Near FM (North East Access Radio) 90.3 FM is a BAI-licensed community media project operated by the

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media co-operative Media cooperatives are a form of cooperative that report on news based on the geographic location of their membership, or the general interests of the membership. Often they are a form of alternative media, critical of mainstream perspectives, wit ...

, Near Media Co-operative Society Limited. Membership in the co-operative is open to all organisations and individuals in

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...

North-East,

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. The station provides a wide range of specialist music programmes (blues, punk, ska etc.) as well as a variety of talk programming. Previously known as ''Near FM 101.6'', the station first went on air in August 1995. On Tuesday 23 January 2007, the station switched to a new frequency of 90.3 MHz and was renamed ''Near90fm''. In 2012, the station reverted to using its former ''Near FM'' name. Near Media Co-op also runs other community television projects – Near TV Productions, NearCast and Near Drama as well as other projects including Near Records and Near Choice. Near FM is a founding member of CRAOL, The Community Radio Forum of Ireland. In the 1980s there was a

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station which NEAR FM is based on called ''North Dublin Community Radio'', which broadcast on 100MHz FM, and 1008KHz AM. It closed down in 1988, in order that the legal co-op could apply for a community radio licence.

Franchise area

Dublin North-East to include

Coolock Coolock () is a large suburban area, centred on a village, on Dublin city's Northside in Ireland. Coolock is crossed by the Santry River, a prominent feature in the middle of the district, with a linear park and ponds. The Coolock suburban are ...

including Bonnybrook, Ayrfield and Kilmore West, Artane,

Donnycarney Donnycarney () is a Northside suburb in the city of Dublin, Ireland, in the jurisdiction of Dublin City Council. It is mostly residential, around from the centre of Dublin. Dublin GAA's home stadium, Parnell Park, is located here. Location D ...

, Killester,

Kilbarrack Kilbarrack ( - ''Church of St. Berach'' or ''of young Barra'') is a residential suburb of Dublin, Ireland, running inwards from the coast, about from the city's centre. It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Coolock. Modern-day Kil ...

Raheny Raheny () is a northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, halfway from the city centre to Howth. It is centred on a historic settlement, first documented in 570 CE ( Mervyn Archdall). The district shares Dublin's two largest municipal parks, Saint Anne ...

, Beaumont,

Baldoyle Baldoyle () is a coastal suburb of Dublin's northside. It is located in the southeastern part of the jurisdiction of Fingal, Ireland, developed from a former fishing village. Baldoyle is also a civil parish in the barony of Coolock within th ...

Dollymount Dollymount (), often known as "Dollyer" to Dubliners, is a coastal suburban area on the north coast of Dublin Bay, within Clontarf, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, just east of Saint Anne's Park. Dollymount Strand The famous Wooden B ...

Donaghmede Donaghmede () is a residential suburb on the northern side of Dublin, Ireland, formed from parts of Baldoyle, Coolock and Raheny in the 1970s. It contains a mid-size shopping centre and a ruined chapel, and lies within the jurisdiction of Du ...

Darndale Darndale ( meaning ''daffodil'') is an area on the Northside of Dublin, in Ireland, featuring a high concentration of social housing. It is located in the north of the sprawling suburb of Coolock. Darndale lies within the Dublin 17 postal ...

East Wall East Wall () is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Built on reclaimed ground in the 1820s, the area is also 30 minutes walk from Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street. Location East Wall is bounded by West Road to t ...

Ballybough Ballybough () is an inner city district of northeast Dublin city, Ireland. Adjacent areas include the North Strand and Clonliffe. Location Ballybough is an inner city district of northeast Dublin. Neighbouring districts include Drumcondra t ...

Ballymun Ballymun () is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, at the northern edge of the Northside, the green-field development of which began in the 1960s to accommodate a housing crisis in inner city areas of Dublin. While the newly built housing was ...

, Drumcondra, Fairview,

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Santry Santry () is a suburb on the northside of Dublin, Ireland, bordering Coolock, Glasnevin, Kilmore and Ballymun. It straddles the boundary of Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council jurisdictions. The character of the area has chang ...

and

Glasnevin Glasnevin (, also known as ''Glas Naedhe'', meaning "stream of O'Naeidhe" after a local stream and an ancient chieftain) is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, situated on the River Tolka. While primarily residential, Glasnevin is also home t ...

Broadcasting hours

*24 hours a day

External links

Near FM

Near Media Co-Op

CRAOL , The Community Radio Forum of Ireland

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland / Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann BAI.
Community radio stations in Ireland Mass media in Dublin (city) Radio stations established in 1995 Cooperatives in Ireland Cooperatives in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-media-stub

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