Yes, for a number of reasons...
Boards.ie is in decline.
There is mostly no pirate radio activity on FM.
Many people don't check the non-FM bands.
Broadcast radio in general would also be in decline.
What I picked up over the weekend around Dublin at different stages - all oldies stations:
FM:
92.0 - Retro FM
93.3 - ABC 80s
98.4 - The 90s Network
99.3 - Stream/relay of Energy Power AM
MW:
1440 kh - Energy Power AM
I did pick up Radio Daniella on 1206 kh earlier last week over two nights. At least one of them was a relay of Jazz 24. As a matter of interest, do Radio Daniella ever identify themselves or are we relying on anorak sites to identify them?
Has the relay of dance station Phever on 91.6 stopped completely and what about Co. Meath's dance station RetroNow that was on FM earlier this year? Edit: the latter as recently as last June.
Downtown Radio to shut down on 1026 AM
Frequencies confirmed this morning. Some changes I notice due to reallocation for RTE and others.
.. the above posted by @Lord Nelson on the Xmas FM thread. Are RTE using 99.4 in the Midlands now?
Copied that into excel and formatted a little, to make it more readable!
I saw this the other day from Paul Logan in Fermanagh, he has noticed new RTÉs on 99.4/94.2/92.0 and suspects Cairn Hill -
AM / FM DX Ireland on X: "New RTE transmitters near me - 92.0 2FM, 94.2 R Na G, 99.4 Lyric. I suspect Cairn Hill, Longford. Thats 9 frequencies lost. Total arse. I need to get my phaser out of storage." / X (twitter.com)
The height of randomness that RTE had R1 on for 20 years on its own and embark on frequency expansion when they're on the brink of mass restructuring I thought.
Is there a Today FM outlet on 101.6 in the north midlands now? I received such a signal on high ground in Co. Limerick with a clear view to the north and got a strong Today FM on 101.6.
(I believe Xmas was on 101.6 either in Longford/Cavan until 2021 or so and switched to 94.2 then. It's now on 99.8 which is rather close to Today FM from Truskmore on 100.0 but then again clear frequencies must be running low).
92.8 is a clever one (not)
What’s the big hype about FM frequencies. FM is dying not many people listen on FM nowadays it’s online and Spotify. Sad to see FM the way its disappearing but it’s a reality now
105.2 in Dublin is on since 8am this morning Friday. Blank carrier.
Any RDS on it?
Can be pretty sure of picking up the FM signal in your car, and much easier to do than fiddling with your phone, opening up the app and praying that your signal is reliable enough to stream it; plenty of places here where you have shag all chance of getting a mobile signal nevermind one capable of supporting a decent quality stream.
I came across it briefly this evening and it played some music or jingle. The RDS is XMAS.
I wonder if we'll have the standard 'Nova, Nova, Nova, Nova' on the Louth Transmitter this year.
That was the Meath one (which is geographically in Cavan and will be on 92.8 this year)
So streaming is not that reliable then.Too many points of potential failure between the streamer and end user.
It's great as a supplemental service but certainly not the FM killer some (I'd say trolls) on here think it is. It's very inefficient at scale.
99.4/94.2/92.0/101.6 xmas fm 99.8 Yes all coming from Cairn hill started up a month or two ago There is a major upgrade going on at Cairn hill new coex cable going in seen a helicopter at site lifting stuff
Yes, Cairn Hill is now broadcasting all the RTE stations. Now listed on 2RN's updated analogue radio frequencies page.
The Kildare 88.1 transmitter for Christmas FM has either some extreme stereo separation going on or the audio is very badly out of phase - very difficult to listen to as the car likes to jump between 105.2 and 88.1 which causes a drastic change.
For a few months the pirate in Dundalk has been active intermittently on Shortwave, recently in the 6.3 Mhz range. Today they are KISS AM on 6320 kHz, being heard all round Ireland and well beyond.
On another topic, Downtown on 1026 is playing their closedown announcement.
Interestingly, Shortwave has been very active lately on the old (as they used to call it) maritime band. (Edit) It is still called that on the Kiwi SDR's
The big talk at the minute on shortwave is the return of WMR at the weekends via a mighty powerful relay in Ireland. For those unfamiliar with WMR visit https://www.wmrscotland.com/ It is usually heard around 6270 6280 6300 khz In or around.
Another station making a return after a lengthy absence is Skull and Bones Radio system, usually heard around 6280 khz also at the weekend. It broadcast back in the late 70s I believe
Another Irish station Radio Cuckoo also pops up now and again on 62XX khz and also around 62XX Premier Radio can be heard.
Shortwave still has something to tune to.
Downtown 1026 closing down, unfortunately, like all the other am transmitters that have gone dark, but alas a sign of the times!
In time, Energy 1440 will have the band to itself :)
I note Tipp FM coming in on 95.6 in Limerick City. Presume this is the Birdhill/O’Briensbridge/Ballina relay moved from 95.3?
"In time, Energy 1440 will have the band to itself"
I don't think Radio Caroline on 648khz are planning on departing anytime soon ! Interestingly I tuned in on 1440khz yesterday to hear a weak signal announcing "Radio 208 Copenhagen".
Well after all the campaigning to get Caroline back on AM legally I do certainly hope 648 is going nowhere, not for a long time.
Energy 1440 mentioned in a Facebook post that they were running on half-power, the post reads as follows,
"we are running at half power due to the averse weather conditions. we regret any loss of signal in your area" So, Radio 208 was receivable yesterday as you mentioned, albeit weak.
It was quite breezy yesterday alright!
It's certainly breezy again tonight!
The 90s network have had very low modulation for the last few days, RDS also absent when last checked.
Downtown 1026 clear in Dublin today , it's possibly the only switch off notice with a 'thank you ' to the listeners and original jingles.
Classic Hits 80s will be back on the air next Wednesday , December 27th.
Rick Dees programmes will feature , hopefully far lower rotation and a wider playlist will feature this year after last years dissapointing, imho , first attempt at 80s radio.
Radio Kerry absent from 97.0 tonight
Still off tonight. Bad time of the year for an outage
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