BANDSCAN THREAD

Only change today is Extreme 107.1 fm off air.

Mr. MooYagi

Energy 1395 am sounding good in clontsrf but not as strong as usual.

On 99.5, where Fresh FM has been back on lately, there is an RDS of 2020 being displayed this evening!

Max Power 2010

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

On 99.5, where Fresh FM has been back on lately, there is an RDS of 2020 being displayed this evening!

Perhaps they've got some vision.

So sorry.

Dipole Keith

Bandscan for Dublin for pirate radio activity from Kilinarden hill

87.5 Unid dance station
87.6 Chill FM
88.1 Pirate FM
98.4 90s Network
99.5 Blank Carrier
102.5 Kiss off the air
103.0 Energy
104.2 Storm NE
105.2 Easy
105.7 RetroNow
107.1 Xtreme

1395 KHZ AM Energy AM

castle2012

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Bandscan for Dublin for pirate radio activity from Kilinarden hill

87.5 Unid dance station
87.6 Chill FM
88.1 Pirate FM
98.4 90s Network
99.5 Blank Carrier
102.5 Kiss off the air
103.0 Energy
104.2 Storm NE
105.2 Easy
105.7 RetroNow
107.1 Xtreme

1395 KHZ AM Energy AM

1025kiss was on this morning but coverage was bad. I would say there mast was damaged with the high winds

Mr. MooYagi

castle2012 wrote: »

1025kiss was on this morning but coverage was bad. I would say there mast was damaged with the high winds

Clontarf this afternoon . Same list as bandscan above with two additions

105.7 The Beach - strong
107.7 Carrier weak and disappeared by earl afternoon

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Bandscan for Dublin for pirate radio activity from Kilinarden hill

87.5 Unid dance station
87.6 Chill FM
88.1 Pirate FM
98.4 90s Network
99.5 Blank Carrier
102.5 Kiss off the air
103.0 Energy
104.2 Storm NE
105.2 Easy
105.7 RetroNow
107.1 Xtreme

1395 KHZ AM Energy AM

That was Fresh FM on 99.5 which was on again this evening.

Around Dundrum /Ballinteer, 105.7 has The Beach. On the M50, which I was on not too long ago, it's a mess on 105.7, presumably because of the two stations.

Incidentally, i could not pick up the stations on 87.5, 87.6 and 98.4 anywhere on the M50.

end of the road

in relation to 87.5, what type of dance music is it playing? is it commercial dance or more non-commercial dance?

end of the road wrote: »

in relation to 87.5, what type of dance music is it playing? is it commercial dance or more non-commercial dance?

And where can it be picked up? I have never heard it.

The first pirate to play dance music exclusively was Sunset FM in September 1991. We are now in January 2020 and there are still dance pirates around Dublin more than 28 years later!

JDxtra

end of the road wrote: »

in relation to 87.5, what type of dance music is it playing? is it commercial dance or more non-commercial dance?

It's hard dance and trance. Very crudely put together to be honest for example playing individual tracks from mixed albums, big gaps between tracks, no imaging, no processing and no RDS.

JDxtra

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

And where can it be picked up? I have never heard it.

Don't worry, you're not missing out! Signal doesn't travel too well.

I can get it strong in Ballymount, then around south inner city.

Dipole Keith

Out of all the pirates on at the moment Easy have the best audio

castle2012 wrote: »

1025kiss was on this morning but coverage was bad. I would say there mast was damaged with the high winds

That's disappointing might be off for a while. Not back long after their last outage.

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Out of all the pirates on at the moment Easy have the best audio

I picked up Easy this evening in Julianstown, Co. Meath, in north Dublin on the M1 and on the M50, and I can nearly always pick them up around Dundrum, Ballinteer and Nutgrove. They certainly have a wide coverage area at the moment.

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Is it known in pirate circles who is behind fresh?

It is playing skipping audio and going on and off today sounding ridiculous. Station was off for December which was loads of time to sort things out. Its no secret who is behind Fresh.

hibits wrote: »

It is playing skipping audio and going on and off today sounding ridiculous. Station was off for December which was loads of time to sort things out. Its no secret who is behind Fresh.

It seems to be one here though!

I did another scan this afternoon. This is what I picked up at different stages.

FM:
88.1 - Pirate FM
92.0 - Retro FM - Paul Wilson was a presenter on Retro FM this afternoon.
99.3 - Relay of Energy Power AM
99.5 - Fresh FM
105.2 - Easy Radio - It was belting away the mid-tempo tunes, while its owner was presenting on Retro FM!
105.7 - The Beach
107.1 - Xtreme FM

AM (Medium Wave)
1395 kh - Energy Power AM - There was a live broadcast seeking requests from listeners. I think it was Brian Kelly I heard.

castle2012

hibits wrote: »

That's disappointing might be off for a while. Not back long after their last outage.

Yea they have a post on social media, hopefully they won't be off to long

Dipole Keith

Still no sign of 1025Kiss or Phever in Dublin, Phever still online but FM off awhile now.

hibits wrote: »

It is playing skipping audio and going on and off today sounding ridiculous. Station was off for December which was loads of time to sort things out. Its no secret who is behind Fresh.

Who is behind fresh?

castle2012

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Still no sign of 1025Kiss or Phever in Dublin, Phever still online but FM off awhile now.

Yea kiss was knocked out with the high winds on Saturday. It may be a while before there back

Mr. MooYagi

Bandscan anyone?

amadangomor

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Still no sign of 1025Kiss or Phever in Dublin, Phever still online but FM off awhile now.

Was talking to a lad that DJs on Phever and apparently they were raided at some stage so had to shut down on the radio.

I'm assuming just their site was raided and not the studio itself?

amadangomor

Dublindj2020 wrote: »

I'm assuming just their site was raided and not the studio itself?

Not exactly sure, was on a night out and short conversation so don't remember all the details :pac: but they were raided and the radio bit shut down. Presume broadcasting equipment would be confiscated?. Pity, was some nice tunes on it.

Dublindj2020 wrote: »

I'm assuming just their site was raided and not the studio itself?

Studio not impacted in this case. It's the transmission sites that are normally targeted. For Phever to return once again would be extremely risky. They are still active through online streaming.

I'd say if they were to come back they would have to change the name as they have dodged too many bullets and have had a good run! Better safe than sorry if comreg were to get their studio it would be a massive blow to them as everything in it is worth a small fortune and has taken them an awful lot of time to acquire and set it up to a T

Infoanon

Phever , though not my type of music,definitely deliver something unique to the listener, unfortunately they have had to leave the airwaves in both current and previous forms while arguably offering the most diverse programming compared to legals.

Don't know if a section 71 licence and a DAB run is an option ?