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'''CRY 104.0FM''' is an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[radio station]] based in [[Youghal]], [[County Cork]]. Areas served by the station include [[Youghal]], Ballymacoda, Ballycotton, Killeagh, Inch, Ardmore, [[Clashmore]], [[Aglish]] and Knockanore.

== History ==
Having operated as a "[[Pirate radio|pirate]]" station from 1979 to 1988, CRY was granted a community broadcasting licence in 1995 to cover Youghal's surrounding areas in East Cork and West Waterford. It was one of a limited number nationwide of what were initially trial community licences, and followed political lobbying in the early 1990s for the station to return with a licence.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The appointment of Youghal native [[Christy Cooney]] to the then Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC), was key to the effort to get C.R.Y. back on the air with a community radio licence.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} CRY reappeared on the airwaves in September 1995 on 105.1FM, originally with weekday broadcasting hours of 14:00 to 18:00.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

The station broadcast for many years on its original frequency, but was moved to 107.2FM in 2002 to facilitate the launch of county-wide pop station [[Red FM (Ireland)|Red FM]], and then switched to 104.0&nbsp;MHz in late 2006 after suffering interference in outlying areas from a new national station, [[Newstalk]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The changeover was completed in January 2007.{{citation needed|date=December 2024 }}

CRY broadcasts 24 hours a day on the 104fm wavelength and on its website.<ref>https://www.cry104fm.com/</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://www.cry104fm.com/}}

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[[Category:Mass media in County Cork]]
[[Category:Former pirate radio stations]]
[[Category:Community radio stations in Ireland]]


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