What is Midwest Irish Radio?
{{Orphan|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox Radio station | name = Midwest Radio | image = | city = | area = Co. Mayo | branding = | slogan = more than just RADIO! | airdate = 1989 | frequency = 96.1 MHz, 97.1 MHz, 95.4 MHz, 95.5MHz | owner = Paul Claffey | website = [http://www.midwestradio.ie] | listenership = 80,000 per day }} '''Midwest Radio''' and '''Midwest Irish Radio''' are an Irish [[radio]] station in County [[Mayo]], [[Ireland]]. Its studios are on Clare Street, Ballyhaunis. The station started in 1989. When first opened the Midwest Radio studios were in Abbey Street, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. Its target [[audience]] is people over 35 and it mainly broadcasts [[country music]] and classic hits. Some of the station's programmes do contain current chart music such as The Breakfast Show, The Late Late Lunchbox and The Hot Hits Hour. The station broadcasts live every day from 7:00 am to 1:00 am. The latest [[JNLR/MRBI]] radio listener survey shows that [[Mid West Radio]] is by far the most popular [[radio]] station in [[Connacht]] with a market-share of 52.2%. Midwest Radio's [[franchise]] area is county Mayo although it can be heard in various parts of Connacht. Midwest Radio started an online only radio station, Midwest Irish Radio, in 2005. This has a different programme to Midwest Radio, although The Mid Morning Show does broadcast on Midwest Irish Radio. Most of its broadcasts are non stop Irish music. It's sister station Northwest Radio shut down in [[2004]]{{Fact|date=June 2009}}. ==Schedule== '''Monday to Friday''' 7.00am-8.45am Breakfast Show with David Cawley 8.45am-9.00am Morning Edition News & Sport 9.00am-11.00am The Tommy Marron Show 11.00am-1.00pm Mid-Morning Show with Paul Claffy 1.00pm-1.30pm Lunchtime News And Sport 1.30pm-3.00pm Classic Hits Country With Chris Carroll 3.00pm-5.30pm Late Late Lunchbox with Padraic Walsh 5.30pm-6.00pm