How to listen to Cool FM

Find out how to listen on FM, online, on smart speakers - and on Rayo...

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 26th Jun 2024

Cool FM plays the hottest new music - here are all the ways you can get involved and listen.

What music do we play on Cool FM?

Cool FM is Northern Ireland’s #1 music station – playing everything from Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles to Dua Lipa and Anne-Marie.

You can also listen to special shows like the Cool Goes Quiet for more chilled sounds and the Cool Years for the ultimate throwback playlist.

Every Sunday afternoon from 4pm until 7pm, DJ Hix counts down NI's biggest songs on the NI Hit 40 that you've been listening to across Northern Ireland, on the radio, streaming, watching, downloading and Shazamming!

How can I listen to Cool FM?

You can find Cool FM on your traditional radio - we're on 97.4 FM & DAB in lots of places.

You can listen here on our website, download our free RAYO app or ask your Smart Speaker to 'play Cool FM’.

Is the Cool FM App called RAYO free?

Yes, the new Cool FM app called RAYO is free to download.

Download the Rayo App on iOS.

Download the Rayo App on Android.

Can I listen to Cool FM in my car?

You can tune into Cool FM on FM or DAB from your car's radio. Alternatively, you can connect your phone via Bluetooth or USB connector and use the Cool FM app to play the radio in your car.

How can I listen to Cool FM on smart speakers?

Apple HomePod: "Hey Siri, play Cool FM."

Amazon Alexa: "Alexa, play Cool FM."

Take a look at the Cool FM presenters:

Pete Snodden

You can listen to Pete on Cool Breakfast, weekdays from 6am 📻

Paulo Ross

You can listen to Paulo on Cool Breakfast, weekdays from 6am 📻

Rebecca McKinney

You can listen to Rebecca on Cool Breakfast, weekdays from 6am 📻

Paul Kennedy

Tune in weekdays from 10am to hear PK on Cool FM

Curtis McCosh

Join Curtis weekdays from 1pm and on weekend breakfast from 6am!

John Kearns

You can listen to John weekdays from 4pm on Cool Drive

Hix

You can listen to Hix on Cool FM weeknights from 7pm and the NI Hit 40 on Sunday's🎙

Melissa Riddell

Join Melissa weeknights from 10pm and on weekend breakfast from 6am!

Stuart Robinson

You can listen to Stuart on the Cool Saturday show from 10am 🎙

David McCammond

You can listen to Deputy Dave on the Cool Saturday show from 10am 🎙

Katharine Walker

You can listen to Kat on the Cool Saturday show from 10am

Owen Beers

Tune in to Owen Sunday's from 10am on Cool FM

Evanna Maxted

You can listen to Evanna on Cool FM Saturday and Sunday's from 10pm

Tune into Northern Ireland’s number 1 for music, Cool FM on 97.4FM, online, on our Rayo app, your DAB radio, or say ‘Play Cool FM’ on your Smart Speaker. We play you the biggest hits from the world’s hottest artists, from Pete Snodden in the morning to the NI Hit 40.