Off The Ball launches 24 hour radio station devoted to sports

Off The Ball is launching Ireland's first dedicated digital sports activities radio station, OTB sports activities Radio.

The 24-hour station, that already stays, is produced with the aid of the group in the back of Newstalk's Off The Ball.


Off The Ball experts Brian O'Driscoll, Kevin Kilbane, Kieran Donaghy, and Tommy Walsh will provide analysis across rugby, football, racing and golfing.

Shows encompass 'The football show', 'golf Weekly, 'The Hurling display' with Shane Stapleton, 'Off the Brawl' with Andy Lee and the 'DadCast' and there will also be hourly sports information updates.

No Off The Ball programming on Newstalk is laid low with the brand new station.

Within the cutting-edge Joint countrywide Listenership Figures (JNLR) in may, Off The Ball had a attain of 54,000 listeners for its day by day program, maintaining, however not building on, its audience from the preceding year.

On the weekends, Off The Ball Saturday had one hundred twenty,000 at remaining depend, down three,000 year on yr, even as Off The Ball Sunday has won 33,000 listeners because ultimate yr, accomplishing 134,000.



speak at the launch of OTB sports activities Radio, Ger Gilroy, managing Director at Off The Ball, said, “this is a landmark day for sports media in Ireland, in addition to a tremendous moment in the development of Off The Ball.

"Listeners to our everyday sports activities show on Newstalk have demanded increasingly sports content from us over recent years, and this, therefore, feels like a logical and very thrilling subsequent step. Now we will be able to deliver the very high-quality of sports activities broadcasting, 24 hours an afternoon."

Adrian Serle, organization CEO Communicorp Media added, “The Off The Ball team have constructed an outstanding multi-media sports content material emblem in Ireland and abroad. audience scale, engagement, and profile have rocketed as a result, growing precise advertising and marketing opportunities for manufacturers.

"The investment we're now making compliments our organization method, and the timing is proper for Off The Ball to release OTB sports Radio, another incredible station, now available on the GoLoud app.”