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Can't get national stations in Cork at the moment- Mast repairs?

  • 08-07-2010 10:16am
    #1
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭


    I can't tune in any national radio stations at the minute but county stations are coming through loud and clear. Just wondering if anyone here is having similar problems?

    I'm in North Cork.


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  • #2
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭chalkitdown1


    Problems here, too.

    It was the same yesterday around 2pm I think. Everything went static except for the local stations.


  • #3
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    chalkitdown1 wrote: »
    Problems here, too.

    It was the same yesterday around 2pm I think. Everything went static except for the local stations.

    Cheers.


  • #4
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭Antenna


    yes - Mullaghanish replacement mast work. FM radio was also off for periods on Monday and Wednesday too (don't think it was off Tuesday?)

    You might able to hear the stations but weaker from a more distant transmitter on other frequencies (use manual tuning on a radio with digital tuning) - if you're in North Co. Cork try retuning to

    88.8 - RTE Radio 1
    91.0 - 2fm
    100.6 - Today FM
    107.0/6/8 - Newstalk


    And RTE Radio 1 is also on 252 LW


  • #5
    More Music
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 874 ✭✭✭More Music


    Power reductions and full outages while commissioning new Band II antennas.

    You could try their web streams considering you are sitting in front of a computer!


  • #6
    Liamomurchu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Liamomurchu


    Antenna wrote: »
    yes - Mullaghanish replacement mast work. FM radio was also off for periods on Monday and Wednesday too (don't think it was off Tuesday?)

    You might able to hear the stations but weaker from a more distant transmitter on other frequencies (use manual tuning on a radio with digital tuning) - if you're in North Co. Cork try retuning to

    88.8 - RTE Radio 1
    91.0 - 2fm
    100.6 - Today FM
    107.0/6/8 - Newstalk


    And RTE Radio 1 is also on 252 LW


    This is still obviously ongoing. Sporadic coverage from 2fm and today fm in Killarney and South Kerry! A joke at this stage! Can they not employ engineers to sort it out! Surely can't be that hard to fix!


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  • #7
    ainiseoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 292 ✭✭ainiseoir


    Liamomurchu wrote: »
    This is still obviously ongoing. Sporadic coverage from 2fm and today fm in Killarney and South Kerry! A joke at this stage! Can they not employ engineers to sort it out! Surely can't be that hard to fix!

    I think this has been going on for weeks. (Tralee, both local and Mullach an Ois)
    There must be more to it than just replacing a few antennae.
    There’s rumour going around that it is associated with testing for DAB radio, but following on their statement re no further roll-out, very unlikely.
    DTT perhaps?


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