what pirate radio stations are on in cork at the moment?

JDxtra wrote: »

I'm sure they mentioned something a few months ago about going digital I think they said. Can't find the post now. There were no other details.

But the red tape and BAI license costs to get onto DAB are crazy, the operator costs are reasonable at least. Will see.

It was hinted in 2 posts on 24 August

The operator (EirDab) was quoting fees from €199 (was €249?) per month. That will be plus VAT, and may exclude startup costs. Price may also depend on bitrate.

I found the BAI costs before on their web site. So, correct me if I'm wrong (I hope I am) - but my understanding was that a section 71 licence was required from the BAI for operators looking to get onto the DAB trial. Here are the BAI costs as detailed on their web site...

Application:
The standard application fee is currently €1,500 plus 23% VAT; the application fee must be transferred to the BAI account listed below, in order for an application to be considered. This fee is non-refundable.

CONTRACT:
The standard contract fee is currently set at €2,000 plus 23% VAT per year of broadcast. The total amount charged will be dependent on the duration of the contract. The total amount is payable prior to entry into the contract.

JDxtra wrote: »

The operator (EirDab) was quoting fees from €199 (was €249?) per month. That will be plus VAT, and may exclude startup costs. Price may also depend on bitrate.

I found the BAI costs before on their web site. So, correct me if I'm wrong (I hope I am) - but my understanding was that a section 71 licence was required from the BAI for operators looking to get onto the DAB trial. Here are the BAI costs as detailed on their web site...

Application:
The standard application fee is currently €1,500 plus 23% VAT; the application fee must be transferred to the BAI account listed below, in order for an application to be considered. This fee is non-refundable.

CONTRACT:
The standard contract fee is currently set at €2,000 plus 23% VAT per year of broadcast. The total amount charged will be dependent on the duration of the contract. The total amount is payable prior to entry into the contract.

They have a special rate for DAB Trial participants. Still a crazy amount of paperwork involved (particularly when compared to the UK equivalent) but the costs are €750+ VAT non refundable application fee and €500 per year + VAT for the contract fee. Notionally the BAI would like people to pay up front for 5 years but I don't think it could or would be that way during a trial. So the monthly, including Eirdab carriage would work out at about 300 a month (+VAT) which isn't too bad!

Incidentally, 8Radio will be on the Eiredab MUX in Cork for it's next FM run which commences on Friday 19th October and runs at weekends until Sunday November 18th.

Simon

JDxtra wrote: »

Play FM Cork web site and some of their social media pages are now hidden or removed.

Funny that, Stream is gone also but FM was live as usual yesterday evening

JDxtra wrote: »

Seems odd, could be just a rebrand/buyout or something along those lines.

Why would they rebrand there still a new station??

Could it be some kind of BAI amnesty to incentivise pirate's to go legal?

Play FM state on Facebook that they are not being taken over or rebranding - that when they go off at midnight it’s the end

Play FM still on a carrier with RDS

marno21 wrote: »

Cork this evening had 87.5 with POWER and 87.9 carrier with low tone, no RDS by UCC but that could have been due to weak signal.

Nothing on 97.6, 104.9 or 107.0

POWER 87.5FM with good signal today.

True 87.8FM Broadcasting into the City with good signal today.

Play FM must have left there transmitter on till last night if there carrier RDS was still on maybe??

JDxtra wrote: »

Yes, saw that message. This morning however, their old http://play878.com web site is displaying new content for "NRG Radio Cork" (same content as http://nrgradiocork.com). Similar design as the old site as well.

Maybe it's the same crew going down the DAB road? Down the end of the page it says "ONLINE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DAB+ RADIO"

Best of luck to them, it's a great idea. Hope it's true (no pun) and it works out for them.

Both websites mentioned above currently down. However stream is available on LiveRadio.ie platform. Direct Link: NRG Radio Cork

Scotty66 wrote: »

8 radio now on at weekends and another station soon to join the DAB. Could this be NRG?

Hard to know regarding NRG. Is there a list of BAI section 71 licenced operators? If yes, you could just check if NRG (or any others) or on that list.

That's a fairly lively conversation on LiveRadio.ie!

MrMac84 wrote: »

Link?

https://www.liveradio.ie/stations/nrg-radio-cork

Music Radio Head wrote: »

There Liveradio.ie stream seems to have vanished now. The comments had been taken down. Less Than 24 hours later & started again. so I'd say Liveradio.ie had no choice in the end to terminate there stream for fear of bad publicity.

POWER87 Going Strong.
TRUE FM Going Strong. There Signal much better since Play left the airwaves.
DHR haven't returned to the airwaves as yet.
Didn't get around to checking other Stations but I assume there on.

This is true.


We have received NRG Radio Cork CEO Francis Hennessy official request to delete all comments and to suspend radio station on LiveRadio platform.



We are not in possition to discuss if this station is legitimate or not.

pirateradiohed wrote: »

NRG’s Facebook page gone
Website shows song info, but no stream seems to be up

stream is working for me anyway.