Northern Media Group
The Northern Media Group is the largest local radio group in Northern Ireland, owning six stations. The company was formed from a consortium which included The Irish News, River Media and the Alpha Newspaper Group and is based in Cookstown and Ballymena.
Portfolio
The six stations it owns include Q Network Radio which it purchased in summer 2005, while the other stations were launced by the company in 2005 and 2006. The company's stations are:
- Q102.9 - Derry, Northern Ireland
- Q97.2 - Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Q101.2 - Omagh/Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
- Five FM - Newry, Northern Ireland
- Six FM - Cookstown, Northern Ireland
- Seven FM - Ballymena, Northern Ireland.
Owners
Robert Walshe is currently head of the company which is owned by three of the the key players in Irish media. The Irish News is a successful Northern Ireland daily, the Alpha Newspaper Group is the largest weekly newspaper group and River Media is one of the fastest growing media companies in the Republic of Ireland, owning thirteen newspaper titles and two radio stations: Ocean FM in the northwest and Kfm in Kildare.
External Links
Northern Media Group Alpha Newspaper Group RiverMedia The Irish News