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@U105radio
U105 Radio
5 years
The Great (ape) Escape!!! These chimps at Belfast Zoo used a broken tree branch as a ladder today. Video credit: Danielle Monaghan and Dean McFaul
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U105 Radio
10 years
Audio of Stephen and Leona Knox paying tribute to @Wee_Oscar at his Mass of the Angels in Glengormley this morning:
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U105 Radio
3 years
Red carpet rolled out tonight by @BelfastFilmFes1 and @NIScreen for premiere of Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar-tipped movie ‘Belfast’ …
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U105 Radio
4 years
Everyone at U105 would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of local radio presenter Stephen Clements, who has died suddenly at the age of 47. Image from BBC News NI.
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U105 Radio
2 years
Our thoughts and prayers this evening are with the family of our former colleague Aideen Kennedy. Aideen was a member of our news team on the station over a number of years. May she rest in peace.
@BelTel
Belfast Telegraph
2 years
Popular TV newscaster Aideen Kennedy has died shortly after announcing she had a terminal illness on social media and asking people to “keep an eye out” for her children.
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U105 Radio
2 years
We're giving away 200,000 lucky pennies (£2,000) to one lucky u105 follower! Find out more! >
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U105 Radio
2 years
We talked to the 'cap' himself, @ChrisEvans and the wonderful Ana de Armas to talk @NetflixUK #TheGrayMan Full chat here - #ryangosling #chrisevans #anadearmas #netflix
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U105 Radio
2 years
It was with great sadness that we all learned of the passing of our former presenter Paul McKenna. Paul passed away yesterday after illness and his funeral will take place this weekend. Our sympathies and thoughts are with his family and friends.
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U105 Radio
8 years
BREAKING: Carl Frampton Belfast homecoming event to be held this Friday at City Hall between 6pm-7pm. @RealCFrampton
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U105 Radio
6 years
BREAKING: Carl Frampton defeats Luke Jackson at Windsor Park!
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U105 Radio
7 years
Historic day for U105 as we are now available on DAB right across NI! RETWEET to let your followers with a DAB radio know! #U105DAB
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U105 Radio
2 months
Rebecca Ferguson verging on Northern Irish Mammy territory here 😂 ⁠ ⁠ Check out the full interview: #dune #dune2 #rebeccaferguson
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U105 Radio
1 year
Standing ovation for Senator George Mitchell as he arrived to watch Agreement, the @LyricBelfast play telling the story of Good Friday Agreement. Mr Mitchell will give keynote address tomorrow @QUBelfast #Agreement25 . Live coverage with @frank_broadcast tomorrow plus @TimesRadio
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U105 Radio
2 months
'Will you Wonka my Willy?' Check out the full interview: #dune #dune2 #rebeccaferguson
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U105 Radio
7 years
Can we do it!? GOOD LUCK to @NorthernIreland who take on Switzerland tonight at 7:45pm! #GAWA #Daretodream
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U105 Radio
3 years
The red carpet being unwrapped at @BelfastFilmFes1 ahead of the screening of Belfast. Sir Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan, Ciaran Hinds and 10-year-old Jude Hill expected in next hour…
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U105 Radio
2 years
Don't miss out! You could be in with a chance of winning 200,000 pennies (£2,000) as we celebrate welcoming 200,000 Facebook followers! Competition closes 1 September 2022! Good Luck! Find out more here >>
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U105 Radio
8 years
Wishing Ivan a speedy recovery after his open heart surgery today!
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U105 Radio
5 years
Born this day in #music . #NiallHoran . The #OneDirection star hits include #thistown and #slowhands . And a firm favourite on
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U105 Radio
8 years
OMG! #Abba are getting back together! The group will be "reuniting" to work on a project with music mogul Simon Fuller. #U105
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U105 Radio
8 years
Can we have a Bank Holiday tomorrow, First Minister? #GAWA (We'll need it....)
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Arlene Foster DBE PC #ProudofNI.
8 years
So so so so proud #GAWA
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U105 Radio
3 years
Belfast Lord Mayor @KateNicholl & @KarenSethuraman have launched #goodnewsmovement . Simple idea. A pic of the city to spread positivity. Delighted to support it here @U105radio Here’s our first one - a hidden shady spot in Botanic Gardens. Let’s see yours for a RT.
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U105 Radio
6 years
Carl Frampton has won! 😁 Next stop Windsor Park? 🤔
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U105 Radio
5 years
A former Belfast councillor who falsely referred to Republic of Ireland footballer James McClean as a "super Provo" is to pay out £63,000
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U105 Radio
6 years
Happy birthday to James Martin who turns 26 today! 😁
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U105 Radio
3 years
Thinking of our radio colleague and friend @radio_stephen today on the 1st anniversary of his passing. Thoughts with his family and friends. #stephenclementsfoundation
@radio_stephen
@radio_stephen
3 years
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary since #StephenClements left this world. Our hearts are broken & even though a year has gone by, the pain and loss is felt every day 💔 In memory of Stephen, we are asking people to light a candle at 7pm tomorrow🕯️Please join us. #NeverForget
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U105 Radio
5 years
Lyra McKee was a friend and former colleague at U105. Last night she was shot and killed covering riots in Derry. The thoughts of all of us here are with Lyra’s family.
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U105 Radio
4 years
Do you agree with @frank_broadcast or is he being too harsh? We'll take your calls on the latest on #Covid_19 on the Phone-In on Monday 9-12
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Frank Mitchell
4 years
Almost 800 people died today in Italy from #Covid_19 and we have a mix of fools, idiots, imbeciles, selfish gits and stubborn clampets out socialising tonight. The citizens of Ireland north, south, east and west are now begging you to wise up.
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U105 Radio
2 years
Last chance! Our 200,000 penny giveaway ends tonight! 3 finalists from each of our platforms (9 total) will be chosen to go into a draw with the winner being picked on U105 Breakfast tomorrow morning! So be sure you're listening! Full details here >
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U105 Radio
6 years
Happy Birthday Carolyn Stewart! 🎉😁
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U105 Radio
6 years
Happy Birthday to our very own Ivan Martin! 😁
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U105 Radio
3 years
@jed_mercurio Everything looks fine this evening on site. Well cleared up after last week’s ambush 😊Looking forward to seeing you back in Belfast for Series 7 #LineOfDuty6
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U105 Radio
6 years
Ryan Burnett wins! 😁👍
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U105 Radio
2 years
We sat down for a chat with @DaisyEdgarJones & Sebastian Stan to chat about all things 'Fresh'. Full interview here - #FreshMovie #DisneyPlus @DisneyPlusUK
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U105 Radio
2 years
2 days to go! ⁠ You could be in with a chance of winning 200,000 pennies (£2,000) as we celebrate welcoming 200,000 Facebook followers!⁠ ⁠ Tell your friends! They too could be in with a chance of winning!⁠ ⁠ Comp closes 1 Sept! Good Luck!⁠ ⁠ More>
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U105 Radio
2 years
The DUP is "ready to fight" in fresh Assembly elections, leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said
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U105 Radio
2 years
We talked to the super lovely Dakota Johnson to talk @NetflixUK #Persuasion her life, famous parents and 50 Shades! Full chat here - #Persuasion #DakotaJohnson #Netflix
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U105 Radio
2 years
Wow. You did it. As of ten mins ago #StuffABusNI has raised £100,000 👏🎄🎅. Thank you to everyone for donating to the campaign alongside our partners @BelfastLive @BelfastLive as we support @SVP_Ireland @salvationarmyuk to ensure no child goes without this Christmas. 🎅🎄🎁❤️
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U105 Radio
3 years
Evening all. We just wanted to thank all our #belfasthour friends for their support for #stuffabusni pre-Christmas. The final total was £125,000 👏👏👏👍. On behalf of the charities, @Translink_NI , @BelfastLive and ourselves a massive thank you. #BelfastCoffeeCo
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U105 Radio
1 year
Saturday's rally in memory of Natalie McNally, who was killed while 15 weeks pregnant. The rally paid tribute to the 16 women killed across Ireland in 2022. Natalie’s parents Bernadette and Noel agreed to support our #CallThisOut campaign.
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U105 Radio
4 years
Join us for a big applause at 8pm on Thursday to honour doctors, nurses, carers, GPs and all those in frontline of the fight v #coronavirus . Come to your front door, balcony or window and put your hands together. Tune in tomorrow to hear more. #clapforourcarers #WearBlueforNHS
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U105 Radio
5 years
LISTEN ¦ Singers @sean_conorprice chat to Frank about their X Factor days and their latest tour ahead of their upcoming Belfast gig
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U105 Radio
8 years
Disappointing weekend of results but both sets of players and fans did us all proud on & off the pitch! #GAWA #COYBIG
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U105 Radio
1 year
Sinn Fein deputy leader @moneillsf attends rally in Lurgan in memory of murdered Natalie McNally and calling for an end to violence against women everywhere. #CallThisOut
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U105 Radio
8 years
Where does great music live? FIND IT HERE:
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U105 Radio
6 years
LISTEN ¦ SoS Karen Bradley on Equal Marriage in NI: "It will be a matter for the elected politicians in NI ... that’s not for me to impose, in the same way it’s not for me to impose the way that super-fast broadband is rolled out across the country."
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@U105radio
U105 Radio
4 years
Our @radio_cate is on the air, broadcasting live from @belfastairport . If you're #ComingHomeForChristmas - come say Hi! #U105
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U105 Radio
6 years
Happy Birthday Jerry Lang! 🎉😁
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U105 Radio
1 year
LISTEN¦ BAFTA winning actor James Martin and his father, broadcasting legend Ivan, joined @frank_broadcast to talk about An Irish Goodbye, being spotted by A-listers and why an Oscar would be the perfect birthday present #BAFTAs #Oscars2023
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U105 Radio
5 years
LISTEN¦ Frank talks to former army trauma medic Lee Howard, now a police officer, who was one of the first on the scene at the Manchester Arena attack, about coping with PTSD. If you have been affected, you can contact Lee at l.howard8232 @icloud .com
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U105 Radio
4 years
Get yourself a presenter who can do it all #DollyPartonChallenge
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U105 Radio
8 years
Come on Carl! #NightofTheJackal
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U105 Radio
8 years
Lindy FINALLY agreed to get her photograph taken after 10 years! Best of luck for the Future! #LEXIT #LINDYEXITING
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U105 Radio
5 years
LISTEN ¦ “I have never seen so much antisemitism as I have in the north and south of Ireland” – a damning indictment by Israeli journalist @tenenbom It's after his team filmed men in a Derry bar saying “Hitler didn’t kill enough f******g Jews”
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U105 Radio
3 years
I think this qualifies for the #goodnewsmovement @KarenSethuraman @KateNicholl . Well done Ryan and @Translink_NI 👏
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kirsty graham
3 years
@Translink_NI we’ve just had the best journey on the 12.33 from mossley to Londonderry. Our train conductor Ryan went above and beyond and made sure we got a 4seat table, he even carried our cases there. When we arrived he also lifted ours and other passengers cases down.
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U105 Radio
3 years
Delighted with today’s #rajar figures. 217,000 people tuning in each week across NI with total hours over that magical 2m each week. Thank you to all our listeners.
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5 years
LISTEN¦ U105 Johnny Hero ( @herobelfast ) has a very honest conversation with Frank about dealing with depression and PTSD. Well worth a listen.
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U105 Radio
2 years
THANK YOU. 👏 Through December, you helped us & our partners @Translink_NI & @BelfastLive to #StuffABusNI . The final total is an amazing🎄 £103,642.27 ♥️👏👏 Over the past two years, that’s £225,000 ➕Wow. @salvationarmyuk @SVP_Ireland
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U105 Radio
4 years
Well done Northern Ireland. Great to see and hear so many at their doors applauding the NHS. After the minute’s applause and the news @JerryLangDJ played this.... #clapforourcarers #WeAreAllInThisTogether #emotional
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U105 Radio
6 years
Ella and Jackson popped in for #BRINGYOURDOGTOWORKDAY
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U105 Radio
5 years
Hello @BelfastHourNI friends. We just wanted to say thank you. The station has more listeners than ever, according to today’s RAJAR results. 256,000 people each and every week. Well done @JerryLangDJ and all the team. #BowelCancerUK #BelfastHour
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U105 Radio
2 years
Check out this incredible yacht that's pulled up outside the U105 offices!! We've asked around, but don't think it belongs to any of our presenters (although we haven't spoken to our Johnny @herobelfast yet). Who do you think might own this?
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U105 Radio
7 years
U105 listeners have been getting selfies with #MorganFreeman in the Short strand, East Belfast!
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U105 Radio
7 years
We want to say a MASSIVE thank U to all our listeners for choosing U105 as your favourite radio station!
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U105 Radio
3 years
Sad news this evening with the passing of @AontroimGAA ’s Anto Finnegan, an inspirational @MNDA_NI campaigner
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CLG Naomh Pól, Béal Feirste 🅾️
3 years
It is with the upmost sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend, former player, coach, mentor & ambassador Anto Finnegan. This world has lost a fine man. Our deepest sympathies to Alison, Conall, Ava & the Finnegan & Dowdall families Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam uasal ♥️
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1 year
Wow ! Well done to everyone involved especially the one and only James Martin.
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@TheAcademy
The Academy
1 year
'An Irish Goodbye' is taking home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film! #Oscars95
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U105 Radio
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LISTEN ¦ Singer @derekryanmusic chats to @Frank_Broadcast about his new song, written as an emotional homage to his late mum
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U105 Radio
5 years
@JerryLangDJ Getting ready for all our #Belfasthour friends joining us for the big 5th birthday bash tomorrow night 🎂🎂🎼🎤🍾🍾
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U105 Radio
4 years
This is just outside our studios. Not sure if they were looking for @jerrylangradio or if just getting a good spot for tomorrow to hear @MauriceJayRadio , @SportyNeesy , @frank_broadcast , @CarolynU105 and @herobelfast ? What song should be play them ? #DontsaySeal
@JarlathKearney
Jarlath Kearney / www.jarlathkearney.com
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U105 Radio
1 year
Natalie McNally’s parents Bernadette and Noel appeal for the ‘monster’ who killed their daughter or those with info to ‘’end the torture’. Thousands at a rally in Lurgan at 2pm calling for an end to violence against women. #CallThisOut
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U105 Radio
2 years
Lovely having @neildelamere in for a chat with #JohnnyHero on #u105drive today! Neil is back with another hilarious show at Belfast’s SSE Arena on Friday February 17th 2023
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@U105radio
U105 Radio
7 years
Well done to @frank_broadcast & @RickyU105 who picked up Bronze Award tonight for their show from day after Manchester attacks. #IMRO2017
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U105 Radio
6 years
Happy Birthday @frank_broadcast 🎉🎈
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U105 Radio
5 years
Evening to all our #Belfasthour friends. Did you see we launched #StuffABusNI today ? Love you all to help us get 20,000 toys onto @Translink_NI bus to help kids in NI this Christmas ? #BelfastStartUpShow
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U105 Radio
1 year
In unrelated news. Today's U105 Drive will feature the entire back catalogue of S-Club SEVEN. Enjoy! @herobelfast
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U105 Radio
1 year
@HillaryClinton @BillClinton arrive @QFTBelfast for screening of Lyra documentary
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U105 Radio
7 years
Delighted U105 has highest average hours of ANY local station in our area. Great way to celebrate recent #U105DAB launch #RAJAR
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U105 Radio
6 years
Did you hear @jonathanrea with @frank_broadcast this week ? The four-time World Champion’s book from @HCinIreland is out now.
@jonathanrea
Jonathan Rea
6 years
My book #dreambelieveachieve is out today! I hope you enjoy it! Find it here...
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U105 Radio
8 years
Did U hear - 2016 total for @NIHospice at £108k & campaign total at £951,000. £1million here we come #AllForOnesie
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U105 Radio
6 years
When @frank_broadcast asks: “Show us your shoes @PamBallantine !!!” 🙈
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U105 Radio
4 years
We’ve just gone blue in studio for #ClapForCarers to honour our #NHS and frontline heroes as they lead the battle v #coronavirus - join in 8pm Thurs with round of applause in your home or garden
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U105 Radio
3 years
Great to have you all tuned in to the one and only, wonderful, stupendous, fantastic, amazing @jerrylangradio for #belfasthour #izon #isthatwhatyouwantedustosayjerry ?
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U105 Radio
8 years
#RAJAR results in & we now have 182,000 listeners weekly. Our average hours of 10.2 are the highest of ANY commercial station in our area.
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U105 Radio
7 years
#RAJAR day and our weekly reach is UP to 198,000. UP 9% year on year. Plus radio in NI has highest ever listenership. Thank you.
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U105 Radio
1 year
A pleasure to be able to play a role in people’s lives. Well done @frank_broadcast
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Frank Mitchell
1 year
Sometimes you wonder if presenting a radio show makes any difference to anyone's life and then you get a special reminder. Thank you for listening to @U105radio
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U105 Radio
2 years
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. 📸: Getty
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U105 Radio
5 years
Wow! What a lethal voice! Many thanks to #rickywarwick for joining #JohnnyHero on #u105drive today. Black Star Riders will be at the Limelight on 17 October, and the new album #anotherstateofgrace is out now!
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U105 Radio
2 years
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has called for a Westminster General Election to remove the Conservative Party from power
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U105 Radio
5 years
Did you hear our news ? Listening figures released today and weekly listenership in greater Belfast is up 17% year on year. Thank you to everyone inc our #BelfastHour friends 👍 #PoweredByTalent
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