The Shipping Forecast

Hootanany · 29-07-2014 09:26PM

German Bite

Sir Arthur Daley · 29-07-2014 09:27PM

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

Sure they have sky digital and the internet, why do they need 98fm?

barneysplash · 29-07-2014 09:27PM

Here's another type of Audio Morphine - Sports scores in particular
British footbal scores.

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Holy crap, the shipping forecast lady, apparently she does the football scores now..

Here's her first broadcast:

29-07-2014 09:31PM

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

That's one of the reasons why BBC Radio 4 is still on 198kHz Long Wave. RTE Radio 1 on 252 should be fine at sea too.

Ditch · 29-07-2014 09:36PM

Charlotte Green ..... 'nuff said

Tail Docker · 29-07-2014 09:37PM

Karsini wrote: »

That's one of the reasons why BBC Radio 4 is still on 198kHz Long Wave. RTE Radio 1 on 252 should be fine at sea too.

Anyone remember Atlantic 252 - even if you turned the radio off, you could still hear it the signal was that strong.:D

Yellowblackbird · 29-07-2014 09:38PM

Tail Docker wrote: »

can the ships get the land-based radio? I get it hard to tune in 98fm anywhere past kinnegad..

Best time to listen to these forecasts is when on dry land.

barneysplash · 29-07-2014 09:39PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

When I listen to it in the winter and you hear of storm force ten and violent storm eleven and you think to yourself there are actually men out in that earning a living in those conditions

Quite right, I too sympathize with Bouncers who have to work in Balbriggan on a Saturday night.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 29-07-2014 09:53PM

Hootanany wrote: »

German Bite

German Bight is a region at the inlet between Netherlands and Germany

29-07-2014 10:01PM

In case anyone's wondering what the hell we're on about.. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSq4nfH4y6Q

bronn · 29-07-2014 11:03PM

I listen to it every night and once you get used to the locations and terminology, it's a very good weather forecast. 12 to 24 hour warning of bad weather and it hasn't been wrong yet. I heard them talking about hurricane force 12 in Bailey, Rockall and Shannon when we were about to get clobbered with those storms during the winter. Can't imagine being out at sea during weather like that.

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-07-2014 09:09AM

a song written in its honour

Capt'n Midnight · 30-07-2014 11:36PM

R.I.P. Finisterre

Harry Palmr · 30-07-2014 11:46PM

barneysplash wrote: »

Do they still do the - "This is an important message for the Kessler Family
from Essen on holiday in Kerry. Please contact cousing Sabina immediately."

- messages on the radio? Always found them very spooky.

Its been a long time since I heard one of those heart stopping messages.

Tail Docker wrote: »

Anyone remember Atlantic 252 - even if you turned the radio off, you could still hear it the signal was that strong.:D

In Clarkstown, Co Meath they used to listen on kitchen utensils I believe

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

R.I.P. Finisterre

Indeed, while its nice for the man who gave just the Shipping Forecast to have his own area (FitzRoy), Finisterre had a Latin mystery to it (only since 1949 though!).

I've been listening to that magic hour from the chimes of Big Bens bell to the handover to the World Service for years now.

KungPao · 30-07-2014 11:57PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

a song written in its honour

And a bloody good one too. One of Blur's finest.

anncoates · 31-07-2014 12:02AM

Used to listen to the British one when I was a kid on long wave. Think it was on around midnight.

Really crap reception that actually sounded far away even on radio - almost like the wind was howling on your crappy little radio itself.

Radio was romantic back then. You'd be tucked up in bed imagining ships struggling in storms in the North Sea

donegal__road · 31-07-2014 12:18AM

barneysplash wrote: »

I find a lot of BBC Radio 4 programming most relaxing, very tea and crumpets with the Vicar.

Do they still do the - "This is an important message for the Kessler Family
from Essen on holiday in Kerry. Please contact cousing Sabina immediately."

- messages on the radio? Always found them very spooky.

Im a fan of BBC radio 4, and I like listening to the shipping forecast.. except for one thing.... the bass player hits a duff note @ 1:53

donegal__road · 31-07-2014 12:25AM

anyone ever listen to Radio Caroline? Last time I listened it was an actual ship at sea, back in 2000 when I could pick it up when I lived in Waterford. Now its all online etc.