Comments on: Opposition coalesces against axing of MW by RTÉ http://funferal.org/blog/2008/02/11/opposition-coalesces-against-axing-of-mw-by-rte/ engraved and retouched and edgewiped and pudden-padded Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Trevor Mc Evoy http://funferal.org/blog/2008/02/11/opposition-coalesces-against-axing-of-mw-by-rte/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 Trevor Mc Evoy Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:57:19 +0000 http://funferal.org/blog/2008/02/11/opposition-coalesces-against-axing-of-mw-by-rte/#comment-1453 Hi. I was watching the video link on rte today about the shutting down of mw, & to my joy they played a jingle at the end of the piece, does any body know where i can get a copy of the start up jingle and the one I heard today. Used to get up early in the mornings just to hear the jingle:-) Please reply to mail add. Regards Trevor Mc Evoy Hi. I was watching the video link on rte today about the shutting down of mw, & to my joy they played a jingle at the end of the piece, does any body know where i can get a copy of the start up jingle and the one I heard today. Used to get up early in the mornings just to hear the jingle:-)
Please reply to mail add.

Regards
Trevor Mc Evoy

]]> By: Duncan Hill http://funferal.org/blog/2008/02/11/opposition-coalesces-against-axing-of-mw-by-rte/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Duncan Hill Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:26:42 +0000 http://funferal.org/blog/2008/02/11/opposition-coalesces-against-axing-of-mw-by-rte/#comment-1416 Dear Mr. O'Baoill, I hope you don't think I'm being funny, but I think you need to get your technical facts straight regarding RTE closing down the 567kHz service in favour of the 252kHz service. I am referring to: "LW is not present on most domestic receivers at this stage". In fact, 80% of radios have the capability to receive LW. Domestic services in both the UK and Ireland are transmitted using VHF/FM, MW and LW. So anyone buying a radio that doesn't have one of these bands (normally a cheap unbranded import) is shortchanging themselves. The 252kHz service gives MUCH better coverage outside the Republic than 567kHz ever will. Mainly due to the fact that it's a long wave service. In the same way that 198kHz (BBC Radio 4) can easily be heard on LW in the Republic, but many UK national services on MW (Radio 5, Talksport, Virgin) cannot without difficulty. In fact it may surprise you to learn that 252kHz was used by a station called Atlantic 252 for well over a decade. It used the same power and transmitter site as RTE currently does, and their coverage was not just Ireland, but almost all of Great Britain too (except for the far South East). In fact it was even considered a "British" station at the time by most people! By comparison 567kHz MW is almost inaudible by the time it reaches most of Britain. In a way, RTE was very lucky that Atlantic 252 closed down as it has now gained a better signal at little extra cost. It's also worth noting that in 2004, the 567kHz transmitter was off air for four whole months due to maintenance. I can't remember ever reading or hearing any outrage about people not being able to listen to RTE during that time. -regards Duncan Hill, Hertfordshire Dear Mr. O’Baoill,

I hope you don’t think I’m being funny, but I think you need to get your technical facts straight regarding RTE closing down the 567kHz service in favour of the 252kHz service.

I am referring to:

“LW is not present on most domestic receivers at this stage”.

In fact, 80% of radios have the capability to receive LW. Domestic services in both the UK and Ireland are transmitted using

VHF/FM, MW and LW. So anyone buying a radio that doesn’t have one of these bands (normally a cheap unbranded import) is shortchanging themselves.

The 252kHz service gives MUCH better coverage outside the Republic than 567kHz ever will. Mainly due to the fact that it’s a long wave service. In the same way that 198kHz (BBC Radio 4) can easily be heard on LW in the Republic, but many UK national services on MW (Radio 5, Talksport, Virgin) cannot without difficulty.

In fact it may surprise you to learn that 252kHz was used by a station called Atlantic 252 for well over a decade. It used the same power and transmitter site as RTE currently does, and their coverage was not just Ireland, but almost all of Great Britain too (except for the far South East). In fact it was even considered a “British” station at the time by most people!

By comparison 567kHz MW is almost inaudible by the time it reaches most of Britain.

In a way, RTE was very lucky that Atlantic 252 closed down as it has now gained a better signal at little extra cost.

It’s also worth noting that in 2004, the 567kHz transmitter was off air for four whole months due to maintenance. I can’t remember ever reading or hearing any outrage about people not being able to listen to RTE during that time.

-regards
Duncan Hill,
Hertfordshire

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