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From one radio station to
another...
12.03.09
INISHOWEN Community
Radio (ICRfm) has looked to an altogether different
local radio station for its latest documentary.
ICRfm has produced a 45-minute show about Malin Head
Coast Guard Radio Station in celebration and
recognition of the valuable services the rescue
co-ordination centre provides every day of the year.
Malin Head Coast Guard Radio Station is the oldest
radio station in Britain and Ireland having first
opened its doors on January 1, 1902. |
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"Since then it has
never shut down for one day, one hour or even one
minute. Malin Head Coast Guard Radio Station has
been receiving and sending the transmissions of
seafarers through the Irish War of Independence, two
World Wars, the setting up of the Irish Free State
and the formation of the Irish Republic," said
documentary producer Claire McDermott. The
documentary also explores how teamwork between the
RNLI, the Coast Guard helicopter rescue team,
fishermen and the radio officers in the station is
fundamental to ensure the safety of people at sea.
It also conveys how the rescue services on both
sides of the border must work in partnership to keep
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safe in the waters
around the island of Ireland.
The show, funded by the Broadcasting Commission of
Ireland's Sound and Vision Scheme, will be broadcast
on ICRfm on March 17, at 12pm on the frequency 105
and 107.6fm or online at
www.icrfm.ie
For more information about the documentary, please
contact Claire at the station on 074 93 29105. |
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