RTÉNL News - DTT Engineering Test Transmissions & Mast News

The Cush

Latest news from the RTÉNL website

DTT Engineering Test Transmissions

RTÉNL has begun test transmissions from a number of transmission sites. These are:

Clermont Carn, Co. Louth

Three Rock, Co. Dublin

Greystones, Co. Wicklow

Kippure, Co. Wicklow

Mount Leinster Co. Carlow

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Spur Hill, Co. Cork

Mullaganish, Co. Cork

Woodcock Hill, Co. Limerick,

Maghera, Co. Clare

Cairn Hill, Co. Longford

Truskmore, Co. Sligo

Please note that these are TEST transmissions and, as such, are subject to disruption which can be of duration of anything from a few hours to a number of days or even weeks while the service is being developed.

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Mast News

New Masts at Mullaganish & Truskmore

RTÉNL is building new masts at its sites at Mullaganish on the Cork-Kerry border, and at Truskmore, Co. Sligo to replace the existing ones, beginning immediately and concluding in late Autumn 2009.

The present masts were built in 1960 in preparation for the introduction of RTÉ Television in 1961 and are approaching the end of their useful lives. Now is the ideal time to build the new masts in readiness for digital.

Mullaganish
The existing mast has a height of 170m whereas the new one will be 220m tall. This increased height will facilitate better coverage from this site, delivering an improved service to viewers and listeners.

Truskmore
The existing mast has a height of 135m whereas the new one will be 175m tall. Again, the increased height will facilitate better coverage from this site, delivering an improved service to viewers and listeners.

The preparatory work on both sites was completed in 2008 and construction of the two masts is now under way. The new masts will be erected alongside the existing ones which will stay in place until the new ones are completed and commissioned. It is envisaged that, weather permitting, the work on both sites will be completed in late autumn this year. For a period of time there will be two masts on each site while antennas are transferred from the old one to the new one. The old masts will then be taken down.

While work is going on, there may be some disruption to television and radio signals from Mullaganish and Truskmore. This will be minimised as far as possible and we ask that you bear with us while the masts are being built. Ultimately, the results will be worthwhile for viewers and listeners in Cork & Kerry; and Sligo, Leitrim, North Mayo, Northwest Cavan, and South Donegal

yayamark

Excuse my ignorance please but is this for the Freeview? not to be confused with the free sat.

And this is in MPEG4 format?

I ask cos i'll probably be buying a FullHD telly soon.

Thank u

BTW in the Limerick region.

L1011

Freeview is the UK's DTT system. These are, hence, not for Freeview. They are for RTE's DTT service which will launch sometime this year - and may or may not be supplemented by a pay-for service from Boxer depending on whether they get going or not.

swoofer

its Irish DTT and its in MPEG4 as I have found to my cost. Read a few posts on here, especially by STB, tests from maghera are up and running now but I can only get new text and epg. signal strength very strong in Clare.

gbcullen

egal

No news on Holywell Hill, then?

GerardKeating

egal wrote: »

No news on Holywell Hill, then?

2011 or 2012..

The Cush

egal wrote: »

No news on Holywell Hill, then?

The estimated rollout schedule had them on air by the end of Q2 2009 at 2 kW initially, I think there was some mainteance there recently according to Aertel 169.