Gravity Hits: Irish Dance Music Takes Back The FM Airwaves

August 21, 2026 Off By Editor

Ireland’s electronic music scene has never been short on talent. What it has often lacked is enough serious space on the terrestrial airwaves.

That could be starting to change.

Gravity Hits, the electronic music station operated by Dublin-based Emerald Media Group, has made the jump onto FM for a 30-day multi-city run (like POWERFM & PheverFM before them), broadcasting in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, alongside its existing DAB+ presence and online output.

For Iconic Underground, the interesting part isn’t simply another dance station appearing on the dial. It’s the stated commitment to putting Irish DJs and producers at the centre of the programming — something our homegrown underground scene has been crying out for.

The timing is interesting too. Ireland is currently in the middle of a renewed experiment with digital terrestrial radio. FáilteDAB’s licensed DAB+ trial began in 2025 and has since expanded its network, with Gravity Hits now carried among the growing number of services testing what the future of Irish radio might sound like.

Gravity Hits is also taking the signal back where dance music actually lives: inside the club. Its partnership with Dublin’s Twenty Two includes a weekly Saturday-night broadcast from the venue, taking DJ sets directly from the dancefloor onto the airwaves.

At a time when algorithms increasingly decide what lands in front of us, there is something refreshingly old-school about this: Irish electronic music coming out of clubs, through transmitters and onto radios across the country.

Whether this 30-day FM experiment becomes something bigger remains to be seen. But giving Irish electronic artists another platform beyond social-media metrics and streaming algorithms is something Iconic Underground will always get behind.

Here’s the official word from Gravity Hits and Emerald Media Group…

Gravity Hits Dublin

GRAVITY HITS PROMOTES IRISH EDM DJs AND PRODUCERS ON FM AND DAB+

DUBLIN, IRELAND – August 14, 2026 – EMG (Emerald Media Group), Ireland’s leading indigenous-owned and operated radio group, today announced a major terrestrial expansion for its flagship electronic dance music (EDM) station, Gravity Hits, already a prominent fixture on the national FáilteDAB trial across MUX 1 and MUX 2, as well as streaming online and on smart speakers. Gravity Hits promotes Ireland’s Exploding Dance Music Scene with a dedicated EDM Station in partnership with Twenty Two Nightclub in Dublin.

The station expands its reach with a 30-Day Multi-City FM Broadcast along with its national DAB+ terrestrial broadcasts.

Positioned as Ireland’s EDM station in the Irish broadcasting market, Gravity Hits serves as a powerful, dedicated platform for homegrown talent and international heavyweights alike.

The station’s programming reflects the most current trends in home-produced music alongside anthems synonymous with Ibiza, Mambo nightclubs, and acts that have dominated global festival main stages like tomorrowland.

Irish DJ’s and Producers are heavily featured, focusing the station’s commitment to promoting the next generation of Irish DJs and producers. Gravity Hits is delighted to partner with renowned Twenty Two nightclub in Dublin for a weekly live Saturday Night Broadcast direct from the venue, offering listeners access to premier DJs performing “in the mix,” bringing the energy of Twenty Two directly to the airwaves.

“By bringing Gravity Hits to the FM dial for this 30-day window, we are promoting the extraordinary talent of Irish DJs and producers to an even wider audience,” said Gerry Stevens, Programme Director for Gravity Hits. “This FM expansion, coupled with our robust DAB+ presence and our exclusive live broadcast partnership with Twenty Two, creates a unique, multi-platform electronic music destination that is unprecedented in the Irish broadcasting industry.”