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RTE Gold discussion thread

Joe Duffy.

With the news yesterday that Will Leahy and Rick O Shea are joining rte gold on weekdays, is there actually a plan for the station or is it just the new dumping ground for jocks too old for 2fm ? What type of service is RTE Gold offering that isn't already available from Classic Hits 4fm, Q102, East coast Radio ? It seems to play an awful lot of generic 80s stuff.

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Mickey Mike

Ever since the commercial radio industry refused to take part in the DAB format, RTE refused to rollout Digital radio nation wide and quickly lost interest. DAB was never promoted. I have friends who live in DAB reception area and they never heard of the digital services, very few people know RTE Gold exist. Its sad and an end of an era.

Mickey Mike

We have much better radio services online, Irish Radio Player is fantastic. If it is possible RTE please continue R Gold online.

Andy From Sligo

ford fiesta wrote: »

Will and Rick on from this weekends 2pm

i shall have a go of that - getting fed of the 'pumped up kicks' show on Today FM on Saturday afternoons

peterobrien100

Mickey Mike wrote: »

A pitition was had to save Gold recently but has fallen on deaf ears by senior RTE management. Wikipedia saorview page states its switch off during April 2020. Something is going to give with RTE cost cutting and the digital radio channels are first and foremost to go.

SO the end is near such a sad pity been listening in more and more due to spending more time at home !

ford fiesta

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

Mickey Mike

ford fiesta wrote: »

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

RTE are so tight-lipped about this which tells me they want it done and dusted, unlike Long Wave 252 where the switch off is going on since 2014, RTE made an announcement of extension well in advance of proposed switch off. I don't hear it yet regarding DAB radio. But we will wait and see. God only knows.

ford fiesta

2.5 years ago RTE News Now on Digital TV/Saorview was meant to be axed. But it didnt happen..there was no annoucement on any decision being reversed either:

https://amp.independent.ie/business/media/rte-to-axe-tv-news-channel-as-services-hit-by-financial-woes-36393796.html

Long_Wave

ford fiesta wrote: »

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

I can't think of a single service that rte have actually gone through with terminating the past 10 years or so.

SPDUB

ford fiesta wrote: »

2.5 years ago RTE News Now on Digital TV/Saorview was meant to be axed. But it didnt happen..there was no annoucement on any decision being reversed either:

https://amp.independent.ie/business/media/rte-to-axe-tv-news-channel-as-services-hit-by-financial-woes-36393796.html

Because there was no decision taken to actually close it .

All that story shows is some in RTE wanted it to close and briefed journalists trying to make it happen .

alzer100

RTE Gold have extended their live schedule to 7pm each weekday, but I think it's still going to close, maybe not April as what was originally planned but after this "situation" kind of calms down
the streaming listenership figures will decline and so Dee will wield her hatchet.

People who have discovered Gold need to keep listening using the official links as they are monitored by RTE.

Long_Wave

alzer100 wrote: »

RTE Gold have extended their live schedule to 7pm each weekday, but I think it's still going to close, maybe not April as what was originally planned but after this "situation" kind of calms down
the streaming listenership figures will decline and so Dee will wield her hatchet.

People who have discovered Gold need to keep listening using the official links as they are monitored by RTE.

Dee has talked about closing lot's of things but hasn't gone through with any of it.

alzer100

Long_Wave wrote: »

Dee has talked about closing lot's of things but hasn't gone through with any of it.

I only hope you are really Dee Woods ðŸ˜

its_steve116

alzer100 wrote: »

I only hope you are really Dee Woods ðŸ˜

*Forbes

alzer100

its_steve116 wrote: »

*Forbes

My apologies, I'm losing it!!

channelsurfer2

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

channelsurfer2

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

Mickey Mike

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

The right move for RTE to do at this point is to keep RTE Pulse and RTE Gold on saorview and online, let them get rid of DAB.

ford fiesta

Doubt many people listen on a "DAB" radio.

alzer100

RTE should let Gold's listeners know when the station is to close as April has now come and gone. BTW happy it's still broadcasting.

Mickey Mike

The closing of the digital radio channels have been postponed, good news for people who enjoy DAB and RTE Gold, we can relax and enjoy listening to our favourite radio channels going well into the future. Don't know why RTE makes these announcements especially when they don't carry them out, there are only upsetting us.

alzer100

Mickey Mike wrote: »

The closing of the digital radio channels have been postponed, good news for people who enjoy DAB and RTE Gold, we can relax and enjoy listening to our favourite radio channels going well into the future. Don't know why RTE makes these announcements especially when they don't carry them out, there are only upsetting us.

Not having a go and I do get that it looks like the closure of the digital stations has been postponed but is there any further clarification available other than "well into the future" or foreseeable future". Will RTE Gold still be broadcasting for the remainder of the year or just for the remainder of the lockdown phases?

Mickey Mike

alzer100 wrote: »

Not having a go and I do get that it looks like the closure of the digital stations has been postponed but is there any further clarification available other than "well into the future" or foreseeable future". Will RTE Gold still be broadcasting for the remainder of the year or just for the remainder of the lockdown phases?

RTE are one organisation that keeps people in the dark, they make the most drastic announcements about cuts and then leave us scratching our heads. I feel they don't know what they are doing themselves.

alzer100

A new online station goldradio.ie starrts official broadcasting tomorrow morning at 8am (I think) with a classic hits format. Apparently fronted by Mike Maloney. The opening of the online station is in response to RTE Gold's imminent closure
Over to RTE now, this should be interesting.

alzer100

Former Former

Mickey Mike wrote: »

The closing of the digital radio channels have been postponed, good news for people who enjoy DAB and RTE Gold, we can relax and enjoy listening to our favourite radio channels going well into the future. Don't know why RTE makes these announcements especially when they don't carry them out, there are only upsetting us.

Are you for real? They didn't carry it out because there's a global pandemic going on.

California Dreamer

alzer100 wrote: »

A new online station goldradio.ie starrts official broadcasting tomorrow morning at 8am (I think) with a classic hits format. Apparently fronted by Mike Maloney. The opening of the online station is in response to RTE Gold's imminent closure
Over to RTE now, this should be interesting.

Hahahah! Hilarious that this would be interesting. Yet another ONLINE station doing pretty much others have been doing for years. Playing the same old diet of oldies that Classic Hits plays. But yeh this will be a success where others have failed!

Probably have 30/40 streams at most.

Mickey Mike

Former Former wrote: »

Are you for real? They didn't carry it out because there's a global pandemic going on.

RTE should let people know the situation, they are very tight lipped, or maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, at least you gave a bit of clarity.

Mickey Mike

alzer100 wrote: »

A new online station goldradio.ie starrts official broadcasting tomorrow morning at 8am (I think) with a classic hits format. Apparently fronted by Mike Maloney. The opening of the online station is in response to RTE Gold's imminent closure
Over to RTE now, this should be interesting.

Yes, I see this and have tuned in, its very good, very welcoming and I hope Gold Radio will be a success.

Declan A Walsh

Gold Radio has been available on Radio Garden for a while. That's where I heard of it first.

There's a thread about that station:
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058075147

odyssey06

Loving the Top 100 Cover songs of all time, some covers by George Michael (I Can't Make You Love Me) and Paul Weller (Thinking of You) I'd never heard before