Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education

Dun Laoghaire: the home of Irish radio

DCFE Radio — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:24:15 +0000

Welcome to The Wave from Dun Laoghaire: the home of Irish radio. Check out the story of Marconi and his connection with our town elsewhere on this site.

Wavepod Exclusive: interview with John McFadden of DCFE Music

DCFE Radio — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:50:44 +0000

Check out our Listen! page for an exclusive interview with John McFadden of DCFE Music.

Marconi & The Wave

DCFE Radio — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:50:35 +0000

From Marconi to The Wave – we’re making history!

The name Guglielmo Marconi is synonymous with the scientific development of radio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Marconi, whose mother was Irish, spent much time in Ireland developing wireless communications systems and one such project, towards the end of the 19th century, found him in Dun Laoghaire. It was here he conducted the first ship-to-shore telegraphic transmissions of a sporting event – the Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) yachting regatta. A receiving station was set up at the Harbourmaster’s House, now Moran Park House, and results from the regatta were sent to the station from a ship out at sea.

Marconi returned to Dun Laoghaire in 1923 from where he conducted the first true radio broadcasting experiments in Ireland. He set up base in the Royal Marine Hotel and it was from here he introduced to Ireland the concept of radio as we know it today. If you visit the Royal Marine Hotel today you will find a photograph of Marconi commemorating the pioneering radio work he carried out whilst resident in Dun Laoghaire.

We here at The Wave are proud to be making radio in a place that played such an important part in the history of radio in Ireland. We hope, through our regular FM and online activities, that we are making a positive and worthwhile contribution to the long and exciting history of radio in Ireland…and Dun Laoghaire.

Guglielmo Marconi, Radio Pioneer

Zava Media

DCFE Radio — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:02:56 +0000

thewaveonline is brought to you in partnership with Zava Media.

Check out our Wavepod section for an interview with Zava founder Denzil Lacey.

Wavepods have landed! Click on Listen-Wavepods above

DCFE Radio — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:31:42 +0000

Podacasts of our best moments are now arriving. Click on the Listen page above and scroll down to Wavepods

The Wave 97.3fm 14th-16th February 2012

DCFE Radio — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:22:46 +0000

Well done to everyone for making the first Wave 97.3fm of 2012 such a huge success.

denzil — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:11:38 +0000

THE WAVE

Welcome to the official website of The Wave from Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education (DCFE), Dublin, Ireland.

You’ll find The Wave on 97.3FM around Dun Laoghaire and around the world on www.thewaveonline.ie. The Wave is produced by Radio Broadcasting students at DCFE.

For more information on studying Radio Broadcasting at DCFE go to www.dlcfe.ie

Do you want to write for The Wave?

New Wave Writing

denzil — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:48:59 +0000

The Wave is looking for your stories

You may consider a broad range of subjects, so think about your personal experiences, about life in general, childhood memories, travel stories, history and heritage, people, places and buildings.

Scripts must be your original work and should not have been previously published or broadcast elsewhere.

If your story is selected, The Wave team will record you reading your own story for later broadcast.

If your story is accepted and broadcast on The Wave the recording becomes the joint property of the author and DCFE, but ultimate copyright in the written work resides with you, the author

Unfortunately, no fees can be paid for material submitted for broadcast on The Wave.

As your work may be accepted for broadcast, all rules relating to libel and defamation and applicable laws and broadcasting codes and standards will apply.

Word count: approximately 500 words.

Email your story to the following: BDwan@dlcfe.ie or adriansmyth@dlcfe.ie.

Welcome to The Wave!

denzil — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:24:35 +0000

The Wave is a student radio project designed to showcase the emerging talents of radio production students at Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education (DCFE). The Wave 97.3 first broadcast in February 2010 and thewaveonline first streamed in February 2011 – both services appear live at various times during the college year from September to May, so keep an eye on our Schedule page for the latest FM and online listings.