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Digital Radio

  • 09-09-2014 7:12pm
    #1
    Offside
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭


    I was recently over in my elderly Grand Aunt's house and her radio signal for BBC Radio 4, a station which she listens to every day, has pretty much disappeared. I told her I'd look into getting her a new radio that would be able to pick it up.

    I've had a look and see that there is now a digital signal broadcasting and radio's can be bought that pick up this signal - my question is, does BBC Radio 4 broadcast over this signal or is it limited to Irish stations only?

    She does not have the internet in her house and isn't interested in getting it, so that would rule out getting a radio connected to the internet which I'm sure could pick up Radio 4 fine.

    What would my best option in terms of a Radio to get her - she currently has two old radios and said since a few weeks ago when people were working on lines outside the house, the Radio 4 Signal has become almost non existent, I don't know if this would have much to do with it.

    Would really appreciate if someone could give me some advice, I'm not too up to speed on current radio technology!


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  • #2
    real rocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭real rocker


    Hi Offside,
    You don't say where your relation lives so difficult to determine if the Long Wave signal can be improved. I listen on LW in south Dublin & usually have an OK signal during the day. There is intermittent electrical interference form time to time so my internet radio is a life saver.
    If Internet is off the agenda as you say it seems unlikely that DAB signal available as only possible in the border counties. If your grand aunt has Freesat, Sky or UPC for telly reception Radio 4 is part of the suite of stations on the menu if listening using the telly is considered OK.
    Best of luck.


  • #3
    Offside
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭Offside


    real rocker wrote: »
    Hi Offside,
    You don't say where your relation lives so difficult to determine if the Long Wave signal can be improved. I listen on LW in south Dublin & usually have an OK signal during the day. There is intermittent electrical interference form time to time so my internet radio is a life saver.
    If Internet is off the agenda as you say it seems unlikely that DAB signal available as only possible in the border counties. If your grand aunt has Freesat, Sky or UPC for telly reception Radio 4 is part of the suite of stations on the menu if listening using the telly is considered OK.
    Best of luck.

    Hi, living in Terenure area. I feared as much, I'm wondering if getting her a new radio might at least help somewhat with the signal issues?
    Looking at the radios she has, I would say they are 20+ years old. I think she just has plain saorview so listening on the television would not be an option.
    Thank you for your reply.


  • #4
    Cork_chick_94
    Closed Accounts Posts: 285 ✭✭Cork_chick_94


    I read somewhere that bbc radio 4 is now running on half power on longwave to prolong the lifespan of the transmitter.


  • #5
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Offside wrote: »
    Hi, living in Terenure area. I feared as much, I'm wondering if getting her a new radio might at least help somewhat with the signal issues?
    Looking at the radios she has, I would say they are 20+ years old. I think she just has plain saorview so listening on the television would not be an option.
    Thank you for your reply.

    Try 720 Medium Wave - signal is very clear along the east coast - you might get lucky with UPC leakage on 96.35 FM.

    The LW transmitter was having problems over the last few weeks but that should be resolved shortly.

    As an aside older radios tend to be better for reception than newer radios and importantly keep the radio away from potential sources of interferance eg TVs


  • #6
    Ciaran
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 918 ✭✭✭Ciaran


    Would any of her neighbours be nice enough to let her leach off their wifi for an internet radio?


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  • #7
    petronius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 849 ✭✭✭petronius


    If you have access to NTL - it is relayed in FM on their analog service
    For me its 96.3MHz FM (20 October 2014) in Dublin in crystal clear stereo

    i.e. connect the radio to the UPC/NTL cable (even connecting the central point of the coaxial plug to the silvery pullout aerial of a simple fm transistor radio)


  • #8
    bbability
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭bbability


    Has she a dish on the house. If not cheap to install freesat box with all the BBC channels. Nice screensaver on the TV when it's on letting you know the content currently on air etc.


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