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, owning six stations. The company was formed from a consortium which included ''

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'', River Media and the

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and is based in Cookstown and Ballymena.

Portfolio

The six stations it owns include

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which it purchased in summer 2006, while the other stations were launched by the company in 2005 and 2006. The company's stations are: * Q102.9 - Derry, Northern Ireland * Q97.2 - Coleraine, Northern Ireland *

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, Northern Ireland *

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- Cookstown, Northern Ireland *

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- Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

Owners

Q Radio is owned by ''The Irish News.'' Mass media companies of Northern Ireland Radio broadcasting companies of the United Kingdom