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Anybody lose their Analogue TV just there?

  • 30-12-2009 9:50pm
    #1
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭


    The signal for all analogue channels just stopped for me there, did it happen to anyone else? I am in Kerry, so it would be the Mullaghanish mast that's not working...


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    No analogue for me in Dungarvan either. DTT working fine though.


  • #3
    barnicles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭barnicles


    Yep no signal from Mullaghanish for me either... :/


  • #4
    skippy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭skippy2


    yes gone down also here in kerry...kenmare area.....ditto.... must be problem with Mullaghniish


  • #5
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    skippy2 wrote: »
    yes gone down also here in kerry...kenmare area.....ditto.... must be problem with Mullaghniish

    I don't get tv from there and mine is gone too.


  • #6
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    Wow it must be a national problem so? Is it working for anyone up north or east?


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  • #7
    skippy2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 393 ✭✭skippy2


    thank god for boards saved me pulling all my aerial cables out to check them :D


  • #8
    More Music
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭More Music


    West and South Kerry gone also.


  • #9
    bluemagpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭bluemagpie


    gone in Cork as well, rte tv and radio, plus text msgs not sending/received except maybe if from same network with a long delay... dublin seems to be ok


  • #10
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Thread in Terrestrial


  • #11
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Gone as well here in North Cork :(


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  • #12
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    RTÉ Radio 1, Today FM, 2FM aren't working for me, just Radio Kerry and Spin SW are the only working ones.


  • #13
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    They didn't seem to mention this in the news that their were problems with masts over the Christmas. They are quick to mention Electrical faults.


  • #14
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    Elmo wrote: »
    They didn't seem to mention this in the news that their were problems with masts over the Christmas. They are quick to mention Electrical faults.

    I suppose seeing as it didn't seem to be nationwide, along with the fact that losing TV signal isn't half as bad as losing electricity and all that. Still should have said something though, it was the day before New Year's Eve like..


  • #15
    More Music
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭More Music


    Electricty is an essential service. TV isn't.

    Anyway there's another side to it:

    It's a bit like C103 saying our West Cork transmitter is off-air at the moment. People in West Cork already know and can't hear the announcement anyway! People in East Cork hear a message that has no relevance to them and it only makes the station seem unprofessional for having a transmission breakdown.


  • #16
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    More Music wrote: »
    Electricty is an essential service. TV isn't.

    Anyway there's another side to it:

    It's a bit like C103 saying our West Cork transmitter is off-air at the moment. People in West Cork already know and can't hear the announcement anyway! People in East Cork hear a message that has no relevance to them and it only makes the station seem unprofessional for having a transmission breakdown.

    I always think it is a bit strange to announce that the electricity is out in certain areas when those in that area already know and aren't watching the TV to find out.

    RTE usually let people know during ad breaks that that transmitters will be down for a few hours due to essential maintenance. And it would also give an idea as to how bad the weather was on the infrastructure of the country. I assume it was the weather that caused the outage?


  • #17
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    No doubt about it. It was a storm that night.


  • #18
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    My analogue's got AGAIN tonight, just went there now. Mullaghanish looks down again. Anyone else with the same problem??


  • #19
    milan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭milan


    Mine went about 15mins ago,very annoying.

    Has this been happening alot lately,first time its gone here?


  • #20
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    Well it went sometime during the Christmas aswell, at least the snow is gone now so they can get to it easily. Where are you milan? Not milan no? :P


  • #21
    milan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭milan


    IrishKev wrote: »
    Well it went sometime during the Christmas aswell, at least the snow is gone now so they can get to it easily. Where are you milan? Not milan no? :P

    It'd be some service if I was,even RTE in their infinite wisdom couldnt pull that one off.:D

    Im in Cork.
    With no tv.:(


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  • #22
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    milan wrote: »
    It'd be some service if I was,even RTE in their infinite wisdom couldnt pull that one off.:D

    Im in Cork.
    With no tv.:(

    I'm in Cork as well - it went just under an hour ago here


  • #23
    Healium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Healium


    Happened me tonight (Kilkenny) a few times since about 10.45


  • #24
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    RTÉ1,2 and TV3 just back there, but TG4 still gone.


  • #25
    Mick Regan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭Mick Regan


    West Cork - all 4 out yesterday evening (about 10ish), and same again just now!

    Anyone heard any explanations from anyone? Guessing power cuts at transmission masts but would be nice to know. Got TV licence reminder last week as well!

    Update - channels just came back! Still a mystery.


  • #26
    lisao80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭lisao80


    mine is gone the last 15 mins too.. went 2 nights ago at the exact same time.


  • #27
    Mick Regan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 67 ✭✭Mick Regan


    Could be back now Lisa.

    Last night was a pain - went at a critical point in a film!


  • #28
    lisao80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭lisao80


    ya its back alright..


  • #29
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    Mick Regan wrote: »
    West Cork - all 4 out yesterday evening (about 10ish), and same again just now!

    Anyone heard any explanations from anyone? Guessing power cuts at transmission masts but would be nice to know. Got TV licence reminder last week as well!

    Update - channels just came back! Still a mystery.

    No mystery about tonight. It was scheduled maintainance. They announced it after the news.


  • #30
    SPDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭SPDUB


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    They announced it after the news.

    Also before the news .On RTE2 about 8pm .

    I wasn't even watching RTE that much and I saw the announcement 3 times


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  • #31
    IrishKev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 575 ✭✭✭IrishKev


    Yeah they had it announced a lot of RTÉ and last few days, but Thursday nights one was unexpected, hopefully that'll be the end of it now, seeing they scheduled an outage they probably fixed it once and for all.


  • #32
    More Music
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭More Music


    Last nights outage at Mullaghanish was planned (as explained previously). It was to investigate/fix problems with the generator changeover panel.


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