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RTE 252 LW OFF AIR

  • 17-04-2013 4:03pm
    #1
    Rock Solid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 426 ✭✭


    I have been tuning around today and noticed that the RTE 252 Long Wave Transmitter is off air all day, RTE are still giving out the frequency at the top of the hour and on several links, perhaps the high winds have caused the service to be off air, anybody know ?


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  • #2
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Went off this morning during the first half hour of Pat Kenny.

    I am in the UK.


  • #3
    Infoanon
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    Rock Solid wrote: »
    I have been tuning around today and noticed that the RTE 252 Long Wave Transmitter is off air all day, RTE are still giving out the frequency at the top of the hour and on several links, perhaps the high winds have caused the service to be off air, anybody know ?

    Planned Maintenance from 10.30am today.


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    A good sign. Someone was banging on about them switching it off soon.


  • #5
    Greenman
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    Infoanon wrote: »
    Planned Maintenance from 10.30am today.

    How many watts does it send out during the day? Listened on Tuesday with PK and Algeria was drowning poor Pat out:D:D:D


  • #6
    mike65
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    250 KW (should be 252 Shirley?!)


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  • #7
    Fuzzy Clam
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    Greenman wrote: »
    How many watts does it send out during the day? Listened on Tuesday with PK and Algeria was drowning poor Pat out:D:D:D

    Normally 300 Kw.


  • #8
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,839 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    It's back.


  • #9
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    It's back.
    It will never be back....
    Not until it says " You're listening to long wave radio Atlantic 252"


  • #10
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    mike65 wrote: »
    A good sign. Someone was banging on about them switching it off soon.

    Don't read too much into it. Even if the transmitter is due to be switched off later this year, there will always be maintainence that is essential. In fact, even when it is switched off permanently, there will still be maintaince required to the mast, as long as it stands there.
    The Athlone masts required regular painting even though it wasn't in use by RTE for many years. probably the main reason why they demolished one of the masts.
    Tullamore, like Clarkestown, still needs to have the aviation lights maintained.


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