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Digital radio question

Evil_Clown · 2008-04-02 13:08:23

Hi have a quick qeustion if someone could help it would be great I listen to 5 live alot especially at night but the analogue signal where I live can be pretty crap, if I get a digital radio will I be able to pick up 5 live perfectly in Ireland ?

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02-04-2008 2:08pm

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Evil_Clown

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Hi have a quick qeustion if someone could help it would be great

I listen to 5 live alot especially at night but the analogue signal where I live can be pretty crap, if I get a digital radio will I be able to pick up 5 live perfectly in Ireland ?

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#2 04-04-2008 2:35pm
watty

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not unless you can get very good BBC VHF/FM Radio and/or BBC TV from UK/NI via aerial.
Free To Air Satellite Receiver might work if it is not encrypted on Satellite. It was originally, but might be free now.

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#3 12-04-2008 8:41pm
Greenman

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watty wrote: »

Free To Air Satellite Receiver might work if it is not encrypted on Satellite. It was originally, but might be free now.

Radio 5 have been free since all the BBC TV channels went free.

Evil_Clown Have a look at this page
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=1548096

BTW Internet radios are the business http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055024787&page=3&highlight=Receiving+BBC+radio

Tell us how you get on.

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