Downtown adds to FM coverage with 103.4FM
Last updated 16th Mar 2020
Downtown Radio, Northern Ireland’s first commercial radio station is marking its 44th year on the air today (16th March) with the launch of a brand new FM transmitter designed at improving coverage of the radio station to large parts of Belfast, Newtownabbey and outlying areas.
The new frequency will broadcast from Carnmoney Hill on 103.4FM and will complement the stations existing FM network across Northern Ireland.
Programme Director Stuart Robinson, said “The launch of this new frequency will bring Downtown on FM to a whole new audience in many parts of Belfast, Newtownabbey, Holywood and Carrickfergus”
We’ve also been investing in our programme line up too - with former Cool FM DJ Glen Pavis joining Gary Myles on the Downtown Breakfast Show and Owen Larkin coming over from Q Radio for our new afternoon programme”
In addition, we have just increased choice for evening radio listeners between 7pm - 10pm with the launch of a new show with Kirstie McMurray on our FM network while the legendary Big T’s Country programme can be heard on our 1026AM frequency and via our digital outlet Downtown Country”.
Station Director Simon Mann added “It’s a really exciting time for Downtown, we’ve been busy working behind the scenes and today we are also delighted to unveil our new station identity”
“Our new 103.4FM frequency will not only improve the quality of service for existing listeners but we hope will attract new listeners for the very first time to Downtown - it’s also particularly good news for our advertisers who will benefit from the ability to reach thousands more potential listeners who live and work in this area of Greater Belfast and the thousands more commuters along the busy M2, A8 and A2 routes leading into Belfast”.
Downtown can now be heard in the following ways:
- Belfast, Newtownabbey, Holywood, Carrickfergus - 103.4FM
- Greater Belfast area - 1026AM
- North West - 102.4FM
- The West - 96.6FM
- Causeway Coast - 96.4FM
- South Down - 103.1FM
- Mid Antrim - 102.3FM
- Newcastle - 103.4FM
- Larne - 97.1FM
- Northern Ireland wide - DAB digital radio (check your postcode for coverage at getdigitalradio.com)
- UK wide - smart speaker / online at downtown.co.uk / Downtown app.