Communicorp is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
media holding company, wholly owned by
Denis O'BrienDenis O'Brien, , is an Irish entrepreneur. An Arts graduate of University College Dublin, O'Brien received an MBA in corporate finance from Boston College in 1982 and holds an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin....
.
Communicorp Group Ltd was formed by
Denis O'BrienDenis O'Brien, , is an Irish entrepreneur. An Arts graduate of University College Dublin, O'Brien received an MBA in corporate finance from Boston College in 1982 and holds an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin....
in 1989. The Group’s radio operations launched in Ireland in the same year and followed with stations in the Czech Republic in 1992. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Communicorp has grown rapidly and become a major player in the Irish media market
The company now owns 42
radio stationRadio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both...
s in 8 countries across Europe, including in Ireland:
Dublin's 98Dublin's 98 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland, operated by Radio Two Thousand Limited, a subsidiary of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Limited, under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station broadcasts on the 98.1 MHz FM...
, Newstalk,
Spin 1038Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...
and
Spin South WestSpin South West is an Irish radio station broadcasting from Raheen in Limerick City in the province of Munster. It launched on 23 July 2007, and holds an Independent Regional Radio contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to broadcast to County Kerry, County Limerick, County Clare,...
as well as minor holdings in other stations, (including
East Coast FMEast Coast FM is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
until February 2008), and is to open 2
radio stationRadio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both...
s soon in Jordan.
Communicorp were recently the highest bidder for the Irish operations of
EmapEMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
, which would add
Today FMFor the similarly named Australian radio station, see 2Day FMRadio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
,
FM104FM104 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited , and is a subsidiary of UTV Radio. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
and
Highland RadioHighland Radio is an Irish radio station operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and is the licenced local radio service for the County Donegal franchise. It began broadcasting on March 15 1990, and is currently franchised until 2014. Highland's headquarters are...
to their control, but this requires Irish Competition Authority approval.
Communicorp is an
IrishIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
media holding company, wholly owned by
Denis O'BrienDenis O'Brien, , is an Irish entrepreneur. An Arts graduate of University College Dublin, O'Brien received an MBA in corporate finance from Boston College in 1982 and holds an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin....
.
Background
Communicorp Group Ltd was formed by
Denis O'BrienDenis O'Brien, , is an Irish entrepreneur. An Arts graduate of University College Dublin, O'Brien received an MBA in corporate finance from Boston College in 1982 and holds an honorary doctorate from University College Dublin....
in 1989. The Group’s radio operations launched in Ireland in the same year and followed with stations in the Czech Republic in 1992. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Communicorp has grown rapidly and become a major player in the Irish media market
The company now owns 42
radio stationRadio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both...
s in 8 countries across Europe, including in Ireland:
Dublin's 98Dublin's 98 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland, operated by Radio Two Thousand Limited, a subsidiary of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Limited, under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station broadcasts on the 98.1 MHz FM...
, Newstalk,
Spin 1038Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...
and
Spin South WestSpin South West is an Irish radio station broadcasting from Raheen in Limerick City in the province of Munster. It launched on 23 July 2007, and holds an Independent Regional Radio contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to broadcast to County Kerry, County Limerick, County Clare,...
as well as minor holdings in other stations, (including
East Coast FMEast Coast FM is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
until February 2008), and is to open 2
radio stationRadio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast common programming, either in syndication or simulcast or both...
s soon in Jordan.
Communicorp were recently the highest bidder for the Irish operations of
EmapEMAP is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
, which would add
Today FMFor the similarly named Australian radio station, see 2Day FMRadio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
,
FM104FM104 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited , and is a subsidiary of UTV Radio. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
and
Highland RadioHighland Radio is an Irish radio station operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and is the licenced local radio service for the County Donegal franchise. It began broadcasting on March 15 1990, and is currently franchised until 2014. Highland's headquarters are...
to their control, but this requires Irish Competition Authority approval. On 8 October 2007, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, who must also approve the transfer of any Independent Local Radio contracts, announced that it would agree to the transfer of control in the cases of Today FM and Highland Radio, but not in the case of FM104. The solution was to sell FM104 to UTV Media immediately upons its acquisition.
Outside of Ireland, Communicorp have stations in seven other countries, including Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Ukraine and Bulgaria, and
soon in Jordan.
On 21 July 2008, a joint bid from
Boxer TV AccessBoxer TV Access is a Swedish company providing pay television channel on the digital terrestrial television network in Sweden. Modeled on the British ITV Digital, it was founded in October 1999. Some channels on the Swedish DTT are free-to-air, but most of the channels require subscription from...
and Communicorp, supported by
BT IrelandBT Communications Limited , is a telecommunications and internet company in Ireland. It is a subsidiary of BT Group plc.-Merger of Esat Telecom and BT Northern Ireland:...
, were successful in obtaining three
digital terrestrial televisionDigital Terrestrial Television is the technological evolution and advance from analogue terrestrial television, which broadcasts land based signals...
multiplex-Science and engineering:* Multiplexing, combining many signals into a single transmission circuit or channel* Multiplexer, an electronic device that accomplishes multiplexing* Multiplex , a laboratory procedure in molecular biology* Multiplexing...
contracts from the BCI. Boxer DTT Limited withdrew from its agreement to provide a DTT platform on April 20th 2009.
Stations
- Republic of Ireland
Ireland is a country in north-western Europe. The modern sovereign state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned on 3 May 1921. It is a parliamentary democracy and a republic...
: Dublin's 98Dublin's 98 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland, operated by Radio Two Thousand Limited, a subsidiary of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Limited, under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station broadcasts on the 98.1 MHz FM...
, Newstalk, Spin 1038Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...
, Spin South WestSpin South West is an Irish radio station broadcasting from Raheen in Limerick City in the province of Munster. It launched on 23 July 2007, and holds an Independent Regional Radio contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to broadcast to County Kerry, County Limerick, County Clare,...
, Today FMFor the similarly named Australian radio station, see 2Day FMRadio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
, Highland RadioHighland Radio is an Irish radio station operating under a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and is the licenced local radio service for the County Donegal franchise. It began broadcasting on March 15 1990, and is currently franchised until 2014. Highland's headquarters are...
- Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe that is sometimes considered to be Eastern European. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west and northwest, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. The capital and largest city is Prague...
: Kiss 98, Kiss Hady, Kiss Morava, Kiss Publikum, Kiss Jizni Cechy, Kiss Delta, Kiss Proton, Country Radio, Radio BeatRadio Beat is a Czech radio station, broadcasting from Prague. It plays classic rock. Every weekend is thematic program. Every day after 7:00 p.m. is program...
, Radio Jizera, Radio Spin, Radio 1Czech Radio 1 is an alternative radio broadcasting company based in Prague, Czech Republic. It can be tuned at 91.9 MHz in and around the city. Its musical style is unique for Czech radio stations....
- Hungary
Hungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...
Juventus Radio, Sztar fM, Radio GaGa
- Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
: Radio SWH, Radio SWH+, Radio SWH Rock,
- Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russian Federation...
: Elmar,Radio Uuno, Radio KukuRadio Kuku was the first politically independent privately owned radio station in post-occupation Estonia, established in 1992 by a media businessman and later politician Rein Lang and a founder of the first politically independent newspaper Eesti Ekspress, Hans H...
, Radio 100fmRadio 100FM is a Danish radio channel. The name refers to the fact that the station broadcasts on 100.0 MHz on the FM spectrum in the Greater Copenhagen Area....
, Dinamit FM, Radio U-Pop,
- Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
: Radio SuomiPop, Groove FMGroove FM is a low-power New Zealand radio station, broadcasting on 107.7 FM in Wellington. The station bills itself as playing cafe style music which includes Lounge, Swing and Jazz.-External links:**...
, Classic Radio, Metro FMMetro FM is a national radio station in South Africa owned by the SABC.- History :The station started broadcasting in October, 1986 as Radio Metro to compete with the now defunct Radio Bop...
- Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
Nashe Radio Network, NRJ
- Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
: BG Radio, Radio 1, Retro Radio, NRJ, Radio NovaRadio Nova may refer to one of several different radio stations, among them:*Radio Nova *Radio Nova *Radio Nova *Radio Nova *Radio Nova *Rádio Nova...
, City Radio, Radio Veronika
- Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. Jordan shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south, the Gulf of Aqaba to the southwest,...
: September 2008 Spin FM and Ayyam FM
ICAN Interactive
Communicorp also have a majority interest in
ICANICAN has a number of meanings:*ICan Group, a family of companies in the fields of health insurance, marketing, and medical bill advocacy.*International Communications and Navigation Limited...
one of Europe's leading interactive advertising agencies and the undisputed leader in the Irish online advertising market.