Music
07 Oct 08

Galway student station extends schedule

Championing alternative music in the west of Ireland, Galway's student station Flirt FM 101.3 has extended its new schedule, broadcasting up to 100 hours a week from next Monday.

From next Monday (October 13), Galway's Flirt FM 101.3 will broadcast from 8am-4am on weekdays, bringing the schedule up from 60 hours to 100 hours a week.

Flirt FM is a the volunteer student radio station which hopes to offer a truly alternative choice to listeners in the west, with specialist programmes each night playing punk, metal, leftfield, electronica, house, techno, hip-hop and world music, as well as rock and indie music.

Considering that this is a station which runs "on less money annually than Pat Kenny spends on hair gel (probably)", a huge amount of volunteers are needed to keep the station ticking over, with 55 new recruits trained in and ready to add to the eclectic programming.

The stations's playlist offers a taster of what's on offer, including a fair dose of Irish artists like Grand Pocket Orchestra, Fight Like Apes, Messiah J & the Expert and Adebisi Shank.

The station will be on air for seven weeks up to Christmas and 12 weeks afterward.

Check out www.flirtfm.ie for more

[Pictured: Production Manager Louise Clarke recruiting volunteers for the station]