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{{short description|Irish regional radio station}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2013}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = Beat 102 103
| logo = Facebook Profile Pic.png
| logo_size = 220px
| area = Counties [[County Waterford|Waterford]], [[County Carlow|Carlow]], [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]], [[County Wexford|Wexford]] and [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]]
| frequency = 102.0 – 103.1 FM
| airdate = Tuesday 1 July 2003
| format = [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]
| language = English with dedicated [[Irish Language]] Chart Music programme
| owner = [[Bauer Media Audio Ireland]]
| sister_stations = [[Today FM]] <br /> [[SPIN 1038]] <br/> [[iRadio]]
| webcast = [https://beat102103.com/live/ Play]
| website = [http://www.beat102103.com beat102103.com]
}}
'''Beat 102 103''' is an [[Radio in Ireland#Independent regional radio|independent regional radio station]] in Ireland licensed by the [[Broadcasting Commission of Ireland]] covering counties [[County Waterford|Waterford]], [[County Carlow|Carlow]], [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]], [[County Wexford|Wexford]] and [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]] in [[South-East Region, Ireland|South East Ireland]].<ref name="bci">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bci.ie/licensed_operators/regional_radio_beat.html |publisher=Broadcasting Commission of Ireland |title=BCI :: Regional Radio Service: Beat 102-103FM |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207235525/http://www.bci.ie/licensed_operators/regional_radio_beat.html |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref> It began broadcasting on 1 July 2003 from studios at The Broadcast Centre, Ardkeen, Waterford City (shared with Waterford station [[WLR FM]]), becoming the first station to operate under a regional licence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/03/02/story484319225.asp |author=Susan Mitchell |title=Ireland's regional radio: Beat, coming July |work=Sunday Business Post|date=3 February 2003 |access-date=5 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112111232/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/03/02/story484319225.asp |archive-date=12 January 2005 }}</ref>

The station is a [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 Hit/CHR]] station aimed at listeners aged between 15 and 35.

The main presenters on Beat are Niall Power, Shonagh Lyons, Michelle Heffernan, Darren Rice and Kirsten Matte Maher.

On 13 April 2007, [[Cork (city)|Cork]] based Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) announced it had acquired 75% ownership of both Beat 102 103 and WLR FM,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/munsterexpress/070420.gif |title=Control of WLR FM and Beat 102–103 sold to Cork-based group |publisher=Munster Express |date=20 April 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105141610/http://radiowaves.fm/newsstand/munsterexpress/070420.gif |archive-date=5 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0413/tcm-business.html|title=TCM takes 75% stake of Beat 102–103|publisher=RTÉ|date=13 April 2007|access-date=5 March 2009}}</ref> in a deal worth a combined €14 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/laoisnationalist/070419.html |title=Thomas Crosbie Holdings Ltd acquires majority stake in two more radio stations |publisher=Laois Nationalist |date=19 April 2007 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105141027/http://radiowaves.fm/newsstand/laoisnationalist/070419.html |archive-date=5 January 2011 }}</ref> with WLR FM managing director Des Whelan keeping 25% of each.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/?jp=MHAUGBCWIDGB|title=TCH acquires two radio stations|publisher=TCM|date=13 April 2007}}</ref> TCH already had a media presence in the South East, owning several newspapers in the region.

[[Thomas Crosbie Holdings]] went into receivership in March 2013. The 75% stake was acquired by [[Landmark Media Investments]].<ref name=rte>{{cite news| url=http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2013/0306/374490-thomas-crosbie-holdings/ | publisher=RTÉ News | title=Receiver appointed to publisher of Irish Examiner as part of restructuring | date=6 March 2013}}</ref>

In December 2017, a sale was agreed to [[The Irish Times]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Irish Times to acquire Landmark Media business |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/the-irish-times-to-acquire-landmark-media-business-817451.html |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=6 December 2017}}</ref> pending regulatory approval. In July 2018, the sale of the station to [[The Irish Times]] was complete.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish Times completes purchase of Irish Examiner |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0710/977737-irish-times-completes-purchase-of-irish-examiner/ |publisher=RTÉ |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Irish Times complete purchase of Landmark Media; Pledge to protect 'identity and independence' of titles |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/irish-times-complete-purchase-of-landmark-media-pledge-to-protect-identity-and-independence-of-titles-854228.html |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=28 July 2021 |language=en |date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

A second stream, Noughty Beats, was launched in 2018.

On 22 March 2024, [[Bauer Media Audio Ireland]] agreed to acquire Beat 102–103. The deal was finalised on 1 August 2024.

In 2024 Beat 102 103 was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the annual IMRO National Radio Awards for Outstanding Achievement for their Digital Media Literacy initiative.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-05 |title=Beat outstanding achievement winner |url=https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/beat-outstanding-achievement-winner_arid-33886.html |access-date=2024-10-06 |newspaper=[[The Nationalist (Carlow)]] |language=en }}</ref>

==Beat News and Beat Sport==
News and Sport bulletins are at 10 to the hour from 06.50 'till 18.50 daily, with a 10-minute Beat News Roundup broadcast at 12.30. At 19.50, 20.50, 21.50, 23.30 and 01.00 on weekdays, "The Juicy Bits", a news, showbiz and weather bulletin is also broadcast.

=== The News Team ===
*Aoife Kearns – News & Sports Editor
*Jesse Maher – Digital Editor
*Rachael Dunphy – Sports Journalist
*Cillian Doyle – Journalist
*Jayde Maher – Journalist

=== The Sports Team ===
*Shaun Connolly – Sports Presenter

== Station imaging ==

Megan Phelan is the female station imaging voice and David Hammond is the male station imaging and promo voice of the station. Beat's sung jingles are by ReelWorld Europe. The station strapline is "Your Music Now".

==Frequencies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Frequency
!Transmitter
|-
|102.0 MHz
|[[Mount Leinster]]
|-
|102.2 MHz
|[[Dungarvan]]
|-
|102.4 MHz
|[[Clonmel]]
|-
|102.6 MHz
|[[Gorey]]
|-
|102.8 MHz
|[[Waterford|Carrickpherish]]
|-
|103.1 MHz
|[[Forth Mountain]]
|-
|103.1 MHz
|[[Carrick-on-Suir]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.beat102103.com/ Beat 102–103 Website]
{{Media in County Carlow}}
{{Media in County Kilkenny}}
{{Media in County Waterford}}
{{Media in County Wexford}}
{{Media in County Tipperary}}

{{Radio in Ireland}}

[[Category:Mass media in County Carlow]]
[[Category:Mass media in County Kilkenny]]
[[Category:Mass media in County Wexford]]
[[Category:Mass media in County Tipperary]]
[[Category:Mass media in Waterford (city)]]
[[Category:Radio stations in the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2003]]

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