Newstalk (formerly called NewsTalk 106)'s an Independent Radio station in the Republic of Ireland. It's operated by News 106 Limited, a subsidiary of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group, and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station's a "quasi-national" (covering most, but not all of the state) station as of 29 September 2006, previously having been an Independent Local Radio station with a franchise for Dublin. Format The station's th… (More on Newstalk)