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  • #6552
    kazoo106
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭kazoo106


    It would make sense for Christmas to use Mount Oriel over the previous 99.4 on Corrawelis Wood in Cavan with regard to population coverage. Both have similar rural coverage (being only 30km apart) - however Mt. Oriel includes coverage to the urban centres of Drogheda and Dundalk, which suffers from severe Multipath on the old 99.4.
    It would not surprise me if 99.4 does not surface this year at all


  • #6553
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,245 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Very strange that Storm know of this frequency as in their loop recording and nobody else

    Not really. Those in the business of TX engineering will know by default the limited amount of frequency/ies and allowable ERF powers available to any temporary station that may need them. Behind the scenes there's a certain amount of fraternisation between those in the business so it's easier for all concerned to make a call to get them to switch off ahead of the time, or better yet for a station to switch off without prompting.


  • #6554
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Christmas FM made a brief appearance on 105.2 in Clare today, no sign of life on 105.0 Kerry, 105.5 Limerick or 106.7 Cork.

    Most years they are testing at this stage but no sign this year.


  • #6555
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Carrier for Christmas FM now on 105.2 in Dublin.


  • #6556
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭Antenna


    marno21 wrote: »
    Christmas FM made a brief appearance on 105.2 in Clare today, no sign of life on 105.0 Kerry, 105.5 Limerick or 106.7 Cork.

    + there's another new one, 87.7 in north Co. Cork, parts of south Limerick


  • #6557
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Antenna wrote: »
    + there's another new one, 87.7 in north Co. Cork, parts of south Limerick

    87.7 and 105.0 (Tralee) both coming in with RDS here in Cork City. Strong signal on both before the 106.7 Cork City frequency comes on


  • #6558
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    I got 105.2, 88.1 & 99.4 on my travels today, Sounding good and this year they are synced up so it doesn’t sound like the station is skipping like previous years.


  • #6559
    Max Power 2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 424 ✭✭Max Power 2010


    99.5 and 106.6 loud and clear in Wicklow


  • #6560
    Ger Roe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,145 ✭✭✭Ger Roe


    Max Power 2010 wrote: »
    99.5 and 106.6 loud and clear in Wicklow

    Clear as a bell and all in sync - driving from Newtownmountkennedy to Bray this morning and 106.6, 99.5 and 105.2 all switched perfectly as required during the journey.

    Best of luck guys - looking forward to some seasonal normality at the current strange times.


  • #6561
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,245 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    I received a patchy RDS enabled Xmas FM on 104.2 in Tallaght round around midday today. It takes a bit of a hammering from the FM104 splatter but it is there


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  • #6562
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    Will some of the Christmas FM presenters be doing their shows from home this year?


  • #6563
    radiotrickster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Will some of the Christmas FM presenters be doing their shows from home this year?

    I'd say a lot will! They've had presenters on the online stream for the past few weeks. I'd assume everyone has been testing the equipment.


  • #6564
    castle2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    Intresting post from storm on their facebook:
    We've had to leave the FM band for a few weeks as it seems another station needs to use our frequency. You can still hear us with crystal clear audio on DAB all across the NE, Cork and Waterford, and why not check out our new pop up station on DAB, Storm Christmas, playing all your Christmas favourites while there. If your car is recent - check out the DAB band tonight !


  • #6565
    Losty Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,245 ✭✭✭✭Losty Dublin


    radiotrickster wrote: »
    I'd say a lot will! They've had presenters on the online stream for the past few weeks. I'd assume everyone has been testing the equipment.

    They usually go with a day or two of dry runs each year before the FM switches in, which is odd as they've had a static studio set up for a few years now. Obviously this year there's a lot more for them to test out if home casting is de rigour.

    Where it may get interesting is if it opens them up to having new talent on the roster.


  • #6566
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I did tune into Christmas FM the odd time online. It's a great station for giving newer or lesser-known presenters an opportunity to broadcast. Two people I heard online, who I had not actually heard before (I may have seen their names) were Aine O'Neill and Lar Flynn.

    Christmas FM was testing last night on 105.2. It had a very strong signal around my area.
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  • #6567
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    castle2012 wrote: »
    Intresting post from storm on their facebook:
    We've had to leave the FM band for a few weeks as it seems another station needs to use our frequency. You can still hear us with crystal clear audio on DAB all across the NE, Cork and Waterford, and why not check out our new pop up station on DAB, Storm Christmas, playing all your Christmas favourites while there. If your car is recent - check out the DAB band tonight !

    A dance station does Christmas - interesting twist!
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  • #6568
    TheBMG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭TheBMG


    Is it just my car radio or has Q102 lost its RDS?


  • #6569
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    TheBMG wrote: »
    Is it just my car radio or has Q102 lost its RDS?

    No RDS on 102.2 in my car either


  • #6570
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    I noticed it last night too. I thought Q102 was gone silent, but I think it was the RDS that was gone!
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  • #6571
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,903 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    Smells like teen spirit playing now on Smooth in Dublin. Bit of an odd choice for a station called Smooth.

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • #6572
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    I noticed it last night too. I thought Q102 was gone silent, but I think it was the RDS that was gone!

    I see 9 days ago someone registered ViriginRadio.ie (no web site yet). Wasn't there a rumour before that Q102 would rebrand to Virgin?

    I'm sure it's likely to be unrelated and they are probably getting their RDS unit replaced.


  • #6573
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    radiotrickster wrote: »
    I'd say a lot will! They've had presenters on the online stream for the past few weeks. I'd assume everyone has been testing the equipment.

    Is the Ballsbridge Hotel their main studio again this year?


  • #6574
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    DopeTech wrote: »
    Smells like teen spirit playing now on Smooth in Dublin. Bit of an odd choice for a station called Smooth.

    Smooth Grunge? :)
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  • #6575
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,144 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    is there any sort of online presence for smooth 93.2?

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #6576
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Pirate on 88.8 around Glanmire this evening. The old 87.8 frequency used by pirates including True FM recently is out of bounds now due to Xmas on 87.7 in North Cork.

    Still no sign of Xmas on 106.7 in Cork. Most of the rest seem to be on air.


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  • #6577
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    end of the road wrote: »
    is there any sort of online presence for smooth 93.2?

    I wasn't able to find anything, it appears to be a temporary effort - maybe Extreme FM wasn't working so they are trying this format to see how it goes?


  • #6578
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,402 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Zenith Classic Rock are on 3935 kHz LSB. Good signal in Dundalk, and on the SDR's. Particularly strong on the Kilkenny SDR.


  • #6579
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭Antenna


    marno21 wrote: »

    Still no sign of Xmas on 106.7 in Cork. Most of the rest seem to be on air.

    106.7 came on air overnight (shortly before 2AM) in time for their launch today at Midday


  • #6580
    marno21
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,461 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    Antenna wrote: »
    106.7 came on air overnight (shortly before 2AM) in time for their launch today at Midday

    Indeed I noticed when going to bed that it had come on.. someone was working late.

    Signal is from the south side of the city by my reckoning, areas with shielding tucked in along by the South Ring Road cause the car radio to switch to 87.7

    On a separate note, their frequencies this year (18 in total) are very allowing of long distance listening. The journey from Dublin to Cork now has near full coverage with the odd blip (105.2 -> 88.1 -> 104.3 -> 87.7 -> 106.7). I did notice that commuters who listen to Spin1038 on their journeys to Kildare will be affected, 103.8 from Blackstairs now wipes Spin after Naas heading west. Other Three Rock services are clear as far as Laois from there


  • #6581
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Charity Radio getting another run on 94.3 in Dublin.


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  • #6582
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Hot FM in Dublin on a carrier (no stereo / RDS) on 91.0.


  • #6583
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,936 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    RDS on Q102 has now been restored.

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  • #6584
    Bubbles2020
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭Bubbles2020


    93.2 has rebranded again, now IceRadio.


  • #6585
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,144 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    ice have been around a little while as an online station.

    extreme seem to have seased altogether now, their stream is dead the past few days.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #6586
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    Bubbles2020 wrote: »
    93.2 has rebranded again, now IceRadio.

    Oh lovely, Just in time for Christmas


  • #6587
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,708 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    ICE Radio is the name of Joe Doyle 'Irish and Country ' station....


  • #6588
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,144 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    Infoanon wrote: »
    ICE Radio is the name of Joe Doyle 'Irish and Country ' station....


    i think all though i'm open to correction that it's ICMR rather then ICE.
    ICMR (irishcountrymusicradio.com) is what came up for me in a google search for ICE radio country anyway.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #6589
    Omnia 5
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Omnia 5


    end of the road wrote: »
    i think all though i'm open to correction that it's ICMR rather then ICE.
    ICMR (irishcountrymusicradio.com) is what came up for me in a google search for ICE radio country anyway.

    Country and Irish music radio was Joe’s second temp service. CIMR. The following year it added the hot country to the title also.
    But yes you guys are correct. Joe did run country station called ICE FM. It was the departure for him and a lot of staff from radio Dublin. And at the time they were right to make a departure. I think it was around 2001 ish.


  • #6590
    paulwilson
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭paulwilson


    Omnia 5 wrote: »
    Country and Irish music radio was Joe’s second temp service. CIMR. The following year it added the hot country to the title also.
    But yes you guys are correct. Joe did run country station called ICE FM. It was the departure for him and a lot of staff from radio Dublin. And at the time they were right to make a departure. I think it was around 2001 ish.
    You are very right about ice it was an irish country and easy listening station that was set up by Joe 2001


  • #6591
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Omnia 5 wrote: »
    Country and Irish music radio was Joe’s second temp service. CIMR. The following year it added the hot country to the title also.
    But yes you guys are correct. Joe did run country station called ICE FM. It was the departure for him and a lot of staff from radio Dublin. And at the time they were right to make a departure. I think it was around 2001 ish.

    Initially, the temporary licensed station was called IMR (Irish Music Radio). I think it was the first of the temporary stations way back in 2003. This played a mixture of Irish music, including rock - I remember it. I think it had another run with that name before there was a temporary license stint for CIMR. I'm not sure how many times it ran as CIMR (once, maybe twice?), but it's next evolution Hot Country ran for a few years. The last temporary license run in Dublin that Joe Doyle was involved with, in 2010, was for Heartbeat FM, a former pirate, along with Tony O'Hara. He was with Heartbeat last year for a temporary license run in Offaly.
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  • #6592
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    paulwilson wrote: »
    You are very right about ice it was an Irish country and easy listening station that was set up by Joe 2001

    Were you involved with ICE, Paul? I know you turned up on Hot Country and later Heartbeat's temporary run.
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  • #6593
    Omnia 5
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Omnia 5


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Initially, the temporary licensed station was called IMR (Irish Music Radio). I think it was the first of the temporary stations way back in 2003. This played a mixture of Irish music, including rock - I remember it. I think it had another run with that name before there was a temporary license stint for CIMR. I'm not sure how many times it ran as CIMR (once, maybe twice?), but it's next evolution Hot Country ran for a few years. The last temporary license run in Dublin that Joe Doyle was involved with, in 2010, was for Heartbeat FM, a former pirate, along with Tony O'Hara. He was with Heartbeat last year for a temporary license run in Offaly.
    Slightly right, slightly wrong.
    Joe does have a company called heartbeat radio services which have had a couple of temp licences in Edenderry, under the names of YAG FM and Eden FM.
    The first licence back in the day was IMR Dublin, it the went to CIMR, then hot country was brought into the name. When there was high insight that the north east country music licence was never going to happen we decided to bring back Heartbeat. We tried to give a country music format to the north east but hey who knows. So we went back to what we knew best and that was lovesongs. So that happened in 2010.
    Joe moved out of Dublin shortly after and continued his passion and went after temps in Edenderry. And I was very busy looking after a bus


  • #6594
    castle2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    end of the road wrote: »
    ice have been around a little while as an online station.

    extreme seem to have seased altogether now, their stream is dead the past few days.

    Extreme ceased this time last year to.Why do they bother.


  • #6595
    paulwilson
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭paulwilson


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Were you involved with ICE, Paul? I know you turned up on Hot Country and later Heartbeat's temporary run.
    I was declan along with brendan killkeny and various others


  • #6596
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,177 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    paulwilson wrote: »
    I was declan along with brendan killkeny and various others

    Brendan Kilkenny - bit of a legend!
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  • #6597
    tiswasfan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭tiswasfan


    Charity radio on 94.3fm again


  • #6598
    turbocab
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭turbocab


    tiswasfan wrote: »
    Charity radio on 94.3fm again

    sounding excellent may i say in south east dublin


  • #6599
    Sunnyboy11
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Sunnyboy11


    turbocab wrote: »
    sounding excellent may i say in south east dublin

    Yes 94.3 sounds great even a bit of Christmas spirit thrown in for good measure. Well done 94.3


  • #6600
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    This is what I could put up today on the car radio at Liffey valley shopping centre West Dublin

    87.6 Chill FM
    91.0 Hot FM
    93.2 IceRadio
    94.3 Charity Radio
    98.4 90s Network
    98.9 RetroNow
    103.0 Energy


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  • #6601
    TheBMG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭TheBMG


    Unusual reception this morning of KCLR on 96.9. Audible in Churchtown, Dublin 14 despite being blitzed by very strong signals on 96.7 and 97.0


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