Infoanon wrote: » RetroNow is only audible in Dublin SW - and even then reception is hit and miss. Losing the mountain site for 107.1 was a huge loss for them. Personally I would have thought 93.2 a better choice than 102.5 - expect Q to be a lot more vocal if there is over modulation etc etc With the easing of the lockdown fewer stations are on the air during weekday day time : Bandscan Dublin SE at 4pm 87.6 Chill 88.1 Pirate 91.0 Hot 98.4 the 90s Network 102.5 Kiss 107.1 Club
Infoanon wrote: » RetroNow is only audible in Dublin SW - and even then reception is hit and miss. Losing the mountain site for 107.1 was a huge loss for them. Personally I would have thought 93.2 a better choice than 102.5 - expect Q to be a lot more vocal if there is over modulation etc etc
JDxtra wrote: » RetroNow have been using 102.5 from mid-February to date. I expect this move will impact them. If I recall, the station known as 1025KISS finished up around mid-January.
hibits wrote: » Kiss fm on 102.5 but its not 1025 Kiss?
tiswasfan wrote: » Dance station on 99.5 in Dublin 22 very strong
ka2 wrote: » Mount Leinster is an excellent site. I can get RTE Radio 1 on 89.6 and 2FM on 91.8 in Drogheda with RDS. There were also reports of it interfering with Freeview transmissions in Wales in the early days of Saorview tests.
marno21 wrote: » Indeed Clermont Carn is rather impressive. I always think the RTE FM network was horrendously planned. The original VHF sites cover huge geographic areas but are poor at population coverage. Mullaghanish covers Cork and Kerry yet almost all of the urban areas require filler transmitters.
Infoanon wrote: » I think Marno is correct with 100kw - unfortunately the Wikipedia information on ERP tends to be incorrect,additionally often the ERP quoted is the maximum output as opposed to actual eg 252lw 500kw daytime/ 100kw night time. Regarding transmission coverage - Claremont Cairn at 40kw takes some beating !
Dipole Keith wrote: » Is it just me or is there a bit of jamming going on this evening, driving around Dublin there’s definitely two transmitters on 99.5, One is playing dance music & the other is a blank carrier, There both is competition with each other and neither are winning.
Infoanon wrote: » ........................................... The station on 96.0 fm has been on the air since at least 2018 - the power is low - possibly closer to 5 watts then 20 watts. The station operates weekends only - Saturdays in particular. Audio is very basic. Disco 105.7 has also been mentioned - this station has been relayed since at least this time last year - I believe it's from the same area as the All80s relay on 98.9
Max Power 2010 wrote: » https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Leinster
marno21 wrote: » Isn’t Mt Leinster FM only 100kW? It’s 796m high which explains the wide ranging signal strength just as much as power. Beat 102.0 is 5kW or so and is receivable in North Cork along with the National stations
ka2 wrote: » There were also reports of it interfering with Freeview transmissions in Wales in the early days of Saorview tests.
JDxtra wrote: » Retro Radio live on 94.3 this afternoon.
Max Power 2010 wrote: » Our beloved Fresh were on 99.5 for their 3 year test phase so I wouldn't quite agree with you, more so energy jumping on there, and then the rest, messy all the same. The 99.1-99.8 isn't a good place to park yourself with power, in the summer months anyway with the BBC interference, most pushing 250KW from North Wales. RTEs highest output I believe is 250KW from Mount Leinster, fun fact for today.
TheBMG wrote: » The station on 96FM has been on for a few weeks as “Inner City Gold” but more recently has started playing country music instead. I suspect it’s only running 10/20 watts.
Declan A Walsh wrote: » Is this FreeDAB? Interesting mix of current FM pirates, internet stations and at least one former FM pirate from 20 years ago (Dublin's ABC). Zenith Classic Rock, who has had previous temporary licenses, is turning up everywhere at the moment (see entry above for 94.3 for Dublin)! Meanwhile in Dublin.... When I was driving this evening on Clanbrassil Street Upper between South Circular Road and Harolds' Cross Bridge, I picked up a station on 96.0 playing country music. The signal was particularly strong around the Mount Argus and Harold's Cross areas, but began to drop around Rathgar and Churchtown areas, where there was interference with some other unidentified station. The RDS said "City Cty" and its RDS information said "Country never sounded better at home". The station was identified a couple of times but, unfortunately, I can't remember the whole name. I was expecting something like City County, based on the RDS, but it was something else Country - the first word began with "I". Any ideas about this station? Is this a new entrant to the pirate scene? Has it any connections with past country pirates? Earlier on in the day, I heard some live programming on Pirate FM at 88.1. The presenter was called Lar. I have heard three other presenters in recent weeks, two of whom were Stephen Grogan and Joe Harte. Have these guys got previous radio experience?
tiswasfan wrote: » Are frequencies so scarce that operators are jumping onto occupied spectrum? 99.3/99.4 has been occupied by energy for quite a while yet another dance station has jumped onto 99.5 recently. 91.6/93.2 would seem better choices?
