Media

Coimisún na Meán approves €2.4m in funding for independent radio sector

Funding allocations of up to €95,000 per station is being made available to produce certain types of programming

Catherine Martin, the media minister, approved the funding for the scheme. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) has approved €2.4 million in addition funding for the independent commercial radio sector.

The funding allocations, which will range from €35,000 to €95,000 per station, is being made available under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting scheme and was approved by Catherine Martin, the Minister for Media.

This funding will be made available to cover a specific range of topic for listeners, which have been agreed with the Independent Broadcasters of ...