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'''KCLR 96FM''' is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[radio station]] which broadcasts to [[Carlow]] and [[Kilkenny]] in [[Ireland]]. It began broadcasting in [[May 2004]]. www.bci.ie
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = KCLR 96FM
| logo =
| airdate = May 2004
| frequency = 96.0 96.6 (Kilkenny) & 96.9 (Carlow)
| area = Counties [[Carlow]] & [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]]
| format = [[Adult contemporary]], [[News/talk]]
| owner =
| website = [http://www.kclr96fm.com/ www.kclr96fm.com]
}}


'''KCLR 96FM''' is an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[radio station]] which broadcasts to [[Carlow]] and [[Kilkenny]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It began broadcasting in May 2004.
The station's slogan "The Heart of Carlow Kilkenny" is taken from the idea that the shape of the two counties, as they appear on maps, form the shape of a heart.


==Schedule==
More recently KCLR96fm is adopting the additional " Your Life, Your Music, Your Station !". This as part of its revamped imaging.
KCLR breakfast with John Walsh is a three-hour show from 7am to 10am and continues to be the most popular breakfast show broadcasting to this region. KCLR live is the news and current affairs show which airs from 10am daily covering all local and national issues. The daily lunchtime show is presented by John Keane from 12 to 4pm followed by The Way it is presented by Sue Nunn.
www.kclr96fm.com

==Ann Phelan incident==
Before the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]], Labour TD [[Ann Phelan]] participated in a live radio debate on the station. While there she got into an argument, saying: "I am just going to give up here now. I came to this debate here tonight, I came in here, I've been completely ignored and I'll tell you now I'm fed up of the whole bloody lot of ye." Then she walked out of the studio. She admitted later that she had "absolutely" lost her temper.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/2016/0223/770113-election-ann-phelan/ | title=Ann Phelan: I 'absolutely' lost my temper | publisher=RTE | date=23 February 2016 | accessdate=23 October 2020 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kclr96fm.com Official Site]
*{{official website|http://www.kclr96fm.com/}}
{{Media in County Carlow}}
*[http://www.txradica.net/tune.php?c=kclr96fm&.wvx= Listen Live]
{{Media in County Kilkenny}}


{{Local radio in Ireland}}
{{Local radio in Ireland}}


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Latest revision as of 01:30, 24 December 2023

KCLR 96FM
Broadcast areaCounties Carlow & Kilkenny
Frequency96.0 96.6 (Kilkenny) & 96.9 (Carlow)
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary, News/talk
History
First air date
May 2004
Links
Websitewww.kclr96fm.com

KCLR 96FM is an Irish radio station which broadcasts to Carlow and Kilkenny in Ireland. It began broadcasting in May 2004.

Schedule[edit]

KCLR breakfast with John Walsh is a three-hour show from 7am to 10am and continues to be the most popular breakfast show broadcasting to this region. KCLR live is the news and current affairs show which airs from 10am daily covering all local and national issues. The daily lunchtime show is presented by John Keane from 12 to 4pm followed by The Way it is presented by Sue Nunn.

Ann Phelan incident[edit]

Before the 2016 general election, Labour TD Ann Phelan participated in a live radio debate on the station. While there she got into an argument, saying: "I am just going to give up here now. I came to this debate here tonight, I came in here, I've been completely ignored and I'll tell you now I'm fed up of the whole bloody lot of ye." Then she walked out of the studio. She admitted later that she had "absolutely" lost her temper.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ann Phelan: I 'absolutely' lost my temper". RTE. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

External links[edit]