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    #5582
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    JDxtra wrote: »

    Someone else will need to report on status of 94.1, 98.4, 99.3 and 105.7.

    98.4 90s Network are on 24/7 at the moment
    105.7 The Beach are on at the weekends at the moment
    94.1 Unid has dissappeared thankfully
    99.3 Tends to be weekends only - it wasn't on the air on Monday

    Pirate FM are scheduling more live programmes while 92.0 and 94.3 relayed Charity Radio on bank holiday Monday.

    102.5 - Oldies music in Dublin South yesterday


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    #5583
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 13,035 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Infoanon wrote: »

    Pirate FM are scheduling more live programmes while 92.0 and 94.3 relayed

    They took in a couple of extra presenters over the last week or two. Some "live" shows went out on their web feed but seemingly most of them didn't make it to the FM feed, at least on 88.1FM they didn't.


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    #5584
    john 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭john 1000


    Was scanning the band I heard dance music on 103.2 Dub City Fm whats going on there bad audio bad mix that didnt work my Knowledge this is a Licensed station at 2 am track ended then the worse Imaging you would ever hear (this is Dublins city FM ) now blank carrier ever since what a Waste of a Frequency And Excuse of a radio station just needed to get it off my chest it's pure dirt..


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    #5585
    hustlergraham
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭hustlergraham


    john 1000 wrote: »
    Was scanning the band I heard dance music on 103.2 Dub City Fm whats going on there bad audio bad mix that didnt work my Knowledge this is a Licensed station at 2 am track ended then the worse Imaging you would ever hear (this is Dublins city FM ) now blank carrier ever since what a Waste of a Frequency And Excuse of a radio station just needed to get it off my chest it's pure dirt..

    That's DJ Fabio, he has a slot on Dublin City FM every Tuesday night 12am to 2am. Going for several years now. Your right, it's not the best. Apart from that it's not a bad station. Community run. Most if not all, are volunteers.


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    #5586
    john 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭john 1000


    hustlergraham wrote: »
    That's DJ Fabio, he has a slot on Dublin City FM every Tuesday night 12am to 2am. Going for several years now. Your right, it's not the best. Apart from that it's not a bad station. Community run. Most if not all, are volunteers.
    Aw right thanks for that.
    It needs to be revamped to something better it's very unfortunate there is definitely a lot better on air and deserve to be on that Frequency pure waste and very unprofessional from what I heard tonight not the dj I didnt hear one link but the audio I cant get into my head that cant be a licence to be got but that rubbish has one very wrong it sounds to me that they maybe dont even have Automation to take over like what........


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    #5587
    john 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭john 1000


    hustlergraham wrote: »
    That's DJ Fabio, he has a slot on Dublin City FM every Tuesday night 12am to 2am. Going for several years now. Your right, it's not the best. Apart from that it's not a bad station. Community run. Most if not all, are volunteers.
    Aw right thanks for that.
    It needs to be revamped to something better it's very unfortunate there is definitely a lot better on air and deserve to be on that Frequency pure waste and very unprofessional from what I heard tonight not the dj I didnt hear one link but the audio I cant get into my head that cant be a licence to be got but that rubbish has one very wrong it sounds to me that they maybe dont even have Automation to take over like what........


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    #5588
    hustlergraham
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭hustlergraham


    john 1000 wrote: »
    Aw right thanks for that.
    It needs to be revamped to something better it's very unfortunate there is definitely a lot better on air and deserve to be on that Frequency pure waste and very unprofessional from what I heard tonight not the dj I didnt hear one link but the audio I cant get into my head that cant be a licence to be got but that rubbish has one very wrong it sounds to me that they maybe dont even have Automation to take over like what........

    Most community stations are all like that to be honest. Don't really care much for audio processing or audio quality. Phoenix FM 92.5 in Blanchardstown is worse. Audio is really bad, worse than some of the pirates. I was a volunteer with them about 20 odd years ago and the audio was a lot better. Most of these community stations also have strict rules, 70% talk 30% music etc... And run on a shoestring.


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    #5589
    john 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭john 1000


    hustlergraham wrote: »
    Most community stations are all like that to be honest. Don't really care much for audio processing or audio quality. Phoenix FM 92.5 in Blanchardstown is worse. Audio is really bad, worse than some of the pirates. I was a volunteer with them about 20 odd years ago and the audio was a lot better. Most of these community stations also have strict rules, 70% talk 30% music etc... And run on a shoestring.
    It needs to be switched off and the frequency giving to a professional operator sure look at it this way what use is it?


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    #5590
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Probably some automation issue on Dublin City FM. It's usually one of the better run community stations. I've heard some questionable audio on some others over the years.

    From what I've seen many are run by volunteers, and many of these don't have a radio background.


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    #5591
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,998 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    as far as i know dublin city fm don't do overnight automation and never have done so, i don't actually find that an issue tbh.
    is fabio actually still with dc fm? i haven't heard him on there in a while but admittidly i am not a regular listener to that show, but when i have tuned in it has been a different host called biyanca who i believe is or was his co-host.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #5592
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    john 1000 wrote: »
    It needs to be switched off and the frequency giving to a professional operator sure look at it this way what use is it?

    Dublin City FM broadcasting hours are 7am to 2am.....

    They also have an optimod in their audio chain.

    In Bandscan news : 90s Network appear to be off air at the moment


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    #5593
    john 1000
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭john 1000


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Dublin City FM broadcasting hours are 7am to 2am.....

    They also have an optimod in their audio chain.

    In Bandscan news : 90s Network appear to be off air at the moment
    7am to 2am what does the over night listener do then go somewhere else? Pointless station in my book for the sake of an Automation system the station is stone age needs to be revamped


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    #5594
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    My nearest community station (Liffey Sound FM) are permitted to broadcast Monday – Friday from 3pm to 11pm (plus a different weekend schedule). Outside of these hours they turn off the actual transmitter!


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    #5595
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,998 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    john 1000 wrote: »
    7am to 2am what does the over night listener do then go somewhere else? Pointless station in my book for the sake of an Automation system the station is stone age needs to be revamped


    in fairness every other station broadcast 24 hours a day so community stations not doing so is not an issue, there are other options for listeners at the times community stations don't broadcast.
    perhapse dcfm could switch off the transmitter overnight but obviously they feel it's not worth while or cost effective over all to do so so they don't and that's fine.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #5596
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Dublin City FM broadcasting hours are 7am to 2am.....

    They also have an optimod in their audio chain.

    In Bandscan news : 90s Network appear to be off air at the moment

    On a separate note, I’m trying to remember when Anna Livia FM (Now Dublin City FM) came on in June 1992 am I right in saying that’s why Sunset FM moved off 103.2 & on to 106.8?


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    #5597
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,009 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    On a separate note, I’m trying to remember when Anna Livia FM (Now Dublin City FM) came on in June 1992 am I right in saying that’s why Sunset FM moved off 103.2 & on to 106.8?

    When Anna Livia first started, it was actually on 103.8. A number of pirates occupied 103.2 at different times. It moved to 103.2 around the time of the arrival of Spin 1038 AFAIK.
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    #5598
    mackersdublin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭mackersdublin


    Pulse FM 103 was the last pirate on 103.2 before Anna Livia FM moved from 103.8 and yes the move was to facilitate the launch of Spin 1038


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    #5599
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,998 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    yes, there was a loop on 103.8 for a while advising that the station had moved to 103.2.
    i think, didn't they broadcast on both frequencies for a bit before that? and i think they moved a year or maybe more before spin launched? i'm going on memory here so i'm in all likely hood mixed up as it was years ago now.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #5600
    TheBMG
    Registered Users Posts: 599 ✭✭✭TheBMG


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    On a separate note, I’m trying to remember when Anna Livia FM (Now Dublin City FM) came on in June 1992 am I right in saying that’s why Sunset FM moved off 103.2 & on to 106.8?


    Nope. Sunset moved off 103.2 (originally 103.1) late 1991 because of some TVI that couldn’t be fixed easily.

    Coast FM (Simon Mahers early pirate) and Sunset swapped channels which is why Sunset ended up on 106.8.

    Anna Livia came on (fulltime) in the Autumn of 1992 on 103.8 and later moved to 103.2 around the same time as Radio na Life shifting from 102.2 to 106.8


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    #5601
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Anna Livia Dublin City FM started simulcasting on 103.2 and 103.8 in July '99 for a short period. (Pulse closed to apply for a licence on June 30th ). The move to 103.8 was to facilitate what eventually launched as Spin in 2002.

    103.8 is licenced for higher power than 103.2 iirc.

    RnaLife moved from 102.2 to 106.4 to facilitate what launched as Lite FM (they protested a lot about having to move iirc and also had a simulcast )

    BMG has filled in the blanks on Sunset/ Coast etc


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    #5602
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    JDxtra wrote: »
    My nearest community station (Liffey Sound FM) are permitted to broadcast Monday – Friday from 3pm to 11pm (plus a different weekend schedule). Outside of these hours they turn off the actual transmitter!

    The TX is located on the premises iirc so it's easy to switch on and off - you are required to keep a log of who accesses the TX and with minimum electrical cost savings it seems a bit OTT to be switching the TX on and off. However there might be other reasons.

    Dublin City FM is not on site (!) .

    Regarding pirate use of 103.2 FM in Dublin - Nova ,KHTR/Sunset,Coast,Kiss,NSR and finally Pulse - have I left any out ?


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    #5603
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    The 90s network is on air tonight - reception problems earlier in the week may have been due to very strong and clear reception of BBC Radio 1.

    Other stations on tonight - Chill / Pirate /Hot / Pure / Retronow / Easy / Club and Energy am


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    #5604
    Max Power 2010
    Registered Users Posts: 422 ✭✭Max Power 2010


    john 1000 wrote: »
    7am to 2am what does the over night listener do then go somewhere else? Pointless station in my book for the sake of an Automation system the station is stone age needs to be revamped

    What's your point here anyway? Why are you picking on this one station?

    It's a community station, working within there permit, leave them to it.

    Most are pointless, for my taste anyway, but I'm not thirsty for kickass community programming at 2.30am and neither are they.


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    #5605
    mick masterson
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭mick masterson


    Dublin City FM is valuable resource during snow storms and severe weather. Its run by volunteers unpaid give them a break guys. Always good to have it there for brilliant upto date Dublin city traffic.

    john 1000 wrote: »
    It needs to be switched off and the frequency giving to a professional operator sure look at it this way what use is it?


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    #5606
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Live broadcasts on 88.1 Pirate FM this afternoon. Sounds great, perfect day for it.


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    #5607
    Sunnyboy11
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Sunnyboy11


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Live broadcasts on 88.1 Pirate FM this afternoon. Sounds great, perfect day for it.

    Signal is brutal on 88.1 fm in Monkstown


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    #5608
    ka2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 105 ✭✭ka2


    Sunnyboy11 wrote: »
    Signal is brutal on 88.1 fm in Monkstown
    It’s pretty good in Drogheda! Even getting RDS on it up here.


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    #5609
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Bandscan Dublin SW
    87.6 Chill
    88.1 Pirate FM (3 ads now airing In Addition To Covid 19 ads)
    91.0 Hot
    92.3 Pure
    98.4 90s Network - major audio issues with very low modulation
    102.5 RetroNow - weak
    103.0 Energy 103 - much improved signal since antenna repairs
    105.2 Easy
    107.1 Club


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    #5610
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Bandscan Dublin SW
    87.6 Chill
    88.1 Pirate FM (3 ads now airing)
    91.0 Hot
    92.3 Pure
    98.4 90s Network - major audio issues with very low modulation
    102.5 RetroNow - weak
    103.0 Energy 103 - much improved signal since antenna repairs
    105.2 Easy
    107.1 Club

    Slight typo there, Pure is 93.2.

    Hot is coming in quite low in terms of audio levels. I'll share some readings from all the pirates when I get a chance.


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    #5611
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,629 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Slight typo there, Pure is 93.2.

    Hot is coming in quite low in terms of audio levels. I'll share some readings from all the pirates when I get a chance.

    Thanks - Modulation is low on HOT at the moment


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