NORTH West Radio (NWR) closed down on October 1, or should I say that it was shut down by the Government body - The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland - and in its place we were given Ocean FM.

North West Radio has announced it is not proceeding with its Supreme Court appeal to the withdrawal of its broadcasting licence by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and it will cease broadcasting on October 1.

The Sligo local radio station North West Radio has announced plans to mount a Supreme Court appeal in an effort to prevent the loss of its broadcasting licence.