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BANDSCAN THREAD

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    #3992
    ODTR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭ODTR


    I've heard dance radio stations in Dublin today play Whigfield Saturday Night and 2 Unlimited No Limits. Maybe next I will hear Cotton Eye Joe. Cutting edge stuff.

    Dublin needs a real dance station as there is just a lot of junk on at the moment.


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    #3993
    radioguru02
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭radioguru02


    ODTR wrote: »
    I've heard dance radio stations in Dublin today play Whigfield Saturday Night and 2 Unlimited No Limits. Maybe next I will hear Cotton Eye Joe. Cutting edge stuff.

    Dublin needs a real dance station as there is just a lot of junk on at the moment.

    Yeah what’s on in Dublin atm is mostly crap: we only need one dance classics outfit! Yet we have Now, Hot, Fresh, The Beach and RetroNow playing a lot of the same stuff.
    Make Chill Dublin-wide, only alternative pirate on. Bring Phever back as well


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    #3994
    ODTR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭ODTR


    pirateradiohed wrote: »
    Yeah what’s on in Dublin atm is mostly crap: we only need one dance classics outfit! Yet we have Now, Hot, Fresh, The Beach and RetroNow playing a lot of the same stuff.
    Make Chill Dublin-wide, only alternative pirate on. Bring Phever back as well
    Yes is is 2019 no station should be playing Whigfield.

    We need Phever back 247 and at least one other real dance station. The current crop playing the same small selection of old dance tunes is very boring and I switch straight off. Maybe Kiss should be brave and ditch the old tunes.


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    #3995
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    ODTR wrote: »
    pirateradiohed wrote: »
    Yeah what’s on in Dublin atm is mostly crap: we only need one dance classics outfit! Yet we have Now, Hot, Fresh, The Beach and RetroNow playing a lot of the same stuff.
    Make Chill Dublin-wide, only alternative pirate on. Bring Phever back as well
    Yes is is 2019 no station should be playing Whigfield.

    We need Phever back 247 and at least one other real dance station. The current crop playing the same small selection of old dance tunes is very boring and I switch straight off. Maybe Kiss should be brave and ditch the old tunes.
    I couldn't agree more .kiss seems to have a good outfit .they really should move to the new stuff .


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    #3996
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    castle2012 wrote: »
    I couldn't agree more .kiss seems to have a good outfit .they really should move to the new stuff .

    I was thinking the complete opposite, it’s great to hear the oldskool dance classics on the radio & with the introduction of Kiss & Retronow I feel they’ve upped the game, The listeners to these stations are in their 30/40s and grew up in the 90s, they wouldn’t even know the up to date tracks.


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    #3997
    ODTR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭ODTR


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    I was thinking the complete opposite, it’s great to hear the oldskool dance classics on the radio & with the introduction of Kiss & Retronow I feel they’ve upped the game, The listeners to these stations are in their 30/40s and grew up in the 90s, they wouldn’t even know the up to date tracks.

    Thats fine but the problem is that Hot/Now/Retro/Kiss/Fresh play a lot of 90s dance and a lot of it isn’t any good. Wall to wall 2 Unlimited, Bizare inc and all that is boring. When Phever have a 90s DJ on at least its stuff that doesn't get played much and they have decent mixing.

    So many dance stations on air at huge cost and risk and probably very few listeners between them. I suppose a merger is too much to ask for here to make something decent. Too many egos involved probably.


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    #3998
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,984 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    only kiss and retro now are playing all old stuff. hot fm and now fm are playing mostly new stuff with the odd old track thrown in. phever plays a mix of stuff.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #3999
    ODTR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24 ✭ODTR


    end of the road wrote: »
    only kiss and retro now are playing all old stuff. hot fm and now fm are playing mostly new stuff with the odd old track thrown in. phever plays a mix of stuff.

    When Now fm started they werent too bad but its probably 70% old dance at this stage. They are playing Ice MC Think About the Way right now. Its really bad stuff.

    Fresh fm and Retro both playing 90s as usual. Out of that lot Hot fm probably playing the most new stuff in fairness.

    Phever and Chill fm best for alternative dance tunes.


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    #4000
    fmfan
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭fmfan


    end of the road wrote: »
    only kiss and retro now are playing all old stuff. hot fm and now fm are playing mostly new stuff with the odd old track thrown in. phever plays a mix of stuff.

    Does this KissFm have a livestream


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    #4001
    end of the road
    Registered Users Posts: 28,984 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    fmfan wrote: »
    Does this KissFm have a livestream


    not yet as far as i know.

    ticking a box on a form does not make you of a religion.



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    #4002
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    end of the road wrote: »
    fmfan wrote: »
    Does this KissFm have a livestream


    not yet as far as i know.
    I was just going to ask the same .there has to be a stream for 1025kiss ?


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    #4003
    radioguru02
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭radioguru02


    castle2012 wrote: »
    I was just going to ask the same .there has to be a stream for 1025kiss ?

    You’re missing very little tbh imo


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    #4004
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Odd to launch a station these days with no stream. Maybe they just have a PC up at the transmission site doing the audio playout but don't have good enough internet/4G connectivity to support an outbound audio stream?


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    #4005
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    Still sounds great today .what great jingles .if only Dublin had something like this now Listen to NRG FM Ger Fenton Show May 13th by NRGFM DUBLIN on #SoundCloud


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    #4006
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    castle2012 wrote: »
    Still sounds great today .what great jingles .if only Dublin had something like this now Listen to NRG FM Ger Fenton Show May 13th by NRGFM DUBLIN on #SoundCloud
    NRG FM was a gem of a station.


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    #4007
    radioguru02
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭radioguru02


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Odd to launch a station these days with no stream. Maybe they just have a PC up at the transmission site doing the audio playout but don't have good enough internet/4G connectivity to support an outbound audio stream?

    For a lot of stations, particularly an automated one like Kiss, it can give little reward. Look at Phever: as excellent an operation as they are they usually have few online listeners


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    #4008
    80s Synth Pop
    Registered Users Posts: 711 ✭✭✭80s Synth Pop


    Is anyone else having an issue with phever dropping out for a few seconds every 5 mins and an another station cutting in? Otherwise strong signal as far as howth summit. Love Hugo's "the best sets" show.


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    #4009
    radioguru02
    Registered Users Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭radioguru02


    end of the road wrote: »
    only kiss and retro now are playing all old stuff. hot fm and now fm are playing mostly new stuff with the odd old track thrown in. phever plays a mix of stuff.

    OK you’re right tbf in that Hot and Now play new stuff, but I guess a lot of us are used to having a full-on underground station to listen to on FM
    Edit: I realise Phever is back on since, I’m just responding generally


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    #4010
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    pirateradiohed wrote: »
    For a lot of stations, particularly an automated one like Kiss, it can give little reward. Look at Phever: as excellent an operation as they are they usually have few online listeners

    Agree it's very hard to gain significant numbers of listeners online these days for new stations - but it's the expectation now that a radio station would have an internet stream. Same with a social media page, it's just one of those things. A stream also gives those outside of the normal FM coverage area a way to tune in. There's no major expense here, €8/month or less will cover them.

    For those stations with streams, I have heard some with zero audio processing. This makes them sound flat in comparison to the thousands of other online stations and their audio levels can go all over the place. So, to ease the pain of the listener and to stand out from the others (or at least match them) they definitely should add stream audio processing. Stereo Tool is very capable and starts from only €35. 😊


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    #4011
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    80s Synth Pop wrote: »
    Is anyone else having an issue with phever dropping out for a few seconds every 5 mins and an another station cutting in? Otherwise strong signal as far as howth summit. Love Hugo's "the best sets" show.
    Did you catch which station was cutting in? I think there may be a legal station (BBC R4?) from Wales on the same frequency, which can be picked up sometimes around north county Dublin.


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    #4012
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,619 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    JDxtra wrote: »
    80s Synth Pop wrote: »
    Is anyone else having an issue with phever dropping out for a few seconds every 5 mins and an another station cutting in? Otherwise strong signal as far as howth summit. Love Hugo's "the best sets" show.
    Did you catch which station was cutting in? I think there may be a legal station (BBC R4?) from Wales on the same frequency, which can be picked up sometimes around north county Dublin.
    BBC Radio Scotland (94.2 is BBC Wales)


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    #4013
    Mullaghteelin
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Mullaghteelin


    Anyone have a clue where BBC Radio Ulster on 94.4 is transmitting from?
    It's fluttering in and out like crazy with aircraft scatter in Balbriggan.
    The usual frequency lists have drawn a blank.
    A low powered relay somewhere around the Mournes, perhaps?
    It's definitely not on 94.5.


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    #4014
    kazoo106
    Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭kazoo106


    There is nowhere that I'm aware of which is 0.1 down from Divis - it has to be 94.5 you are hearing


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    #4015
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Kiss 1025 are looking for DJs, so presumably they are planning for live shows.


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    #4016
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Picking up a stereo carrier on 88.8 FM out my way. Not sure if this is the "Dance FM 88.8" station that sometimes broadcasts on low power from Clondalkin.


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    #4017
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    JDxtra wrote: »
    Picking up a stereo carrier on 88.8 FM out my way. Not sure if this is the "Dance FM 88.8" station that sometimes broadcasts on low power from Clondalkin.

    It's not one that has turned up regularly on these bandscans. Is it an occasional pirate and does it tend to turn up on random days, rather than specific times of the week? How does 88.8 rank as a frequency that can be used without causing any issues for legals?
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #4018
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    It's not one that has turned up regularly on these bandscans. Is it an occasional pirate and does it tend to turn up on random days, rather than specific times of the week? How does 88.8 rank as a frequency that can be used without causing any issues for legals?
    It was always very random, however I could only barely get it in the car at the times it was on. This evening however its locking on a scan in the house. It could be something different, or else they've increased power.


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    #4019
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Update - it's not the 88.8 station from Clondalkin/Ballyfermot.

    Anybody else getting it around Dublin?


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    #4020
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    88.8 is now Easy Radio. RDS is rotating as EASY > RADIO.


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    #4021
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 5,991 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    JDxtra wrote: »
    88.8 is now Easy Radio. RDS is rotating as EASY > RADIO.

    Why did they move from 93.2? That seems to have been a reliable frequency to use.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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