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Cable television in Kiltimagh, 1975
https://euscreen.eu/euscreen-collections/item.html?id=EUS_2FD46D7091064EEC9260B4AC3B7A89D7 Interesting video of an early cable system in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo. Liam McDonagh went on to set up a deflector system near Kiltimagh in around 1980.
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Multichannel numbers
I was talking to my friend today about the multichannel black box and we were trying to remember what channels we had and the numbers. I remember years ago coming across a Web page showing the information but can't see to find it. 1.Rte 8. was BBC Does anyone know them all?
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When did Ireland first receive the British stations?
Does anyone know what year Ireland was able to get the British channels such as BBC, UTV etc on cable?
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Section 31
I was reading this article on the use of Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act to ban paramilitaries from TV and radio during the Troubles. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2024/0119/1217560-section-31-broadcasting-ban-censorshop-troubles/ One quote struck me: A number of myths have been dispelled, such as that it was ‘created'…
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Large satellite antenna in Tralee?
I reckon I have as good a chance of finding info in this forum as anywhere else, but would anyone have any info on a large satellite antenna in the centre of Tralee in the 80s and possibly 90s? I'd imagine it was something to do with P&T/Telecom Eireann for communications rather than broadcasting as such. I've tried some…
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20 Years of TV3/Virgin Media One
Going to start light with this. The first logo remains by far their most modern, can beat classics.
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Cork Multichannel TV.
What channels do that defunct cable company has? Also, what were the prices they used to have? :eek:
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Information on Episode of “Ceim ar Aghaidh” from 1968
Hey all - this is a wild shot for some help. I would love to be able to access information (video, photos or other) on an episode of “Ceim ar Aghaidh” which was aired around 1968. This message is to seek your help in finding it. My mother’s 80th birthday is later this year and I just found out that she was on the show…
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Medium & Long wave broadcast frequency assignments in Ireland (inc. NI) from 1978 to the present day
The following is a list of Medium & Long Wave frequency allocations and/or licenced broadcasts allocated to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since the 1975 Geneva Frequency Conference (that covered MW & LW broadcasting in ITU Regions 1 & 3, essentially everywhere outside of the Americas) came into force on the…
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History of RTE news intros/jingles.
I wonder does anyone remember pre 1980 RTE news intros and themes? Also i'm curious to know does RTE have them preserved in their archives. The only online examples are off air recordings on youtube, the earliest dating to 1980. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8gkSjIr2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjGkSnjvc5g
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‘Frank in sex matters’: How Ireland got hooked on British TV, from 1953 to today
From the Irish Times, 11/01/2022. Further details at https://connectinganation.ie
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Kippure channel assignments
Something came up in conversation with a friend today which got me thinking. RTE One on 625 from Kippure used to be on channel H. In later years it was moved to channel E. When was this change made? https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=164545&d=1528925006 shows it on H in 1982.
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Radio 1 RDS
I remember back in the late 90s up until about the mid-2000s that RTE Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1 both had the same RDS PS name - "RADIO 1". And then RTE changed to "RTE R1". Would this have caused any confusion with radios at the time, such as switching you between BBC and RTE randomly because they had the same name?
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Pirate TV
Anyone have any schedules or remember what they looked like etc.? Who was behind them?
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Original RTE VHF transmitter planning model
I am sure that I read that in the 1950s, technical staff planning the introduction of VHF radio and television built a 3 dimensional map of Ireland to model the range of different possible transmission sites. A lightbulb would be placed on a possible location and the amount of land it illuminated compared with others to…
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RTE Guide Christmas 1990
Is there anyone out there who is "the" collector of RTE Guides? I've scanned a copy of the 1990 Christmas edition but have the original that I could send to someone who collects them. Clearing out here!
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TnaG / TG4 name change.
Does anyone know the date that the station changed names? I know it was sometime in late Autumn of 1999 but there seems to be no info on a specific date.
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Archived RTE Guides
Anyone know of web resource for old issues of the Guide?
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Looking for 3 Irish TV works on DVD or VHS
Hello - I'm in the USA, but I'm looking for the following 3 Irish TV works on either DVD or VHS, regardless of regional format - 1. These 10 episodes of "On Home Ground", an Irish TV series (hourlong drama) that was broadcast on RTE from 2001 to 2002 (2 seasons) - Episode #1.1 Episode #1.2 Episode #1.3 Episode #1.4 Episode…
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Cork City And Surroundings To Get Low Cost DAB + Multiplex From August.
Technology company eir dab are to commence a twelve month DAB+ trial in Cork City And it's Sourroundings after been awarded a licence by Comreg. From August eir dab are hopeing to offer at least 20 radio stations to listeners in Cork City and it's Sourroundings. According to their website their aim is to offer a cheaper…
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RTE Regional TV experiments
As well as the "Munster matters" experiment in the 1970's as mentioned on the Irish TV site RTE had some rather shortlived experiments with Regional TV in the 1980's (TV northwest, TV Southeast etc) and sometime aroud 1994 IIRC there were regional news beoadcasts arround 6.30 in the evening for a few weeks. Anyone remember…
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Question: Broadcasting in the 1960s and 1970s
So quick question in the 1960s and 1970s on either TV or Radio would there ever be a time when just 2 people were alone working on a live or pre-recorded piece to air? Or was it just a fanciful story for the sake of a good story? being cryptic on the last question as not to allow this become after hours :)
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Irish founder of BSB passes away
Anthony Simonds-Gooding, who helped launch British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) in the late 1980s, has died aged 80. https://www.independent.ie/business/obituary-anthony-simondsgooding-36270651.html
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TÉ National Anthem clip
I remember seeing a 1960s clip of the Telefís Éireann closedown on Richard's site a long time ago. Is there anywhere I could get a better quality version of it please?
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CMI Cable
I recently moved to Swords and just assumed up to now that the town was served by the old Cablelink network. But I noticed the amount of MMDS aerials in the town and also that the cabled areas didn't have the usual cables strewn along the gutters. A manhole cover outside the estate (shown below) gave me a clue that it was…
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SCTV Digital
Someone I know came across a 2004 brochure seeking investment for the short-lived digital multichannel 'MDS' service which covered areas of Co. Cork and Cork city called SCTV Digital, setup by the long-running Carrigaline based UHF analogue 'deflector' service South Coast Community TV, originally set up to provide the main…
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Athlone Marconi Heritage Centre Project
Extract here from a Dept of Communications FOI release on the Athlone Marconi Heritage Centre Project, might be of interest.
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BBC R&D engineering reports
Is there an index for the BBC R&D engineering reports such as this one http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1964-27.pdf They used to index them by decade but there doesn't seem to be anything now :confused:
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Vintage Radio Noob question TRF "Straight" Regenerative
Reading through websites and magazine articles one sees frequent references to TRF "Straight" and Regenerative reciever types. Werre they different names for essentially the same thing and if not how were they different ? Ive never seen a set with a "reaction" control how common were they ? Its often stated that these sets…
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RTE technical info broadcasts - 1983 on Youtube
very interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Fb9Zqg44o A technical bulletin for the TV trade with various RTE radio and TV transmission news items starting at '11:30 Tuesday' on a date in 1983 accompanied by relevant still pictures! Though news of an increase in coverage of Spur Hill UHF transposer (which used to be…