Re: AM Radio fading into history
RTE have now closed 252 long wave. The last transmissions were heard on 14.04.23.
RTE have cited rising costs & technical issues as the reason for closure. https://about.rte.ie/2023/03/31/rte-...player%20apps. |
Thats sad......... So they went off air for good??
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For Atlantic 252 fans the end of the era was really when that station closed down, however there is something poignant in the frequency itself going permanently silent. The mast that was used to deliver it is being decommissioned and nothing will replace it. So it’s really gone for good. |
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They tried to get a licence from OFCOM to operate on DAB over here, but it never got anywhere. |
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The frequency used later in 2002 by a sports news station called Teamtalk 252 but that only lasted a few months. Eventually, RTE started using the frequency to broadcast not only to Irish ex-pats in the Uk but also to carry the AM opt-puts such as religious programming and additional sports coverage. |
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and to underline this trend, Radio 4 is expected to stop broadcasting on long wave next year, shortly after the LW opt-puts end.
It will be interesting to see how much longer Radio 5 Live continues on MW with one suggested date being 2027. Same with BBC Local and national Radio on MW. |
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Global to turn off FOUR AM transmitters from June 30th broadcasting Gold:
*Gold’s AM frequencies covering: *Peterborough/Cambridge (1332 kHz), *Derby (945 kHz), *Nottingham (999 kHz) & *Northampton (1557 kHz) https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/glo...nd-manchester/ |
Very very sad.....
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and many of Smooth Radio's AM outlets are being switched off on the same day with the remainder expected to close a short while later.
It's a shame that Ofcom isn't reusing any of these AM frequencies that Global, Bower and the BBC are vacating for community or various other types of stations. |
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For example, I only listen to live radio on the FM tuner on my mobile. I do listen to other things but those are predownloaded before I leave the house. And I still listen to Radio 1 occasionally, I'm not that old. |
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I was talking to my grandchildren about Radio 1 and none of them listen to it, they all seem to listen to music that they stream or have stored on their phone.
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