[2][3][4] In October 2007, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) approved Communicorp's proposed takeover of Today FM and Highland Radio, but not FM104.

[7] Due to a Competition Authority decision, Communicorp was required to sell-on FM104, which it did (to UTV Media) immediately upon its acquisition.

[8][9] Orangold, a company owned by the Rabbitt family, completed the purchase of Highland Radio from Denis O'Brien's Communicorp Group in July 2008.

[10] On 12 August 2012, Highland Radio received an international exclusive interview with Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt live on air from the Summer Olympics in Stratford in London.

[12] Pio McCann, who died in October 2020, was recognised for his interviews with American country music figures, including Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson, Charley Pride and Garth Brooks, and, notably, gave Daniel O'Donnell his first interview.

[citation needed] Highland Radio News airs their own bulletins Mondays to Fridays on the hour from 7.00am until 7.00pm.

[citation needed] During Christmas, Easter and Bank Holidays, Newstalk provide the only news bulletins on the hour.