Irish people are voracious radio listeners and, in our own unique way, voracious radio contributors. Whether glued to the news of the dead on local radio or voicing our woes on Joe Duffy every lunchtime, you’ve got to hand it to the Irish – our relationship with radio is out of proportion with our population size.
From next month, state broadcaster RTÉ will be drawing the public’s attention to its three-year digital media strategy that will encompass internet, as well as its new digital audio broadcasting (DAB) that should bring radio standards kicking and screaming into the 21st century, reports the Irish Independent.