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Specialising in all aspects of radio programming, we are a young unique innovative energetic and creative independent radio company.

Our creations include Top 40 Oifigiuil na hEireann, Corona Extra Hotmix, Backchat on RTE and more. We also make radio commercials. For example if you have ever heard a concert ad on radio, we made it!

The future of radio is digital and we are busy creating it now with our Mocha and All 80s digital radio stations, the internet and with podcasting.




DAP News  

DAP Irish Station Relaunches
14th June 2008
Our Irish language Top 40 station has relaunched with a brand new name picked by the listeners themselves. The station is now called RíRá and is the only station in Ireland to always play the listeners most requested song next. See how it works at www.raidiorira.ie

New Jingle Package for Today FM
14th April 2008
A brand new jingle package for Today FM's Ray Foley Show goes to air today at Noon. The package was produced via DAP by Music4 London. It is unique in the Irish market in that the package is a series of mini-songs which will be updated regularly across the year. Hear samples at www.music4.com

DAP Partner with MediaRepublic
30th March 2008
DAP have agreed a partnership with independent sales house MediaRepublic to represent the company in sponsorship sales. Many exciting projects are lined up for 2008 starting with the launch of the Airplay Chart. For sponsorship details contact Kathy or Harry at www.mediarepublic.ie

DAP Live to South Africa
14th March 2008
We're delighted to welcome Mike Mills from Classic FM who will be broadcasting live to SA from our DAP studios in Dublin. Ireland is proving increasingly popular with South African tourists and Mike will be featuring many guests and Irish music from our facility during the week. For more see www.classicfm.co.za

DAP Launches Irish Language Station
1st March 2008
DAP working with Conradh na Gaeilge have launched Irelands first youth targeted Irish language station. It's initally called Raidio X until a listener competition to find a permanent name for the station is won at the end of the month. Enjoy the hits at www.raidiox.ie

Welcome to John!
7th January 2008
DAP are happy to welcome John McSweeney as our new Facilities and Programme Manager. John brings a wealth of online experience to the ever increasing digital world of radio from his last post at Yahoo! He begins the position on January 21st.

New Opening
19th November
An exciting new position is available at DAP working across all our projects. Fancy a new start for 2008 ? See more here

DAP on Mobile Phones
14th November
DAP have launched our two digital radio stations onto the mobile phone platform. Users only need Spodradio, free simple mobile software, to access All80s or Mocha anywhere in the country. For more see here

Airplay Chart Launches
20th October
Official Chart compiled by Neilsen/Music Control from 40 stations across 32 counties, the chart delivers tight adult entertainment with humour, big names guests and premium prizes. More>

DAP on DAB
20th September
DAP's two new digital radio stations have begun broadcasting to Dublin on DAB. One stations features All 80's music, the other a mix of R'n'B and Chillout tunes. More on the respective station websites; www.all80s.ie and www.mochadigitalradio.com

Backchat is Back!
4th September
Backchat returns to the autumn schedule on RTE Radio One tonight. Following a very successful first series in the spring, DAP has been commissioned for this second series where Fiona Looney and a panel of guests cause havoc with the weeks headlines.

JNLR Increases for DAP Programmes
23rd August
DAP flagship programmes "Top 40 Oifiguil na hEireann" and "Corona Extra Hotmix" continue outstanding performance in the lastest JNLR Listenership survey. "HotMix" has doubled the Saturday night audience year-on-year for Dublins 98FM and Limericks Live 95FM. "Top 40" continues to be the nations largest chart show with almost 250,000 listeners each weekend. More on Top 40 and HotMix.

New Studio 3 Open
20th August
DAPs new facility on Upper Mount Street has expanded with the addition of a large broadcast talk studio "Studio 3". It will play host to the new RTE Radio One series "Backchat" in September. For more on studio hire click here.

2FM Documentary
18th August
DAP's "Lord of Rock'n'Roll" documentary on the history of Slane Castle, its iconic concerts and resident Lord Henry Mount Charles was broadcast at 9am on RTE 2FM this morning to coincide with the Rolling Stones concert taking place today. Three more documentaries are slated for production this year for broadcast on national broadcaster Newstalk 106-108. For more on DAP documentaries click here.

New Appointment
1st August
We are proud to announce that Lochlainn Harte has joined our expanding production team on a full-time basis. This follows a successful part-time position where he produced our Phantom FM launch package and worked on our PPI Radio Award Winning "CGI" series for RTE Radio One.

DAP Worldwide
20th July
DAP sister company DigitalRadio Ltd have exchanged contracts to provide two digital radio stations to mobile phones via the SpodRadio platform. This is a small application allowing 3G phones to listen to radio stations from around the world. More information at spodtronic.com

New Series for RTE Radio One
10th July
Following a highly successful first series, DAP have been commissioned to produce a second series of "Backchat with Fiona Looney" for RTE Radio One. The series will return as part of the Autumn schedule beginning September and also on iTunes as a downloadable podcast. RTE Backchat Page

Digital Trials Begin
27th June
DAP sister company DigitalRadio Ltd have begun broadcasting two music stations on the Dept of Communications DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) trial. The stations "All80s" and "Mocha Smooth Hits" are also available online at dapdigitalradio.com

We've Moved!
21st June
We have just moved to an upmarket studio facility on Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 in the heart of Dublins media district. Our new facilities boast two large studios with improved voicebooth facilities, large recreation area for guests and expanded office space. A large talk-based studio will open later in the summer with a full broadcast studio available from early next year.

BCI Contract
20th June
DAP sister company DigitalRadio Ltd today signed contracts with BCI for the provision of tow digital radio services "All 80s Digital Radio" and "Mocha - Smooth Hits with a Kick". The stations will broadcast on cable/MMD systems and partake in the emerging digital broadcasts DTT being carried out by the Dept of Communications and DAB being carried by RTE. The stations are also available online at dapdigitalradio.com



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