From a Dublin base, an anti-caste influencer grows a global audience
In less than two years, Amit Wasnik has attracted tens of thousands of online followers with his posts focused on the life and ideas of BR Ambedkar.
In 1986, it was the hotline to reach the team behind Big Beat Radio, who didn’t want the government to find their transmitter.
Or, as its tag line goes, it’s “Country to the ‘Core”.
Co-founder Brian McNamara says the new station’s challenge is to represent not only what’s happening in the Irish music scene, but what’s being listened to.
When West Dublin Access Radio shut down at the end of 2014, it left a gap. From a small windowless room, Together FM is trying to fill it.