BBC Radio 5 Live in Ireland

wadacrack

Is it possible to get decent reception of BBC Radio 5 on radio, without the use of internet just through normal radio?

denishurley

I get it fairly okay in my car

Depends where you are , reception on 693 or 909 MW should be fairly good in border areas or the east coast!

holyhead

Generally good in the evening but forget it in the morning based on my experience in the Southeast

ads20101

Also, it is free to air over here on satellite

I know this isn't a viable alternative for the car but if you have free sat or sky at home it is easy to get.

wadacrack

I managed to get BBC Five Live for Blackburn-Liverpool. Seems more difficult earlier in the morning. Anyone know what Newstalk and Today FM Premier League coverage is like.The Commentators are actually at the games like BBC? any help would be appreciated as this info is important for work purposes. BBC Five Live coverage is like 5 seconds quicker than TV(BT Sport) if anyone as any interest.

Harry Palmr

I'm in Waterford and its pretty much impossible, since I got Freesat that's how I listen (Talksport also do commentaries)

wadacrack

Talksport, have u noticed that the commentary is quicker than TV?

turbocab

holyhead wrote: »

Generally good in the evening but forget it in the morning based on my experience in the Southeast

I get it perfectly in wexford on 990khz with no fading from a welsh filler in transmitter

wadacrack

turbocab wrote: »

I get it perfectly in wexford on 990khz with no fading from a welsh filler in transmitter

what is that? how should i go about getting perfect or near perfect coverage of BBC five live. I can get it ok at night but during day not good. I need it for work purposes

coylemj

wadacrack wrote: »

what is that? how should i go about getting perfect or near perfect coverage of BBC five live. I can get it ok at night but during day not good. I need it for work purposes

The bottom line is this: you need to tune three buttons on your car radio to 693, 909 and 990 KHz. At any given time you need to try all of them and pick the one with the best signal.

The 990 KHz signal is from Wales so you'd probably need to be on the east coast to pick it up as it's not as powerful a signal as 693 and 909 - see below.

The really powerful transmitters are Moorside Edge (between Huddersfield and Manchester) which transmits 693 KHz and is rated at 200 kW. The transmitter at Droitwich (25 kms SW of Birmingham) pumps out 150 kW on 693 KHz. There's no other transmitter close to the Irish Sea that's rated at better than 50 kW.

Much closer to us but at only 1 kW is Tywyn on Cardigan Bay (i.e. the Irish Sea) on the west coast of Wales, that's the one transmitting on 990 KHz and some days it comes in very clear. If you were up near the border you'd probably get a good signal on 909 from Lisnagarvey near Lisburn, it's rated at 10 kW.

If you're using a kitchen or portable radio at home, it will use an internal antenna which is a long bar, you may need to swivel the radio to get the best signal. The best way to do this is to swivel the radio until the signal goes very weak, then turn it through 90 degrees, that way the antenna will be getting the best signal.

http://www.radioandtvhelp.co.uk/interference/rtis_radio/am_radio

wadacrack

coylemj wrote: »

The bottom line is this: you need to tune three buttons on your car radio to 693, 909 and 990 KHz. At any given time you need to try all of them and pick the one with the best signal.

The 990 KHz signal is from Wales so you'd probably need to be on the east coast to pick it up as it's not as powerful a signal as 693 and 909 - see below.

The really powerful transmitters are Moorside Edge (between Huddersfield and Manchester) which transmits 693 KHz and is rated at 200 kW. The transmitter at Droitwich (25 kms SW of Birmingham) pumps out 150 kW on 693 KHz. There's no other transmitter close to the Irish Sea that's rated at better than 50 kW.

Much closer to us but at only 1 kW is Tywyn on Cardigan Bay (i.e. the Irish Sea) on the west coast of Wales, that's the one transmitting on 990 KHz and some days it comes in very clear. If you were up near the border you'd probably get a good signal on 909 from Lisnagarvey near Lisburn, it's rated at 10 kW.

http://www.radioandtvhelp.co.uk/interference/rtis_radio/am_radio

Thanks for the info

Antenna

Checked nighttime reception of a few stations a few minutes ago on caradio, Talksport's programme audio on 1089kHz suffering annoying echoing effects, due to audio timing differences on some 1089kHz transmitter(s).

It isn't just going to affect listeners outside the UK.

Is it because of the push to DAB there is this sloppiness with the AM network?

wadacrack

Antenna wrote: »

Checked nighttime reception of a few stations a few minutes ago on caradio, Talksport's programme audio on 1089kHz suffering annoying echoing effects, due to audio timing differences on some 1089kHz transmitter(s).

It isn't just going to affect listeners outside the UK.

Is it because of the push to DAB there is this sloppiness with the AM network?

You can get talksport on am/fm radion here.. didnt know that

wadacrack

im now able to get BBC Five live perfect at night. Especially after 10, but but this is probably normal(less interference?)

fryup

holyhead wrote: »

Generally good in the evening but forget it in the morning based on my experience in the Southeast

how come MW is stronger at nighttime?

Harry Palmr

fryup wrote: »

how come MW is stronger at nighttime?

Put roughly the signal is carried on the ionosphere which is strongest in darkness for AM frequencies

LordSutch

wadacrack wrote: »

Is it possible to get decent reception of BBC Radio 5 on radio, without the use of internet just through normal radio?

Crystal clear reception from my Free To Air satellite dish - FTA TV/Radio receiver.

I also have the BBC media app on my smart phone, so I get any of the BBC radio stations anytime I want, nice

I can also get Five Live in the car on the AM waveband.

wadacrack

LordSutch wrote: »

Crystal clear reception from my Free To Air satellite dish - FTA TV/Radio receiver.

I also have the BBC media app on my smart phone, so I get any of the BBC radio stations anytime I want, nice

I can also get Five Live in the car on the AM waveband.

I have it now on satellite, but i need Sky so watch the games and just BBC for commentary.

holyhead

If you have I tunes you can pick up perfect BBC Radio 5 etc There's none of this rights restriction nonsense you get if you listen via wifi radio.

holyhead

holyhead wrote: »

If you have I tunes you can pick up perfect BBC Radio 5 etc There's none of this rights restriction nonsense you get if you listen via wifi radio.

Where in itunes?

holyhead

Once you open I-Tunes to play your music there should be a tab across the top line which says internet. I have in order of appearance SONGS, ALBUMS, ARTISTS, GENRE, PLAYLISTS, INTERNET & MATCH. Click on INTERNET and it gives you a zillion options for music stations according to genre. Then click on NEWS/TALK RADIO and its in alphabetical order as you scroll down.

twinklerunner

holyhead wrote: »

Once you open I-Tunes to play your music there should be a tab across the top line which says internet. I have in order of appearance SONGS, ALBUMS, ARTISTS, GENRE, PLAYLISTS, INTERNET & MATCH. Click on INTERNET and it gives you a zillion options for music stations according to genre. Then click on NEWS/TALK RADIO and its in alphabetical order as you scroll down.

.. and football coverage, etc, on 5 Live is blocked outside UK.
Free To Air Satellite is the way to go. Perfect reception and nothing blocked.
MW in the car, for me, is unreliable. I have a 09 car but MW is very temperamental. It works sometimes. Probably due to the antenna being built in to window so less effective in certain types of weather.