Currently testing a low power signal covering South West Dublin on 107.0MHz are Space FM 107.

System FM will be leaving the airwaves this Saturday due to difficulties within the station according to station manager Ben Murray. Taking its place will be Eclipse FM broadcasting from Clontarf using a 150w transmitter. They claim to have “Dublin’s hottest dance mix” and can be contacted for more information at request@eclipsefm.gq.nu. They also have a website.

Galaxy Dance FM have announced that they hope to be on air within a week offering what they call a “pure” dance station with real club djs. Should be interesting. You can email feedback to them at galaxydancefm@hotmail.com.

Phantom FM’s planned maintenance work has now commenced meaning there may be disruptions to their signal. They are hoping to be back to a normal schedule by the weekend.

K.I.C. FM’s recent negative publicity may be having an effect. Despite claims of interference which are unlikely and may be sparked by a hidden agenda, K.I.C. FM may relocate their high-powered transmissions to 88.1FM on the dial leaving low-powered transmissions broadcasting on 104.0. Today, engineering tweaks have seen an improvement in the interference problems emanating from DIT FM on 103.8 and K.I.C. FM should now be available again to listeners in the city.

2FM’s much-hyped reshuffle starts on Monday and - hey - they’ve got a new logo! That’s about it really. New schedule looks like this:

6am Ruth Scott....

7am Damien McCaul....

9am Gerry Ryan (big change!)...

12 Larry Gogan, whose shirts are annoying even on radio (we love you Larry!)! Hasn’t Larry been in this time-slot broadcasting to the dinosaurs? Yep, it’s major reshuffle time at 2FM...

2pm new time (sic) for Gareth O’Callaghan...hope he settles in!...

5pm Tony Fenton (“On the Radio” it says here - thanks for clearing that up guys)...

7pm Dusty Rhodes....

9pm Dave Fanning...

11pm Uaneen Fitzsimons...

2am World Web Radio......it’s going to take us an age to get used to these changes!

County Sound are losing Robert Walshe, who has served with the station since day one. Walshe has been offered a contract by new Dublin station Lite FM, who are due to launch next month. Speaking to The Corkman, Walshe said: “Lite FM offered me a great package, which I couldn’t refuse and I am looking forward to the challenge. It will mean being listened to by 1 million people now, in contrast to the 100,000 in Cork.”

Xtreme FM have begun testing on 101.8FM in Dublin with a full relaunch expected soon...watch this space!

Hot Radio are the latest station to lay claim to the 88.1FM Dublin frequency according to a radio forum, saying they hope to be broadcasting on this channel by next week.

Xtreme FM have said that they are not in any way involved with Energy Radio which, according to Ben Murray of System FM, was due to launch last Sunday. He has claimed that this station would offer nationwide coverage on Medium Wave and that it was to be a co-station project between Xtreme FM and Eclipse FM! With claims like these maybe he should think of politics as a career move? Radiowaves has received no response from emails to Energy Radio or Ben Murray requesting further information.

2FM’s relaunch was allegedly pre-empted by a hacked attack on their site which has now also been relaunched. A new fresh sound (it says here) but has anybody else noticed the similarity between 2FM’s new jingle package and that of BBC Radio 1’s?

Galaxy Dance may not now be coming on air due to financial difficulties. K.I.C. FM are investigating the possibility of broadcasting on the freed-up 102.9MHz frequency.

Mad FM, currently testing, are planning to launch next week broadcasting on 93.2MHz to Dublin’s city centre. Musical output will be rap and metal and big improvements are promised.

Reports have reached Radiowaves of a new station calling itself N.S.R. on 105MHz to the Southside of Dublin. Although signal is weak, the proximity of DSCR on 104.9MHz suggest a short life for this station on this frequency.

Freedom 92FM have announced that they will be starting 24 hour broadcasting shortly.

Space FM have announced that they plan to begin broadcasting dance music around the clock to Dublin on 1st May on a frequency to be announced.

Xtreme FM hope to be relaunching either today or tomorrow on 101.8MHz. The acquisition of a new mixer should see a major improvement in their sound quality.

Beat FM and ABC 94FM are back broadcasting on their original split frequencies in Dublin. Tune to 87.6MHz for Beat FM and 94.3MHz for ABC.

Radio Caroline, the most famous radio station in the world, celebrates her 36th birthday this weekend. Caroline can be accessed on the Astra 1c satellite at 19.2 degrees east by tuning to channel 35 (Challenge TV) and selecting audio subcarriers 7.38/7.56MHz. Times are 6pm - midnight Fridays and 8am - 11pm Saturday & Sunday. A special birthday stream is available globally on Saturday 22nd at 8am and can be accessed by visiting here.

Xtreme FM have had to cease transmissions on 101.8MHz because of interference to NEAR FM on 101.6.

Mad FM are currently investigating interference problems which has delayed their launch plans. They are currently broadcasting to Dublin’s city centre on a weak stereo carrier on 93.2MHz and are also thinking about a name change.

Hot Radio, according to messages placed on radio message boards, will be broadcasting on 88.1MHz (in addition to 99.4MHz) from 2pm tomorrow.

Gold FM, a non-stop '60s station, commences broadcasting in Dublin this coming Bank Holiday Monday Radiowaves can reveal. In a move mirroring the recent ABC/Beat FM split frequencies, Gold FM will broadcast on 87.6MHz on Sundays with Beat FM - who are currently on reduced power - on air Monday to Saturday.

DLCCR (Dún Laoghaire Campus Community Radio) are currently testing on 106.8MHz. They are due to start a temporarily-licensed broadcast on Monday.