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Infoanon · 02-02-2018 6:19pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Silent carrier in Kildare on 106.6FM, no sign of Hot FM.

Chill FM on 87.6 all afternoon in Dublin

106.6 - any issues with IRadio using that frequency ?

Connect have reactivated their facebook page - power/ (site) still low

radioguru02 · 02-02-2018 6:36pm

Infoanon wrote: »

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Silent carrier in Kildare on 106.6FM, no sign of Hot FM.

Chill FM on 87.6 all afternoon in Dublin

106.6 - any issues with IRadio using that frequency ?

Connect have reactivated their facebook page - power/ (site) still low

There didn’t seem to be any issues where I was listening anyways.

JDxtra · 03-02-2018 3:39pm

Bandscan this afternoon from Dublin 12 area:

87.8 - RTE R1 - 24dB - Clermont Carn
88.1 - Kiss FM - 22dB
88.5 - RTE R1 - 70dB - Three Rock
89.1 - RTE R1 - 67dB - Kippure
89.9 - SPIRIT - 56dB - Three Rock
90.3 - NEARFM - 32dB - Coolock
90.7 - RTE 2FM - 70dB - Three Rock
91.0 - RETRO FM - 42dB
91.3 - RTE 2FM - 67dB - Kippure
91.6 - PHEVER - 62dB
92.0 - CONNECT - 27dB
92.2 - SPIRIT - 26dB - Saggart Hill
92.9 - RTE RnaG - 64dB - Three Rock
93.5 - RTE RnaG - 65dB - Kippure
93.9 - DSFM93.9 - 40dB - Dundrum
94.6 - 4FM - 46dB - Saggart Hill
94.9 - 4FM - 70dB - Three Rock
95.5 - LMFM - 40dB - Saggart Hill
96.2 - ECoastFM - 28dB - Bray
96.7 - RTElyric - 66dB - Three Rock
97.6 - KFM - 43dB - Saggart Hill
98.1 - 98FM - 70dB - Three Rock
98.7 - RTElyric - 58dB - Kippure
99.9 - ECoastFM - 41dB - Saggart Hill
100.3 - NOVA - 70dB - Three Rock
100.9 - Today FM - 57dB - Kippure
101.8 - Today FM - 58dB - Three Rock
102.2 - Q102 - 65dB - Three Rock
102.7 - RTE RnaG - 22dB - Clermont Carn
103.2 - DUB CITY - 49dB - Three Rock
103.8 - SPIN1038 - 65dB - Three Rock
104.4 - FM104 - 66dB - Three Rock
105.5 - Today FM - 24dB - Clermont Carn
106.0 - NEWSTALK - 63dB - Three Rock
106.4 - RNA LIFE - 64dB - Three Rock
106.8 - SUNSHINE - 59dB - Three Rock
107.1 - TRAX - 34dB
107.6 - NEWSTALK - 31dB - Saggart Hill

radioguru02 · 04-02-2018 9:10pm

Hot FM Kildare is now Galaxy.

JDxtra · 04-02-2018 9:33pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Hot FM Kildare is now Galaxy.

What frequency, 88.1?

radioguru02 · 04-02-2018 9:44pm

Yes 88.1, now with RDS Galaxy and on-air IDs.
Also when checking the list of available stations, like some other pirates, it appears at the very top of the list before the RTE stations - not sure why.

ford fiesta · 04-02-2018 10:25pm

Energy 1395 am weekends in Dublin very clear plays some great music

Infoanon · 05-02-2018 4:08pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

Energy 1395 am weekends in Dublin very clear plays some great music

Relayed RETRO FM on Sunday but again for the second Sunday in a row dead air from 9pm ish on both 91.0FM and 1395AM

Declan A Walsh · 05-02-2018 8:43pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Relayed RETRO FM on Sunday but again for the second Sunday in a row dead air from 9pm ish on both 91.0FM and 1395AM

I heard Retro yesterday morning around Dundrum - just barely! Retro's presenter mentioned that they were also available on 1395 AM - he also mentioned the MW metres equivalent (235 metres?).

I switched to AM where the reception was much better and clearer. The presenter came back and thanked Energy for allowing the use of their frequency. He called the station Retro Radio, rather than Retro FM. This reminds me of the post-Christmas period when Retro FM, Connect FM and Energy AM briefly combined together to form Fun Radio.

However, the biggest surprise was the presenter. I knew the voice was familiar, particularly when I heard him more clearly on 1395. Then he announced himself as Derek Jones. This is the same Derek Jones who was on all three temporary licences for Premier FM in the mid '00s and the first couple of runs of Christmas FM.

Some of you may recall me alluding to him on other threads. He had been involved in various Dublin pirates from the early '70s (Radio Valerie was probably the first) until the early '00s - the last being Radio Caroline from north Dublin. He then went to Beaumont Hospital Radio. His return to the pirate scene at best last December - AFAIK the first in 16 or 17 years - is quite a surprise to put it mildly. This means that he first got involved in the pirate scene over 45 years ago! If you do a few calculations, he has to be well into his sixties.

Antenna · 06-02-2018 11:54am

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

available on 1395 AM - he also mentioned the MW metres equivalent (235 metres?).

no, 235m would be 1278kHz which was the former RTE 2FM's mediumwave transmitters in both Dublin and Cork

to convert kHz to metres or vice-versa just divide into 300000 and round to the nearest metre / or regular 9kHz step for MW.

1278 kHz (235m) was also used transmitting AM/MW from south Dublin by temporary licenced station Choice FM in addition to FM in 2006 (which was a couple of years after RTE ceased to use the frequency)

https://finndxer.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/choice-fm-dublin-on-1278-khz/

Infoanon · 06-02-2018 12:14pm

Antenna wrote: »

no, 235m would be 1278kHz which was the former RTE 2FM's mediumwave transmitters in both Dublin and Cork

to convert kHz to metres or vice-versa just divide into 300000 and round to the nearest meter / or regular 9kHz step for MW.

1278 kHz (235m) was also used transmitting on AM/MW from south Dublin by temporary licenced station Choice FM in addition to FM in 2006 (which was a couple of years after RTE ceased to use the frequency)

https://finndxer.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/choice-fm-dublin-on-1278-khz/

Energy announce 215m on air - at least its the correct frequency !
RTE Radio 2 originally had jingles announcing "490 - 240 RTE Radio 2 Stereo sounds on VHF" - 1250AM being the original AM frequency with most of the Dublin pirates centred around that part of the band until Sunshine 539 launched (except it 531AM), the RTE AM site was out in Beaumount

It was Nova who brought about FM and AM in their top of the hour jingles "846AM and 88FM ins stereo"

Declan A Walsh · 06-02-2018 9:36pm

Antenna wrote: »

no, 235m would be 1278kHz which was the former RTE 2FM's mediumwave transmitters in both Dublin and Cork

to convert kHz to metres or vice-versa just divide into 300000 and round to the nearest metre / or regular 9kHz step for MW.

1278 kHz (235m) was also used transmitting AM/MW from south Dublin by temporary licenced station Choice FM in addition to FM in 2006 (which was a couple of years after RTE ceased to use the frequency)

https://finndxer.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/choice-fm-dublin-on-1278-khz/

Infoanon wrote: »

Energy announce 215m on air - at least its the correct frequency !

I learnt a lot in those posts! In all the years listening to MW (or, if you like AM). I never knew about that conversion calculation and it's a handy rule of thumb!

When I first listened to MW as a boy, it was all metres, like 208 metres for Radio Luxemboyrg. It was only a bit later that there was much talk in terms of kilohertz - must have been around the time of Radio Nova in 1981. It reminds me of the references to FM rather than VHF! I suppose it was an "Americanisation" of the radio dial.

Anyway, I would love if someone commented on other aspects of my previous posts, namely the arrangements made between Retro Radio on 91,0 FM and Energy (Power) AM (1395 kh or 215 metres!!), or the phenomenon of the veteran presenter Derek Jones turning up again on pirate radio!

radioguru02 · 06-02-2018 10:15pm

Connect have been on 92.0 on low power last few evenings, happens to be just a silent carrier at the moment.
Space FM 99.5 seem to be playing the same 30 songs on a loop for over a week now. Waste of a freq if they have no other plans but at least it’s not as if they’re taking anyone’s frequency away as there are quite a few decent clear frequencies in Dublin that no one is using.
Therefore, this seems to make up the list of pirates on air in Dublin:
87.6 Chill FM
88.1 Kiss FM
91.0/1395 Retro (sharing the latter with Energy)
91.6 Phever
92.0 Connect
99.5 Space FM
101.4 Kiss FM
105.7 No.1 FM
107.1 Trax

JDxtra · 06-02-2018 11:18pm

Chill FM audio sounding quite nice at the moment - and they are also on more frequently than before. So, nice to hear.

radioguru02 · 09-02-2018 4:46pm

Picking up a strong carrier in Dublin on 107.8

Infoanon · 09-02-2018 6:10pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Picking up a strong carrier in Dublin on 107.8

College Station afaik

JDxtra · 09-02-2018 7:01pm

Yes, Trinity College.

radioguru02 · 11-02-2018 6:59pm

Anyone know whether Galaxy FM kildare is 24/7 or weekends only?

mightybashful · 11-02-2018 9:17pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Anyone know whether Galaxy FM kildare is 24/7 or weekends only?

What's the frequency and I'll check in the morning when I'm in the car?

radioguru02 · 11-02-2018 11:31pm

mightybashful wrote: »

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Anyone know whether Galaxy FM kildare is 24/7 or weekends only?

What's the frequency and I'll check in the morning when I'm in the car?

Thanks, frequency is 88.1FM.

mightybashful · 12-02-2018 7:35am

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Thanks, frequency is 88.1FM.

Coming in perfect just outside Naas here!

radioguru02 · 17-02-2018 2:04pm

Anyone know if XFM is still on 87.6 in the midlands?

radioguru02 · 17-02-2018 8:40pm

In laois today, nothing on 87.6. Only pirate on air was a church transmitter on 106.5 with mass, it’s from Portlaoise I believe.

radioguru02 · 18-02-2018 5:43pm

Live programming on Galaxy FM Kildare this afternoon - nice signal and audio, fair play to them.

end of the road · 18-02-2018 5:53pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Live programming on Galaxy FM Kildare this afternoon - nice signal and audio, fair play to them.

do they have a stream yet do you know?

radioguru02 · 18-02-2018 6:10pm

end of the road wrote: »

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Live programming on Galaxy FM Kildare this afternoon - nice signal and audio, fair play to them.

do they have a stream yet do you know?

Not that I can locate, sorry.

mightybashful · 18-02-2018 8:30pm

pirateradiohed wrote: »

Live programming on Galaxy FM Kildare this afternoon - nice signal and audio, fair play to them.

You're in waterford aren't you? You can get galaxy there OK?

end of the road · 18-02-2018 8:56pm

mightybashful wrote: »

You're in waterford aren't you? You can get galaxy there OK?

i presume he is on his travels?
all though it's not impossible that galaxy could be got in waterford as years ago when they were on 104.8 they could be got down in the southeast quite clearly.

radioguru02 · 19-02-2018 10:22am

end of the road wrote: »

mightybashful wrote: »

You're in waterford aren't you? You can get galaxy there OK?

i presume he is on his travels?
all though it's not impossible that galaxy could be got in waterford as years ago when they were on 104.8 they could be got down in the southeast quite clearly.

Yes I was travelling.

radioguru02 · 19-02-2018 10:25am

end of the road wrote: »

mightybashful wrote: »

You're in waterford aren't you? You can get galaxy there OK?

i presume he is on his travels?
all though it's not impossible that galaxy could be got in waterford as years ago when they were on 104.8 they could be got down in the southeast quite clearly.

Yes I was travelling

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