RTE Gold discussion thread

10-11-2017 6:02pm

A 96k stream would use about 42MB an hour. Not too excessive.

Phat Dick · 12-11-2017 1:29pm

Is it true gold isn't on any other television platform apart from saorview ? If so it's a big handicap as I'd imagine most of the younger housewives who like Will Leahy are paytv users

Declan A Walsh · 12-11-2017 1:32pm

Phat Dick wrote: »

Is it true gold isn't on any other television platform apart from saorview ? If so it's a big handicap as I'd imagine most of the younger housewives who like Will Leahy are paytv users

No, RTE Gold is on Virgin Media's digital radio selection as are all of RTE's radio stations.

griffin100 · 13-11-2017 5:39pm

A 2002 song from Justin Timberlake on Gold, seriously? I can hear that on 2FM.

MikeyTaylor · 13-11-2017 6:42pm

griffin100 wrote: »

A 2002 song from Justin Timberlake on Gold, seriously? I can hear that on 2FM.

Haha. 2.5FM, we need you!

15-11-2017 12:52pm

Fast becoming my favourite oldies station,I used to listen to BBC R2,Gold (UK),Absolute 60s,70s & 80s but this station is brilliant and I am hearing some old Irish tracks that would never be played on the UK stations.I like Will Leahys show,he is great in the morning.Just wish the station was more accessible for the car (outside of DAB coverage),relying on 4G to play it via the car radio is good but its chews up the data!

George Sunsnow · 15-11-2017 2:11pm

4 G radio streaming of gold does not chew up data
Maybe 25 Mb an hour
It would take two days continuous streaming to use up a gig

So 4 hrs a day in the car would use a gig in a month

MikeyTaylor · 15-11-2017 7:50pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

Fast becoming my favourite oldies station,I used to listen to BBC R2,Gold (UK),Absolute 60s,70s & 80s but this station is brilliant and I am hearing some old Irish tracks that would never be played on the UK stations.I like Will Leahys show,he is great in the morning.Just wish the station was more accessible for the car (outside of DAB coverage),relying on 4G to play it via the car radio is good but its chews up the data!

Good to hear! Will has a good taste in music.

griffin100 · 16-11-2017 3:41pm

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Good to hear! Will has a good taste in music.

Did my ears deceive me or did he played U2's latest single this morning - Get Out Of Your Own Way.

Enjoyed this mornings live stuff form Paul Heaton and Jacki Abbot. Have seen them live a couple of times and they are fantastic.

16-11-2017 5:54pm

Big fan of the Housemartins and the Beautiful South so I enjoyed this mornings show too! Love that Blackwater Banks song!

MikeyTaylor · 17-11-2017 6:54pm

zorro2566 wrote: »

Big fan of the Housemartins and the Beautiful South so I enjoyed this mornings show too! Love that Blackwater Banks song!

Paul Heaton is a great songwriter.

griffin100 · 20-11-2017 5:50pm

Will was at it again this morning, two new releases played between 8 and 9. Don't think he gets the 'gold' concept. Rick has been excellent to date with some good music choices - I do like the relatively obscure country songs he has a penchant for.

ford fiesta · 20-11-2017 7:41pm

griffin100 wrote: »

Will was at it again this morning, two new releases played between 8 and 9. Don't think he gets the 'gold' concept. Rick has been excellent to date with some good music choices - I do like the relatively obscure country songs he has a penchant for.

I think the point of his breakfast show is aiming towards the 'Gold' listener... not just playing 100% 'Gold' oldies.
So new releases from 'Gold' or established artists will feature on his show. Those artists who wont get played on 2FM though would probably be playlisted by Radio 1.

griffin100 · 20-11-2017 8:08pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

I think the point of his breakfast show is aiming towards the 'Gold' listener... not just playing 100% 'Gold' oldies.
So new releases from 'Gold' or established artists will feature on his show. Those artists who wont get played on 2FM though would probably be playlisted by Radio 1.

So contemporary music from established acts that aul fellas might like, now I get it

radonicus · 22-12-2017 8:09am

Too much chat in the morning, the kind of nonsense - the time is.../ what's in the papers/ on this day etc, read by the now ubiquitous bubbly female - that you get on every other station.

A pity as generally the music is good.

MikeyTaylor · 27-12-2017 1:12am

Rory Cowan was on on Xmas Day.

sligojoek · 29-12-2017 1:18am

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Rory Cowan was on on Xmas Day.

I hope that's not the thin end of the wedge.

Mr Snow · 29-12-2017 5:04pm

sligojoek wrote: »

I hope that's not the thin end of the wedge.

Rorry is back on new years day at 1

radonicus · 09-01-2018 9:06am

Any recommendations for presenter-free 'gold' style music, either on app or radio?

I can't listen to Gold anymore unfortunately, too much drivel.

Andy From Sligo · 14-01-2018 3:22pm

wife left on BBC Radio 2 this morning (sunday) was going to turn it over but thought I would give it a listen. - haven't listened to Radio 2 in years.

not bad , very high brow/posh - very random song playlist

1. Send in the Clowns
2. Dedicated follower of Fashion
3. Jeff Waynes war of the worlds
4. howard keel song from pacific?

was lovely not to be bombarded with Adverts ...

I realised after a while for the random music, it was Elaine Paige on Sunday playing show tunes and news from Stage and shows.

Mr Snow · 14-01-2018 4:03pm

radonicus wrote: »

Any recommendations for presenter-free 'gold' style music, either on app or radio?

I can't listen to Gold anymore unfortunately, too much drivel.

have you try gold in the the uk they have 1 dj on the weekday and the weekend

radonicus · 15-01-2018 8:32am

Mr Snow wrote: »

have you try gold in the the uk they have 1 dj on the weekday and the weekend

Thanks, will have a look.

Currently listening back to Gold 'through the night', via the app. Good tunes and none of that guy's nonsense.

15-01-2018 8:58am

Absolute 60s and 70s are great as well!

Mickey Mike · 26-03-2020 12:58am

From what we know of RTE Gold and the rest of the RTE digital radio channels are to be switched off next month, I wonder if Gold could merge with one of the other national channels, it would be ashamed to see it go entity.

Andy From Sligo · 26-03-2020 1:21am

Mickey Mike wrote: »

From what we know of RTE Gold and the rest of the RTE digital radio channels are to be switched off next month, I wonder if Gold could merge with one of the other national channels, it would be ashamed to see it go entity.

is that for sure now next month? - i thought RTE were going to extend it at the moment because of the amount of people that are confined to home at the moment with the coronavid ?

thesandeman · 26-03-2020 1:55am

Gold is going to be merging with Radio 1 on weekend afternoons for the next few weeks anyway.
If it gets enough support from new listeners who probably didn't even know it existed it can only be a good thing.

ford fiesta · 26-03-2020 2:28am

thesandeman wrote: »

Gold is going to be merging with Radio 1 on weekend afternoons for the next few weeks anyway.
If it gets enough support from new listeners who probably didn't even know it existed it can only be a good thing.

so are the current Derek Mooney, Michael Cahill shows instead of Saturday / Sunday sport going to be on both stations?

thesandeman · 26-03-2020 2:44am

Other way around by the looks of it. I'll miss Mooney if he's taken off again.

ford fiesta · 26-03-2020 9:13am

Will and Rick on from this weekends 2pm

Mickey Mike · 26-03-2020 10:30am

A pitition was had to save Gold recently but has fallen on deaf ears by senior RTE management. Wikipedia saorview page states its switch off during April 2020. Something is going to give with RTE cost cutting and the digital radio channels are first and foremost to go.

Mickey Mike · 26-03-2020 1:49pm

Ever since the commercial radio industry refused to take part in the DAB format, RTE refused to rollout Digital radio nation wide and quickly lost interest. DAB was never promoted. I have friends who live in DAB reception area and they never heard of the digital services, very few people know RTE Gold exist. Its sad and an end of an era.

Mickey Mike · 26-03-2020 1:53pm

We have much better radio services online, Irish Radio Player is fantastic. If it is possible RTE please continue R Gold online.

Andy From Sligo · 26-03-2020 2:06pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

Will and Rick on from this weekends 2pm

i shall have a go of that - getting fed of the 'pumped up kicks' show on Today FM on Saturday afternoons

peterobrien100 · 27-03-2020 11:06am

Mickey Mike wrote: »

A pitition was had to save Gold recently but has fallen on deaf ears by senior RTE management. Wikipedia saorview page states its switch off during April 2020. Something is going to give with RTE cost cutting and the digital radio channels are first and foremost to go.

SO the end is near such a sad pity been listening in more and more due to spending more time at home !

ford fiesta · 27-03-2020 12:29pm

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

Mickey Mike · 27-03-2020 1:13pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

RTE are so tight-lipped about this which tells me they want it done and dusted, unlike Long Wave 252 where the switch off is going on since 2014, RTE made an announcement of extension well in advance of proposed switch off. I don't hear it yet regarding DAB radio. But we will wait and see. God only knows.

ford fiesta · 27-03-2020 4:56pm

2.5 years ago RTE News Now on Digital TV/Saorview was meant to be axed. But it didnt happen..there was no annoucement on any decision being reversed either:

https://amp.independent.ie/business/media/rte-to-axe-tv-news-channel-as-services-hit-by-financial-woes-36393796.html

Long_Wave · 27-03-2020 5:45pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

So can anyone confirm that RTE Gold and the other RTE Digital Radio stations (RTE 2XM, Radio 1 Extra, RTE Junior, RTE Pulse) closing at Easter this year?

Hopefully they are not.

I can't think of a single service that rte have actually gone through with terminating the past 10 years or so.

SPDUB · 28-03-2020 12:04am

ford fiesta wrote: »

2.5 years ago RTE News Now on Digital TV/Saorview was meant to be axed. But it didnt happen..there was no annoucement on any decision being reversed either:

https://amp.independent.ie/business/media/rte-to-axe-tv-news-channel-as-services-hit-by-financial-woes-36393796.html

Because there was no decision taken to actually close it .

All that story shows is some in RTE wanted it to close and briefed journalists trying to make it happen .

alzer100 · 06-04-2020 5:27pm

RTE Gold have extended their live schedule to 7pm each weekday, but I think it's still going to close, maybe not April as what was originally planned but after this "situation" kind of calms down
the streaming listenership figures will decline and so Dee will wield her hatchet.

People who have discovered Gold need to keep listening using the official links as they are monitored by RTE.

Long_Wave · 06-04-2020 6:03pm

alzer100 wrote: »

RTE Gold have extended their live schedule to 7pm each weekday, but I think it's still going to close, maybe not April as what was originally planned but after this "situation" kind of calms down
the streaming listenership figures will decline and so Dee will wield her hatchet.

People who have discovered Gold need to keep listening using the official links as they are monitored by RTE.

Dee has talked about closing lot's of things but hasn't gone through with any of it.

alzer100 · 06-04-2020 7:00pm

Long_Wave wrote: »

Dee has talked about closing lot's of things but hasn't gone through with any of it.

I only hope you are really Dee Woods ðŸ˜

its_steve116 · 06-04-2020 11:43pm

alzer100 wrote: »

I only hope you are really Dee Woods ðŸ˜

*Forbes

alzer100 · 07-04-2020 12:12am

its_steve116 wrote: »

*Forbes

My apologies, I'm losing it!!

channelsurfer2 · 30-04-2020 9:28pm

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

channelsurfer2 · 30-04-2020 9:30pm

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

Mickey Mike · 30-04-2020 9:52pm

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

I'm enjoying Michael Cahill in the drivetime slot. He does seem to get loads of requests. What would rte gold audience be? A few thousand? I think they won't close it down but will shut DAB

The right move for RTE to do at this point is to keep RTE Pulse and RTE Gold on saorview and online, let them get rid of DAB.

ford fiesta · 30-04-2020 10:13pm

Doubt many people listen on a "DAB" radio.

alzer100 · 01-05-2020 12:43am

RTE should let Gold's listeners know when the station is to close as April has now come and gone. BTW happy it's still broadcasting.

Mickey Mike · 02-05-2020 2:31pm

The closing of the digital radio channels have been postponed, good news for people who enjoy DAB and RTE Gold, we can relax and enjoy listening to our favourite radio channels going well into the future. Don't know why RTE makes these announcements especially when they don't carry them out, there are only upsetting us.

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