RTÉ in the UK in 1983?

Zaphod · 15-01-2007 01:54PM #1

Over the xmas, there was a transmission of the 1983 football final between Dublin and Galway on 34W. After the match had ended, and with about 10 mins more interviews to go before the end of the transmission, Michéal O Hehir announced "and now we say goodbye to our viewers in Britain".

Anyone know how RTÉ was distributed in the UK in 1983?

Richard · 15-01-2007 05:35PM

Zaphod wrote:

Over the xmas, there was a transmission of the 1983 football final between Dublin and Galway on 34W. After the match had ended, and with about 10 mins more interviews to go before the end of the transmission, Michéal O Hehir announced "and now we say goodbye to our viewers in Britain".

Anyone know how RTÉ was distributed in the UK in 1983?

Maybe Channel 4 were taking the RTE coverage. I know CH4 covered GAA at one point - think it was probably after this but they were quite into minority interests, so maybe they took the RTE feed.

rlogue · 15-01-2007 10:15PM

It was Channel 4. They used to show the All-Ireland football and hurling finals live in the 1980s. I think the coverage stopped when Setanta bought the overseas rights from the GAA.

superdudeman007 · 16-01-2007 06:38PM

Channel 4 used to show the Late Late Show too

Zaphod · 17-01-2007 05:19PM

Mystery solved. Thanks for the replies.

watty · 18-01-2007 09:38AM

Long ago Evesham or Worchester or some place there had a small cable system which had RTE 1 via VHF hilltop reception. I'm sure that was much earlier than 1983. Possibly even in 405line days!

Foggy43 · 20-01-2007 02:47PM

Watty!
I presume the 'hill top' was receiving Channel B from Maghera?

L1011 · 21-01-2007 05:26AM

Not even being on Band I would fix the reception problems that would cause! It was either Kippure Band III or Band I 405-line off Kippure also. The only UK cable system I've heard of to carry RTE was the Rediffusion one somewhere close to Liverpool, and it was 405 line Band I from Kippure.

watty · 21-01-2007 09:54AM

Mt Lienster or Kippure. Various Mt Lienster VHF/UHF services can easily be recieved in parts of Wales, Devon & Cornwall. Mt. Lienster more likely.

lawhec · 21-01-2007 06:14PM

According to this page...

http://www.irish-tv.com/kippure.asp

It was Kippure.

Foggy43 · 21-01-2007 06:35PM

Northern Correspondent!

Thank you for the info. I haven't visited rlogue's website for some time.
Maghera did get a mention but Kippure is the one.

Pretty impressive coverage map

watty · 21-01-2007 09:23PM

Probably where I heard about it in the first place!

rlogue · 21-01-2007 11:33PM

Watty:

I'd heard it from a regular on uk.tech.broadcast who'd told me about Rediffusion Cable in Worcester. Back in the sixties they relayed RTÉ in 405 lines from Kippure as they could get a workable signal from their location.

There was of course no Band I 405 from Kippure and the little squeak of a signal on channel 3 from Donnybrook would hardly get as far as Blackrock Baths, never mind Worcestershire!

L1011 · 22-01-2007 12:34PM

There was Band I on Kippure... your own site even says so! It was turned off RTE2 like the rest of them were however, so it depends on when yer man in Worcester was claiming to pick it up.

31-03-2007 03:53PM

MYOB wrote:

There was Band I on Kippure... your own site even says so! It was turned off RTE2 like the rest of them were however, so it depends on when yer man in Worcester was claiming to pick it up.

Judging by the infamous "Teilifís Éireann, bealach a seacht" it would have been band III. Most likely to avoid near channel interference with Divis channel 1 since Donnybrook was on channel 3.

I know it's been a few months but hey, it's still on the first page.

rlogue · 31-03-2007 07:09PM

Nope, there was never any Band I from Kippure. Channel 7 in the 405 line days was a Band III channel - although there was a low power transposer at Donnybrook on channel 3 which was Band I.

Ulsterman 1690 · 01-04-2007 08:50AM

Looks loke some people are cofusing "Band 1" with "405 line"

On maybe the cable system downconverted it to Band 1 after recieving it off air from Kippure ???

RTÉ in the UK in 1983?

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