BANDSCAN THREAD

Test transmissions in Cork city this evening for college station Juice FM on 88.7 (launching for this college year tomorrow) , back with temporary licence of 30 days throughout the college year (thursdays / and Tuesdays/Thursdays). Dynamic RDS PS tried earlier this evening (Todays Hit Music Juice FM) - though it seems there is now no RDS on it at all now, I assume it will be reinstated later

I thought the same, I'm guessing they are still using the Omnia 9.

It's nice on Dance tunes but some pop and rock not so much.

Alot of the presets would encompass a wide band bass AGC prior to the MPX clipper, it could use a tweak.

I was thinking the same - some songs sound great and then the next song comes on and sounds dull or muffled.

I don't think it's necessarily Freedom though - Dublin City FM, iRadio, Midlands 103 and Red FM all use Omnia's of various models and configurations and just don't sound consistent song to song.

Audio on Connect is far better. Breakaway is fantastic at processing all frequencies.

Connect does sound well but I think 80s music takes compression a lot better than the 90s/00s stuff that’s already mastered to have very little dynamic range.

Yes that is true , although there are a lots of 80s tracks released in the 90s/00s that are highly compressed compared to the original versions , I have heard a few 'remastered ' tracks on Connect and they sounded fine.

The Omnia decompresses the source audio before reprocessing so the dynamic range issue on 90s/00s tracks should be reduced ,Freedom for whatever reason have changed the processor settings and imho it doesn't sound great.

Dublin City FM initially sounded great when the new processor arrived alas......

Listening to the afternoon show esrlier on Freedom and there was a LOT of reverb on the microphone

Bit of History if anyone intrested …..With thanks to

Glasnevin Heritage

Glasnevin Heritage

 · CIE RADIO TRAIN DAY TRIPSThis lovely poster was used during the 1950s to promote the service.The radio trains were primarily geared to tourism, travelling from Dublin to Galway and Killarney. They were equipped with radio studios and the comperes played records to entertain passengers, selecting the music and also playing requests. They provided commentaries on places of interest along the route, delving into folklore and history, telling stories and reciting poetry as appropriate.On arriving at their destination, passengers were served lunch. Afterwards, they visited local beauty spots. Before returning to Dublin, they were given high tea. Occasionally banquets at Bunratty and Knappogue castles were included in the trips.Lorcán Ó Treasaigh, the main presenter on the trips, enjoyed his work immensely and sought to welcome passengers in their native language, speaking French, Italian and Spanish in his commentaries. The excursions were highly popular among Americans, and some US companies offered them as rewards to hardworking employees.The radio trains also carried pilgrims from around the country to visit the Marian shrine at Knock, Co Mayo. On such occasions, a special ambulance coach was attached to the train. This included kitchen, toilets and special facilities for passengers with disabilities. The radio carriage provided an organ, and all on the train could hear and join with the rosaries and hymns.The radio train gradually gave way to luxury tour buses, and in the early 1970s, the excursions ceased. (Pilgrimages by train continued into the 1980s).. CIE reintroduced the Radio Train in 1995 using a similar format to the original one. In the late 70s, Lorcán Ó Treasaigh was forced to take extended sick leave following an accident. When he returned to full-time work, he joined the CIÉ publicity department and edited the information bulletin Nuacht.(REF: Irish Times and others)

Was he wearing an anorak?

And not forgetting the pair of specs repaired with pink sticking plaster !

He is in radio after all these years having worked on many of the radio trains for many a year hard to believe but true.

Not on this occasion, but he is also a good man to talk to about trains (and radio). 🚊

Picked up a few pirate stations on my travels yesterday in Dublin & Meath

94.3 Retro Radio

103.0 Energy Ratoath

105.7 RetroNow

107.1 Connect FM

I haven’t heard Chill FM 87.6 in a long time

picking up a dance station on 99.3 called kiss fm in the mun tonight