Christmas FM Frequencies

marno21

Dublin 94.3 (Three Rock)
Cork 106.7 (Hollyhill)
Kildare 88.1 (Saggart?)
Galway City 89.5 (Tonabrockey)
Limerick City 105.5 (Woodcock Hill)
South East 103.8 (White Mountain)
North Midlands 99.4 (Cairn Hill?)
North East 101.6 (Mt. Oriel?)
North Wicklow 99.5 (Greystones?)

Frequencies out for this year.. anyone want to confirm the 4 unsure sites?

hufpc8w3adnk65

Whats the launch date?

Bard

MrMac84 wrote: »

Whats the launch date?

We go live on Thursday at 8am.

twinklerunner

marno21 wrote: »

Dublin 94.3 (Three Rock)
Cork 106.7 (Hollyhill)
Kildare 88.1 (Saggart?)
Galway City 89.5 (Tonabrockey)
Limerick City 105.5 (Woodcock Hill)
South East 103.8 (White Mountain)
North Midlands 99.4 (Cairn Hill?)
North East 101.6 (Mt. Oriel?)
North Wicklow 99.5 (Greystones?)

Frequencies out for this year.. anyone want to confirm the 4 unsure sites?

It would be interesting if North Midlands is on 99.4 from Cairn Hill as the only national radio station available, unfortunately, from Cairn Hill is Radio1

Infoanon

88.1 and 99.5 were on and modulated this morning - BBC Scotland was coming in loud and clear on 94.3 in Dublin but no doubt that TX will be switched on soon.

Fuzzy Clam

twinklerunner wrote: »

It would be interesting if North Midlands is on 99.4 from Cairn Hill as the only national radio station available, unfortunately, from Cairn Hill is Radio1

and Newstalk afaik.

Fuzzy Clam

99.4 is on today. Audio a bit lopsided to the left.

padd b1975

Bard wrote: »

We go live on Thursday at 8am.

Best of luck!

Will you be available via Tunein app?

Rock Solid

Driving around Tallaght I can get XMAS FM on 88.1 And also another station on the same frequency both playing Xmas music ! 94.3 and 99.5 are clear so far, also there was a station on 101.5 last few evenings playing a mix of music.

marno21

106.7 on air from Cork City, RDS reads "Xmas FM", someone discovered lower case letters in the last 12 months.

105.5 was quiet around 5pm but not sure how the signal would be around here anyway. 106.7 is very strong here about 60km from the city in the car, clearer than 106.1 usually is anyway

thejuggler

Is 106.7 definitely from Hollyhill? I thought the previous transmissions came from a site near the Airport.

hufpc8w3adnk65

thejuggler wrote: »

Is 106.7 definitely from Hollyhill? I thought the previous transmissions came from a site near the Airport.

That site is now used for campus radio ucc

Infoanon

Issue with the PI code on 94.3 in Dublin - it's the same code as RTE Radio 1 !

Thus Christmas FM quickly changes to radio 1 as you drive around with AF turned on.

thejuggler

MrMac84 wrote: »

That site is now used for campus radio ucc

Ah I hadn't realised that. I assume the recent multicity stations such as the rock have been using the Hollyhill site too.

Is it on the Watertower or on the eircom mast?

Jason Todd

<Nevermind>

hufpc8w3adnk65

Jason Todd wrote: »

I just tried to listen online there, and it's still giving the test transmission!

Same on fm. Launch at 8am tomorrow

Jason Todd

MrMac84 wrote: »

Same on fm. Launch at 8am tomorrow

Thanks Mac, I'm a total plonker, I thought today was Thursday! :o:o

Infoanon

Rock Solid wrote: »

Driving around Tallaght I can get XMAS FM on 88.1 And also another station on the same frequency both playing Xmas music ! 94.3 and 99.5 are clear so far, also there was a station on 101.5 last few evenings playing a mix of music.

That was probably BBC Radio 2 - this evening (Wednesday) BBC radio 2 is wiping out 88.1 and BBC radio 1 is wiping out 99.4 in South West Dublin

Bard

padd b1975 wrote: »

Best of luck!

Will you be available via Tunein app?

Yes. Just search for Christmas FM.

Speak Now

Nothing on 103.8 in the south east!!

Jason Todd

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Nothing on 103.8 in the south east!!

Couldn't get it on 103.8 myself on the drive home earlier. I've just started listening online now and it sounds very 'muffled', anyone else having an issue? I listened for half an hour earlier online and it was fine.

danny2012

I would be thinking the allocation of 99.4FM for Cairn Hill would be to force a pirate radio station, Misty Mountain Radio (also 99.4) in Cavan Town off the air........

Speak Now

Jason Todd wrote: »

Couldn't get it on 103.8 myself on the drive home earlier. I've just started listening online now and it sounds very 'muffled', anyone else having an issue? I listened for half an hour earlier online and it was fine.

Listened on tune in radio app and it was fine. Not a sign of it on FM in the southeast yet. C103 is coming in on 103.7 as well which may cause some interference when/if it does go live here.

marno21

C103 on 103.7 shouldn't cause much of an issue if you're in its proper service area, Mt Hillary is well away from Wexford, Waterford and Carlow and 103.8 should flatten it when it's live.

99.4 has always been allocated from Cairn Hill, it's a Lyric FM assignment but currently active (will probably never be active since RTE R1 has been on since 2005 and no sign of the other 3/4 services)

SCOOP 64

Wexford ,103.8 nothing

Trick of the Tail

103.8 in the south-east now alive with festive cheer.

ford fiesta

Is there a schedule for this station, none on-line so far?

end of the road

danny2012 wrote: »

I would be thinking the allocation of 99.4FM for Cairn Hill would be to force a pirate radio station, Misty Mountain Radio (also 99.4) in Cavan Town off the air........

wouldn't surprise me, i'm sure they will return once christmas fm finishes up

Tallaght Twin

I was travelling past Naas, Co. Kildare last Sunday and tried to tune in to the pirate station in the Newbridge/Naas area (Galaxy on 92.3/4 FM).

It wasn't on, but my car radio locked on 92.2FM following a scan of the FM band in that neck of the woods, and I came across Christmas FM. No RDS, but the liners and presenter on air proved that it was Christmas FM.

As 92.2FM is not one of the frequencies listed in the OP, and is no where near any of those frequencies to be considered a spurious transmission, I wonder whether this was an unauthorised relay or a link?