80s Synth Pop wrote: » I wish Phever could be played like that on Alexa. "Alexa play Phever on tune in" ....... "I can't find" "Alexa play Fever I R L on tune in" ....... "I can't find" "Alexa play Fee Ver Earl on tune in" ....... "I can't find" "screw it, Alexa, play 80s Synth Pop on spotify"... "OK"
Anglers wrote: » Heard the same from a another source yesterday. Pirates deffo need to lay low over the next 4 weeks nationwide
Declan A Walsh wrote: » Is it a secret?
JDxtra wrote: » Hot FM seem to be the only main pirate on at the moment in Dublin.
Declan A Walsh wrote: » Does that mean there are still some minor pirates on, i.e. the low-powered ones like Disco?
Dipole Keith wrote: » I’m picking up a dance station on 102.5FM in Dublin, Signal is weak, no station IDs the audio is a little on the high side plus I’m not getting RDS
castle2012 wrote: » I wonder did retro move back to 102.5?
Declan A Walsh wrote: » You mean the dance station RetroNow, not to be confused with weekend oldies station Retro FM!
TAFKAlawhec wrote: » An FM/VHF, AM/MW & DAB bandscan taken at Whitehead, Co. Antrim at the end of last week...FM/VHF Band II 91.2 - Energy FM (Snaefell) (4) 96.5 - West Sound (Carin Pat (Stranraer), SCO) 102.4 - Energy FM (Beary Park, IoM) ACI from 102.5 103.0 - West Sound (Cambret Hill)Notes..Medium Wave 531 Kringvarp Foroya (Akraberg, FRO) Very weak, barely above carrier 846 Radio North (Redcastle, IRL) Weak, unlicenced YES! 963 Asian Sound Radio (Haslingden, ENG) Weak to fair 981 Radio Star Country (Emyvale, IRL) Very weak but easy to ID, unlicenced YES! 999 Greatest Hits Radio, Lancashire (Preston) Fair 1035 West AM (Symington, SCO) Fair, ACI from 1026 1152 Clyde 2 (Dechmont Hill, SCO) Fair 1458 Gold (Ashton Moss, ENG) Weak 1530 Pulse 2 (Huddersfield) Very weak, quick fading 1548 Forth 2 (Colinswell, SCO) Weak
TAFKAlawhec wrote: » 1530 Pulse 2 (Huddersfield) Very weak, quick fading
JDxtra wrote: » For the vast majority of listeners it's not relevant in today's world. I know enthusiasts may say otherwise.
Infoanon wrote: » 5 live and Talk sport listership figures would suggest there is still interest ie put something interesting on AM. Against that AM is very expensive to run and the infrastructure can be prohibitive.
Rock Solid wrote: » 102.5 were playing Extreme liners and jingles and adverts. Hot Fm still on.
castle2012 wrote: » Ah here we go again. Kiss go's off now extreme comes on. Extreme is the one from last year that nobody was listening to.
Declan A Walsh wrote: » Extreme FM used to be on 107.1. I thought Club FM now on 107.1 was the same station, not Kiss FM.
TAFKAlawhec wrote: » 5 Live & TalkSport now only have a minority of their listenership via MW IIRC, the majority of their audience now listen via other various platforms. In any case, MW/AM is essentially a dead platform now for commercial radio, at least in the UK. TalkSport already closed a number of their low powered TXs earlier this year (inc. Derry), the BBC have just recently closed another round of their local radio MW outlets and in the last few years have been reducing the ERP of some of their 5 Live transmitters, while Absolute radio back in 2018 closed some relays themselves and got permission to reduce the ERP of the five biggest TX stations they have. Also recently we've seen City Talk in Liverpool on 1548 go off the air, while the three TXs in the English midlands that were carrying Absolute Classic Rock, including 1152 in Birmingham that originally carried BRMB, have also all gone off air. The likes of Bauer & Global that still have MW outlets for local radio stations (some as part of the national group) are essentially running them as a sustaining service for those listeners whilst encouraging them to move to listen to the same station on another platform e.g. DAB, or FM if practical. As the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is still to be largely felt, we might see such MW TX closures accelerate. This is far from unique in the UK, of course. As a broadcasting platform, it has served the world well for approx a century, but aside from certain narrow scenarios that may suit geography or demographics hardly anyone wants to start up a brand new MW station with the intention of commercial viability. In Britain the only broadcasting sector where MW is still reasonably dominant in its promotion is among stations aimed at Asian communities, where FM has often been hard to get on (bar a few community stations), but even that listenership is starting to move over to DAB. As a DX'er, I do find it somewhat sad to see the demise of the MW band even if having progressively fewer stations on the air allows, for now, some more "exotic" stations to be heard easier, but the band as we know it is essentially entering its twilight years and now is the time to make the most of it. It's hitting a wall that shortwave hit around fifteen to twenty years ago.Antenna: I'd say you're probably right about an off-frequency carrier from the Glasgow station on 1530 being responsible for fluctuating co-channel reception. GPS could be used, of course, to obtain an accurate frequency lock but as they're two separate stations with different programming in two well spaced geographic locations where the interference in the main service area is unlikely to manifest, it hardly would be worthwhile.
JDxtra wrote: » No Declan, Club was not related. Surprised Extreme imaging got played on 102.5. Haven't heard it myself, just seems to be back to back music at the moment.
castle2012 wrote: » Was extreme not the same guys who have pirate fm? I taught they gave it up to focus on pirate fm? I could be wrong. Anyway if it is them they should stick to what there good at and they where good at pirate fm
JDxtra wrote: » That is not correct.
turbocab wrote: » I would say Fm is not far behind,ask any 18 to 30 year ild do they listen to fm radio,I know from that age group in work they dont listento fm at all . the smartphne has killed fm radio for the younger generation,even the high end smartphones dropped the fm tuner on them.The commerical stations chasing the younger audiences are wasting ther e time ,
JDxtra wrote: » Correct. Even in a car, the expectation is at least Bluetooth, but preferably full app connectivity like Android Auto / Apple Car Play so they can stream from Spotify etc.
