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Care Radio to serve network of carers across the UK
A new radio station serving the UK’s legion of nine million paid and unpaid carers has launched online.
Care Radio can be found in the usual app stores and at careradio.org, but has plans to join DAB multiplexes around the country soon.
Its founders include the President of the International Children’s Charity, Radio Lollipop Hedley Finn OBE as Chair and John Dash as CEO.
Gary Robinson, a former MD of Kerrang! Radio and Downtown Radio, is Content Director.
Over fifty other radio professionals are giving their time and skills to get the station set up and established, backed by a team of finance, fundraising, care sector, PR and technical experts.
âI just donât know whether a 12-year-old today who is going to be 15 in three yearsâ time is going to be listening to Spin,â he said.
âEverybodyâs on Spotify because people can afford Spotify. People are listening to podcasts. So half of me is saying âoh I think the radio business is going to be greatâ, because we did diversify into podcasts and digital offerings, but I just canât put my hand on my heart and say itâs going to be great in five yearsâ time.â
Growth curve
The Irish radio market certainly seems to be at quite a different point in the growth curve than it was in 1989, when what was then Classic Hits 98FM went on air the morning after the Berlin Wall fell and, according to OâBrien, âstarted making money after three monthsâ.