BANDSCAN THREAD

UNID dance station still on 93.2 in Dublin. Judging from the coverage pattern it wouldn’t surprise me if this is the return of the ghoul that used to be up on 99.5 some years back.

edit - also noticed a very low power signal on 91.6; I’m guessing it’s Phever?

91.6 is a local Phever relay.

This week on Radio Memories from ABC 80's at 18.00 BST Sunday is "Radio West March 30th 1986 ... This is the first edition of Radio West’s Anorak Show from Sunday, March 30th 1986.

Seán Coyne and Philip Hilton present the week’s anorak news and gossip" Tune in on liveradio.ie / Alexa / Tune-in Radio app / 93.3 FM Stereo North Dublin and https://daniel.torontocast.com:3015/stream With Thanks to Radiowaves Ireland and Radio West recording is with thanks to Joe Rossa

I thought it might be to do with electricity costs. But I have no idea who is involved.

It's related to previous stations on that frequency, name changes almost every weekend, automated. Getting Nrg on 105.2 think it's commig from the UK. Ice on 99.5 automated no jingles or dis.

I was able to get Ice Radio on 99.5 quite far south (past Bray) over the weekend. Interesting signal pattern.

I heard two DJs on it, they appeared to be live. The automation needs a little work I agree.

Hopefully they get a few months out of it and give it a good run in that time.

Hi Declan,

Ice is the first station of any genre that I have heard in a long time that has been on 24/7 and has reasonable coverage across Dublin on FM.

In my opinion, The Beach is more of an electronic/chill station. Signal doesn't cover Dublin so I can't get it out my direction. Suspect the broadcasts are only occasional. Similar with the Phever relay - occasional broadcasts only and somewhat limited coverage.

Note there are some UK dance stations (plus Club FM Dublin) on the DAB multiplex from FreeDAB.

The letters from ComReg will come at some point. They could choose to ignore them, take their chances and carry on a little while longer. There's no longevity in it though I agree.

I would however love to see a professional dance station appear on a temporary licence. Even if they had some major dance event lined up, they could promote the hell out of it to help cover their costs. Would be interesting to see how it would work out.

The heart would like to agree but the head thinks the dance music listeners have no interest in linear or proscribed broadcasting, they listen to what they want, whenever they want. Same for video watching, the on-demand choices are just too wired into the modern psyche.

Just as electric vehicles have killed worldwide in-car AM radio (due to electronic interference), the AUX input, USB Charging/Data, WiFi and Bluetooth will (have already started to) replace FM and DAB in favour of spotify and YouTube playlists.

This Sunday 17th July on Radio Memories from ABC 80s is South Coast Radio "This is a selection of short recordings of Cork’s South Coast Radio from a week in June 1982. First up is Nick Richards from just after midnight on Tuesday 15th June, who includes a request for number one South Coast fan, Lillian McCarthy (O’Donoghue). Then we hear extracts from Pete O’Neill’s mid-morning show from Thursday 17th June. Pete says that the schedule will be different the following day because breakfast DJ Alan Reid (Henry Condon, also known as Henry Owens, RIP) will be celebrating his birthday that night. At the end we hear a snippet of the late Hugh Browne from his afternoon show on the same day."

These recordings were made from 104 FM and are courtesy of Lillian O’Donoghue. and Thanks to Pirate.ie Tune in on 93,3 FM Stereo North Dublin / Alexa /liveradio.ie /Tune-in Radio app and https://daniel.torontocast.com:3015/stream (Picture Nick Richards at South Coast in 1982 (courtesy Lillian O’Donoghue).)

What else is on air in Cork city at the moment?

I thought Energy had moved to 1440 a few weeks ago ?, I heard the same on Saturday afternoon 1395 & 1440 both sounded verywell, not much in the difference signal wise . I was listening in Lucan . I have to say the audio from Energy sounds really good , up there with Manx ?

Further to previous posts about Ice Radio and its weekday broadcasts:

I picked up The 90s Network on 98.4FM in Dundrum this morning. This is not the first time I have come across it on a normal weekday earlier in the day, but I don't think it is on every weekday like that, unlike Ice Radio on 99.5 FM which seems to be on 24/7 (it could be off in the early hours for all I know!).

So that's two stations that are on at least some (in the case of The 90s Network) of the weekdays before the evening.

Who is involved with this particular Radio Dublin?

I am curious about that too. The Radio Dublin on 100.0 FM was around from the early 1970s, or late 1960s if you count Radio Baile Atha Cliath, on various frequencies until the plug was pulled in the early '00s. But its most famous frequency was 253 metres MW, which it only got rid of in the 1990s.

Maybe it is some kind of tribute station. If it is, though, which era(s) of Radio Dublin?