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BANDSCAN THREAD

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    #5072
    turbocab
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭turbocab


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Why are Retro Fm on 3 different frequencies in Dublin today? There covering the same area so what’s the point. All out of sync with each other.
    92.0, 94.3 & 99.3

    no different to rte and today fm


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    #5073
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,654 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Why are Retro Fm on 3 different frequencies in Dublin today? There covering the same area so what’s the point. All out of sync with each other.
    92.0, 94.3 & 99.3

    For starters the three transmitters cover different areas - it's like arguing why are Nova on 100.1/.3/.5 and 95.7.

    Re the bandscans - 98.4 60s are back and 87.5 Unid on air today


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    #5074
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    Infoanon wrote: »
    For starters the three transmitters cover different areas - it's like arguing why are Nova on 100.1/.3/.5 and 95.7.

    So that’s the way the forum has gone, you ask a question and get smart answers, A pirate station on 3 frequencies is asking for trouble, for starters 92.0 is Finglas/Glasnevin, So are you telling me that two mountain sites won’t cover that area. Nova are covering Dublin, Meath, Wicklow & Kildare, Three Rock, Bray head, Balbriggan & Saggart.


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    #5075
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    turbocab wrote: »
    no different to rte and today fm

    Two nationwide stations


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    #5076
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    castle2012 wrote: »
    Now Fm stream is putting out pirate fm, they must be behind Pirate FM. To be fair to them Pirate fm (while not my type of music) sounds good and is very consistant. Best of luck to them with there venture

    From what ive heard they are the same yes. But pirate fm sounds much more organised i think they will do really well


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    #5077
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    Max Power 2010 wrote: »
    Nice one, I'll have a listen tomorrow, hopefully there isn't a prisoner request show on Sundays.

    What does a prisoner request show on a sunday mean?


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    #5078
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,654 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    The 60s network now carrying promos about the change - RDS now static with 'The 60s! '


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    #5079
    Mr. MooYagi
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Mr. MooYagi


    Bandscanners about today?


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    #5080
    Max Power 2010
    Registered Users Posts: 422 ✭✭Max Power 2010


    Dublindj2020 wrote: »
    What does a prisoner request show on a sunday mean?

    There was a dance pirate in dublin in the 90s called Club FM that had a prisoner request show on a sunday night, the prisoners would write in with their requests.


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    #5081
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    A band scan for pirate radio activity in the Dublin area from Liffey Valley car park at 11.30am Sunday Feb 2nd 2020

    87.5 Blank carrier
    87.5 Unid Dance station
    87.6 Chill FM
    88.0 Church transmitter (Blanch)
    88.1 Pirate FM
    92.0 Retro FM
    94.3 Retro FM
    98.4 90s Network (playing 60s) Weak
    99.3 Retro FM
    99.5 Fresh
    105.2 Easy Radio
    105.7 RetroNow
    107.1 Club FM


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    #5082
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    I wonder is it anything to do with the guys that ran club fm in the 90s? They where a really decent pirate at the time


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    #5083
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    castle2012 wrote: »
    I wonder is it anything to do with the guys that ran club fm in the 90s? They where a really decent pirate at the time

    Same jingles as the old club fm so i assume so!


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    #5084
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    castle2012 wrote: »
    I wonder is it anything to do with the guys that ran club fm in the 90s? They where a really decent pirate at the time

    Exactly the same signal as Xtreme FM, low transmitter site, Good out west Dublin but fades quickly on the M50 at the airport. I’d say it’s just a name change


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    #5085
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Exactly the same signal as Xtreme FM, low transmitter site, Good out west Dublin but fades quickly on the M50 at the airport. I’d say it’s just a name change

    If it is them which i doubt it is, why would they change a name just as they were getting good?? Doesn't make any sense?


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    #5086
    Dublins anorak
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭Dublins anorak


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Exactly the same signal as Xtreme FM, low transmitter site, Good out west Dublin but fades quickly on the M50 at the airport. I’d say it’s just a name change

    Different operation Completely I have been told


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    #5087
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    Dublins anorak wrote: »
    Different operation Completely I have been told

    Using the same site


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    #5088
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    Exactly the same signal as Xtreme FM, low transmitter site, Good out west Dublin but fades quickly on the M50 at the airport. I’d say it’s just a name change

    Very little coverage in North Dublin. They must have bought the xtreme gear, it's a shame its low power. 107.1 is a great frequency as there's very little over lap from other stations.


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    #5089
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,903 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Dublindj2020 wrote: »
    Same jingles as the old club fm so i assume so!

    No, they're different liners. The phrase in a lot of the old liners was 'Dublin's Original Dance Mix'.


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    #5090
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    castle2012 wrote: »
    Very little coverage in North Dublin. They must have bought the xtreme gear, it's a shame its low power. 107.1 is a great frequency as there's very little over lap from other stations.

    It’s a great frequency for Dublin, suffers interference from Newstalk on 107.0 & 107.2 on the outskirts of the city, That Newstalk 107.2 is Mount Leinster so it’s a whopper of a signal.


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    #5091
    Mr. MooYagi
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Mr. MooYagi


    1395 AM I heard sung jingles for 'Metro' ....Energy change its name???


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    #5092
    Radio fan 88.1
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Radio fan 88.1


    I had delivers in balbriggan last night could get club fm there could nerver get xtreme fm that side of dublin .
    It's nice to have a dance station with nice audio all I will say is best of luck to them it says on there Facebook that they are only testing so i will look forward to see the station progress


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    #5093
    Dipole Keith
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭Dipole Keith


    Mr. MooYagi wrote: »
    1395 AM I heard sung jingles for 'Metro' ....Energy change its name???

    That’s Retro, Retro FM getting replayed on 1395AM today. So that’s 92.0, 94.3, 99.3 FM & 1395AM


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    #5094
    Mr. MooYagi
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Mr. MooYagi


    Dipole Keith wrote: »
    That’s Retro, Retro FM getting replayed on 1395AM today. So that’s 92.0, 94.3, 99.3 FM & 1395AM

    Thanks. Signal not clear this evening so hence me thinking metro! Picking it up in wexford but bit noisy.


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    #5095
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    Why are retro taking up 3 fm freqs?? Very very silly carry on. Attention will be drawn to them very soon i would imagine and rightly so!


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    #5096
    Infoanon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,654 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Dublindj2020 wrote: »
    Why are retro taking up 3 fm freqs?? Very very silly carry on. Attention will be drawn to them very soon i would imagine and rightly so!

    Not for the first time (and hopefully not the last) a number of stations are relaying each other - call it for fun - but far more importantly call it what it is - providing a wider audience the opportunity to listen to live programming from one station.

    No pirate station in Dublin has anything approaching city wide coverage hence relays improve coverage area.


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    #5097
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Not for the first time (and hopefully not the last) a number of stations are relaying each other - call it for fun - but far more importantly call it what it is - providing a wider audience the opportunity to listen to live programming from one station.

    No pirate station in Dublin has anything approaching city wide coverage hence relays improve coverage area.

    I heard Retro FM on 92.0 FM, 94.3 FM and 1395 kh MW this evening in Dundrum. The latter two frequencies were about 10 seconds behind. The reception from the middle frequency (All 80s yesterday) was particularly strong. I did not pick up the relay from 99.3. That tends to relay whatever happens to be on 1395 (usually Energy Power AM). Later tonight, when Retro was off, Energy was back on 1395. Incidentally, tonight I picked up a very strong signal from Club FM on 107.1 around Harold’s Cross and Rathgar.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #5098
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    Infoanon wrote: »
    Not for the first time (and hopefully not the last) a number of stations are relaying each other - call it for fun - but far more importantly call it what it is - providing a wider audience the opportunity to listen to live programming from one station.

    No pirate station in Dublin has anything approaching city wide coverage hence relays improve coverage area.

    It Will cause unwanted attention to them selves


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    #5099
    castle2012
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭castle2012


    Radio fan 88.1 wrote: »
    I had delivers in balbriggan last night could get club fm there could nerver get xtreme fm that side of dublin .
    It's nice to have a dance station with nice audio all I will say is best of luck to them it says on there Facebook that they are only testing so i will look forward to see the station progress

    You must have been up a hill in Balbriggan, Cant be got till after lusk driving to Dublin


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    #5100
    Dublindj2020
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭Dublindj2020


    castle2012 wrote: »
    You must have been up a hill in Balbriggan, Cant be got till after lusk driving to Dublin

    I picked it up in the car at exit 6


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    #5101
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Club FM is coming in very strong around Goatstown and Dundrum this morning.
    https://forumofgames.com/




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