Pride Vibes, the pop-up radio station that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community, has returned just in time for Pride this year, and this time they’re going live on FM too. The radio station that launched around the same time last year is now bigger, better and ready to make Pride even more unforgettable.
“I’m so delighted to be station manager for Pride Vibes 23,” said Sean Munsanje The station was a huge success last year and with the FM licence we’ve obtained for this year we have huge plans for growing the station and making it bigger and better than ever.”
Next to him, the lineup of presenters includes Shivani Dave, Crossy, Stephen Byrne, Vicki Blight and Brian Kennedy.
Pride Vibes’ goal is to shine a light on queer Irish life by celebrating the successes of the LGBTQ+ community and starting conversations around the issues that matter to its members. The radio station will focus on all the wonderful regional Pride festivals, Pride happenings and more as they occur. Moreover, the presenters will shine a light on issues regarding the community, both nationally and locally, and will celebrate organisations and trailblazers that work on making Ireland a better place for queer folks.
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Speaking about the exciting programme they have planned, Sean Munsanje revealed: “This year we’ll have interviews with some of the community’s biggest names. We’ll have documentaries and features daily delving into LGBTQIA+ culture and what it means in 2023. Our reporters nationwide will be updating the country on each Pride festival – with what’s happening, as it’s happening. If all that isn’t enough we’ll be playing the best music to take you through every pride festival all summer long 24/7.”
Brian McCarthy, Group Commercial and Operations Director for Wireless Ireland, thanked all the different organizations that are supporting Pride Vibes, one of which is GCN, and highlighted all the hard work that has gone into bringing the station to life.
“We’re honoured to be able to deliver a radio station that speaks to and for the LGBTQIA+ community in Ireland. With estimates of between 6-10% of the population identifying themselves as members, it’s really important that a medium as powerful as audio reflects this in its output,” he said.
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He added, “We’re delighted to have been able to bring brands of such stature as McDonald’s, Dalata PLC and Voltarol on board to support the station and also to again partner with Belong To and GCN. I’d like to thank them, and our partners at Core, for sharing our vision of delivering an authentic voice for the community and building on last year’s success.
Turning on the FM transmitters will be the culmination of a massive amount of work from the team in Wireless Ireland and everyone else involved and a moment that we can all be very proud of.”
Pride Vibes will broadcast on FM on the following frequencies: Dublin 105.2FM, Cork 106.7FM and 88.7FM, Limerick 105.5FM, Galway 87.9FM, North East 104.2FM and South East 103.8FM, as well as nationwide on pridevibes.ie.
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