 South East Radio's studios are in a 19th-century Georgian-styled former bank branch, located on the quays of Wexford Town.Originally operating as a pirate radio station under the name 'Slaneyside', those responsible for the station successfully bid for a single available broadcast licence during the late 1980s.The winning consortium (who were in competition with another pirate station named "Community Radio Wexford") were awarded the licence following an application and oral presentation.