Local stations remained fairly static year on year with the biggest gain coming from Ocean FM gaining 4% or 3,000 listeners. Galway Bay also gained adding 3,000 listeners to 84,000. Out of the sixteen franchises there were four gains, two static and ten fallers. So the overall momentum for the local stations would seem to be downward.
The Shannonside/Northern Sound was the biggest faller at a decline of 6% or 11,000 to 82,000. Highland still retains the biggest reach in its franchise at 67% followed by Mayo’s Mid West at 60%
| Station | County | 13_1 | 13_1 | 12_1 | 12_1 | +/- | +/-2 |
| Mid West Radio | Mayo | 60 | 60% | 63 | 61% | -3 | -1% |
| Tipp FM | Tipperary | 54 | 43% | 60 | 48% | -6 | -5% |
| South East Radio | Wexford | 43 | 38% | 44 | 39% | -1 | -1% |
| Galway Bay FM | Galway | 84 | 43% | 81 | 41% | 3 | 2% |
| Midlands 103FM | Laois/Off/WM | 66 | 35% | 70 | 38% | -4 | -3% |
| Shann/Northern Snd | RN/LD/LM/CN/MN | 82 | 41% | 93 | 47% | -11 | -6% |
| Highland Radio | Nth Donegal | 68 | 67% | 68 | 66% | 0 | 1% |
| Clare FM | Clare | 44 | 48% | 43 | 47% | 1 | 1% |
| Ocean FM | Donegal/Leit | 42 | 52% | 39 | 48% | 3 | 4% |
| KCLR 96FM | Kilk/Carlow | 41 | 35% | 47 | 40% | -6 | -5% |
| East Coast FM | Wicklow | 28 | 27% | 28 | 27% | 0 | 0% |
| Radio Kerry | Kerry | 57 | 49% | 60 | 52% | -3 | -3% |
| LM FM | Louth/Meath | 57 | 25% | 61 | 26% | -4 | -1% |
| K FM | Kildare | 32 | 20% | 41 | 26% | -9 | -6% |
| Limerick’s Live 95FM | Limerick | 68 | 45% | 69 | 45% | -1 | 0% |
| WLR FM | Waterford | 41 | 46% | 40 | 45% | 1 | 1% |
