From: walker@btinternet.com   
      
   We know dat de Oirish are tic   
   But now dere is a radio Limerick   
   So each day we do tink   
   A good oirish limerick dey'll say.   
   (God bless de old da in de vatican - amen)   
   "GERRY HANNAN" wrote in message   
   news:1172612652.078914.291610@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...   
   > My deep love for Irish music, in all its forms, knows absolutely no   
   > bounds. It is the very reason why I took over RADIO LIMERICK ONE   
   > after   
   > it was abandoned by its previous owners in 2005. I had a vision and   
   > that is to promote the music of my native hometown and country to the   
   > people of the world. This is why I decided to embrace modern   
   > technology and attempt to reach further than, up until now, was   
   > possible with my dream.   
   >   
   > A dream of having the world pay attention to the most beautiful music   
   > in the world.. But since RADIO LIMERICK ONE started its web streaming   
   > service I have realised that there is more to my dream than I first   
   > imagined. Not only is the world listening to this music but the world   
   > is playing it. The station has received music, by CD and MP3's from   
   > countries all over the world and from people who, up until now, could   
   > not get an airing at such a level as is proposed by RADIO LIMERICK   
   > ONE.   
   >   
   >   
   > The arrival on the marketplace of WI-FI Radio now means that Internet   
   > Radio is no longer the preserve of the elite computer owner, but has   
   > brought radio back where it belongs, wireless radio in the bedrooms,   
   > the kitchens, the living rooms and the workplace. "We have come full   
   > circle and these are exciting times for those who love radio. We can   
   > become more involved in radio than ever before, now we are no longer   
   > controlled by the barriers of border and frequency limitations and   
   > the   
   > airwaves of the world has opened out to us and I want RADIO LIMERICK   
   > ONE to be a pioneer of this new technology. I want to demonstrate to   
   > the musicians who walk the walk with me to realise that the world   
   > wants to hear their music as much as I do.   
   >   
   >   
   > Now is the time for musicians and broadcasters and listeners to unite   
   > in one clear objective and that is to embrace modern technology to   
   > promote our endevours and show the world that we exist. Lets do it!   
   >   
   >   
   > RADIO LIMERICK ONE is an all volunteer, Irish music, labor-of-love   
   > webcasting radio station. It broadcasts on the Internet 24 hours/day,   
   > 365 days/year from a small studio in Limerick City centre, Ireland.   
   > RLO has been "on-air" for more than ten years, and "live" webcasting   
   > began in June 2005. There is not a terrestrial transmitter. In other   
   > words, you can't hear RLO on your car radio but we do broadcast on   
   > WI-   
   > FI which has made our service available to all WI-FI Radio Owners   
   > Globally. Unlike most other webcasts, RLO is interactive. Listeners   
   > are invited to interact with each other in a chat room, choose the   
   > music, and pop reaction posts to what they hear at any given time.   
   >   
   >   
   > We focus on independent Irish musicians in the following genres:   
   > acoustic, folk, jazz, classical, singer-songwriter, swing, big-band,   
   > new-age, instrumental, blues, spoken word, and humor. We also air   
   > Christian, experimental-electronica, and soft rock, providing of   
   > course its Irish or the performer has an Irish connection.   
   >   
   >   
   > Our listeners tend to be adult music aficionados and music buyers.   
   > Those who tune-in regularly are transformed into "addicted" RLO fans   
   > and become part of the family of contributors, listeners and   
   > occasional moaners!   
   >   
   >   
   > Listeners contribute to the experience in many ways sending their own   
   > music, phoning in and chatting LIVE on air, singing their own songs   
   > and submitting their music.   
   >   
   >   
   > If you wish to be a part of RADIO LIMERICK ONE then pop along to our   
   > site at http://www.radiolimerickone.com   
   >   
   >   
   > Best Wishes From Ireland,   
   > Gerry Hannan   
   >   
      
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