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BBC radio in Ireland

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  • #32
    Bluetonic
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    In North County Dublin I pick up BBC Radio Merseyside on MW 1485, great for following the toffees. As a previous poster said BBC Radio 1 can be received with no problems on 98.3fm and also 99.1fm around the same area.


  • #33
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    jrey1981 wrote:
    Got BBC R2 on 88.7FM on the car radio in Arklow (on the coast) but not available here...

    Will try R4 on LW when I get a chance but doubt I will get it.

    Yeah most of the BBC stations are available on FM in Arklow.
    Radio one is on 98.3.
    If you go inland and up onto higher ground with a view to the sea,you'll get them all with RDS and you'll get some of the welsh local stations on FM also eg Real radio and radio pembokeshire which i think is on 102.5

    As for radio 4 on LW-you will get that loud and clear anwhere in wicklow -even west wicklow and certainly in Avoca,Rathdrum or anywhere in between.


  • #34
    jrey1981
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    I need an LW radio now with an aerial...!


  • #35
    paddylonglegs
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    jrey1981 wrote:
    Why do certain Irish newspapers list the BBC radio listings - is it just for readers in NI ?

    Is there anywhere in the Republic where you can receive BBC radio reception - eg radio 2 or radio 4...I know you can get it in the North and probably around the border...

    Would I get them on a DAB radio here in the Republic does anyone know?

    I can pick up BBC Radio 1 on fm,have the atenna hooked all the way up to the TV ariel on the roof so can pick up all the BBCs.Thank God as its miles ahead of any of the Irish stations.Chris Moyles ist Fantastiche followed by a couple of other good jockeys on that station.Their evening stuff is nice comercialess music


  • #36
    gamer
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    u dont need an aerial for long wave reception.


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  • #37
    jrey1981
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    gamer wrote:
    u dont need an aerial for long wave reception.

    Must try and get a LW radio somewhere in that case...have experimented with listening through the internet in the meantime.


  • #38
    DMC
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    Wertz wrote:
    Just N of Dundalk, but I'm pretty sure that all my BBC radio traffic is received from a transmitter on the mid Wales coast (the strongest and best stereo signal at least)
    The frequencies listed on this site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/radio1.shtml point to that.

    R4 is 192 LW and 720 MW

    Just seen this now... so much to say... :D

    I fancy that you are getting the relay on Camlough, wertz, good strong reception in car, really from the airport to the far side of Newry, when Divis kicks in.

    Frequencies for Camlough...
    Radio 1 98.3
    Radio 2 88.7
    Radio 3 90.9
    Radio 4 104.6
    Radio Ulster 93.1

    If you go to Belfast, and see Sainsburys/B&Q in Lisburn, on the right, you will see the 5 Live (909 kHz) Radio 4 (720 kHz) Radio Ulster (1341 kHz) MW mast at Lisnagarvey.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/radio_trans/n_ireland_fm.shtml#divis

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/radio_trans/medium_long_wave.shtml

    BBC Radio 2 on 90.1 MHz is gettable across a good swathe of the North East of the country, Louth/Meath/Cavan/Monaghan. I once heard it as far down as Celbridge (no tropo)

    Depending on where the OP is, it is really getable with a good Band II FM outdoor aerial in these areas. They are not too commonly installed in Ireland, but Maplins have such kit. You can improve LW and MW reception using fine copper wire and a picture frame, which watty recommends on ICDG here.

    BBC Radio 4 LW is 198 kHz.
    Its getable in Valentia, and great for cricket :)


  • #39
    legspin
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    DMC wrote:
    BBC Radio 4 LW is 198 kHz.
    Its getable in Valentia, and great for cricket :)

    And unless you pay for Sky, 'tis only place you'll get it:mad: :mad: :mad: . And during the summer tests in England you have to go to radio 5 live which sometimes isn't the clearest, even on the web.


  • #40
    seabee
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    i'm in roscommon and i get a decent bbc radio 1 reception.I listen to chris moyles most mornings-he's class. I can sometimes receive radio 2 and radio 4 as well but that depends on the weather


  • #41
    Wertz
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    DMC wrote:
    Just seen this now... so much to say... :D

    I fancy that you are getting the relay on Camlough, wertz, good strong reception in car, really from the airport to the far side of Newry, when Divis kicks in.

    Frequencies for Camlough...
    Radio 1 98.3
    Radio 2 88.7
    Radio 3 90.9
    Radio 4 104.6
    Radio Ulster 93.1

    If you go to Belfast, and see Sainsburys/B&Q in Lisburn, on the right, you will see the 5 Live (909 kHz) Radio 4 (720 kHz) Radio Ulster (1341 kHz) MW mast at Lisnagarvey.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/radio_trans/n_ireland_fm.shtml#divis

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/radio_trans/medium_long_wave.shtml

    BBC Radio 2 on 90.1 MHz is gettable across a good swathe of the North East of the country, Louth/Meath/Cavan/Monaghan. I once heard it as far down as Celbridge (no tropo)

    Depending on where the OP is, it is really getable with a good Band II FM outdoor aerial in these areas. They are not too commonly installed in Ireland, but Maplins have such kit. You can improve LW and MW reception using fine copper wire and a picture frame, which watty recommends on ICDG here.

    BBC Radio 4 LW is 198 kHz.
    Its getable in Valentia, and great for cricket :)


    Ah, I stand corrected...was wondering why I'd be getting such clear signals from the welsh coast. Similar situation with my TV reception (only not as clear :mad: ) with the camlough/divis switching (I'm in an area where neither comes in clearly and both overlap)

    Oh and another vote for Moyle-sy in the mornings, (and Sara Cox or Zoe Ball before him); in fact the only jock I can't abide by is that feckin' arsehole Vernon Kay....what a complete knob.
    I'm fed up comparing R1 to any of the Irish pop stations; it's chalk and cheese in so far as quality outpout and DJing go, especially in the daytime...oh well at least I have the choice as to whether to listen to it or not...


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  • #42
    gamer
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    u can get radio in charity shops ,fm,lw and long wave 20e or less,,try and get 1 that has tv,coax aerial fm aerial in socket, thats handy for connecting to ntl radio stations bbc 2 ,3,4 in fm,,or to external long range fm aerial.


  • #43
    DMC
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    This is the best shop online for radios... http://www.simplyradios.com/

    btw, don't go for a DAB or Digital radio. They don't work down here, unless you are really close to the border, on the east coast facing Wales or live on a big north facing hill or mountain.

    Some personal picks...

    Roberts R9994 Sports Walkman with LW I have the older model with no built-in speaker which you may still be able to get in Currys in Dublin. This radio has BBC branding, great reception of Radio 4 LW and 5 Live on MW for a walkman.

    For radios in situ, on this page I'd go for the Roberts R9999, with RDS station display and FM/MW/LW.


  • #44
    Wertz
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    Am I right in thinking that DAB coverage is moreorless identical to freeview coverage?


  • #45
    DMC
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    More or less, yes. If you can get Freeview in your location, you should be able to get DAB. Not a dead cert, but a good bet.


  • #46
    Wertz
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    That's that out the window then so...


  • #47
    DMC
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    Not quite... can you get Channel 5 on TV?


  • #48
    Wertz
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    Aye but it's truly truly unwatchable...imagine a blizzard between your armchair and the telly. Only time I can get it at all watchable is during a very hot summer's evening....some sort of odd thing about the atmospherics and the Irish sea I think, since I can get all the welsh TV channels crystal clear at that time too....and we're back to welsh transmitters again lol


  • #49
    DMC
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    Well, for people near the border hoping to get DAB and Freeview digital terrestrial TV, Channel 5 is the best indicator. If you can get it, you should be able to get digital radio and TV.

    Sorry to hear that :(


  • #50
    radioman
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    Here are frequencies for BBC stations broadcast over the Chorus analog system... (these are in Limerick I'm not sure if they are the same in other Chorus locations)

    BBC World Service - 100.1 fm
    BBC Radio 2 - 104.3 fm
    BBC Radio 3 - 104.8 fm
    BBC Radio 1 - 105.5 fm
    BBC Radio Ulster - 105.9 fm

    Also:

    Classic FM - 106.2 fm


  • #51
    LordSutch
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    I live in South Dublin, I have the 'Basic' NTL package and with the FM socket connected to my Hi Fi I receive . . . . . .

    BBC Radio 1
    BBC Radio 2
    BBC Radio 3
    BBC Radio 4
    BBC Radio 5
    BBC Radio Ulster
    BBC World Service
    Classic FM
    RTE Radio 1
    RTE 2FM
    Today FM
    Lyric FM (poor signal)
    Newstalk 106 on (101.1FM) for some reason?
    + another couple of odd bod stations I cant remember now.

    I also have an old FM aerial on the roof for when the NTL is off (very rarely)
    the roof aerial picks-up the BBC Radio Stations from Wales, but only on a good day!


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  • #52
    DMC
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    Didnt know that Newstalk was on basic analogue. From the NTL website...
    http://www.ntl.com/locales/ie/en/athome/frequency.html#dublin%20radio 
    Radio Frequencies for Dublin Cable

[B]Radio Station		Frequency[/B]

RTE Radio 1		89.4
2FM			91.7
RnaG			93.9
Lyric FM		97.5
FM 104			104.6
BBC Radio 2		90.1
BBC Radio 3		92.3
BBC Radio 5 LIVE	95.1
BBC World Service	97.1
Classic FM		101.9
BBC Radio Ulster	94.5
World Radio Network	102.7


  • #53
    LordSutch
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    DMC wrote:
    Didnt know that Newstalk was on basic analogue. From the NTL website...

    Newstalk is broadcast on the NTL "Basic package" but as I say its on the rather strange frequency of 101.1FM, I did make enquiries to NTL and they told me that there used to be a German speaking Station on that frequency and when it was let go they just filled the vacant frequency "101.1FM" with Newstalk 106 - and there it remains to this day.

    Check it out and see for yourself!


  • #54
    DMC
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    Yes, DW used to be there....


  • #55
    lawhec
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    I don't have any experience of BBC FM radio reception from Wales, but from the north you can always try these frequencies on FM...

    BBC Radio 1 - 98.3 / 99.0 / 99.7
    BBC Radio 2 - 88.7 / 89.4 / 90.1
    BBC Radio 3 - 90.9 / 91.6 / 92.3
    BBC Radio 4 - 94.9 / 95.6 / 96.0 / 103.9 / 104.6
    BBC Radio Ulster - 93.1 (Radio Foyle) / 93.8 / 94.5

    On medium & long wave

    BBC Radio 4 - 198 / 720 / 774
    BBC Radio 5 - 693 / 909 / 990
    BBC Radio Ulster - 792 (R.Foyle) / 873 / 1341

    You should also be able to get some of the independents as well, Classic FM on 100.5 (Derry) or 101.9 (Belfast), Downtown Radio may be possible on 96.6, 102.4, 103.1 or 103.4 and 1026 MW, while Q101 can be got on 101.2 and Q102 on 102.9. On Medium Wave, Talk Sport is on 1053 and 1089 and Virgin can be found on 1215.

    My personal experience is that on a good car radio, UK FM radio reception is usually good enough up to North Dublin County, streching into Meath, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon, Sligo and much of Donegal.


  • #56
    LordSutch
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    Does anybody know if there are any plans for DAB radio in the Republic? I stayed with a friend recently in Southern England and was very impressed with his DAB reception (and all the data) that scrolls acros the LED display ............. Title ............ Artist .............Album .............. Year .......... Date ............. etc. Brilliant, but are we getting it someday? and as a matter of interest is it just available in England, or is it broadcast across the UK (including N.I)?


  • #57
    DMC
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    RTE are doing a trial at the moment, but its not clear or certain that they will fully launch a service. It is available across most of NI, and coming to west Wales soon.

    Look at this thread here... and read about mine and other efforts to get DAB from NI and the current RTÉ trial.


  • #58
    1huge1
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    Mossy Monk wrote:
    R4 resides on 192 on the LW band and it can be picked up with no difficulties in the Waterford area at least
    you can really get it in waterford well i suppose i should have good chance in limerick then
    i remember i used to be able to get atlantic 252 on lw until they shut it down
    plus i cant get loads of french channels and english ones on lw
    once when i was down in the south of cork i got a american station but it turned out somehow i was just getting it from a boat that was nearby and they were somehow getting it
    and when i was in germany i got loads of english channels


  • #59
    Wertz
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    Atlantic 252 broadcast from someplace in the north east (meath?) if I recall correctly....either that or I'm talking out my arse.


  • #60
    jm2k
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    Wertz wrote:
    Atlantic 252 broadcast from someplace in the north east (meath?) if I recall correctly....either that or I'm talking out my arse.

    Yep, over near summerhill if I remember correctly

    ...managed to pick up a signal from 252 in western france one time!


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  • #61
    DMC
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    That transmitter is still on the air, of course, broadcasting RTÉ Radio 1. Its near Summerhill. Atlantic's studios were in Mornington House, Trim.


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