Nova’s proposed new service would allow the station to broadcast beyond Dublin’s commuter belt into other densely populated parts of the country. The investment required in extending the service, approximately €500,000, would come from the station’s existing ...