Presenters on local Dublin stations not from Dublin themselves

its_steve116 · 04-10-2023 11:57pm #1

How many can you think of?

Citizen Six · 05-10-2023 12:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058316840/presenters-on-local-dublin-stations-not-from-dublin-themselves

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tinytobe · 07-10-2023 12:28pm

Aren't some of them from Australia or New Zealand? I think on Radio Nova but possibly also on others?

magicbastarder · 07-10-2023 12:37pm

Nova wouldn't be considered a local Dublin station though. Their own jingles claim to cover a much broader area than that.

TheBMG · 07-10-2023 12:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121204967#Comment_121204967

Dublin and the ‘commuter area’.

its_steve116 · 07-10-2023 1:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121204935#Comment_121204935

Gerry Healy's from Carrick-on-Suir in Tipperary and Paul McGuinness is from Kells.

tinytobe · 07-10-2023 1:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121204967#Comment_121204967

It's possible. They always seem to advertise that they're not only there for Dublin. FM signals do travel far. Their Three Rock transmitter has way less power than 98 FM or FM104, but Nova has several smaller transmitters as well.

TheBMG · 07-10-2023 2:59pm

I am sure that Nova were allocated more power from Three Rock than any of the other co-sited locals (10k as opposed to 5k perhaps?).

A quick look at frequencyfinder.co.uk says they’re running 5k on 100.3

Tork · 07-10-2023 4:36pm

Why is this a problem for you?

its_steve116 · 07-10-2023 5:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121205928#Comment_121205928

It isn't.

Flinty997 · 07-10-2023 6:18pm

42 is the obvious answer...

Tombo2001 · 07-10-2023 6:22pm

How many local Dublin radio stations can I think of, might be a more relevant question.

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I know there are a few that serve Dublin/ Meath/ Kildare/ Wicklow/ Louth.

Ger Roe · 08-10-2023 10:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121206404#Comment_121206404

There are indeed some Dublin coverage licensed stations that overspill in to Dublin/Meath/Kildare/Wicklow, but that is not their target and licensed operational area. Any extended range is a benefit from ensuring that they have adequate received signal level coverage in as much of the Dublin (their franchise) area as is technically possible. There are terrain affected black spots for coverage in various parts of Dublin that require more power than would be usually be expected to ensure an adequate received signal level in those areas, the resulting power increase and/or additional filler services may lead to extended 'out of franchise' range, but that perceived benefit can not be commercialised by the stations,either in terms of generating advertising revenue, or audience number gain. The varying power output of the Dublin city coverage stations is a factor of their specific transmitter locations (elevation, terrain) and the requirement to achieve the contractual received signal level throughout their franchise area.

There are several different licence area franchise models in operation within the Dublin city area.

Dublin City coverage (or part of) licensed stations :

Community Sector (part of) - Dublin South FM, NEAR FM, Phoenix FM

Community of Interest (Dublin city) - Radió Na Life

Special Interest (Dublin city) - Dublin City FM

Institutional (part of) - St Ita's Hospital Radio

Commercial (Dublin city and county) - 98FM, FM104, Q102, Sunshine 106.8, Spin 103.8

Other Dublin based stations have wider licensed coverage areas :

Classic Hits 4fm (multi city), Newstalk (national), Radio Nova (Dublin and commuter belt), Today FM (national). Spirit Radio (multi city)

Declan A Walsh · 08-10-2023 11:43am

Going back to the original premise of this thread, another example is Brian Dowling who presents on 98FM. He is from Rathangan in Co. Kildare.

Another potential example is Liam Coburn, currently with Dublin's Q102. I say that because he was with Drogheda's Boyneside Radio before he joined the Dublin superpirate scene in the 1980s.