2FM hope revamp will revive flagging fortunes

2FM has announced one of the biggest ever shake-ups to its schedule in a bid to boost flagging listenership figures with a range of new shows hosted by presenters including Hector Ó hEochagáin, Ryan Tubridy and Colm Hayes.

RTÉ’s pop station revealed details of its new schedule yesterday as it attempts to re-position itself to target the slightly older portion of the 20-44-year-olds market.

Hector, who shot to fame as the presenter on a series of documentaries on TG4 and RTÉ, will take over from Colm Hayes and Jim Jim as presenter of 2FM’s breakfast show which will be broadcast each weekday from Galway starting in October.