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RTE two tonight

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  • 02-06-2008 11:42pm
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    Mint Sauce
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    on and off all evening, did anyone hear anything earlier about the benbulbon transmiter being hit by lightning

    :confused:


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    muffler
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    Im in Stranorlar so dont know if it would have had any effect here or not but I have been out most of the evening so didn't notice it anyhow.


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    Mint Sauce
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    muffler wrote: »
    Im in Stranorlar so dont know if it would have had any effect here or not but I have been out most of the evening so didn't notice it anyhow.

    would rte have a seperate transmitter in barnsmore or north of it, think it was the benbulbon in sligo/leitrim that was affected this evening


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    muffler
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    TBH I havent a clue where the signal comes from. There is a small "relay" transmitter outside of Stranorlar but where its fed from I dont know. I doubt if it would extend to Sligo but then again nothing would surprise me about RTE


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    donegalman1
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    RTE's transmitter is on Truskmore. Would think they would have some lightning protection though

    Stranorlar would not be fed from it, though it is main tranmitter in the region


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    starbelgrade
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    RTE2 started broadcasting in 1978. The channel was opened with a gala ceremony from Cork. Due to a technical fault, audio from BBC 2 was played during the countdown instead of the proper soundtrack, and when the channel commenced programmes, there was no audio for the initial 15 seconds or so.

    Start as you mean to go on. :)


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    Gareth37
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    irish-stew wrote: »
    would rte have a seperate transmitter in barnsmore or north of it, think it was the benbulbon in sligo/leitrim that was affected this evening

    Here are some of the transmitters:
    http://www.irish-tv.com/irishtrans.asp

    I think there is an RTE transmitter in Ballybofey too, a small one?

    I think you could use Holywell as a back up.


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    byte
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    byte


    I do believe that RTENL have a mast on Barnesmore, but it's only a link between sites, not a transmitter.

    Twin Towns does have its own transmitter, carrying RTE1, RTE2 and TG4.


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    DenMan
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    RTE2 started broadcasting in 1978. The channel was opened with a gala ceremony from Cork. Due to a technical fault, audio from BBC 2 was played during the countdown instead of the proper soundtrack, and when the channel commenced programmes, there was no audio for the initial 15 seconds or so.

    Start as you mean to go on. :)

    Why doesn't that surprise me. During the launch of the countries second television station they lose the audio.....:eek:


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