RTÉ Radio Cork, also known as RTÉ Cork Local Radio and Cork 89FM, was a local radio station in the

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serving

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. The FM signal spilled into

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and

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, but the rest of

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had to rely on the medium wave signal. It was shut down in 2000.

History

Radio broadcasting in Cork began in 1927 with 6CK, which operated primarily as a local relay for the Dublin-based 2RN, but also produced some of its own content. RTÉ Cork Local Radio was established on 2 March 1974 as an opt-out service which operated for a limited number of hours per week, relaying the national service (

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) at other times. The service was popular but had its hands tied by the limited number of local hours it could output, before reverting the

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feed. In 1989, RTÉ Cork Local Radio was rebranded as "Cork 89FM." It became "RTÉ Radio Cork" in 1994, and was closed in 2000 due to low audience share.

Programmes

One of the most prominent broadcasts was the

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''Under the Goldie Fish''. The title referred to the gilded fish which acts as a

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atop the

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Other people

*Michael Corcoran *

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*Alf McCarthy *

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* Tony O'Donoghue *Donna O'Sullivan *Gillian Smith

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