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Royal Hillsborough ‘crowned’ best large village for third year running in best kept awards Royal Hillsborough has been awarded ‘Best Kept Large Village’ for the third year running in the prestigious Northern Ireland ‘Best Kept Awards’. The historic Village in Co. Down impressed judges with its continuous high levels of presentation underpinned by a dedicated team of volunteers devoted to its upkeep and appearance. Over 100 representatives from towns and […]

Our offical launch date confirmed Radio Lisburn Live will launch at noon on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. Radio Lisburn Live is unashamedly All About Lisburn all the time. When you tune in via your smart speaker or online, you will hear local news, coverage of our local sports teams, local interviews and the happenings around the City every day. On the launch day, we aim to connect people with local news, champion […]

Getting the best signal Many Digital radios have a signal strength display which enables you to position the Radio for the best reception (usually a number of blocks) as a guide of reception quality. Unfortunately, some radios are less sensitive than others and need careful positioning to work reliably. If your radio displays signal strength, use this as a guide to ensure the best position.You may need to move your […]

Get involved with your new local radio station At Radio Lisburn Live we are currently on the lookout out for volunteer presenters who would like to give some time to a great new community project.  We will value the people who choose to spend their time with us making great radio programmes for local people. As volunteer you are the radio station, and we want to develop new presenters so […]

Help with your smartspeaker Smart speakers have been around for a few years, but it wasn't until 2017, when Amazon released its Echo smart speaker and Google released its Home speaker, that they started to take off. Since then, their popularity has grown steadily as prices have become more affordable.Accessing local radio station content on-demand through smart speakers is a big game changer for listeners. Radio Lisburn Live is available […]

DAB+ EXPANSION Radio Lisburn Live is now available in Newry, Armagh, and Banbridge Delivering coverage from Belfast City Centre, Lisburn Dromore to Banbridge and extending to the City of Newry and beyond to the border at Dundalk. Live from studios in the heart of Lisburn,  RLL will also be available in Castlewellan, Kilkeel, Warrenpoint, Crossmaglen, and Forkhill. Jonny Glover, Programme director, expressed his excitement: “This new coverage is a pivotal […]

Lets get food waste right Recycling doesn’t have to be confusing Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council is supporting the new campaign from Recycle Now to encourage homes in Northern Ireland to recycle their food waste. In Northern Ireland 80% of people recycle their food waste, which is great, but there is room for improvement. Latest estimates show that a third of the average general waste bin is still made up […]

We are now on DAB+ After many months of hard work, we are pleased to announce that Radio Lisburn Live is now available on DAB+. It's most likely you will need to retune your car radio and add us to your preset. This means you can listen to us all over Lisburn and Belfast. You can indeed listen to us on your smart speaker using the following voice commands. Hey […]