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RTE in Northern Ireland

  • 25-03-2002 4:04pm
    #1
    ozsat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭


    I am trying to compile details of how many people are watching the four main Republic channels via aerial in Northern Ireland.

    Would anybody doing this kindly post details of their postcode pre-fix and the RF channel numbers they receive each of the Republic channels on?


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  • #2
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    If you would like to help ozsat, please PM him the info, and dont post up your postcodes here.


  • #3
    ozsat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭ozsat


    It is not the full postcode I need - only the prefix (ie: BT75)


  • #4
    NorthDown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭NorthDown


    BT5 has good reception on Clermont Carn 52,56,66,68.
    BT19 is variable - one or two parts can get it with cochannel.
    BT45 gets good reception on same freqs
    Might be useful if we knew what this was for, or where you are...


  • #5
    ozsat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭ozsat


    Yep - I am doing a similar survey in the TiVo forums.

    If I can get enough information about numbers of people viewing the Irish channels in NI - then I hope I can get the channels added to the TiVo terrestrial line-ups.

    RTE is already supported on TiVo's for NTL users.

    Clermont Carn 52,56,66,68 - appears to be the main reception source.


  • #6
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    Originally posted by NorthDown
    BT5 has good reception on Clermont Carn 52,56,66,68.
    BT19 is variable - one or two parts can get it with cochannel.

    Yes - I am BT19 when I'm not in Athlone and Irish TV is virtually unrecievable here. The best I can do is TV3 with a very snowy picture and no sound. We could probably do better with a bigger aerial. Don't forget, however, that BT19 is a big area - Outer Bangor.


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  • #7
    NorthDown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭NorthDown


    As I've said before Richard...
    You can get fairly decent RTE on Rathmore Road.
    On the south part of Bt19 it's possible to get RTE1 in colour with sound.
    Carrickfergus gets wonderful reception from Clermont Carn because it's beside the sea with a direct aim on the tx (and shielded from whitehead tx that causes cochannel on the south of Belfast Lough) Uo in the NW round strabane you'd take the Holywell Hill signal. I suspect round Dungannon uses Cairn Hill the massive 800kW tx in the midlands of Ireland but can't confirm it.


  • #8
    CHRISTYG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭CHRISTYG


    Now that it has been confirmed that RTE/TV3 aren't coming to Sky Digital in Northern Ireland yet, does anyone know how reception would be in BT23, which is the town of Newtownards and surrounding villages?


  • #9
    NorthDown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭NorthDown


    It would help if you could tell us which villages!
    Ards - some areas excellent. East side no problem - most vertical arials on east (dual carriageway up to Bangor look round) are pointing in the rough direction of Clermont Carn (Vertical - note local BBC/ITV tx also vertical for small pocket in ards but aerials point another direction).
    The back road from ards to crawfordsburn has height and you'll see plenty of aerials there (that's the road that goes from leisure centre)
    Problem round Scrabo area is good old Scrabo hill blocks some of the town.
    You should find villages down the East of the peninsula have little problem as there's nothing to hinder the signal (a nice Lough to help the passage of the signal). Down the west can't tell for sure - Comber has plenty of RTE aerials.
    Hope this helps - let us know where you're thinking of buying a house!!!


  • #10
    CHRISTYG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭CHRISTYG


    Thanks for the info NorthDown. I actually live in Ards, so I was just checking, and thought I would check on the position round the Peninsula.


  • #11
    NorthDown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭NorthDown


    Unless you're in a new development, the best thing to do is look at the chimney stacks of houses around you and see what aerials they have. If there two pointing in two different directions, and one has the elements horizontally (side by side) and the other is vertical (elements up/down) it's a good sign. It's not unknown for me and a friend to knock on a few doors - if you explain to the owner they'll usually tell you who put it up and if the reception's any good.
    Let us know how it goes. If you can persuade someone to come 6 miles north please send them on as thye all refuse point blank to come here - despite the fact that I can get a weak colour RTE1 on an indoor aerial with amp in one location in house and the Scottish/NI aerial stack outside pulls a VERY VERY hazy TV3 they still say you can't get RTE in that town just north of you!


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