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  • 05-09-2015 4:03pm
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    John Joe Jones
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    How many households use it ?


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    Thurston?
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    I don't think there are any figures available.

    AFAIK there were just under 100 of the smaller terrestrial transmitters switched off at ASO, although some using them could probably get a Saorview signal from a different transmitter e.g. Mullaghanish & Maghera had higher masts installed. It's also possible VHF analogue RTE made it into places that UHF Saorview from the same site won't. (At ASO there were 5 main sites still using VHF, & 1 relay.)

    All these people would be stuck with Saorsat as their only means of getting free Irish TV. On the plus side, those who never had a terrestrial signal will be able to use Saorsat, provided they can see the relevant part of the sky

    Saorview supposedly has 98% population coverage.


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    Tim Reilly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭Tim Reilly


    Saorsat is certainly a forgotten platform, it doesn't even have a web page since the saorview site redesign.


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    marno21
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    Thurston? wrote: »
    I don't think there are any figures available.

    AFAIK there were just under 100 of the smaller terrestrial transmitters switched off at ASO, although some using them could probably get a Saorview signal from a different transmitter e.g. Mullaghanish & Maghera had higher masts installed. It's also possible VHF analogue RTE made it into places that UHF Saorview from the same site won't. (At ASO there were 5 main sites still using VHF, & 1 relay.)

    All these people would be stuck with Saorsat as their only means of getting free Irish TV. On the plus side, those who never had a terrestrial signal will be able to use Saorsat, provided they can see the relevant part of the sky

    Saorview supposedly has 98% population coverage.
    + new sites Knockanore, Kilduff, Forth Mtn, Gallows Hill, Tonabrocky, and several have had large power increases (Maamclassach in Kerry has gone from 20W analog (open to correction but that had the hallmarks of a link site for other relays around Dingle) to 200W digital)


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