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2fm

“2fm was established in 1979 in a different era, to play pop music aimed at young people when there were no legally licensed broadcasters other than RTE. (It) has been totally eclipsed by independent radio stations, doing what 2fm used to do, doing it far better and at a fraction of the cost.”

John Purcell, Independent Broadcasters of ireland

RTE said 2fm was an “integral part of its overall suite” designed to meet the needs of a diverse audience, and that its financing had been approved by the Government. It said that 2fm’s ability to generate money from advertising was “considerably less” than independent radio stations, since laws restrict it to playing four minutes and 30 seconds worth of ads per hour rather than the nine minutes afforded to other broadcasters.

Fight!

RTE rejects claim 2fm is a waste of public cash (Sarah McCabe, Independent.ie)

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“It is outrageous that taxpayers money has been spent on a Report that Minister [Pat] Rabbitte claims ‘looks at the entire broadcasting landscape’ but which does so only through the blinkered view of RTÉ and its Government owner.

The funding model proposed is in effect a “Montrose Tax” which will prop up RTÉ and effectively destroy the diverse broadcasting sector of which Ireland can be justifiably proud and which employs over 1500 people in counties throughout Ireland.”

John Purcell, chairman of the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland

John Gallen writes:

The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the organisation that represents independent radio stations in Ireland, has hit out at the BAI Review of Funding for Public Service Broadcasting by calling it a “whitewash.”

According to the IBI the review fails to recognise the value of public service content on independent radio stations and is “throwing good money after bad in suggesting additional funding should be provided to RTÉ.”

FIGHT!

IBI Lashes Out at BAI Funding Report (Adworld.ie)