The "Bandscans" thread

[Francis Dunne]

Note

Bandscan made on Northside of the City so there may be stations received in other parts of County Limerick that are not receivable here. If there are stations you can receive that I can't, then feel free to add them.

Where stations have two frequencies the strongest signal will be marked in RED

88.4/88.8/89.4 /90.0 RTE Radio 1
90.5 Radio Limerick One
91.0/91.6 /92.2 2FM
93.2/93.8/94.4 Radio Na Gaeltechta
95.0 /95.3 Limerick's Live 95 FM
95.9 Clare FM
96.1 Cork's 96FM
96.4 Clare FM
96.6 Radio Kilkenny
96.8 Wired FM
97.0 /97.6 Radio Kerry
98.4/99.0 /99.6 Lyric FM
100.6/101.2 /101.8 Today FM
102.4 Galtee Radio
103.0 Cross Rythems
103.3 Cork's 103 FM*
103.5 Radio 3
103.7 Cork's 103 FM
103.9 Tipp FM
104.2 Radio Limerick One
104.5 Red FM
104.8 Tipperary Mid West Radio**
105.0 Radio Limerick One
105.7 Red FM
106.0 NCW 106
106.8 Wired FM (Test Transmissions)
107.2 Regional Hospital Radio
107.7 Estury Radio

*Audable but major interfierence from Cross Rhythems on 103.0

**Audable but major interfierence from RLO on 105

[Our Father]

Are UCB gone from 87.7FM?

[Francis Dunne]

UCB were not there at the time I done the bandscan. The station has still not returned, however there is a very strong blank carrier where the station used to be and where there was static when I did the bandscan

[Justin Speck]

Following up an unanswered question on the old board, I presume as you can hear NCW on 106 but not on 103 that they are from different sites.

J

[Francis Dunne]

firstly the 103.3 signal is no longer active

secondly sean buckley mentioned on the radio last night that the lady who was hosting their transmitter was threatened with jail by the ODTR so I would assume that they would have to move.

[Justin Speck]

Thanks Francis,

I forgot to ask; why is the Wired FM tx on 106.8MHz marked as testing?

Are they on all the time on that frequency? I seem to recall it was added to serve a hole in 96.8's reception in the Casltetroy area. Someone on the old board mentioned that it seemed stronger than it had when it first came on.

Do you think it is still intended to fill that hole or does it do more now?

J

[Francis Dunne]

I marked it as testing as that is what the occasional jingles say "this is a test transmission for Wired 106.8

The signal is alot stronger than it used to be but is still not as strong as the Mary Immaculate signal from where I live.

Another possibility is that it could be an opt out service for the University. I seriously doubt that though

[Justin Speck]

Sorry for yet more questions Francis,

I had assumed that 106.8MHz was in parallel with 96.8 but from what you say, it is not and is putting out test announcements.

Is it only putting out test announcements or is it also putting out normal programme?

J

[Liamo]

NCW has killed off 103.3, and is now on 106.0 only.

The Wired tx on 106.8 has, so far, been running a completely separate output, with a loop containing music and jingles, as well as the "this is a test transmission"

Also, Today FM's 101.8 was showing an RDS of "Radio 1" last week....not for the first time!

[021]

Francis,
out of curiousity does Chorus provide FM radio stations on the cable system in Limerick?, maybe you could connect your tuner up to it and make out a list, and then post it here...

[Francis Dunne]

now theres an interesting thought

I know that BBC2 3 4 and 5 live are availible on FM here and are crystal clear without connecting anything out in raheen ballinacurra areas of limerick.

I think clasic fm is there too
let me give it a go and see what happens.

[Mike]

For all you bandscan freaks Ive just discovered that NTL in Belfast carry a shipload of radio channes.
Most of the unidentifieds just carry continous music while the ones marked (TV) appear to be soundtracks of music or film TV
channels.
Oh and unlike their Dublin shambles theres practically no leakage ! The network is entirly underground and all TV channels are available in Digital format as are BBC Radios 1-5/Ulster/Scotland/Wales/World Service/Asian Network, Total Rock, UCB, Primetime etc

88.1 BBC Radio One
88.5 BBC Radio Two
88.9 BBC Radio Three
89.3 BBC Radio Four
89.7 Classic FM
90.2 Cool FM
90.6 BBC Radio Ulster
91 Citybeat Belfast
91.4 Radio Na Gaeltacht
91.8 RTE Radio One
92.2 RTE Radio Two
92.6 Carrier
93 BBC Radio Five
93.4 Downtown
94.2 Virgin 1215
94.7 Unidentified (Today FM ?)
96.2 Unidentified (Classical)
96.6 Unidentified (Rock/Classic Pop)
97.1 Unidentified (Ethnic)
97.5 Unidentified (Drama)
97.9 Unidentified (Rock/Alternative)
98.3 Unidentified (Rap/Rave)
98.7 Unidentified
99.1 Unidentified (Country)
99.8 Carrier
100.2 Carrier
102 Carrier
102.2 Carrier
104 Unidentified (TV)
104.4 Unidentified (TV)
104.8 Carrier
105.6 Carrier
106 Unidentified (TV)
106.4 Unidentified (TV)
106.8 Unidentified (TV)

TV frequencies (Analouge)

VHF 4 Music Channel (Scrambled)
VHF 8 Unidentified (Scrambled)
S-14 Channel 5
S-21 Unidentified (Scrambled)
S-25 Unidentified (Scrambled)
S-31 NTL Information Channel
S-32 Unidentified (Scrambled)
S-34 NTL Information Channel (Scrambled)
S-37 Unidentified (Scrambled)
UHF 22 BBC 1
UHF 25 BBC 2
UHF 28 UTV
UHF 32 Channel 4
UHF 35 Channel 5

[Brian O'D]

Thanks Mike

94.7 Unidentified (Today FM ?)
Surely you can identify Today FM;)

[David C]

The music stations are Music Choice channels, as seen on Sky Digital..

David

http://www.musicchoice.co.uk/pop_ups/images/mc_nonstop_generic_banner_444x55.jpg

[Guest]

>89.7 Classic FM

Surely it would make more sense if NTL put the national stations in their usual sub-bands (i.e. put both Today FM and Classic FM between "100-102"). People would be able to find the stations easier if they contect their tuner up to the cable

BTW are NTL Belfast receiving RTE radio 'off-air' or via Skydigital ?

[tomread]

I was on holiday in Ireland last week. In Dublin at nights I could hear the German external service Radio DW (Deutsche Welle), in German on 101.1 MHz. Any ideas???

[Anorak]

NTL bleed Tom. Our top-class cable system leaks like f**k!

Well, you heard a bit more of Spin than you thought you would but what were your impressions of Dublin radio?

Did you tune to the pirates at all?

[tomread]

Thanks for the explanations about the NTL stuff. Was this the cause of Spin on 102.6 as well? Yes, I enjoyed radio in Dublin and County Wicklow, also hearing stuff from Wexford. A trip up to Wicklow Gap also enabled me to hear Galway, Donegal, Sligo and more. I heard many pirates, won't go into them all now, but I will post a list once I've typed everything up. Coming back on the ferry last night, I did enjoy the pirates - XFM, Premier, Hope, Hot 99, Club, Phantom. Earlier, my wife and I were entertained during the car journey, and in the ferry queue, by Walkinstown Local Radio and Radio Dublin - great listening. Many many more pirates and legals were heard; more later....

[Mike]

Does anyone actually listen to that Deutche Welle in Dublin ?

I used to enjoy WRN when I lived in Dublin but could never see the point in the DE relay

[tomread]

According to the previous guy above, DW, nor BBC WS or BBC R4 are actual intended transmitted relays, just leaks from the NTL cable system. So are these things supposed to be there or not? What coverage do they achieve?

[Anorak]

I think Mike means cable relays.

Don't listen myself but I'm sure there must be an audience otherwise why would NTL carry it.
Ooops, forgot about CNBC there for a sec!

[tomread]

I was on holiday last week in Clogga Bay, near Arklow, County Wicklow. I did some DXing trips into the Wicklow mountains and Dublin City as well. During my stay, there appeared to be some FM lifts towards the end of the week. Here is a frequency order list of all stations I heard (2nd half of list appears in reply to this). This includes UK, Irish, state, commercial and pirates. Any comments on IDs, locations or anything else would be welcomed.

Frequency Station, location + programme details Date Time
87.6 Electric 876, Dublin - dance, techno, text number, ID 27-Jul 1917
87.6 Electric 876, Dublin - West African music 20-Jul 1721
87.6 Hope Radio, Dublin - rap, "Two Princes", // 91.0 22-Jul 0102
87.6 UCB Europe, Wicklow(?) - US preacher, // 549 20-Jul 1920
87.8 RTE Lyric FM, Claremont Carn - acoustic gtr + vibes 21-Jul 2232
88.1 BBC Radio 2, Sandale - jazz // 88.7 21-Jul 2231
88.1 Phantom FM, Dublin - RDS: PHANTOM_, add, //91.6 22-Jul 0050
88.2 RTE Radio 1, Truskmore - films about artists 22-Jul 2247
88.5 RTE Radio 1, Dublin - jazz-vocal standards 21-Jul 2230
88.7 BBC Radio 2, Aberystwyth - Bob Harris 20-Jul 2235
88.7 BBC Radio 2, Anglesey - jazz piano and vocal 21-Jul 2229
88.8 RTE Radio 1, Maghera - pop 22-Jul 2315
89.1 RTE Radio 1, Kippure - RDS: RADIO_1_, country 20-Jul 2236
89.3 BBC Radio 2, Haverfordwest - Simon Bates 26-Jul 2304
89.4 RTE Radio 1, Dublin (NTL cable) - Mariah Carey mx 22-Jul 0058
89.5 RTE Radio 1, Greystones - live comedy jazz, RDS 21-Jul 2228
89.6 RTE Radio 1, Mt Leinster - // 89.1, Tom T Hall 20-Jul 2237
89.8 BBC Radio 2, Anglesey - old film stars 21-Jul 2227
89.8 Jazz FM, Dublin - RDS: JAZZ_FM_, soul, jazz 20-Jul 1845
89.8 RTE Radio 1, Fanad(?) - "Blueberry Hill" 22-Jul 2317
89.9 BBC Radio 2, Cardiff(?) - Elton John track 22-Jul 2250
90.1 BBC Radio 2, Belfast-easy listening, RDS: _BBC_R2_ 21-Jul 2226
90.1 BBC Radio 2, Dublin (NTL cable) - Oasis track: "All In The Mind" 22-Jul 0056
90.3 BBC Radio 3, Sandale - avante garde //92.0 21-Jul 2225
90.4 Heartbeat FM, Dublin - "Dublin's good music station" 25-Jul 2317
90.4 Heartbeat FM, Dublin - 80s pop/rock 22-Jul 0055
90.4 RTE 2FM, Truskmore - hard rock music 22-Jul 2252
90.7 RTE 2FM, Dublin - dance, //91.2 20-Jul 1747
90.9 BBC Radio 3, Aberystwyth-Gene Kelly & Fred Astaire 22-Jul 1513
91.0 Hope Radio, Dublin - dance, soul, 90s pop 27-Jul 1948
91.0 Hope Radio, Dublin - funk, soul, // 87.6 22-Jul 0054
91.2 RTE 2FM, Suir Valley - dance, //90.7 20-Jul 1747
91.3 RTE 2FM, Kippare - RDS: _ _2FM_ _ _, dance/techno 20-Jul 2238
91.5 BBC Radio 3, Haverfordwest-RDS: _BBC_R3_, fusion 26-Jul 2301
91.6 Phantom FM, Dublin - RDS: PHANTOM_, add, //88.1 20-Jul 1914
91.6 Phantom FM, Dublin - www.phantomfm.com, //88.1 22-Jul 0050
91.7 RTE 2FM, Greystones - "all your favourite songs…" 21-Jul 1318
91.7 RTE 2FM, Greystones - dance, techno // 91.3, 612 20-Jul 2238
91.8 RTE 2FM, Mt Leinster - RDS: _ _2FM_ _ _, // 612 20-Jul 2238
92.0 BBC Radio 3, Anglesey - avante garde music // 90.3 21-Jul 2220
92.0 Freedom FM, Dublin - RDS: FREEDOM_, oldies 20-Jul 1848
92.0 RTE 2FM, Fanad(?) - Nickelback track 22-Jul 2319
92.1 BBC Radio 3, Cardiff(?) - acoustic gtr & female vocal 22-Jul 2255
92.2 RTE 2FM, Mullaghanish - RDS, pop 26-Jul 1008
92.3 BBC Radio 3, Belfast - piano & violin music 21-Jul 2335
92.3 BBC Radio 3, Dublin (NTL cable) - opera music 22-Jul 0049
92.4 Walkinstown Local R, Dublin - Hospital Request Show 27-Jul 1840
92.4 Walkinstown Local Radio, Dublin - ballads, country 25-Jul 2315
92.5 BBC Radio 4, Sandale - civil service in Germany 21-Jul 2334
92.6 Premier FM, Dublin - RDS: _PREMIER, oldies 20-Jul 1849
92.6 RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta, Truskmore- Gaelic folk mx 22-Jul 2257
92.7 RTE R na Gaeltachta, Clonmell(?)-RDS: _ _RNAG_ _ 23-Jul 2237
92.9 Raidio Na Gaeltachta, Dublin - trance / house music 20-Jul 2239
93.1 BBC Radio Cymru, Aberystwyth - RDS: BBCYMRU- 22-Jul 1510
93.1 Raidio Na Gaeltachta, Maamclassach - house, // 92.9 20-Jul 2240
93.2 Mad Radio, Dublin - RDS: MADRADIO, dance mx 22-Jul 0048
93.2 RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta, Maghera - Irish violin mx 22-Jul 2321
93.3 BBC Radio 4, Llangollen - Nazis 21-Jul 2333
93.5 Raidio Na Gaeltachta, Kippure - RDS: _ _RNAG_ _ 20-Jul 2240
93.8 Future FM, Dublin - dance, techno 22-Jul 0046
93.9 RTE Raidio Na Gaeltachta - talk about sport in Gaelic 21-Jul 1329
94.0 Raidio Na Gaeltachta, Mt Leinster - // 92.9, 93.1, 93.5 20-Jul 2240
94.1 Energy, Dublin - RDS: _ENERGY_, dance, techno 20-Jul 1837
94.2 BBC R Cymru, Anglesey - ballad, RDS: BBCYMRU_ 26-Jul 1009
94.2 BBC Radio Cymru, Anglesey - BBC R5 sustaining 21-Jul 2332
94.2 RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta, Fanad(?) - Gaelic song 22-Jul 2322
94.3 BBC Radio 4, Cardiff(?) - Today In Parliament 22-Jul 2259
94.4 Kiss FM, Dublin - RDS: _KISS_ _ _, dance, techno 20-Jul 1850
94.4 Kiss, Dublin - RDS: _KISS_ _ _, dance, techno 22-Jul 0045
94.4 RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta, Mullaghanish - jazz, //92.7 23-Jul 2238
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster, Dublin (NTL cable) - Kurt Weil 21-Jul 2330
94.6 BBC Radio 4, unknown tx - talk about lifts 26-Jul 2257
94.7 Radio Nova, Dublin - RDS: _ _NOVA_ _, dance mx 20-Jul 1836
94.8 Shannonside Northern Sound, Monaghan - festivals 22-Jul 1508
94.8 Shannonside Nthn Snd, Monaghan-RDS: NR_SOUND 22-Jul 2301
94.9 East Coast FM, Avoca - adverts, RDS: E-COAST_ 20-Jul 2241
95.1 BBC Radio 5 Live, Dublin (NTL cable) - C.Games 22-Jul 0044
95.1 BBC Radio Wales, Carmarthenshire - car stickers 26-Jul 2255
95.1 WLR FM, Waterford - RDS: _WLR_FM_, Irish country 23-Jul 2240
95.2 BBC Radio Cornwall, Caradon Hill - Aerosmith comp. 26-Jul 1010
95.2 RTE Radio 1 - Gaelic football preview, RDS:RADIO_1_ 21-Jul 1333
95.3 BBC Radio Wales, Aberystwyth - foot & mouth 22-Jul 1506
95.5 LMFM, Co. Meath - RDS: _ _LMFM_ _, Style Council 22-Jul 0043
95.5 LMFM, Co. Meath - rock: "Just Another Day" 20-Jul 1752
95.5 LMFM, Co.Dublin - hurling, racing, rock mx, ads 27-Jul 1541
95.6 South East Radio, Wexford - RDS: STH_EAST, rock 20-Jul 2242
95.8 Capital FM, London - ID, chart music 26-Jul 1015
95.8 LMFM, Drogheda - Blues Brothers, Mariah Carey mx 21-Jul 2318
96.0 Radio Kilkenny - chat about Irish folk artistes 23-Jul 2248
96.1 Mid West Radio, Kiltimagh - RDS: MID-WEST, pop 22-Jul 2324
96.2 East Coast FM, Bray - //94.9, 80s rock & pop, IDs 20-Jul 1735
96.2 South East Radio, Gorey - //95.6+96.4, The Love Zone 21-Jul 2121
96.2 South East Radio, Gorey - RDS: STH_EAST // 95.6 20-Jul 2243
96.4 BBC Radio 4, Dublin (NTL cable) - Israel & Palestine 22-Jul 0042
96.4 Choice FM, Dublin - "The greatest hits and memories" 26-Jul 0037
96.4 Choice FM, Dublin - 70s, 80s, 90s & 00s pop 25-Jul 2155
96.4 South East Radio, Co. Wexford - // 95.6 + 96.2 20-Jul 2244
96.5 Midlands R3, Tullamore - "Superman - Its Not Easy" 22-Jul 2326
96.5 Midlands Radio 3, Tullamore - pop (freq not in RSUK) 22-Jul 1450
96.6 Radio Kilkenny - RDS: KILKENNY, Top Ten At Ten 22-Jul 2237
96.6 Radio Kilkenny -RDS: KILKENNY, Johnny Barry show 20-Jul 2245
96.7 RTE Lyric FM, Dublin - jazz mx with double bass solo 20-Jul 1734
96.8 BBC Radio Cymru, Cardiff - Big Brother 26-Jul 2253
96.8 Galway Bay FM, Abbeyknockmoy - hellos, 'phone-in 22-Jul 2328
97.0 RTE 2FM, Claremont Carn - rap/funk mx, IDs 20-Jul 1514
97.0 RTE 2FM,Claremont Carn-"Ireland's Biggest Jukebox" 21-Jul 1332
97.1 BBC World Service, Dublin (NTL cable) - The Proms 25-Jul 2228
97.1 Tipp FM, Woodruff - RDS: TIPP_FM_, Tony Spillane 23-Jul 2256
97.2 Manx Radio, Carnane - Jurby Drag Racing, ads, mx 21-Jul 2316
97.3 CKR FM, Carlow - RDS: _ _CKR_ _ _, Coors music 20-Jul 2246
97.3 CKR FM, Carlow - rock, 'phone-in, hellos, // 97.6 22-Jul 2331
97.4 Galway Bay FM, Ballinasloe - ballad mx, // 96.8 22-Jul 2332
97.4 St Ita's Hospital Radio - country mx, ID, rock, ballads 22-Jul 0145
97.4 St Ita's Hospital Radio, Co.Dublin - "all your favourites" 25-Jul 2238
97.4 St Ita's Hospital Radio, Portrane, Co. Dublin - Irish mx 21-Jul 2315
97.5 Lyric FM, Dublin (NTL cable) - ad for classical CD 25-Jul 2237
97.5 Lyric FM, Dublin (NTL cable)- North Sea Jazz Festival 22-Jul 0034
97.5 WLR FM, Waterford - talk abt Malawi + Angola //95.1 26-Jul 1016
97.5 WLR FM, Waterford-RDS: _WLR_FM_, nx, jingle, mx 23-Jul 2300
97.6 CKR FM, Carlow - 90s ballads, Gaelic football report 20-Jul 1733
97.6 CKR, Carlow - pop/dance track 22-Jul 0033
97.7 BBC Radio 1, Sandale - DJ chat about r+b 21-Jul 2314
97.8 RTE Lyric FM, Truskmore - RDS: LYRIC_FM, piano 22-Jul 2337
97.8 Swirl FM, Dublin - dance, techno 27-Jul 1946
97.8 Swirl FM, Dublin - trance 27-Jul 1116
97.9 BBC Radio 1, Sutton Coldfield - John Peel show 24-Jul 2139
97.9 RTE Lyric FM, Clonmel(?) - jazz 26-Jul 2252
98.1 98FM, Dublin - RDS: _ _98FM_ _, chart mx, 80s mx 20-Jul 1518
98.3 BBC Radio 1, Aberystwyth - rap, raga 20-Jul 2250
98.4 RTE Lyric FM, Maghera - RDS: LYRIC_FM, // 97.8 22-Jul 2338
98.5 BBC Radio 1, Llangollen - hardcore // 98.9 26-Jul 2250
98.7 Lyric FM, Kippure - jazz fusion, RDS: LYRIC_FM 20-Jul 2251
98.9 BBC Radio 1, Haverfordwest - hardcore music 26-Jul 2250
98.9 RTE Lyric FM, Achill - RDS: LYRIC_FM, classical mx 22-Jul 2339
99.0 98FM, Dublin (NTL cable) - Big Brother, ID, ads 25-Jul 2356
99.1 Club FM, Dublin - rap, d+b 22-Jul 0142
99.1 Club FM, Dublin - RDS: CLUB_FM_, dance, techno 20-Jul 1854
99.1 RTE Lyric FM, Greystones - requests 21-Jul 1334
99.2 Lyric FM, Mt Leinster - jazz fusion // 98.7 20-Jul 2252
99.4 BBC Radio 1, Anglesey - rap music 21-Jul 2312
99.4 Hot 99.4 FM, Dublin - "Castles In The Sky" 20-Jul 1832
99.4 Hot FM, Dublin - RDS: HOT_99-4, Simpsons spoof 22-Jul 0032
99.4 RTE Lyric FM, Fanad(?) - RDS: LYRIC_FM, piano 22-Jul 2340
99.5 BBC Radio 1, Cardiff(?) - chart dance music 22-Jul 1504
99.7 BBC Radio 1, Dublin (NTL cable) - dance, d+b 22-Jul 0031
99.9 Classic FM, Sandale - piano music 21-Jul 2311

[tomread]

...and the rest...

100.0 Radio Dublin - oldies, lots of Irish jokes! 25-Jul 2333
100.0 Radio Dublin - rock+roll, 60s music 20-Jul 1831
100.0 Today FM, Truskmore - funk, jingle // 100.6 + 100.3 22-Jul 0030
100.0 Today FM, Truskmore - US folk music 22-Jul 2341
100.1 Classic FM, Sutton Coldfield - religious choir music 24-Jul 2137
100.3 Today FM, Dublin - funk, jingle, // 100.6 22-Jul 0029
100.3 Today FM, Dublin-dance, shouts, "Love It Or Shove It" 20-Jul 1730
100.4 Classic FM, unknown tx - news: air crash 22-Jul 1503
100.4 Jazz FM, Manchester - soul, RDS: JAZZ_FM_ 26-Jul 2248
100.6 Today FM, Dublin (NTL cable) - funk, jingle 22-Jul 0029
100.7 Classic FM, Lleyn Peninsular - 'Midnight Classics' ad 20-Jul 2253
100.9 Today FM, Kippure - ballad mx, RDS: TODAY_FM 20-Jul 2254
101.1 Classic FM, Aberystwyth - news: foot & mouth 22-Jul 1502
101.1 Deutsche Welle, Dublin (NTL cable) - talk in GG, ID 22-Jul 0028
101.1 Today FM, Achill, US folk // 100.0, RDS: TODAY_FM 22-Jul 2342
101.3 Sun 80s FM, Dublin - 80s pop 22-Jul 0026
101.3 Sun, Dublin-RDS: SUN_80S_;SUN_FM_ _;ALL_80_S 25-Jul 2330
101.4 Today FM, Mt Leinster - ballads, RDS, // 100.9 20-Jul 2255
101.6 NEAR FM, Dublin - commentary about African states 20-Jul 1729
101.6 NEAR FM, Dublin - RDS: NEAR-FM_, silent carrier 22-Jul 0025
101.6 North East Access Radio, Dublin - www.nearfm.ie 25-Jul 2245
101.6 Today FM, Fanad(?) - Tom Waites 22-Jul 2343
101.7 Classic FM, Cardiff(?) - ad for Sainsbury's CD 22-Jul 1501
101.8 Today FM, Mullaghanish - rock 26-Jul 1017
101.9 Classic FM, Belfast - RDS: CLASSIC_, guitar mx 21-Jul 2305
102.0 Kiss FM, Wexford - "Today's best music", rap, rock 24-Jul 0004
102.0 Kiss FM, Wexford - RDS: KISS_FM_, 90s pop 20-Jul 2256
102.1 Midlands Radio 3, Tullamore - mx:"Wake Up", //102.9 22-Jul 2344
102.2 Lite FM, Dublin - wx, "Weekend Magazine" px 21-Jul 2304
102.2 Pirate FM, Caradon Hill - //102.8, pop music 26-Jul 2227
102.5 North West Radio, Sligo - RDS: NTH_WEST, country 22-Jul 2345
102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire - nx: Haverfordwest Police, mx 21-Jul 2303
102.5 The Zone, Dublin - RDS: THE_ZONE, rock music 27-Jul 1100
102.6 Spin 1038, Dublin (NTL cable freq) - club classics 22-Jul 0024
102.7 Raidio Na Gaeltachta - Irish mx, RDS: _ _RNAG_ _ 21-Jul 2302
102.8 Pirate FM, Redruth - Delabole Wind Farm, IDs, ads 26-Jul 2227
102.9 Chill 102.9, Dublin - dance 27-Jul 1925
102.9 East Coast FM, Wicklow - adverts, RDS: E-COAST_ 20-Jul 2257
102.9 East Coast FM, Wicklow - chart, local adverts 20-Jul 1728
102.9 Midlands Radio 3, unknown tx (not in RSUK) - RDS 22-Jul 2347
103.0 Champion 103, Caernarfon - news about Caernarfon 22-Jul 1500
103.2 Anna Liva FM, Dublin - ID, The World Music Show 20-Jul 1728
103.2 Anna Livia FM, Dublin - rhythm&blues (not r+b!) mx px 21-Jul 2244
103.3 Radio Ceredigion, Aberystwyth - Kylie Minogue track 22-Jul 1458
103.4 BBC Radio Devon - RDS: BBC_DEVN, Honiton Choir 26-Jul 0925
103.4 BBC Radio Devon, North Hessary Tor - BBC_DEVN 26-Jul 2227
103.5 Midlands Radio 3, Tullamore - dance music 20-Jul 2258
103.5 Midlands Radio 3, Tullamore - jingle, ID, ads, events 21-Jul 1015
103.5 Midlands Radio 3, Tullamore - RDS: MID-R-3-, pop 22-Jul 0021
103.6 BBC Radio 4, Anglesey - brain use: "use it or lose it" 22-Jul 1457
103.6 BBC Radio 4, Anglesey - reading, //104.6, 198 21-Jul 2243
103.8 BBC Radio 4, Llandrindod Wells - ballad, WS later 20-Jul 2300
103.8 Spin 1038, Dublin - dance, techno, chart 26-Jul 0150
103.8 Spin 1038, Dublin - RDS: SPIN1038, dance, rock 20-Jul 1522
103.9 BBC R Cornwall, Redruth - 'phone-in // R Devon 103.4 26-Jul 2225
103.9 Tipp FM, Tipperary - rock, dedications 22-Jul 2356
104.0 BBC Radio 4, Aberystwyth - discussion on brain use 22-Jul 1456
104.0 BBC Radio 4, Aberystwyth - drama about feelings 20-Jul 2259
104.1 Shannonside Nthn Snd, Roscommon-RDS:SHA-SIDE 22-Jul 1445
104.3 BBC Radio Cymru, Llangollen - Welsh blues music 26-Jul 0928
104.4 East Coast FM, Arklow - RDS: E-COAST_, adverts 20-Jul 2259
104.4 FM 104, Dublin - RDS: _FM104_ _, rock show, ads 21-Jul 2242
104.5 Red FM, Cork - Movie Minute - cinemas in Cork 26-Jul 0931
104.6 BBC Radio 4, Co. Armagh - reading from a book 21-Jul 2242
104.6 BBC Radio Cymru, Carmarthenshire - Welsh comedy 26-Jul 2223
104.7 Minster FM, York - pop 26-Jul 1018
104.8 Shannonside Northern Sound, ?(not in RSUK) - pop 22-Jul 2358
104.8 Tipperary Mid West R, Dangandargan-local ads, jingle 26-Jul 0933
104.9 BBC Radio 4, Haverfordwest - behaviour management 24-Jul 2129
104.9 BBC Radio 4, Haverfordwest - discussion, // 198 LW 21-Jul 2150
104.9 DSFM (Dublin South) - pop, 60s music 20-Jul 1728
104.9 Dublin South FM - rock & metal tracks, ID 27-Jul 1529
105.0 Bliss FM, Wicklow - dance, "Lady","I Need A Miracle" 21-Jul 2241
105.1 Galaxy 105, Leeds, "The Galaxy Soundbite" 26-Jul 2126
105.2 Phoenix FM, Blanchardstown - talk about The Coors 27-Jul 1527
105.2 Radio Limerick One - RDS: LOVE_RLO, festival 26-Jul 0938
105.2 Storm FM, Wicklow - RDS: STORM_FM, dance 21-Jul 0925
105.2 Wave 105, Solent - dedications, love songs 26-Jul 2120
105.4 Century FM, Manchester - 70s mx, stereo, no RDS 25-Jul 1833
105.4 Real Radio, Cardiff - "South Wales' best mix", Big Bro 26-Jul 0939
105.5 Today FM, Claremont Carn - reggae, RDS 21-Jul 2240
105.7 Breeze FM, Dublin - rap, pop, telephone number 22-Jul 0018
105.7 Red FM, Mallow - www.redfm.ie, Commonwealth Gms 26-Jul 0957
105.7 Saga 105.7, Sutton Coldfield - Geri Halliwell track 26-Jul 2130
105.8 Energy FM, Wexford - pop, dance 21-Jul 2239
105.8 Energy FM, Wexford - requests, dance, rock 23-Jul 2220
106.0 Newstalk 106, Dublin - promo, RDS: NEWSTALK 21-Jul 2238
106.0 Real Radio, Swansea - late-night 'phone-in, 0845 no. 24-Jul 2117
106.1 Red FM, Cork - RDS: _ _REDFM_, nx: Omagh 26-Jul 0950
106.2 Heart 106.2, London - "Ain't No Sunshine" 26-Jul 1028
106.2 Storm 106 - RDS: STORM106; _TXT_US_; 26_JUL02 26-Jul 0056
106.2 Storm 106, Dundalk - dance remix track 21-Jul 2234
106.3 Radio Kilkenny - //96.0+96.6, country music 24-Jul 0000
106.4 Galaxy 105+106, N.E. - Redcar Achievement College 26-Jul 2222
106.4 Raidio na Life, Dublin-live concert mx,RDS: RNA_LIFE 21-Jul 2233
106.8 Dublin's Country - RDS: COUNTRY, Tommy Steele 20-Jul 1516
106.9 Silk FM, Macclesfield - Cool Zone, Moss Rose Motors 26-Jul 2230
106.9 UCB Europe, Cork(?) - Commonwealth Games 26-Jul 1001
107.2 Tallaght FM, Dublin - 60s rock+roll, RDS: TALLAGHT 20-Jul 1725
107.2 Wire FM, Warrington - 80s pop 26-Jul 2249
107.4 Matar Hospital Radio - "Dublin's longest serving HR" 25-Jul 2205
107.4 Matar Hospital Radio - Irish country music 22-Jul 0101
107.4 Nova FM, Navan - continuous dance 21-Jul 1503
107.4 Nova FM, Navan - pop, dance, techno 25-Jul 2140
107.4 Tower FM, Bolton - ID, ballads 26-Jul 2310
107.5 Radio Pembrokeshire - // 102.5, County News, 80s 26-Jul 1004
107.6 Beaumont Hospital Radio, Dublin - pop/soul, jingles 25-Jul 2222
107.6 Beaumont Hospital Radio, Dublin - silent carrier 22-Jul 0019
107.7 Passion FM, Drogheda - techno, IDs 23-Jul 0000
107.7 The Wolf, Wolverhampton - ad for Wolves friendly 26-Jul 2216
107.7 Thunder 107.7 (PRES), Monaghan - country music 26-Jul 1005
107.9 Dune FM, Southport - mx: "Nothing Compares 2U" 24-Jul 1726
107.9 XFM, Dublin - dance, techno, The Chillage Idiots 27-Jul 1526
107.9 XFM, Dublin - silent carrier 25-Jul 2310

[KJ]

Now THAT's an anorak ;)

Good job Tom

KJ

;)

[The Mighty 890]

Well done Tom, now that's a bandscan!
Capital Radio on 95.8FM in Wicklow, look out East Coast!!! ;)

[Moby]

I'm truly amazed tomread (or should that be tomlisten) - but really need to get out that little bit more !

[tomread]

Hey, I was out all the time - Dublin, Wicklow Mountains etc evenings (after wife & kids had gone to bed) - to do most of the listening. Other times was just what was heard on the off-chance while out and about in the car - notebook to hand of course! But we certainly did get out - Arklow, Wicklow, Courtown, Avoca, Laragh, Claralara, Wicklow Gap, Glendalough, Dublin Phoenix Park, Clogga Bay beach, Silver Strand beach, Brittas Bay. Efficient use of time mate, that's what it's all about. Lots of radio, and lots of "normal" holiday fun too!

[Justin Speck]

87.6MHz. what happened to Hits 88? Is Electric a new station or the old one re-named?

87.6MHz Surprised to see Hope FM here too. Also, assumed it was a religious station. I presume I was wrong!

104.8MHz Shannonside. This is Slieve Aneirin in Co. Leitrim. Supposedly temporary with 250w ERP

J

[tomread]

Three different stations on 87.6. UCB will be the religious one you refer to, audible over a wide area from South of Dublin (Greystones etc) down to Wexford. Hope was on 91.0 as usual when I heard it in parallel on 87.6. Perhaps this was Electric on 87.6, relaying Hope by way of test transmission. Thanks for identifying the Shannonside Northern Sound site for 104.8.

[Anorak]

I can't believe you didn't get Radio Kerry. You'll have to get yourself a better aerial!!!

Seriously, the most comprehensive bandscan I've ever seen.

Hope Radio on 91.0 is a religious station but only runs its religious programming on Sundays. The rest of the week it is non-stop uninterrupted music.

[tomread]

I was disappointed not to get Radio Kerry, and suprised not to get County Sound. There are many more listed that I couldn't hear, but I suspect they are low power small area operations. Don't know whether I should have been able to receive Clare FM or Live 95 (Limerick), but West Dublin Community Radio on 96.0 looks like one that got away.

[sound_eng]

Hello Tom well done on the band scan just one question could you hear swirl fm just wondering
because they are off air or have things changed are they back have power vacated frequency
p.s another station on 87.6 is 40 watt mix fm
pretty choc a block there !
again graet work gota pin that band scan to my
wall well done God can't think of any stations you
left out !

[Arnold]

Three stations on 87.6, who says frequency sharing doesn't work!

[ex-pirate]

The guy "Tomread" - a pint of stout for you!!
Well done!
Great scan
Wasn't the wife not wondering were you sneaked off to at night?
ha ha

[tomread]

Thanks above for the comments about 97.8 Swirl / Power. I heard no id, and so the suggestion of Swirl was a bit of a percentage guess. With your additional input, it looks like it must have been Power.

The wife despises DXing in all its forms. I am definitely not allowed to do DXing during the daytime, when I should be doing "family" things (although as you will see from the times above I managed to sneak a few in while she was in a shop or something). So the only time I can really get away with devoting to DXing is late night - after the kids have gone to bed, and indeed usually after the wife has gone to bed (good job she doesn't insist I go to bed with her - ha ha!).

Two of the nights I didn't get back to Clogga Bay until 4am - but I didn't dare appear to be tired during the next day!

[Michael Masterson]

Well done super band scan Tom can't see any stations that u missed well done super Job..

[021]

Corrin Hill (outside Fermoy Co.Cork) Bandscan:
Friday 9/Aug/2002
(this is the hill with the cross on it next to the main Cork-Dublin road, about 800 ft high on the Cork city side of Fermoy)
Used a Yachtboy 400, sensitivity usually had to be set to 'local' due to overloading!

Pirates (everything that was heard):

At top of Hill:
87.7 Crossrythms satellite relay
98.1 Radio Caroline satellite relay, (low audio unless listening in stereo!)
104.0 Friendly
104.2 RLO (West Limerick transmitter)
105.2 RLO (very difficult to hear due to local RedFM TX on 105.4, had to tune to side 105.15)
106.5 Mix FM (dead air)
106.9 UCB Europe satellite relay
107.4 Freak Fm (currently relaying Total Rock from satellite) extremely weak
107.7 Estuary Radio

Walking down North facing side of hill the following begun to be easily received due to the hill screening of adjacent stations:
87.6 UCB Inspirational (from Co.Limerick)
102.4 Galtee
106.0 Newcastle West FM (i.e. couldn't be heard at hilltop due to RedFM 106.1 from Cork City )

Walking down East Side of Hill
I could with difficulty hear Kiss Wexford 102.0 in places by tuning to 101.95. This station is split between Today on 101.8 and Lyric on 102.2, but the 101.8 (Mullaghanish) is weak on the East facing side of Hill)


local (non pirate) stations:

At Hilltop:
95.4,95.6,95.8,96.1,96.4 Cork 96FM
95.1, 97.5 WLR
96.6 Kilkenny
97.0 Kerry (tuned to 96.95 for best reception due to Tipp FM 97.1)
97.1 Tipp FM
97.3 CKR
102.6,102.9,103.3,103.7 County Sound
104.8 Tipp Midwest
104.5,105.0,105.4,105.7, 106.1 RedFM
107.2 Community Radio Youghal
Limerick's Regional Hospital Radio on 107.2 receiveable there (extremely weak) after Community Radio Youghal's transmitter (also 107.2) goes off for the night at 9PM

On North facing side of Hill:
Live 95 perfect on both 95.0 and 95.3
Clare FM on 96.4 (instead of Cork 96FM), and weakly on 95.9
Galway Bay (weak) on 96.8

[John Fleming]

Appreciation in bucketloads sent in your direction 021.

Do ou know whether Freak FM are relaying Total Rock 24 hours, 7 per week?

[021]

Freak seem to be relaying Total Rock most (but not all) of the time recently. I think that their more limited coverage since they came back on the air from their present location discourages too much effort in doing a lot of programming

BTW the bandscan above I was mainly interested in hearing as many pirates as possible. There are a couple more 'legal' stations which I could have heard there as well, for example CUH-FM on 107.8 would be receiveable on the southern face of the hill

[tomread]

Hi Radiowaves site people - please feel free to include this bandscan in your bandscans section. Area Co Wicklow & Dublin???

[John Fleming]

Hi Tom,

I was planning to include it with full accreditation - and will do as soon as this thread dies its death!

BTW Heartbeat can probably be contacted c/o Radio Dublin

[Anorak]

Tom.

I don't think you ever mentioned what equipment you used - or was it just a car radio?

[tomread]

Occasionally used a Sony ICF-SW7600G portable radio from the bungalow in Clogga Bay, but mainly used my car radio while out and about. This is a Ford 2006 RDS.

[Mikeyboy]

Galway City Bandscan Sept 29, 2002 22:00hrs
From: Tonabrucky Hill, Rahoon

88.2/88.8/89.2/89.8 RTE Radio 1
90.1 Unidentified Galway Pirate
90.4/91.0/91.2/91.4/92.0/92.2 2FM
92.6/93.2/94.2/94.4 Raidio na Gaeltachta
95.0 Live 95 (Limerick — weak)
95.2/96.4 Clare FM
95.8/96.8/97.0/97.4 Galway Bay FM
96.1 Mid West Radio
97.0 Radio Kerry (weak)
97.6 Radio Kerry (strong)
97.8/98.4/98.8/99.4/99.6/100.4 Lyric FM
98.1 98FM (very weak)
99.8 BBC Radio 1 (presumably NTL leak)
100.0/100.6/101.0/101.6/101.8/106.6 Today FM
103.0 UCB Europe relay (from Limerick)
103.2/103.7 County Sound 103FM (Cork)
103.5 Midlands Radio 3
103.9 Tipp FM
104.1 Shannonside Northern Sound
104.2 Radio Limerick One
104.4 FM104 (reasonable signal)
105.0 Red FM (weak)
105.5 Today FM
105.7 Red FM (clear)
107.2 Radio Friendly (Galway pirate)

NOTE: Bleeds from Energymix, noted on one receiver, but not another were also found on 103.0, 103.6, 103.8, 104.2, 104.8, and 105.9. It could also be heard clearly in stereo on 105.1 and 105.8.

NOTE: NUI Galway college station Flirt FM normally broadcasts on 105.6 but was off air at the time of scanning.

Anyone tell me why bleeds were picked up on one receiver, and not at all on another?????

[radio free king]

is it audible on a domestic household radio.

[Mikeyboy]

Radio Free King — Midlands Radio 3 is loud and clear on the car stereo (with RDS), and on your average household Hi-Fi (well, on my Sony anyway, and a small Phillips set).

[Mike]

Ive also heard Countysound 103.7 in Galway.

Re: sprogs on your radio indicate that it is either
1) Very good (i.e. sensetive enough to pick them up)
2) A piece of crap (The RF stage overloads too easily and the sprogs are actually internally in your radio rather than being radiated by the stations themselves)
3) VERY close to a transmission site

[Rob W]

mike you are dead right. did three bandscans last night and because some of the stations did not match up with mikeyboys bandscan. some of which cancelled each other out if you look up
103???????? if energy is bleeding alot of other stations would not have been picked up on mikeyboys rds

Bandscan 1. tonabrucky

[Mikeyboy]

Rob, excuse my language

I said one receiver picked up the energy bleeds, and the other didn't. All of those stations were recorded from the receiver that didn't record pick up the energy bleeds. Get any half-decent receiver, go to Tonabrucky (or even Taylor's Hill, they're fairly level) and you will pick up the stations listed.

And I only referred to RDS on one station (Mid R3) because I was asked about the signal strength.

By the way, what stations were cancelled out??????

[ger.c]

Energymix is not bleeding all over the place .(as you say)
did 4 bandscans last night and mon night some of you list is not right . scan 1 from Taylors Hill and Tonabrucky

[Mikeyboy]

Ger and Rob, I'd absolutely love to know which on the list 'is not right'. Are you claiming that you could not receive them, or the freq is wrong? If you can't receive them, then your receiver isn't powerful enough. Nothing I can do about that.

I'm dying to see what your 'ex radio tect' (again, your grammar, spelling etc. is appalling — I presume you mean a former radio engineer of some sort) has to say on the matter. In fact, I've gone through the list of legals I received and compared them to broadcast frequencies on their websites, and all are genuine frequencies.

So what's your point, or are you just defending Energy (with whom, I must stress, I have no problem).

[Mikeyboy]

What are the stations you claim can't be picked up at Tonabrucky.

PS. Checked this morning and it seems the Energymix signal is very clean again, couldn' find any bleeds.

[John G]

Freq Station - Level

87.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - 4
88.7 BBC Radio 2 - 5
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 - 3
90.1 BBC Radio 2 - 3
90.9 BBC Radio 3 - 5
91.3 RTÉ 2FM - 3
92.3 BBC Radio 3 - 3
93.1 BBC Radio Ulster - 5
93.5 Raidió na Gaeltachta - 3
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster - 4
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 - 4
95.8 LM FM - 2
96.0 BBC Radio 4 - 3
96.3 Shannonside/NoSound - 2
96.7 Citybeat - 2
97.0 RTÉ 2FM - 3
97.4 Cool FM - 3
98.3 BBC Radio 1 - 5
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM - 3
99.7 BBC Radio 1 - 4
100.3 Today FM - 1
100.9 Today FM - 2
101.5 Clanrye 101.5 FM - 2
101.9 Classic FM - 4
102.2 Lite FM - 2
102.7 Raidió na Gaeltachta - 4
103.1 Downtown Radio - 5
103.8 Spin FM - 2
104.6 BBC Radio 4 - 5
105.5 Today FM - 4
105.8 Kiss FM - 4
106.8 Dublin's Country - 2

Heard on 7 November, at 1:00 in Camlough village. Receiver used was Sony ICF SW40. Level scale 1 to 5 (very arbitrary!).

[tomread]

John,

Looks like this has died a death now. Could it go on the bandscans section?

73, Tom

[Billy Dane]

I saw your bandscan in the bandscans section about a month ago tom.

[tomread]

Thanks Billy. I have found it now! Sorry John! BTW, I undertsand that my Thunder 107.7 (TENT) is more likely to be Estuary 107 from Limerick...?

[John Fleming]

People, we are calling on you for help again. There's not usually a great response to these requests, which is rather disappointing, but i'll give it another go.

The bandscan page for Dublin is about to be updated. There's been an increase of hobbyist low-power stations over the past few years, so it is next to impossible to be totally accurate with these things, but sure we'll give it a go.

So if you know of any stations on air which rarely get a mention, post it here or PM me, or email me, or drop by and knock on my door - sure, i'll even make you a cup of tea.

I'm also going to attempt something bigger - a nationwide bandscan. That will not be accurate, there's no doubt about that. I might do a seperate legal and pirate one, that way at least one of them will stand the test of time.

So the same applies for the national one, if you know of any stations etc etc.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[mattbrat24]

Not much has changed in the way of Belfast but I'll try and see if I can find some details for you...

matt;)

[Mike]

Yeah the only additions to the Belfast one are
Northern Visions Radio 100.6
Kiss FM 105.8
and possibly 106.0 which (sepending on location and conditions) brings in either Newstalk or Mid106

I dont know are Radio Failte still around Ill check during the week (Reception here in the house is pretty awful)
If you want I can do an update for the NTL cable one and AM (which is still an important waveband in the UK as not all services are duplicated on FM)

[3cx1500A7]

I know this isn't a proper bandscan but Lush Fm in Carlow don't seem to be on air these days,at least not during the day.The station in Portlaoise on 90.3 are IDing as,wait for it,Lush FM(no connection AFAIK).In mono from just outside the town,they have live progs during the evenings with music(not mixed) at other times.Passion Fm in Kildare must have increased power or moved TX site as they can now be heard close to Drogheda on 107.7!

[sub-site]

This evening at 7:30 Waterford/ Kilkenny; 108MHz, 107MHz and 106.8MHz all have seperate masses being broadcast. You can hear 2 at once on 106.9Mhz. 108 MHz is Mass Fm, 107MHz is reported to be Riverside, 106.8MHz is a new one.

[Justin Speck]

Originally posted by sub-site
107MHz is reported to be Riverside

The same Riverside that is/was on 99.4 from Mooncoin?

J

[sub-site]

Yeah. According to the database they have alternated between these two frequencies.

[scotty]

Interested to read about the stations in Carolow and Portlaois. Which frequency did the Carlow Lush FM use and how long has it been on air. I haven't heard of much pirate activity in these areas post 1988. Do you know of any other stations that have operated from here?

I remember reading of a station in Longford called LCR on, I think, 106.6 a year or so ago. Is this still broadcasting?

There was also a pirate in Mullingar called Heartbeat FM in the early 90's. The memory is fading, but something tells me that that station was raided. Anyone remember?

The other station that I am interested to know about is a Breffni Radio in Athboy, County Meath. I think is used/uses 98.4 and have seen it listed somewhere. Anybody heard it of late?

[John Fleming]

Thanks for the recent burst of activity on this thread. The new Dublin bandscan is now on the site (http://www.radiowaves.fm/bandscans/DublinMarch2003.html). As always, if anybody has any additions, updates etc, they are very welcome. With your help it needn't be as long before the next update is in place...

I am now working on a nationwide pirate bandscan, so all details are welcome.

Keep posting, you may think the information you have is pointless sharing, but as part of the bigger picture it could be vital.

Are there any members in Cork, Galway, Ulster, Mayo etc confirm the frequencies and stations that are on there?

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

well, here's a at one for Omagh!:D

87.8 Lyric FM
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1
88.7 BBC Radio 2
88.9 RTÉ Radio 1
89.2 RTÉ Radio 1
89.4 BBC Radio 2
90.1 BBC Radio 2
90.4 RTÉ 2FM
90.9 BBC Radio 2
91.1 RTÉ2FM
91.4 RTÉ2FM
91.6 BBC Radio 3
92.3 BBC Radio 3
92.6 RnaG
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle
93.3 RnaG
93.6 RnaG
93.8 BBC Radio Ulster
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster
94.8 Northern Sound
94.9 BBC Radio 4
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1
95.6 BBC Radio 4
96.0 BBC Radio 4
96.3 Northern Sound
96.6 Downtown Radio
97.0 RTÉ 2FM
97.4 Cool FM
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM
98.3 BBC Radio 1
98.5 RTÉLyric FM
98.8 RTÉyric FM
99.0 BBC Radio 1
99.7 BBC Radio 1
100.0 Today FM
100.5 Classic FM
100.7 Today FM
101.0 Today FM
101.2 Q101.2 West FM
101.9 Classic FM
102.4 Downtown Radio
102.5 North West Radio
102.7 RnaG
102.9 Q102
103.3 Highland Radio
104.1 Shannonside
104.6 BBC Radio 4
105.1 Magic 105
105.5 Today FM

Medium Wave Bandscan (Daytime only)

549 ICB
567 RTÉ Radio 1
612 RTÉ 2FM
693 BBC Radio 5
720 BBC Radio 4 LW
774 BBC Radio 4 LW
792 BBC Radio Foyle
873 BBC Radio Ulster
909 BBC Radio 5
981 Radio Star Country
1089 Talk Sport
1215 Virgin Radio
1287 BFBS Radio 1
1341 BBC Radio Ulster

Depending on your receiver sensitivity, BBC Radio Scotland (810) can be picked up in most places around Omagh.

[brady558]

The Breffni Radio referred to in an earlier post (Athboy, Co. Meath) does not exist anymore as far as I'm aware. The FM frequency which they used was 98.4MHz, which is now virtually un-useable as this portion of the FM band is now used by Lyric FM. I live about 12 miles from Athboy and have not noted any such station around this part of the FM band in recent times. As soon as I get a chance, I'll provide a bandscan for this part of the country (Oldcastle, Meath).

[Flash 105 FM]

Also recievable at the top of Tallaght Hill between Tallaght and Brittas which are not included in the Dubk=lin bandscane:

107.7 - Passion FM
105.2 - Flash 105 FM

[weewee]

Myself and the Radio Free King ran that station until the good old boys from the ODTR whipped our asses. The transmitters and studio gear was the complete studio from radio west which we bought for £500. well you know what they say easy come, easy go.

[John Fleming]

weewee, i'd appreciate a station biog for Heartbeat to add to the archives section.

Passion FM is indeed included on the bandscan...i'll wait to see how Flash comes in after their frequesncy shift before adding them.

[Mike]

To answer Scotty's question
Heartbeat in Mullingar were raided the day agter Breffni got hit.
Apparently the operator hadnt matched the SWR properly and there was TVI problems all over town.

A few years later there were occasional relays of Radio Dublin and UCB in Mullingar and some of the more powerful Dublin dance pirates made it into the town as well

[scotty]

Thanks for the information about Heartbeat. I only heard a vague mention of it back in 1990, I think in one of Simon Maher's magazines at the time. Which channel was Heartbeat actually on and when did the raid actually happen?

Also what happened to Radio Nova 88FM in Clogherhead? I remember in August 1995 driving from Cork up to Larne for the ferry back to Scotland and receiving this station for quite a distance on 88, 105.5 and !07.4 Mhz.

[Liamo]

Hi John

Pirate and local listing for Limerick is below. I'll suss out a complete listing (inc RTE, etc) later this week.

http://homepage.eircom.net/~liambyrne/radio/2000s_pirates.htm

RLO is back on 90.5, too (just noticed that I'd not updated that).

I'll update you with all the local and national stations later in the week - whether it's due to atmospherics, I'm not sure, but almost every possible frequency of Lyric and Today seem to be coming in at the moment, as well as a number of Red's 104-106 txs.

[021]

"RLO is back on 90.5, too"

not very adviseable for them to be doing that, 90.5 being the freq used by 2FM's Clonmel transmitter apart from other reasons. Whats the point?, RLO need 2, not 3 frequencies to cover their area. Surely 104.2 and 105.2 is enough?

On the newspage some days ago it was mentioned that 2FM was coming over RLO on 104.2, obviously 104.2 must be relaying 90.5 for this to have happened.

BTW Liam is this one gone now?:
UCB Relay 87.7 UK evangelistic relay

[John Fleming]

021,

Could you confirm the stations on - or off - in the Cork area?

[021]

in Cork City or nearby:
87.7 Crossrhythms
94.8 Pulse FM (intermittent)
98.2 Radio Caroline (intermittent)
104.0 Friendly
106.9 UCB

West Co.Cork:
102.9 UCB

Also in Co.Kerry
105.0 UCB Killarney area
106.5 UCB Tralee area


Note LUV FM (Cork City) is gone. Freak FM currently inactive

[John Fleming]

Thanks 021 - and everyone else, including submissions by email. Work is ongoing on the bandscan.

I know there are people surfing and using this board from other regions from which we've not yet had any feedback.

Many of you have been using the site for years free of charge (not for a second that i'm suggesting it would be worth charging for).

Now's the time to give something back ;-)

[Liamo]

Yup, UCB is now gone from 87.7 (page updated now)

RLO was gone from 104.2 last week, with 2FM coming in instead. The RDS signal was gone, though, so I'm not sure what the story was. Surely, if it was an RLO rig that was relaying 2FM, the tx would maintain its own RDS signal ?

The main reason RLO seems to be "down there" is to catch listeners between Radio 1 and 2FM, although I don't know many people who would actually alternate between those two!

WCR's 99.9 is also an odd choice, considering that Today FM have a tx coming in (admittedly weakly) on 100.0

The main "clear" frequency for West Limerick, as advertised on the IRTC/BCI website, is 103.0, but unfortunately UCB/Cross Rhythms appeared on that when Country Gold went off the air last year - what a waste!

[Liamo]

The page mentioned above now has the complete bandscan for Limerick. Visit http://homepage.eircom.net/~liambyrne/radio and click "Current Limerick Stations"

John - is this a handy enough way for you to get at it ? Otherwise the formatting goes haywire and it's unreadable.

[scotty]

Just a check on a couple of stations. Are the following still on;

Wave Radio 87.5 Cavan area

Clanrye FM on 101.5 near Edentubber

Zee 103.5 in Omeath

Misty Mountain Radio on 107.1 in Cavan

[brady558]

Wave Radio is not on the air on 87.5MHz FM in the Cavan area. I'm not sure whether Clanrye FM on 101.5MHz near Edentubber in Co. Louth is on the air, as it is undetectable at my location (Oldcastle, Co. Meath) as a result of the various Today FM frequencies around this part of the FM band.

Likewise, I cannot hear Zee 103.5 from Omeath in Co. Louth, as a result of the strong signal from Midlands 103FM.

Misty Mountain Radio on 107.1MHz FM in Cavan is still on the air, featuring continuous country music, with live output on some weekday evenings. A little more transmitter output power could be utilised, as this frequency is relatively clear in a lot of areas close to Co. Cavan. The signal is quite good over a wide area of counties Cavan and Meath and, as far as I'm aware, two FM transmitters are being utilised on the frequency.

[Shane Pearce]

Zee 103.6 is still on air
Clanrye 101.5 is still on air also

[grey lake]

Bandscan from Portumna
88.8 RTE Radio 1
91.0 RTE 2FM
93.2 R na G
96.4 Clare FM
96.6 Radio Kilkenny
97.4 Galway Bay FM
98.4 Lyric FM
100.6 Today FM
103.5 Midlands 103
103.7 103FM N Cork
103.9 Tipp FM
104.1 Shannonside FM

[Shane Pearce]

Zee 103.6 stopped broadcasting on Saturday afternoon. They are currently broadcasting on a blank carrier using a 1 watt exciter with no plans to return to the air.

[Mike]

OK in Belfast on FM

Radio Failte are still on 107.0
Kiss have moved to 107.2 (from 105.8) but are almost inaudible in Belfast under the splatter from the aforementioned (and overmodulated) R Failte
106.0 is (depending on propagation and location) either Mid 106 or Newstalk

Everything else is same as befor

[Shane Pearce]

Sorry Mike dont mean to be rude,
Were on 107.3 FM (Kiss)

[Mike]

I stand corrected its difficult to make out with the splatter from the chuckies.
Then again Whiteabbey is probably the worst part of Belfast for radio reception so maybe its ok in other areas

[Mikeyboy]

Galway City Bandscan April 1, 2003 07:45hrs
at Tonabrucky Hill, Rahoon

88.8/89.2/89.8 RTE Radio 1
90.4/91.0/91.2/91.4/92.0/92.2 2FM
92.6/93.2/94.2/94.4 Raidio na Gaeltachta
95.0 Live 95 (Limerick, with weak signal)
95.2/96.4 Clare FM
95.8/96.8/97.0/97.4 Galway Bay FM
96.1 Mid West Radio
97.0 Radio Kerry (weak)
97.6 Radio Kerry (strong)
97.8/98.4/98.8/99.4/99.6/100.4 Lyric FM
100.0/100.6/101.0/101.6 Today FM
102.2 Lite FM (weak)
103.0 UCB Europe
103.2/103.7 County Sound 103FM (Cork)
103.5 Midlands Radio 3
103.9 Tipp FM
104.1 Shannonside Northern Sound
104.2 Radio Limerick One
104.4 FM104 (weak signal)
105.0 Red FM (weak)
105.5 Today FM
105.7 Red FM (clear)

A the time of scanning, Energy 102FM (102.1) were off air, as were NUI Galway licenced station Flirt FM (105.6)

[tomread]

Just back from 4 days in County Antrim. A few notes and questions, feedback appreciated:

549 UCB
846 Radio North
981 Radio Star Country
1593 Radio Caroline

100.3 Real Radio Scotland

100.6 Northern Visions Radio, Belfast Access Radio station

101.2 Q101.2FM, Enniskillen

101.5 Clanrye FM - RDS CLANRYE_ is this from Newry? Anyone got an address for reception reports?

103.6 UNID heard in Antrim hills after midnight playing pop - not sure of location (possibly even England/Scotland) or whether licensed.

104.2 Kiss FM, location? // 107.7, rolling RDS - I got: _ _AND_ _ _, BIG_BOYS, KISS_FM_ - anyone know the rest of this sequence?

105.0 Inishowen Community Radio - RDS: ICR_FM_ _ Silent carrier daytime, programming heard later around 4.30pm (don't know what time it started)

105.1 Magic 105 - long rolling RDS's, changing every so often: FLEET_ _ _, DISCOUNT, _TO_THE_, _PUBLIC_, DONNELLY, BROTHERS, _ _ _MG_ _ _, _ROVER_ _, D'GANNON, MAGIC105, _CONTACT, 38345555, _PO_BOX_, _ _105_ _ _, _C-AVON_, BT66_7WA, _ _SALES_, _ _ _AT_ _ _, MAGIC105, _ _ _NET_ _;
MAGIC105, STICKER_, _BLITZ_, SEND_US_, STICKERS, _ _FROM_ _, ANOTHER_, STATION_, _TO_GET_, MAGIC105, STICKERS, _ _AND_ _ _, _CINEMA_, TICKETS_, _SAE_TO_, POBOX105, _C-AVON_, BT66_7WA;
MAGIC105, _ _AT_A_, _ _CLUB_ _, _ _NEAR_ _, _ _YOU_ _ _, _ _ _THE_ _, _ _WORD_ _, _ _MUST_ _, _ _ _BE_ _ _, _ _MAGIC_

106.0 Mid 106, Cookstown - RDS: MID_106_

106.6 Energy 106 - not off just yet! Long rolling RDS: -ENERGY-, _-_106-_, 106_6_FM, -ENERGY-, _-_106-_, _PHONE_ _, 90333122, _ENERGY_, _-_106-_, BELFASTS, _DANCE_ _, _TRANCE_, _ANTHEM_, STATION_, CDS_DVDS, AT_THE_ _, )ENERGY(, _STORE_ _, HIGH_ST_, BELFAST_, KEEPING_, FREEWILL, _GET_UR_, ENRGYCDS, WWW_ENER, GYALBUMS, _ _ _COM_ _, 23_APR03, WE_00_52 (times given usually 1 hr fast!), _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

107.0 UNID - playing rap, soul, reggae at night, all spoken content heard was not in English, possibly Gaelic?

107.7 Kiss FM, location? // 104.2


I look forward to any comments. The ID for 107.0 and the address for Clanrye are my main interests here.

[Mike]

107.0 is Radio Failte a clandestine (political) station broadcasting from a not very secret location (they even had a 28 day licence at one point) in Belfast

[Flash 105 FM]

Quick one taken at the top of the Wicklow Gap, Blessington and a couple of other locations in Wicklow yesterday. Apolagies for any mistakes that I may have made and for the amount of unknowns, I'm sure someone will help us fill in the gaps. OK, here goes:

87.8 - Lyric
88.2 - Radio 1
88.7 - Unknown #1 (playing Sting)
88.9 - Radio 1
89.1 - Radio 1
89.4 - Unknown #1
89.6 - Radio 1
90.1 - Unknown #1
90.4 - 2fm
90.9 - Unknown #2 (possibly Lyric)
91.1 - 2fm
91.3 - 2fm
91.6 - Unknown #2
91.8 - 2fm
92.0 - Freedom 92
92.3 - Unknown #2
92.6 - RnaG
93.1 - BBC Radio Ulster
93.3 - RnaG
93.5 - RnaG
93.8 - BBC Radio Ulster
94.0 - RnaG
94.8 - NR Sound
94.9 - East Coast
95.0 - Unknown #3 (Could this be Limerick 95?)
95.2 - Radio 1
95.5 - Unknown #4
95.6 - Unknown #5 (UK)
95.8 - LMFM
96.0 - Unknown
96.3 - NR Sound
96.5 - Unknown
97.0 - 2fm
97.3 - CKR
97.6 - CKR
97.8 - Lyric
98.1 - 98FM
98.3 Unknown (playing Shakira)
98.5 - Lyric
98.7 - Lyric
99.0 - Unknown #6 (playing Coldplay)
99.2 - Lyric
99.7 - Unknown #6
100.0 - Today FM
100.0 - Storm FM
100.9 - Today FM
101.2 - Unknown (playing rock, very strong stereo signal but no RDS appeared)
101.4 - Today FM
102.2 - Lite FM
102.5 - North West
102.7 - RnaG
102.9 - East Coast
103.5 - Midland's Radio 3
103.8 - Spin
103.9 - Tipp FM
104.1 - Lyric
104.1 - Shannonside
104.4 - 104fm
104.6 - Unknown (UK chat)
104.8 - Shannonside / NR Sound
105.0 - Static?????
105.0 - Rise FM (formely Bliss)
105.2 - Pheonix (Blank Carrier)
105.3 - Flash FM
105.5 - Today FM
105.7 - Rhythm FM
106.0 - Newstalk
106.2 - Storm 106
106.4 - Radio na Life
106.6 - Cross Rhythms
106.8 - Country
107.1 - Wicked
107.2 - Tallaght FM
107.4 - Pulse (carrying Storm 106)
107.7 - Passion FM

Looking at it now it might have been a better idea to identify the unknown stations before posting them but maybe someone could put a name to them.

Thanks.

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Flash, it looks like you were able to receive signals from Brougher Mountain, Divis & Camlough.

The FM frequencies used by the BBC on Brougher are only replicated in the UK by Durris (Aberdeen), and by RTÉ in Limerick.

88.7 - Unknown #1 (playing Sting) - Camlough, BBC Radio 2

89.4 - Unknown #1 - Brougher Mountain BBC Radio 2

90.1 - Unknown #1 - Divis BBC Radio 2

90.9 - Unknown #2 (possibly Lyric) - Camlough BBC Radio 3 (Classical music probably made you guess)

91.6 - Unknown #2 - Brougher Mountain BBC Radio 3

92.3 - Unknown #2 - Divis BBC Radio 3

95.6 - Unknown #5 (UK) - Brougher Mountain BBC Radio 4

96.0 - Unknown - Divis BBC Radio 4

96.5 - Unknown - Considering you've received everything else from Brougher, it might be Downtown Radio from the same site on 96.6

98.3 Unknown (playing Shakira) - Camlough BBC Radio 1

99.0 - Unknown #6 (playing Coldplay) - Brougher Mountain BBC Radio 1

99.7 - Unknown #6 - Divis BBC Radio 1

101.2 - Unknown (playing rock, very strong stereo signal but no RDS appeared) - Most likely Brougher Mountain, O101.2 West (they do have RDS though)

104.6 - Unknown (UK chat) - Camlough, BBC Radio 4

There is a possibilty that where the BBC Stations are marked Camlough, it could be the welsh Blawen Plwyf (sp?) - though I am near certain they don't use 104.6 for anything.

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

95.5 also could be LMFM

[scotty]

Tom,

The Kiss FM on 104.2 and 107.7 is, I assume, the Dundalk station that we heard previously on 106.0 and 105.8. It has been nomadic of late and also used 103.6 at one stage.

Clanrye FM has been on air for a couple of years and broadcasts to Newry from the South, located near Carrickarnon.

Anyone, are they from the old Boyneside/Sunshine site at the warehouse???

[Mike]

Anyone, are they from the old Boyneside/Sunshine site at the warehouse???

Now why make the ODTR's job easier when they go on their next outing by giving out exact locations ?

Loose lips sink ships !

[scotty]

A fair point Mike, but after 20 odd years on the pirate scene both in Ireland and over here I have a fair idea of what one can and cannot write. I have never and will never write anything that could put a station in danger.

Had we been discussing a station in the North of Ireland, Scotland, Wales or England then yes, it would not be wise to mention any details.

However in Ireland the stations have been able to operate more openly to the extent that in some cases they do announce their locations and have fixed landlines.

There are risks, but the stations seem to accept these and continue to operate as normally as possible, especially around the border.

Indeed on this very board I have seen more detailed locations for some stations compared with my posting.

Ultimately if the ODTR decide to act against a station they do not need help from me or anyone else! I can track a station using a simple portable radio, it is not difficult.

Yes, loose lips etc, but let's not blow it out of all proportion!

All I was trying to do was find a contact address to Clanrye for Tom Read.

[021]

Was between Mallow and Mitchelstown yesterday (Sunday)
Freak FM (from Mallow at the moment) battling it out on 105.2 with RLO about 5-10 miles from Mallow (RLO strongest on 104.2 anyway)

Also heard 'Century' from Sky Digital being relayed from Mitchelstown on 106.4 -this only appears during the weekends AFAIK!

[Liamo]

battling it out on 105.2 with RLO about 5-10 miles from Mallow (RLO strongest on 104.2 anyway)

I heard during the week that RLO's 105.2 site was no longer in the city, which would seem odd if 104.2 is still stronger in Mallow (although why they still have both going is beyond me, since all of RLO's target area is covered by at least 2 txs, if not all 3).

Also heard 'Century' from Sky Digital being relayed from Mitchelstown on 106.4
How come Cork folk get decent stations relayed, while Limerick has to put up with UCB wasting a perfectly good frequency????Come back 103.3 and 106FM - and soon!

[The squire]

Got time to finally do a bandscan today, so heres my bandscan as taken from Donegal Town today, lunchtime. I dont know what that RRR noise is called, so ive called it the RRR noise!!

87.6 RRR noise
88.1 RTE Radio 1 (Slightly Weak, Crackly)
88.2 RTE Radio 1
88.3 RTE Radio 1 (Crackly)
88.4 RTE Radio 1 (Slightly Weak, Crackly)
88.7 Unidentified english station (Very Weak)
88.8 Unidentified english station (Very Weak)
89.1 RTE Radio 1 (Weak & Crackly)
89.2 RTE Radio 1 (Weak & Crackly)
89.3 RTE Radio 1 (Weak & Crackly)
89.7 RTE Radio 1
89.8 RTE Radio 1 (Weak & Crackly)
90.2 2FM (Weak & Crackly)
90.3 2FM (Crackly)
90.4 2FM
90.5 2FM (Crackly)
90.6 2FM (Crackly)
91.3 2FM (Weak & Crackly)
91.4 2FM (Crackly)
91.5 2FM (Slightly Weak, Crackly)
91.6 RRR noise
91.7 RRR noise
91.8 2FM (Slightly Weak, Crackly)
91.9 2FM (Crackly)
92.0 2FM (Crackly)
92.5 RnaG (Crackly)
92.6 RnaG
92.7 RnaG (Crackly)
92.8 RnaG (Weak & Crackly)
93.5 RnaG (Weak & Crackly)
93.6 RnaG (Weak & Crackly)
93.7 RnaG (Weak)
94.0 RnaG (Crackly)
94.1 RnaG
94.2 RnaG (Crackly)
95.6 RnaG (Very Weak)
95.7 RnaG (Very Weak)
96.1 RnaG (Weak & Crackly)
96.9 Highland radio
97.0 Highland radio (Very Crackly)
97.6 RRR noise
97.7 Lyric Fm
97.8 Lyric Fm
97.9 Lyric Fm
98.0 Lyric Fm (Crackly)
99.1 BBC Radio 1 (Weak)
99.1 BBC Radio 1 Clashing with Lyric Fm
99.3 Lyric Fm
99.4 Lyric Fm (Weak & Crackly)
99.6 RRR noise
99.7 RRR noise
99.8 Today Fm (Weak & Crackly)
99.9 Today Fm (Crackly)
100.0 Today Fm
100.1 Today Fm
100.2 Today Fm (Weak & Crackly)
100.9 Today Fm (Weak & Crackly)
101.0 Today Fm (Weak)
101.1 Today Fm (Weak & Crackly)
101.6 RRR noise
101.7 RRR noise
102.4 North west radio (Weak & Crackly)
102.5 North west radio
102.6 North west radio (Crackly)
102.7 North west radio (Weak & Crackly)
103.2 Highland radio (Very Weak)
103.3 Highland radio (Very Weak)
103.7 RRR noise
104.8 North west radio (Slightly Weak, Crackly)
104.9 North west radio (Crackly)
105.0 North west radio
105.1 North west radio (Slightly Crackly)
105.2 North west radio (Weak & Crackly)

So thats what you get for your radio dollars in donegal town!!
Notice the absence of any pirates!!
Thatll change on june 13th though!!

[The squire]

Maybe i was a bit too thorough!!

[South Derry Guy]

Can u get Q102.9 in Donegal town or Coolfm 97.4 or kiss104.2/Tcr104.2

[The squire]

no, what u see is what u get!!

[The squire]

ARRRRR it makes me angry every time i read that bandscan!!! I havent been back in dublin since black tuesday and now i have to face the thought that dublins choice is the same as the one i have in donegal!!! the above bandscan is ridiculas!!

dont worry though!! 2 weeks and 3 days till groove 106 launches!!

[South Derry Guy]

South Derry Area of Mid-Ulster ( Bandscan 90.0fm-108fm)
90.1fm BBC R2
91.4fm 2fm
91.8fm BBC R3
92.3 BBC R3
92.6 R Nag
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle
93.6 RnaG
94.0 BBC ??
94.5 Rte radio 1
94.9 BBC ??
95.4 fm Rte Radio 1
96.3 Shanonside Northern Sound
96.4 DownTown Radio
96.7fm CityBeat
97.0fm 2Fm
97.2 Q97.2fm
97.4 CoolFm
97.8/9 Lyric fm
98.3 BBC Radio 1
98.8 Lyric fm
99.2 BBC Radio 1
99.7 BBC Radio 1
100.0fm Today Fm
100.5 Classic Fm
101.0Fm Today Fm
101.2 Q101.2 Fm
101.9 fm Classic Fm
102.3 Downtown Radio
102.4 Downtow Radio
102.7 RNaG
102.9fm Q102.9
103.3 HighLand Radio
103.7 BBC ?? Scottish/Irish Station
103.8 Spin 103.8 at times
104.2 KissFm
104.4 Fm104 at times
105.0 ICR Donegal
105.1 Magic 105.1fm
105.3 Drive 105fm
105.5 Today Fm
106.1 Beat 106fm Scotland
106.4 Unknown at nitetime only Blank Carrier
106.6 Enery 106 Very very very Weak
107.6 ICR Donegal
107.7 Argyle Fm Scotland
107.9 TCR Strabane Liford,, Very very weak

BTW Mid 106Fm from Cookstown CANNOT be received in Most parts of the South Derry area!!

[South Derry Guy]

94.5fm and 95.4fm is BBC Radio Ulster and not Rte radio 1
94.9Fm is BBC radio 4..

[galaxy fm]

BANDSCAN-LOUTH-15/7/03


87.8-Lyric fm
88.2-Rte radio1
88.5-Rte radio1*
88.7-Bbc radio2
89.1-Rte radio1
89.4-Bbc radio2
89.7-I.c.b dundalk
90.1-Bbc radio2
90.4-2fm
90.7-2fm*
90.9-Bbc radio3
91.1-2fm
91.3-2fm
91.6-Bbc radio3
92.3-Bbc radio3
92.6-RnaG
93.1-Bbc radio ulster
93.5-RnaG
93.8-Bbc radio ulster
94.0-RnaG
94.1-City fm*
94.5-Bbc radio ulster
94.8-Northern Sound
95.2-Rte radio1
95.5 Lmfm*
95.6-Bbc radio4
95.8-Lmfm
96.0-Bbc radio4
96.3-Northern Sound
96.6-Downtown radio
97.0-2fm
97.4-Cool fm
97.5-Northern sound
97.8-Lyric fm
98.1-98fm*
98.3-Bbc radio1
98.5-Lyric fm
98.7-Lyric fm
99.0-Bbc radio1
99.2-Lyric fm
99.4-Bbc radio1(weak)*
99.7-Bbc radio1
100.0-Today fm
100.3-Today fm
100.6-Kiss fm
100.9-Today fm
101.2-Q101west
101.5-Clanrye fm
101.7-Galaxy fm
101.9-Classic fm
102.2-Lite fm
102.3-Downtown radio*
102.7-RnaG
103.1-Downtown radio
103.5-Midlands103
103.8-Spin1038*
103.9-Bbc radio4
104.1-Shannonside*
104.2-Kiss fm
104.4-Fm104
104.6-Bbc radio4
104.9-Lmfm
105.1-Magic105
105.5-Today fm
106.0-Newstalk
106.2-Storm106
106.6-Energy106.6
106.8-Dublins Country
107.1-Kiss fm*
107.1-Misty mountain radio
107.3-Kiss fm*
107.4-Pulse107/Storm106 relay
107.7-Energy80s
108.0-Mass fm

The above bandscan was conducted using a jvc hi fi receiver,a maplin indoor(T)antenna and a 40db signal booster also from maplin.
*=the transmission could only be heard clearly using the signal booster

[scotty]

Interesting stuff. Can anybody just clarify all the Kiss frequencies and the general area they are located. I take it that 104.2 is the main rig?

Also is Energy 80's the same transmitter that was Magic 90's???

[South Derry Guy]

Yeah Scotty 104.2 is the main rig for Ulster with the relay from Monaghan going out on 107.3 to the County Armagh area!! Shane P would be the best person to ask all the tecnical stuff from when/if he is on here!! Magic 80,s to be honest have,nt got around to hear it yet!! Is it on 107.6? as magic 90s was!

[Justin Speck]

Wasn't the Kiss Monaghan relay on 107.7MHz? If it has moved to 107.3, I presume Y FM in Monaghan is no longer on 107.4!

Are Kiss still on 101.6 (Ardaghy) as well?

J

[Shane Pearce]

Sorry, no 101.6 relay here.

[Shane Pearce]

well, there is a TX being used as a relay on 101.2 in omeath. not from Ardaghy, the last station to come from there with a decent signal was Zee 103 (from the 80's, not 6 months ago)

[scotty]

Shane,

Are you able to list the frequencies and if possible general locations of the rigs. Those that I am aware of are 100.6/101.2/104.2/107.1/107.3. Is that it?

The latter frequency was picked up by a friend of mine in Scotland a few weeks back. Where is 107.3 and what is the power??

[FMDX]

The last time I heard the 101.2 in question it was ID'ing as Tiocfaídh FM (Thats Chucky for thouse of you in Ulster who abuse this verb, though never understand what it means!!). I also recognised the presenter. Was this a legitamite Hiss opt out or did members of staff take matters into their own hands????

[Shane Pearce]

so funny so funny so funny

[intheknow]

Shane - this is not a laughing matter

[Mike]

87.8 Lyric FM Claremont
88.2 RTE Radio One Truskmore
89.1 RTE Radio One Kippure
89.4 BBC Radio 2 Brougher
89.6 RTE Radio One
90.1 BBC Radio 2 Divis
90.4 RTE Radio "2FM" Truskmore
90.9 BBC Radio 3
91.1 RTE Radio "2FM"
91.3 RTE Radio "2FM" Kippure
91.6 BBC Radio 3 Brougher
91.8 RTE Radio "2FM"
92.3 BBC Radio 3 Divis
92.6 RnaG Truskmore
93.1 BBC Ulster Londonderry
93.3 RnaG Kippure
93.5 RnaG
94 RnaG
94.5 BBC Ulster Divis
94.8 Northern Sound
95.2 RTE Radio One Claremont
95.6 BBC Radio 4 Brougher
95.8 LMFM Drogheda
96.3 Northern Sound
96.6 Downtown Northern Ireland
97 RTE Radio "2FM" Claremont
97.4 Cool FM Belfast
97.8 Lyric FM Truskmore
98.3 BBC Radio 1 Camlough
98.5 Lyric FM
98.7 Lyric FM
99 BBC Radio 1 Brougher
99.2 Lyric FM
99.7 BBC Radio 1 Divis
100 Today FM Truskmore
100.3 Today FM Three Rock
100.5 Classic FM Londonderry
100.7 Today FM
100.9 Today FM Kippure
101.2 Q101 West Eniskillen/Omagh
101.9 Classic FM Divis
102.2 Lite Dublin
102.5 NWR Sligo
102.7 RnaG Claremont
103.1 Downtown Northern Ireland
103.3 Highland Donegal
103.5 Midland Tullamore
103.8 Spin Dublin
103.9 KYKX1039
104.1 Shannonside Roscommon
104.4 FM 104 Dublin
104.6 BBC Radio 4 Camlough
105 NWR Sligo
105.1 Magic 105
105.5 Today FM Claremont
106 Newstalk Dublin
106.6 Energy 106
106.8 Country Dublin
107.1 Unidentified Country Music
107.3 Kiss FM NO RDS on this freq
107.4 Storm 106
107.7 Magic 107 Magic Eighties

Also Star Country 981 and UCB 549

[South Derry Guy]

Is Kykx 103 back on air agin?? Are they still a dance station?

[Mike]

No country

[021]

DAYTIME Medium Wave / Long Wave bandscan
Sunday 14th September 2003 around midday.
listenable stations - Very weak signals not included

Long Wave :
kHz Station name / comments / signal strength
153 DLF Germany
162 France Inter (DX: 3)
183 Europe 1 (DX: 3)
198 BBC Radio 4 (DX: 4, LO: 2)
216 RMC Infos France
234 RTL France (DX: 3)
252 RTE Radio 1 (temporary) (DX: 5, LO: 3)
343 Aviation beacon near Cork city (DX:2)

Medium Wave
kHz Station name / comments / signal strength
549 UCB (DX: 1-2)
567 RTE Radio 1 (DX:4, LO:1 )
612 RTE 2FM (DX:3 )
630 BBC Radio Cornwall (DX:2 )
639 Spanish (DX:0-1 )
657 BBC Radio Cornwall (weaker than 630) (DX:2 )
666 Classic Gold (DX:0 )
693 BBC 5 Live (weaker than 909) (DX:3 )
711 France Infos (DX:1-2)
729 RTE Radio 1 (DX:5, LO:3 )
756 BBC Radio 4 (LW version) (DX:1 )
801 BBC Radio Devon (DX:2 )
882 BBC Radio Wales (DX:3 )
909 BBC 5 Live (DX:3 )
990 BBC 5 Live (weaker than 693, 909) (DX:0 )
1053 talkSPORT (weaker than 1089) (DX:0 )
1089 talkSPORT (DX:1-2 )
1215 Virgin (DX:1 )
1278 RTE 2FM (DX:5, LO:3 )

5 strongest MW channels 1st: 729, 2nd: 1278, 3rd: 567, 4th: 882, 5th: 909.(latter 2 much the same)

Bandscan done about 10 miles from Cork city
Received on a Grundig YB400 radio. This had a signal strength meter 0-5 and 2 sensitivity settings, DX and LOcal. The radio is not hugely sensitive on MW many/most? car radios do better. Signal strength of some UK national stations unsteady due to beat effect of more than one transmitter present on same channel (especially Virgin)

[021]

The weak 102.0 is from Mt Leinster, whilst 102.4 is from near Clonmel for South Tipperary. The edge of Beat's franchise area is not all that far from Limerick city - the Limerick/Tipp border, about 20 miles?

[021]

Passed through Clonmel Co. Tipperary 2 days ago. Scanned the
FM band for any pirates there, only thing I heard was a local church broadcasting mass on 108.0FM

[Liam Tutty]

106.2MHz, most likely Storm 106.
106.4MHz, Radio na Life.

94.7MHz, Presumably NOVA 947 rather than Energy 947?

[john_j]

FM bandscan done today, 25 April 2004, in Longford town.
Just using a Sony hi-fi and outdoor TV aerial.
many of the weaker stations drift in and out periodically though.
Freq Name (Signal)
87.8 RTELYRIC [5]
88.2 RTE 1 [5]
88.5 RTE 1 [4]
88.8 RTE 1 [3]
89.1 RTE 1 [5]
89.4 BBC RADIO 2 [4]
89.6 RTE 1 [4]
89.8 RTE 1 [4]
90.1 BBC RADIO 2 [3]
90.4 RTE 2FM [5]
90.7 RTE 2FM [4]
91.1 RTE 2FM [3]
91.3 RTE 2FM [5]
91.6 BBC RADIO 3 [4]
92.0 RTE 2FM [3]
92.6 R NA G [4]
93.3 R NA G [4]
93.5 R NA G [5]
93.8 UNIDENTIFIED [3] Easy music/classical
94.2 R NA G [3]
94.5 UNIDENTIFIED [3] Same as 93.8
94.8 NORTHERN SOUND [5]
95.2 RTE 1 [5]
95.6 BBC RADIO 4 [3]
95.8 LMFM [5]
96.1 MIDWEST [5]
96.3 NORTHERN SOUND [4]
96.6 DOWNTOWN OMAGH [3]
97.0 RTE 2FM [5]
97.8 RTELYRIC [5]
98.1 98FM [3]
98.3 BBC RADIO 1 [4]
98.5 RTELYRIC [5]
99.0 BBC RADIO 1 [3]
99.2 RTELYRIC [3]
99.4 RTELYRIC [3]
99.7 BBC RADIO 1 [2]
100.0 TODAY FM [5]
100.7 TODAY FM [5]
100.9 TODAY FM [5]
101.2 Q101 (N.I.) [2]
101.6 TODAY FM [3]
101.9 CLASSIC FM? [3]
102.2 Q102 (DUBLIN) [3]
102.5 NORTHWEST [5]
102.7 R NA G [5]
102.9 Q102.9 (N.I.) [2]
103.1 SHANNONSIDE [3]
103.3 HIGHLAND RADIO [2]
103.5 MIDLANDS RADIO 3 [2]
103.8 SPIN1038 [3]
104.1 SHANNONSIDE [5]
104.4 FM104 [4]
104.6 RADIO ULSTER [2]
104.8 SHANNONSIDE [5]
105.5 TODAY FM [5]
106.0 NEWSTALK [3]
106.2 STORM FM 106.2 [2]
106.5 106.5FM [3] Country – no jingles
106.8 DUBLIN’S COUNTRY [3]
107.1 UNIDENTIFIED [3] Country
108.0 CHURCH BROADCAST [4]

[Mike]

The unidentifieds on 93.8/94.5 were probably R Ulster

[Liam Tutty]

Can anyone ID the country music station on 107.1MHz? I too have DXed this on several occasions but have failed to discover what station it is.

[john_j]

Originally posted by Phil T
Can anyone ID the country music station on 107.1MHz? I too have DXed this on several occasions but have failed to discover what station it is.

I'll listen in to 107.1 again at the weekend, there was some live programming sunday morning, didn't hang around as I wasn't particularly impressed by the music.
According to Radiowaves database, theres a pirate station in cavan called misty mountains radio on 107.1
106.5 looks like its a local pirate called L.C.R. (longford community radio). Its in the radiowaves database. The presenter on sunday morning certainly sounded like he had something more than sugar on his cornflakes anyway....
www.radiowaves.fm/database/BigLCR_News.html

[Liamo]

Estuary in Limerick are on 107.1 (along with numerous other sprogs)

Any chance it's them, with the help of atmospherics ?

[scotty]

Made another trip this morning to Portpatrick on the south west coast of Scotland and heard the following pirates;

101.65 Clanrye FM, County Louth
104.40 Kiss FM, County Louth
105.10 Magic 105, County Monaghan
105.30 Drive 105, County Donegal
105.70 Rythmn FM Dublin
105.80 Magic 105, not in parallel with 105.1!!!
106.60 Energy 106, County Monaghan
107.00 Radio Failte, Belfast
107.30 UNID playing a Country CD non stop at 0945
107.40 Pulse FM, County Louth
107.70 Choce FM, County Monaghan
107.90 UNID playing a CD with non stop Irish songs
108.00 Mass broadcast, speaker mentioned Dundalk and Drogheda

Questions here are;

Anyone got any idea who the Country stations might be. At first I thought 107.9 might be Tyrone Community Radio, but reckon it was too weak and fading for that. The 107.3 station was stronger but did fade.

When did the transmitter appear with Magic 105 programming on 105.8? Where is it serving and why not in parallel??

What has happened to Kiss FM's relay on 107.5?? The carrier may have been on but certainly no audio.

On the legal front, apart from all the usuals I heard Phantom on 92.1 barrling it out with BBC Radio 3, but quite strong at times. Amazingly I also heard Tipp Mid West Radio on 104.8 so band conditions must have been pretty good. That is what makes me think that 107.9 was travelling a fair way.

Any suggestions on the UNID's would be great.

[South Derry Guy]

When did Kiss move to 104.4?? Have not been able to get clanrye on 101.6 or 101.65 anywhere in the Mid Ulster area interesting one!!

[scotty]

Sorry mate, that is a mistype! Should be 104.2. Do you know which frequencies TCR are on these days??

[South Derry Guy]

TCR 104.2, 107.9 and i think 105.9...

[scotty]

So that could well have been them that I heard on 107.9. I wasn't sure as I would have expected them to be stronger due to my close proximity to the North of Ireland.

By the way has anybody else heard the Magic transmission on 105.8??

[South Derry Guy]

Re Magic 105 on 105.8 nah have,nt heard this one yet!! Could this be there back up system for when the maintanence work is being carried out on the 105.1 site!! I wonder... Could be a problem with Mid 106 on 106.0fm look what happened to Kiss when they where on 105.8!!!

[scotty]

I assume the station that I heard on 107.3 was the one reported in the news section as being from Ashford. Is that in County Wicklow??

[Francis Dunne]

Limerick Bandscan 8-6-2004

Please remember that these stations were picked up at my current location. Different parts of Limerick City may be able to pick up more or less stations. Anyone else in the area want to fill in the blanks if I leave things out.

89.4 RTE Radio One
90.0 RTE Radio One
91.6 RTE 2FM
92.2 RTE 2FM
93.8 RTE Radio Na Gaelteachta
94.4 RTE Radio Na Gaelteachta
95.0 Limerick's Live 95FM
95.9 Clare FM
96.8 Wired FM (blank at the moment)
97.0 Radio Kerry
98.4 RTE Lyric FM
99.0 RTE Lyric FM
100.6 Today FM
101.2 Today FM
101.8 Today FM
103.7 Cork's 103FM
105.2 Radio Limerick One
105.5 Galaxy 105
107.2 Regional Hospital Radio
107.7 Estury ??? i think

I am in the City Centre and surrounded by high buildings which are impeding my ability to receive more stations so anyone in the limerick city area please fill in the gaps here

[Francis Dunne]

It is too late to edit my previous post but the station on 107.7 is Galtee and Not Estury. Estury seems to be gone

I know I am going to be told that estury is gone months arent I :)

[seamus balfe]

Yes you are, they went the 12th of nov , same as the rest.

I will start from 102 fm.

102.0 Beat
102.2 Beat
102.4 Beat
102.7 RNAG/ SWCCR (mono)
103.3 Highland Radio
103.5 Midlands 103
103.7 103fm
103.9 Tipp fm
104.1 Shannonside
104.2 RLO
104.5 Red fm
104.8 Tipp mid-west
105.0 Red fm
105.2 RLO
105.5 Galaxy
105.7 Red fm
106.0 Newstalk 106 (only on good days)
106.1 Red fm
106.3 KR fm
106.4 SWCCR (stereo)
106.5 Static fm (i think that is in mayo) /Galtee
106.8 Wired fm /Galtee
107.1 Galtee
107.2 RHR
107.4 Galtee
107.7 Galtee
108.0 Galtee
108.3 Galtee

I am in the west of limerick, i am about 15 miles from Co.kerry and Co.Clare is only across the way from me.

[Liamo]

What's SWCCR ?

[021]

"What's SWCCR ?"
South West Clare Community Radio - only broadcasts at the weekends AFAIK

[Toby One Kenobi]

Sorry its late gettin up, I packed the list away safe and forgot where it was..

88.8 - Torrevieja FM
89.2 - Kiss FM Alicante (english)
90.0 - M80 Radio
90.2 - Ser ELDA
91.3 - CURRENTA
91.5 - Crevllant YA HORA RADIO
91.9 - TKO FM - (english)
92.1 - RNE 5 - Local Talk radio.
92.4 - DI QUE
92.6 - Spectrum FM (english) - Freq switches to 92.8 also.
94.1 - Flaix FM
94.3 - RNE 3 - Talk radio
94.6 - No RDS - Pirate - no station branding- that i could undrestand anyway
96.1 - Alicante Fm
96.3 - AMC R5
97.3 - Tu Major - Dance music
98.9 - R - Sierra
100.1 - RNE Classic
100.3 - SER
100.5 - Valle 4 op (english)
100.8 - CAD CIEN (english)
101.1 = Radio Box (spanish)
101.4 - R Express
102.3 - Sunshine FM (english)
102.5 - Sunshine Fm (english)
102.8 - No RDS (english)
103.0 - Radionon
103.2 - No RDS (english)
103.4 - R.ASPR - Valle de las vasr-aspe
104.2 - RNE 5 - Talk
104.5 - No RDs
104.8 - RNE 1
105.1 - No RDS - Dance oldies (mid 80's - late 90's)
105.3 - ONDA REG
105.5 - SI Radio
105.8 - ONDA CERO Talk
106.00 - No RDS Comedy
106.2 - No RDs - music - HOT FM/Club FM - ish.
106.5 - ONDA CERO
107.1 - C40 Radio - TOrrevieja (english)
107.4 - No RDs
107.7 - ONDA Amigos
107.9 - No RDs - Very Nova 947. (House.)


I know its not as extensive as It should be but the Medium was'nt the best, SORRY.

[scotty]

A few pirates comiong in on the west coast of Scotland today,

104.2 Wild FM
105.1 Magic 105
105.3 Drive 105
107.0 Radio Failte
107.0 Maiden City FM
107.4 Pulse FM
108.0 Mass FM

Bit quieter than before! Noticed a Cool FM relay on 106.2, exactly in parallel with 97.4. Any ideas???

[Mike]

Castlebar Co Mayo

89.8 RTE Radio One (also 88.2 88.8 89.3)
92.0 RTE Radio 2FM (also 90.4 91.0 91.5)
94.2 RTE Radio na Gaeltacht (also 92.6 93.2 93.7)
96.1 Midwest Radio (also 95.4 97.1)
96.4 Clare FM
96.8 Galway Bay FM (also 95.8)
99.4 RTE Lyric FM (also 97.8 98.4 98.9)
101.6 RTE Radio 2FM (also 100 100.6 101.1)
102.1 Choice FM (very irregular but heard on Monday testing with continous music -Stereo)
102.5 Northwest Radio
102.9 CRC community Radio Castlebar
103.5 Midland R 3
103.7 RC Church broadcaster (Castlebar -Mono)
104.1 Shannonside (also 103.1 but only auidable when CRC is off)
106.1 Connemara Comm Radio
106.5 Static FM (Stereo RDS "Static / FM 106")
106.5 RC Church broadcaster (Claremorris -only recievable in centre of Claremorris due to being on same freq as static -Mono)

National transmitters (in orger of signal strength) Castlebar, Maghera, Truskmore, Achill
ILR's (in orger of signal strength) CRC, Midwest, Galway, Clare Shannonside, Midland R 3, Northwest , Conemara

[purple_sheep]

Here's a few stations that Ive heard over the past few days in Balbriggan Co. Dublin, in the absense of the Dublin Pirates.

94.2 Radio Cyrmu, Llandona, (quite strong much of the time.)
94.3 BBC Radio Scotland. (Fades in and out occasionally)
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster, Divis (constant strong signal)
94.8 Northern Sound, Monaghan (its been years since Ive last been able to hear it)
94.8 BBC Radio Wales Llandona (quite strong at times, wiping out all hint of Northern Sound)

Does anyone know the location of the 94.3 Scotland transmitter?

[brady558]

The 94.8 MHz FM transmission from Northern Sound is actually the Cavan transmitter situated on Slieve Gla, while the Monaghan transmitter (on 96.3 MHz FM) for the service is located at Corcaghan in Co. Monaghan. With regard to your query about BBC Radio Scotland on 94.3 MHz FM, I think you'll find by following the link that this transmission is emanating from the Black Hill transmitter.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/radio_transmitters/scotland_fm.shtml#Black

[bigballs]

Originally posted by scotty
Bit quieter than before! Noticed a Cool FM relay on 106.2, exactly in parallel with 97.4. Any ideas???

Think that'll be the RSL station Feile FM running from Belfast. Will be on air from July 12 thru August 8th. Was probably during setup you heard it.

/bb

[Mike]

Do Cool FM sponsor Feile Fm or was it an unauthorised relay ?

[scotty]

Just back from a few days in Sligo and heard the following pirates

103.9 Fresh FM, good signal as far as Clogher
104.2 WILD FM, I was surprosed how good this was in Belfast
105.1 Magic 105, good throughout mid Ulster
106.5 Static FM, I assume from Co.Mayo, good signal at Rosses Point
106.8 TCR Radio, heard in Bundoran
107.0 Raidio Failte
107.5 WILD FM, again good coverage from this rig
107.7 Galaxy FM, coming in quite far West but not on the air yesterday

No sign of Clanrye whilst in Newry. Are they off air???

[Mike]

105.1 can be heard quite well in Antrim (the high piched buzz is still there but doesnt seem to be as bad as before) but reception in North Belfast is pretty manky

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Starred stations are those which have several frequencies but which are the strongest for that frequency (typically Brougher Mountain for BBC & Downtown and Truskmore for RTE)

87.8 Lyric FM (Clermont Carn, good reception)
88.2 RTE R1* (Truskmore)
88.7 BBC R2 (Sherrif's Mountain)
88.9 RTE R1 (Monaghan, good to fair reception)
89.1 RTE R1 (Kippure - weak but stable)
89.2 RTE R1 (Holywell Hill)
89.4 BBC R2* (Brougher Mountain)
89.8 RTE R1 (Fanad - weak)
90.1 BBC R2 (Divis)
90.4 RTE 2FM*
90.9 BBC R3
91.1 RTE 2FM
91.3 RTE 2FM
91.4 RTE 2FM
91.6 BBC R3*
92.0 RTE 2FM
92.3 BBC R3
92.6 RnaG*
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle
93.3 RnaG
93.5 RnaG
93.6 RnaG
93.8 BBC Radio Ulster*
94.2 RnaG
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster
94.8 Northern Sound (Cavan - weak to fair)
94.9 BBC Radio 4 (Sherrifs Mtn.)
95.2 RTE R1
95.4 BBC Radio Ulster (Limavady, weak)
95.6 BBC R4* (Brougher)
95.8 LMFM (requires good receiver, fair)
96.0 BBC R4 (Divis)
96.3 Northern Sound* (Monaghan)
96.6 Downtown* (Brougher)
96.9 Highland Radio (South Donegal?)
97.0 RTE 2FM
97.4 Cool FM
97.8 Lyric FM*
98.3 BBC R1
98.5 Lyric FM
98.7 Lyric FM
98.8 Lyric FM
99.0 BBC R1*
99.4 Lyric FM
99.7 BBC R1
100.0 Today FM*
100.5 Classic FM
100.7 Today FM
100.9 Today FM
101.0 Today FM
101.2 Q101 West (Brougher)
101.6 Today FM
101.9 Classic FM
102.4 Downtown (Sherrifs Mtn)
102.5 North-west FM* (Truskmore)
102.7 RnaG
102.9 Q102
103.1 Downtown (Camlough - weak)
103.3 Highland* (N.Donegal)
103.9 Fresh (unlicenced, fair to good)
104.1 Shannonside (weaker now than before)
104.2 TCR (unlicenced, weak)
104.4 FM 104 (weak, prone to fading)
104.6 BBC R4 (camloguh, weak)
105.0 North-west FM (S.Donegal relay, seem to have turned up the juice in recent weeks)
105.1 Magic 105 (unlicenced, fair to good)
105.5 Today FM
105.8 Unidentified, weak
106.8 TCR* (unlicenced, fair to good, reception better in last few weeks)
107.2 Mid 106 (Dungannon relay, fair to good)
107.5 Wild Country (unlicenced)
107.7 Galaxy (unlicenced, currently off air)

[Mike]

OTG how strong is BBC Radio 4's 96.0 in Tyrone ?

Reception in Antrim is fairly poor (All other services from Divis are fine)

I know 96.0 is only on half power (Compared to Radios 1 2 3 and Ulster) but the poor reception in Antrim seems to suggest they are using a directional aerial as well although why there is a null in this particular direction is a bit of a mystery.

I could understand them having a null to protect LMFM's 95.8 or maybe some Scottish stuff but they should be able to use full power in other directions ?

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

153 Deutschlandfunk (weak to fair)
162 France Inter (fair to good)
177 Deutschalndradio (weak, ACI from 183)
183 Europe 1 (usually good)
198 BBC R4 (would be good if not for Droitwich and Westerglen interfering with each other)
207 Deutschlandfunk (weak)
216 RMC (weak to fair)
234 R.Luxemburg (fair)
243 Denmark R1 (weak to fair, aci from 252)
252 RTE R1 (dog bollocks signal strength)
270 Czech R1 (night only, weak. Rumoured to be closing shortly, possibly on reduced power)

531 Musicwelle, Zurich (weak, daytime only)
549 ICB/UCB (unlicenced, v.strong signal)
567 RTE R1 (currently off air)
585 BBC R.Scotland (weak)
603 BBC R4 (Newcastle, weak)
630 Unid (weak, possibly BBC R.Cornwall)
657 BBC R.Wales (Wrexham, weak)
675 Arrow Classic Rock (weak daytime, good nighttime)
693 BBC R5 (Enniskilen)
711 France Info (weak daytime)
720 BBC R4 (Lisnagarvey, good)
756 BBC R.Cumbria (carlisle, listenable on a good radio)
774 BBC R4 (Enniskillen)
792 BBC R.Foyle
810 BBC R.Scotland (Westerglen, fair to good)
846 Radio North (unlicenced, fair to good)
855 BBC R.Lancanshire (Preston, weak)
873 BBC R.Ulster (Enniskillen)
882 BBC R.Wales (fair to good, but suffers from aci from 873)
909 BBC R5 (Lisnagarvey)
981 R.Star Country (unlicenced, Emyvale)
990 BBC R5 (Tnwyn, weak to fair, aci from 981)
999 Magic 999 (weak, Lancanshire)
1026 Downtown (fair)
1035 West Sound (weak)
1053 Talk Sport (L/Derry, surprisingly poor)
1089 TalkSport (Lisnagarvey)
1107 TalkSport (weak)
1152 Clyde 2 (weak)
1197 Virgin (weak)
1215 Virgin (Lisnagarvey, good daytime, skywaves at night affect reception)
1287 BFBS R1 (Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh, 1W)
1341 BBC Radio Ulster (Lisnagarvey)
1368 Manx Radio (weak to fair)
1458 BBC R.Cumbria (Whitehaven)
1485 BBC R.Mersyside (Wallasy)

Before anyone asks, this was done using a car radio. All Summer daytime reception unless stated.

[Removed Member]

What is RTE's LW 252 Transmission like there up North?
(it sounds weak on the east coast like Belfast)

I checked it in London during the week and it's virtually nonexistent!
Atlantic we useta get lots of calls out of London back in the day..

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Originally posted by Mike
OTG how strong is BBC Radio 4's 96.0 in Tyrone ?

Reception in Antrim is fairly poor (All other services from Divis are fine)

I know 96.0 is only on half power (Compared to Radios 1 2 3 and Ulster) but the poor reception in Antrim seems to suggest they are using a directional aerial as well although why there is a null in this particular direction is a bit of a mystery.

I could understand them having a null to protect LMFM's 95.8 or maybe some Scottish stuff but they should be able to use full power in other directions ?
Absolutely grand Mike, although it is noticably a tad weaker than the rest of the Divis BBC services (slightly bigger hiss in stereo etc.)

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Originally posted by Onthebutton
What is RTE's LW 252 Transmission like there up North?
(it sounds weak on the east coast like Belfast)

I checked it in London during the week and it's virtually nonexistent!
Atlantic we useta get lots of calls out of London back in the day..
RTE 252 is very good, although the reception doesn't seem to be as strong as in the days of Atlantic. Probably down to processing I guess. Atlantic could be heard on a hi-fi without its AM loop plugged in here!:eek:

[Mike]

252 is a damn sight stronger in Belfast than either 198 or (when it was on) 567 !

I know a mic preamplifier in Mayo and a telephone box in Swords that picked up Atlantic

[Removed Member]

"I know a mic preamplifier in Mayo and a telephone box in Swords that picked up Atlantic" - true Mike, however I have monitored LW 252 Extensively accross both the UK and Ireland and found it to modulate at lower level since March and also it's processing is as dull as a dishcloth.

I think it's time to reflect on how strong it was when on FULL Power in the early 90s and even towards the end of Atlantic 252 in '00 and '01.

Oh dear, how quickly people forget.

[Liamo]

Never took to Atlantic.....for two reasons.

1) It was kindof weird to have a station based in Ireland that pretended to be from the UK. I know that was it's target market, but even Radio Luxembourg was pretty proud of where it was coming from.

2) The concept of repeating the same songs every hour never appealed to me. For that I buy CDs.

Considering that it's an Irish frequency, I'm pretty glad that it's back in Irish hands, and it also saves me wasting an FM preset for the 1 in a million times that I would hit RTE Radio 1. Current modulation settings are probably due to the fact that it's now primarily a speech frequency, which is what LW is really for, anyway.

And swiftly back on topic before John kills me: aside from the aforementioned 252, Limerick is pretty much unchanged, apart from absolutely chronic overspill from BBC radio on the cable network on 105.7 - 106.3 around the Punch's Cross area.

Had heard a rumour of a Fresh 103 type station coming on over the summer, but nothing's appeared yet (apart from the far-too-brief appearance by Nova)......anyone have any more info ?

[DeargDoom]

On the Button may know more than I do about this, but I think I'm correct in saying that Tom Hand is no longer the engineer in Summerhill. He seemed to take a lot of pride in his work, and the 2 times I saw the 252 TX site it was perfectly maintained - even after TeamTalk had gone off the air.

[scotty]

Did anyone ever get the cross modulation effect, by that I mean being able to hear 252's output via Radio 1 on 567 khz?. You could hear it clearly in the background during quiet periods.

I wrote to RTE engineering about it but they claimed to know nothing about it!

[Mike]

Never heard them affecting 567 although in some parts of Ireland 198 was badly affected

it could be caused either by a saturated reciever front end or by ionospheric effects (the so called "Luxembourg effect")

[Francis Dunne]

Atlantic 252 used to come in behind bbc radio 4 on longwave. never heard it on RTE radio 1 MW

[Removed Member]

Atlantic 252 DID come in under 567 Khz (mixed though somewhere up the band on MW away from 567 and it was like a 50/50 mix of songs vs speech!

A Pint of Guinness for the first person to name the frequency!

[Mike]

819 ? (567 + 252) but I dont drink
May have been a reciever sprog though

My old Yachtboy used to pick up intermods from 567 and 612 in parts of the midlands but these couldnt be heard on a walkman

[scotty]

"it could be caused either by a saturated reciever front end or by ionospheric effects (the so called "Luxembourg effect")"

It was the latter Mike, as I heard it on several receivers in different locations.

[Removed Member]

Yes, It was 819 khz as I recall!

Pint of Water for that man in the Yacht!

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Just an update on the MW bandscan of mine, 531 is Faroe Islands Radio, and not from Switzerland as first thought.

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Taken during the week on a trip up to Dungannon - note, some of these could be due to "lifts" around this time.

87.8 - RTE Lyric FM -Clermot Carn
88.1 - BBC Radio 2 -Sandle, England
88.2 - RTE R1 - Truskmore
88.4 - BBC R2 - See note 1
88.5 - RTE R1 - Three Rock
88.7 - BBC R2 - Camlough
88.9 - RTE R1 - Monaghan
89.0 - Manx Radio - North Isle of Man
89.3 - BBC R2 - See note 2
89.4 - BBC R2 - Brougher Mt.
89.6 - RTE R1 - Mt.Leinster
89.7 - BBC R2 - See note 3 (weak)
89.9 - BBC R2 - Black Hill, Scotland
90.1 - BBC R2 - Divis
90.4 - RTE 2FM - Truskmore
90.6 - BBC R3 - Note 1
90.7 - RTE 2FM - Three Rock (weak)
90.9 - BBC R3 - Camlough
91.1 - RTE 2FM - Monaghan
91.2 - Energy FM - Isle of Man
91.4 - RTE 2FM - Holywell Hill (weak)
91.6 - BBC R3 - Brougher Mt.
91.8 - RTE 2FM - Mt.Leinster
91.9 - BBC R3 - Note 3 (weak)
92.0 - RTE 2FM - Note 4
92.1 - BBC R3 - Black Hill
92.3 - BBC R3 - Divis
92.5 - BBC R4 - Sandale
92.6 - RnaG - Truskmore
92.8 - BBC R4 or R Scotland - Note 1
92.9 - RnaG - Three Rock (waek)
93.1 - BBC R Ulster - Camlough
93.2 - BBC Radio 4 - Note 5
93.3 - RnaG - Monaghan
93.5 - RnaG - Kippure
93.7 - BBC R4 - Note 2
93.8 - BBC R Ulster - Brougher
94.0 - RnaG - Mt.Leinster (weak)
94.1 - BBC Radio Scotland - Note 3
94.3 - BBC R Scotland - Black Hill
94.5 - BBC R Ulster - Divis
94.7 - BBC R Scotland, Sandale
94.9 - BBC R4 - Sherrif's Mt. (Very weak)
95.2 - RTE R1 - Clermont Carn
95.4 - BBC R Ulster - Limavady
95.6 - BBC R4 - Brougher Mt.
95.8 - BBC R4 - Black Hill (weak)
96.0 - BBC R4 - Divis
96.3 - Northern Sound - Monaghan
96.5 - West Sound - Ayr
96.7 - Citybeat - Black Mountain
97.0 - RTE 2FM - Clermont Carn
97.4 - Cool FM - Black Mt.
97.7 - BBC R1 - Sandale
97.8 - RET Lyric FM - Truskmore
98.1 - 98FM Dublin - Three Rock
98.3 - BBC R1 - Camlough
98.5 - RTE Lyric FM - Monaghan
98.7 - RTE Lyric FM - Kippure
99.0 - BBC R1 - Brougher Mt.
99.2 - RTE Lyric FM - Mt.Leinster (weak)
99.3 - BBC R1 - Note 6 (weak)
99.7 - BBC R1 - Divis
99.9 - Classic FM - Sandale
100.0 - Today FM - Truskmore
100.3 - Today FM - Three Rock (weak)
100.5 - Classic Fm - Sherrif's Mt.
100.7 - Today FM - Monaghan
100.9 - Today FM - Kippure
101.2 - Q101 West - Brougher Mt.
101.4 - Today FM - Mt.Leinster
101.6 - Note 7
101.7 - Classic Fm - Black Hill
101.9 - Classic Fm - Divis
102.2 - Q102 Dublin - three Rock
102.3 - Downtown - Portglenone
102.5 - North West Radio - Truskmore
102.7 - RnaG - Clermont Carn
103.1 - Downtown - Camlough
103.3 - Note 8
103.6 - Clanrye FM - Newry/Louth
103.8 - Spin 103.8 - Three Rock
103.9 - Fresh FM - Monaghan
104.2 - Wild Country FM - Louth
104.4 - FM 104 - Three Rock
104.6 - BBC R4 - Camlough
105.1 - Magic 105 - Monaghan
105.5 - Today FM - Clermont Carn
106.0 - Mid 106 - Main TX
106.8 - Dublins 106.8 - Three Rock
106.9 - Galaxy 107 - Monaghan
107.2 - Mid 106 - Dungannon relay
107.5 - Wild Country FM - Monaghan relay
107.9 - Kiss FM - Note 9

Notes...

1. Suspected to be Campbeltown relay transmitter on Aran Isles. 800W MP.
2. Suspected to be Holmes Moss Transmitter in North England, 250kW MP.
3. A lot of head scratching here looking through BBC frequency lists and the only one that seems any way possible is the Stranraer relay, but since this is only 31W VP, I'm really lost for this one!
4. Single 2FM reception suspected to be the RTE Fanad relay.
5. At a complete loss for this one!
6. Ditto. Definitely a N.I. location as it was broadcasting the local "Session" programme.
7. Blank Carrier, no RDS, strong signal
8. Unidentified, Gaelic speaking. Possible Highland Radio?
9. Broadcast location?

[Mike]

BBC Radio Four 93.2 "At a complete loss for this one"
Might have been Carnmoney Hill relay (north of Belfast)

[John G]

Was back in Dublin last week…

87.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - Clermont Carn -4
88.1 (Unidentified) - Dublin -5
88.1 BBC Radio 2 - Sandale ? -1
88.5 RTÉ Radio 1 - Three Rock -5
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 - Kippure-5
89.5 Mater Hospital Radio – Dublin -3
89.5 RTÉ Radio 1 - Greystones -3
90.1 BBC Radio 2 - Divis -1
90.7 RTÉ 2FM - Three Rock -5
91.3 RTÉ 2FM - Kippure -5
91.7 RTÉ 2FM – Greystones -2
92.3 BBC Radio 3 - Divis -1
92.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Three Rock -5
93.1 BBC Radio Ulster ? – Camlough -1
93.5 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Kippure -5
93.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Greystones -3
94.6 Nova 946 – Dublin -5
94.9 East Coast FM – Saggart -5
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 - Clermont Carn -4
95.5 LMFM - Red Gap -4
95.8 LMFM - Mount Oriel, Collon -1
96.2 East Coast FM - Bray Head, Windgates -5
96.7 RTÉ Lyric FM - Three Rock -5
97.0 RTÉ 2FM - Clermont Carn -4
97.4 St. Ita's Hospital Radio - Portrane -3
97.6 KFM - Red Gap -3
98.1 98 FM - Three Rock -5
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM – Kippure -5
99.1 Tallaght FM - Kiltipper Hill, Dublin -5
99.7 BBC Radio 1 - Divis -1
99.9 East Coast FM – Blessington -4
100.3 Today FM - Three Rock -5
100.9 Today FM - Kippure -5
101.3 Sun 101 FM – Dublin -4
101.6 NEAR FM - Coolock, Dublin -5
102.2 Dublin's Q102 - Three Rock -5
102.5 The Zone – Dublin -2
102.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Clermont Carn -4
102.9 East Coast FM - Wicklow Head -3
103.2 Anna Livia FM - Three Rock -5
103.5 Midlands 103FM - Wolftrap Mtn, Slieve Bloom -2
103.8 Spin FM - Three Rock -5
104.4 FM 104 - Three Rock -5
104.9 Dublin South FM - Rathfarnham, Dublin -3
105.5 Today FM - Clermont Carn -4
106.0 Newstalk - Three Rock -5
106.4 Raidió na Life - Three Rock -5
106.8 Dublin's Country 106.8 FM - Three Rock -5
107.2 Tallaght FM – Tallaght -2
107.6 Energy FM - Dublin -2
107.9 XFM - Dublin -4

Notes:

Numbers indicate signal strength using LED bars on receiver and scaled 5 to 1.

BBC R2 Heard on 88.1 on Wednesday when the unid on 88.1 was off.

Unable to hear Beaumont Hospital Radio on 89.5.

BBC R Ulster heard on 93.2 through RnaG – Assuming Camlough.

East Coast on 94.9 announcing message that they have moved to 99.9 – No regular programming.

Was unable to hear Phoenix FM (was heard on my last trip to Dublin in February).

Conducted 4 September, spot checked 8 and 11 September, in Clontarf, D3. Heard using Sangean ATS-808 receiver with whip antenna.

[Mike]

88.1 (Unidentified) - Dublin -5
94.6 Nova 946 – Dublin -5
101.3 Sun 101 FM – Dublin -4
102.5 The Zone – Dublin -2
107.6 Energy FM - Dublin -2
107.9 XFM - Dublin -4

Only six pirates left in Dublin now (and many of them part timers)
jebus things have gone downhill since I was there :eek:

99.1 Tallaght FM - Kiltipper Hill
107.2 Tallaght FM – Tallaght
Why two frequencies for a community station ????? :nutter:

[John Fleming]

Only six pirates left in Dublin now

Not quite...there's also Passion FM on 105.3, the unid on 105.7, and the newly-added station on 87.6...

[john_j]

Originally posted by Mike
88.1 (Unidentified) - Dublin -5

I've tried to pick 88.1FM several times over the last week but to no avail and yet it has signal strength of 5/5 ?
Is it just transmitting at weekends/night (i.e. when I'm not in town) or just in a certain part of dublin?

[John Fleming]

It is on and off, most of this week mainly off but when on it has been a carrier.
The RDS (TEST88 .1) is on and off also...

Usually broadcasts night-time and weekends - but has been known to appear during daylight hours also...

[enda]

was in letterkenny in august and did a scan and found that i could pick up beat 102-103 on i think 102.2 no rds and was week. also picked up mid 103, 98fm 104fm tip fm among others . if i find the sheet i wrote it down on i will put it up.

[scotty]

Well thanks to John, we now have an up to date idea of what is on pirate wise in Dublin and Cork. What about the rest of the Country???

Co. Monaghan
Fresh FM on 103.9
Magic 105 on 105.1
Galaxy 107 on 106.9
WILD Country on 107.5

Co. Louth
Clanrye FM on 103.9
WILD Country on 104.2
Storm FM on 106.2
Pulse FM on 107.4
KISS FM on 107.9

Co.Cavan
Hilltop Radio on 105.8
Misty Mountain Radio on 107.1
(Are these still on???)

Co. Donegal
Drive 105 on 105.3
TCR on 104.2/106.8/107.9
Maiden City FM on 107.0 (still on??)

So what is on in the Midlands?? or down in the South East??

[John Fleming]

Misty Mountain Radio was still on at end of August...

[eireman]

can anyone give me a dublin broadscan from the last few days.
radiowaves have an old few.
please help

[silentmachine]

Looking for current Limerick Bandscan
or more precisely
available frequencies for broadcasting in Limerick area

Thanks!

[Egon]

Not many free freq's to use...

RTÉ Radio 1 88.3/88.8/89.1/89.4/90.0
2FM 91.0/91.3/91.6/91.8/92.2
R na G 92.7/93.2/93.5/93.8/94.0/94.4
Live 95FM 95.0/95.3
Clare FM 95.5/95.9/96.4
Cork's 96FM 96.1
Radio Kilkenny 96.6
Wired FM 96.8/106.8
Galway Bay FM 97.4
Radio Kerry 97.0/97.6
Tipp FM 97.1/103.9
Lyric FM 97.8/98.4/98.7/99.0/99.2/99.6Today FM 100.1/100.6/100.9/101.2/101.6/101.8
Corks County Sound 103FM 103.7
Tipperary MidWest Radio 104.8
Red FM 105.0/105.7
Galaxy FM 105.5
Radio Limerick One 90.5/104.2/105.2
KRFM 106.3
Regional Hospital Radio 107.2
Galtee Gold 107.7

[Mike]

Dont forget
Countysound/Cork 103) 103.3
Midland R 103.5
Shannonside 104,1


Useable frequencies what about 90.3 (go easy on your mod levels though) ?

[scotty]

Noted today in South West Scotland, near Portpatrick on a Ford Car Radio

94.90 Premier FM Dublin, battling it out with a BBC transmitter but peaking nicely at times.
95.80 LMFM
96.30 Northern Sound Shannonside
96.70 Citybeat FM Belfast
98.10 98 FM Dublin
101.20 Q 101
101.50 Kiss FM
102.20 Q 102 Dublin
102.50 Ocean FM, Truskmore transmitter
102.90 Q 102.9 Derry
103.30 Highland Radio
104.20 WILD Country
104.40 FM 104 Dublin
105.10 Magic 105
105.30 Non stop music, low modulation but strong carrier
106.00 Mid FM
106.80 Dublins Country
106.90 Galaxy 107
107.00 Raidio Failte Belfast
107.20 Mid FM
107.40 Pulse FM, County Louth
107.50 WILD Country
107.60 ICR Moville relay
107.90 TCR, County Donegal
108.00 Mass broadcast, presume County Louth

All the usual RTE, Today FM and DTR outlets were coming in.

Good to hear Premier coming in despite the crap channel.

Anybody know who is doing the test on 105.30. Assume it is from Ireland somewhere. Certainly much stronger than Drive 105 are normally on!

[Liamo]

Update on Limerick bandscan:

RTÉ Radio 1 : 88.3/88.8/89.1/89.4/90.0
RTÉ 2FM : 91.0/91.3/91.6/91.8/92.2
RTÉ R na G : 92.7/93.2/93.5/93.8/94.0/94.4
Live 95FM : 95.0/95.3
Clare FM : 95.5/95.9/96.4
Cork's 96FM : 96.1
KCLR : 96.6
Wired FM : 96.8/106.8
Galway Bay FM : 97.4
Radio Kerry : 97.0/97.6
Tipp FM : 97.1/103.9
Lyric FM : 97.8/98.4/98.7/99.0/99.2/99.6
Today FM : 100.1/100.6/100.9/101.2/101.6/101.8
Beat : 102.0/102.4
Cork's "103FM" County Sound : 103.3/103.7
Mid "103" : 103.5
Tipperary MidWest Radio : 104.8
Red FM : 105.0/105.7/106.0
Galaxy FM : 105.5
Radio Limerick One : 90.5/104.2/105.2
KRFM : 106.3
Regional Hospital Radio : 107.2
Galtee Gold : 107.5
Galtee : 107.4/107.7/108.0

The only frequency that's been proven to be usably clear is 103.0, but inexplicably it hasn't been in use since Country Gold and the UCB relays. 106FM was also used in the past by Kiss FM and NCW 106, but is clear at the moment.

[sub-site]

Here's some stations heard in the Waterford area last Saturday that mightn't be otherwise listed...

88.0... BBC Radio 1
89.3... bbc radio 2
103.9... Tipp FM
105.6... Sky Radio
105.7... Red FM
106.2... Virgin Radio
106.5... Kiss FM Cork
107.2... Youghal Community Radio
108... Blank carrier (carries mass at mass times)

[phil fagan]

Bandscan taken just of the North Circular Road, Dublin, today at 13.30. The band seems to be very packed at the moment as you can see.....

87.8/96.7/98.7 RTE Lyric
88.1 JACK FM
88.5/89.1/95.2 RTE 1
89.5 Mater Automatic Radio
89.9 Spirit
90.1 No RDS
90.7/91.3/97.0 RTE 2fm
91.6 No RDS
92.0 No RDS
92.9/93.5 RTE RnaG
93.2/93.8 Club
94.6 NOVA 946
94.9 Sunrise
95.5/95.8 LMFM
96.2/99.9/102.9 E-COAST
97.6 KFM
98.1 98FM
99.1/107.2 Tallaght
99.7 BBC R1 (weak)
100.3/100.9/105.5 Today FM
101.3 Sun FM No RDS
101.6 NEAR
102.2 Q102
102.5 THE ZONE
103.2 Anna Liva No RDS
103.8 Spin1038
104.4 FM104
105.0 Weird Interference (like a 2 way radio)
106.0 NEWSTALK
106.4 R na Life
106.8 Country
107.4 No RDS (Dance Station)
107.6 No RDS (Dance Station)

[Fergie]

107.4 energy(New) (Dance Station)
107.6 energy(old)(Dance Station)
The two are no the same in any way.
92.0 Space Fm

[pirateradio]

93.2 was Ministry. was tuned to it myself at that time. it only came on air around then.

[GaryCruze]

Heard Hitradio 97.8 RDS HITRADIO great Jingles well produced, very nice audio and signal driving from Tallaght to Ballybrack.


Anyone else hear ?

G

[Fergie]

No me not getting it aswell.

[GaryCruze]

Appears to be off today, was on last night and with a very strong signal.

G

[phil fagan]

Bandscan of the Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Forta Ventura) of english speaking stations and music

Holiday FM 98.2 & 105.5 fm (operated by Captial FM, London)
UK Away FM 99.9 fm
Q FM 98.0 fm
Power FM 91.5 fm


There all different. The most dissapointing one of the above four is Holiday Fm. Its like a CD on repeat.

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Taken while on Murley Mountain in County Tyrone today (1057ft/317m ASL)

87.8 Lyric FM (Celrmot Carn, 40kW V)
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Truskmore, 80kW V)
88.5 RTÉ Radio 1 (Three Rock, 10kW M) // weak
88.7 BBC Radio 2 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
88.9 RTÉ Radio 1 (Monaghan, 3kW V)
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 (Kippure, 40kW M)
89.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
89.4 BBC Radio 2 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
89.7 RTÉ Radio 1 (Carin Hill, 16kW)
90.1 BBC Radio 2 (Divis, 250kW M)
90.4 RTÉ 2FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
90.9 BBC Radio 3 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
91.1 RTÉ 2FM (Monaghan 3kW V)
91.3 RTÉ 2FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
91.4 RTÉ 2FM (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
91.6 BBC Radio 3 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
91.9 RTÉ 2FM (TX UNID)
92.3 BBC Radio 3 (Divis, 250kW M)
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Truskmore, 80kW V)
92.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Three Rock, 10kW M) // weak
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle (L/Derry, 31kW M)
93.3 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Monaghan, 3kW V)
93.5 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Kippure, 40kW, M)
93.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
93.8 BBC Radio Ulster (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
94.1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (TX UNID)
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster (Divis, 250kW M)
94.8 Northern Sound (Slieve Glah, Cavan, 3kW)
94.9 BBC Radio 4 (L/Derry, 10kW M)
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
95.6 BBC Radio 4 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
95.8 LMFM (Mount Oriel, 10kW) // Suffers bad interference from BBC Radio 4 on 95.6 and 96.0)
96.0 BBC Radio 4 (Divis, 125kW M)
96.3 Northern Sound (Corcaghan, Monaghan, 5kW)
96.6 Downtown Radio (Brougher Mountain, 8.2kW M)
96.7 Citybeat 96.7 (Black Mountain, 550W M) // heavy interference from Downtown on 96.6
97.0 RTÉ 2FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW M)
97.4 Cool FM (Black Mountain, 3.2kW M)
97.6 KFM (Slieve Thule, Kildare, 2kW) // weak
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
98.1 98 FM Dublin (Three Rock, 10kW)
98.3 BBC Radio 1 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
98.5 RTÉ Lyric FM (Monaghan, 3kW V)
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
99.0 BBC Radio 1 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
99.7 BBC Radio 1 (Divis, 250kW M)
100.0 Today FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
100.3 UNID // Not Today FM
100.5 Classic FM (L/Derry, 31kW M)
100.7 Today FM (Monaghan, 3kW V)
100.9 Today FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
101.2 Q101.2 West (Brougher Mountain, 6.25kW M)
101.5 Kiss FM (Co.Monaghan) // Pirate
101.9 Classic FM (Divis, 250kW M)
102.2 Q102 Dublin (Three Rock, 2kW)
102.5 Ocean FM (Truskmore, 5kW)
102.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
102.9 Q102 North West (Minkey Hill, 5kW V)
103.1 Downtown Radio (Camlough, 2kW M)
103.3 Highland Radio (Burnfoot, 5kW)
103.5 Midlands 103 (Slieve Bloom, 1.25kW)
103.8 Spin 103.8 (Three Rock, 2kW)
104.1 Shannonside Radio (Slieve Bawn, 2kW)
104.4 FM104 (Three Rock, 10kW)
104.6 BBC Radio 4 (Camlough, 2kW M)
105.0 Ocean FM (Oughtdarnid, S.Donegal, 5kW) // opt out from 102.5
105.5 Today FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
105.7 UNID // Possibly Red FM, Cork from Mount Hillery TX, 5kW
106.0 Newstalk 106 (Three Rock, 10kW)
106.0 Mid FM (Tulnagee Quarry, 600W V)
106.3 UNID // Talking in French, possible tropo
106.4 Raidió na Lifé (Knockmaroon Hill, Dublin) // Evenings & weekends only
106.6 Magic FM (Alien Mountain, Monaghan, ~20kW V) // Pirate
106.8 Tyrone Community Radio (East County Donegal, near Lifford) // Pirate, mono only
106.8 Dublins 106.8 FM (Three Rock, 2kW)
107.0 Madien City Radio (NE Donegal, near Derry City) // Pirate, weak
107.2 Mid FM (Dungannon, 250W V) // Relay of 106.0
107.5 Wild Country (Monaghan) // Pirate, Relay of station on 104.2 from Louth not listed here.

Disappointed not to catch any stations from Scotland especially.

[-]

Taken while on Murley Mountain in County Tyrone today (1057ft/317m ASL)

87.8 Lyric FM (Celrmot Carn, 40kW V)
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Truskmore, 80kW V)
88.5 RTÉ Radio 1 (Three Rock, 10kW M) // weak
88.7 BBC Radio 2 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
88.9 RTÉ Radio 1 (Monaghan, 3kW V)
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 (Kippure, 40kW M)
89.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
89.4 BBC Radio 2 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
89.7 RTÉ Radio 1 (Carin Hill, 16kW)
90.1 BBC Radio 2 (Divis, 250kW M)
90.4 RTÉ 2FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
90.9 BBC Radio 3 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
91.1 RTÉ 2FM (Monaghan 3kW V)
91.3 RTÉ 2FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
91.4 RTÉ 2FM (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
91.6 BBC Radio 3 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
91.9 RTÉ 2FM (TX UNID)
92.3 BBC Radio 3 (Divis, 250kW M)
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Truskmore, 80kW V)
92.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Three Rock, 10kW M) // weak
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle (L/Derry, 31kW M)
93.3 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Monaghan, 3kW V)
93.5 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Kippure, 40kW, M)
93.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Holywell Hill, 2kW M)
93.8 BBC Radio Ulster (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
94.1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (TX UNID)
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster (Divis, 250kW M)
94.8 Northern Sound (Slieve Glah, Cavan, 3kW)
94.9 BBC Radio 4 (L/Derry, 10kW M)
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
95.6 BBC Radio 4 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
95.8 LMFM (Mount Oriel, 10kW) // Suffers bad interference from BBC Radio 4 on 95.6 and 96.0)
96.0 BBC Radio 4 (Divis, 125kW M)
96.3 Northern Sound (Corcaghan, Monaghan, 5kW)
96.6 Downtown Radio (Brougher Mountain, 8.2kW M)
96.7 Citybeat 96.7 (Black Mountain, 550W M) // heavy interference from Downtown on 96.6
97.0 RTÉ 2FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW M)
97.4 Cool FM (Black Mountain, 3.2kW M)
97.6 KFM (Slieve Thule, Kildare, 2kW) // weak
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
98.1 98 FM Dublin (Three Rock, 10kW)
98.3 BBC Radio 1 (Camlough, 2kW M / L/Derry 31kW M)
98.5 RTÉ Lyric FM (Monaghan, 3kW V)
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
99.0 BBC Radio 1 (Brougher Mountain, 10kW M)
99.7 BBC Radio 1 (Divis, 250kW M)
100.0 Today FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
100.3 UNID // Not Today FM
100.5 Classic FM (L/Derry, 31kW M)
100.7 Today FM (Monaghan, 3kW V)
100.9 Today FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
101.2 Q101.2 West (Brougher Mountain, 6.25kW M)
101.5 Kiss FM (Co.Monaghan) // Pirate
101.9 Classic FM (Divis, 250kW M)
102.2 Q102 Dublin (Three Rock, 2kW)
102.5 Ocean FM (Truskmore, 5kW)
102.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
102.9 Q102 North West (Minkey Hill, 5kW V)
103.1 Downtown Radio (Camlough, 2kW M)
103.3 Highland Radio (Burnfoot, 5kW)
103.5 Midlands 103 (Slieve Bloom, 1.25kW)
103.8 Spin 103.8 (Three Rock, 2kW)
104.1 Shannonside Radio (Slieve Bawn, 2kW)
104.4 FM104 (Three Rock, 10kW)
104.6 BBC Radio 4 (Camlough, 2kW M)
105.0 Ocean FM (Oughtdarnid, S.Donegal, 5kW) // opt out from 102.5
105.5 Today FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
105.7 UNID // Possibly Red FM, Cork from Mount Hillery TX, 5kW
106.0 Newstalk 106 (Three Rock, 10kW)
106.0 Mid FM (Tulnagee Quarry, 600W V)
106.3 UNID // Talking in French, possible tropo
106.4 Raidió na Lifé (Knockmaroon Hill, Dublin) // Evenings & weekends only
106.6 Magic FM (Alien Mountain, Monaghan, ~20kW V) // Pirate
106.8 Tyrone Community Radio (East County Donegal, near Lifford) // Pirate, mono only
106.8 Dublins 106.8 FM (Three Rock, 2kW)
107.0 Madien City Radio (NE Donegal, near Derry City) // Pirate, weak
107.2 Mid FM (Dungannon, 250W V) // Relay of 106.0
107.5 Wild Country (Monaghan) // Pirate, Relay of station on 104.2 from Louth not listed here.

Disappointed not to catch any stations from Scotland especially.


I would like to Add Tipp Fm on 103.9 This Evening in Cooktown
ClanryeFm on 103.6
Beat 106 on 106.1 and weak 105.7
KissFm on 107.0 and MCR ON 107 Depending which part
Wild/TCR on 104.2
Different output on Wild 104.2 compared to 107.5

[scotty]

87.80 Lyric FM (Clermot Carn, 40kW V)
88.20 RTÉ Radio 1 (Truskmore, 80kW V)
88.30 RTÉ Radio 1 (Moville, 3kW V)
88.80 RTÉ Radio 1 (Maghera, 180kW V)//weak
88.90 RTÉ Radio 1 (Monaghan, 3kW V)
89.70 RTÉ Radio 1 (Ballybofey, 1kW V)
90.40 RTÉ 2FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
90.50 RTÉ 2FM (Moville, 3kW V)
91.00 RTÉ 2FM (Maghera 160kw V)
91.10 RTÉ 2FM (either Monaghan 3kW V or Malin 1kW V)
91.90 RTÉ 2FM (Ballybofey, 1kW V)
92.60 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Truskmore, 80kW V)
92.70 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Moville, 3kW V)
93.10 BBC Radio Foyle (Derry, 31kW M)
93.30 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Monaghan, 3kW V)
94.10 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Ballybofey 1kW V))
94.50 BBC Radio Ulster (Divis, 250kW M)
94.80 Northern Sound (Slieve Glah, Cavan, 3kW)
95.20 RTÉ Radio 1 (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
95.40 BBC Radio Ulster (Limavady, 3.4kW M)
95.80 LMFM (Mount Oriel, 10kW) // severe interference from BBC Radio 4 tx at Black Hill, Lanarkshire
96.10 Mid West Radio (Kiltimagh, 5kW V)//interference from the BBC Radio 4 tx at Divis, but strong enough to display RDS!!
96.30 Northern Sound (Corcaghan, Monaghan, 5kW V)//totally obliterates
Q 96 from Glasgow for most of the time!
96.60 Downtown Radio (Brougher Mountain, 8.2kW M)//heavy interference from West FM, Ayr on 96.7
96.90 Highland Radio (Mulmasog 10 watts V)
97.00 RTÉ 2FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW M)
97.10 Downtown Radio (Larne relay 80 watts M)
97.20 Q 97 (Maddybenny More, Coleraine 310 watts M)
97.40 Cool FM (Black Mountain, 3.2kW M)
97.80 RTÉ Lyric FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
98.40 RTÉ Lyric FM (Maghera, 160kW V)
98.50 RTÉ Lyric FM (Monaghan, 3kW M)
100.00 Today FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
100.10 Today FM (Moville, 3kW V)
100.60 Today FM (Maghera, 160kW V)
100.70 Today FM (Monaghan, 3kW V)
100.90 Today FM (Kippure, 40kW M)
101.20 Q101.2 West (Brougher Mountain, 6.25kW M)
101.50 Kiss FM (Co.Monaghan)
101.50 Today FM (Ballybofey, 1kW V)
102.20 Q102 Dublin (Three Rock, 2kW)
102.30 Downtown Radio (Ballymena relay 500 watts M)
102.40 Downtown Radio (Derry relay 10kW M)
102.70 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
102.90 Q102 North West (Minkey Hill, 5kW V)
103.10 Downtown Radio (Camlough, 2kW M)
103.30 Highland Radio (Burnfoot, 5kW)
103.80 Spin 103.8 (Three Rock, 2kW)
104.10 Shannonside Radio (Slieve Bawn, 2kW)
104.20 WILD Country (North East Ireland)
104.40 FM104 (Three Rock, 10kW)
105.00 Ocean FM (Oughtdarnid, S.Donegal, 5kW V)
105.00 Inishowen Community Radio (Malin, 2kW V)
105.50 Today FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
106.00 Mid FM (Tulnagee Quarry, 600W V)
106.60 Magic FM (Monaghan, ~20kW V)
106.80 Dublins 106.8 FM (Three Rock, 2kW)
107.00 Kiss FM (North East Ireland)//not in parallel with 101.50
107.20 Mid FM (Dungannon, 250W V) // in parallel with 106.00 :)
107.50 Wild Country (Monaghan) //not in parallel with 104.20
107.60 Inishowen Community Radio (Moville 30 watts V)//in parallel with 105.00

[-]

Re Scotty

[ 96.90 Highland Radio (Mulmasog 10 watts V) Are you sure this is only 10 Watts Signal seems to be Matching 103.3 in this area!! :rolleyes:


97.20 Q 97 (Maddybenny More, Coleraine 310 watts M) Is that all the power the Mighty Q97.2 is only using I am plesently Surprised :notworthy


107.60 Inishowen Community Radio (Moville 30 watts V)//in parallel with 105.00[/QUOTE]
Only 30 watts from 107.6 seems more than that in this area!! :rolleyes:

[scotty]

Re Scotty

[ 96.90 Highland Radio (Mulmasog 10 watts V) Are you sure this is only 10 Watts Signal seems to be Matching 103.3 in this area!! :rolleyes:


97.20 Q 97 (Maddybenny More, Coleraine 310 watts M) Is that all the power the Mighty Q97.2 is only using I am plesently Surprised :notworthy


107.60 Inishowen Community Radio (Moville 30 watts V)//in parallel with 105.00
Only 30 watts from 107.6 seems more than that in this area!! :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]


Not 100% sure, just going on the powers that I have listed listed in a booklet. It was issued last year so changes may well have taken place.

ICR Moville may be 50 watts. That was in a letter from them a couple of years ago. 30 watts was in the booklet I have.

I have only noticed Highland on 96.9 in the last few weeks so maybe they have upped the power.

Talking of Highland are you still receiving them on 104.5??? And is 87.9 still on as I have not heard it for a few weeks.

[-]

Only 30 watts from 107.6 seems more than that in this area!! :rolleyes:


Not 100% sure, just going on the powers that I have listed listed in a booklet. It was issued last year so changes may well have taken place.

ICR Moville may be 50 watts. That was in a letter from them a couple of years ago. 30 watts was in the booklet I have.

I have only noticed Highland on 96.9 in the last few weeks so maybe they have upped the power.

Talking of Highland are you still receiving them on 104.5??? And is 87.9 still on as I have not heard it for a few weeks.[/QUOTE]




Re Highland Radio Yeah can still get them on 104.5 as to 87.9 not sure cant get 87.9!! Do you know the power of ICR on 105?

[scotty]

Re Highland Radio Yeah can still get them on 104.5 as to 87.9 not sure cant get 87.9!! Do you know the power of ICR on 105?[/QUOTE]

I can normally hear 87.9 at a different location but haven't done so for a while.

ICR is listed as 2kW on 105. The 107.6 outlet is stronger here, but 105 was also bringing in Ocean FM.

96.3 is the most amazing though as there is an ILR around 20 miles from here as the crow flies and it is normally non existant because of Northern Sound. Drive the other side of the hill away from the coast and Q 96 comes in.

A few years back when I had a different car with one of those in built aerials in the back window I used to be able to hear Belfast Community Radio on 96.7 at Dundonald Hill as it was then totally blocking Westsound. The West FM transmitter on 96.7 is around 12 or so miles from me as the crow flies. No sign of Citybeat these days though!

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

The ICR 107.6 outlet is a relay station intended to serve Moville though I'll agree it gets out a fair distance.

Highland have a transmitter licenced for 96.9 in West Donegal for 100W but it is clear that they must have another one somewhere else as I've heard them on this frequency from Portrush to Bundoran. It has from time to time arised suspicion on these boards. Their 87.9 relay is intended for Malin, I'm sure the hills in Inishowen do a good job of blocking the signal southwards.

Northern Sound on 96.3 is no big surprise. I used to listen to it at night time occasionaly in Belfast on a portable radio!

[scotty]

87.8 Connemara Community Radio (Clifden Clegg Hill,500w V)
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Truskmore, 80kW V)
88.4 RTÉ Radio 1 (Casla, 2kW M)
88.8 RTE Radio 1 (Maghera, 160kW V)
89.3 RTÉ Radio 1 (Achill, 2kW V)
90.0 RTÉ Radio 1 (Mullaghanish, 160kW V)
90.4 RTÉ 2FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
90.6 RTÉ 2FM (Casla 2kW V)
91.0 RTÉ 2FM (Maghera, 160kW V)
91.5 RTÉ 2FM (Achill, 2kW V)
91.7 RTÉ 2FM (Clifden, 3kW V)
92.2 RTÉ 2FM (Mullaghanish 160kw V)
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Truskmore, 80kW V)
92.8 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Casla 2kw V)
93.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Maghera, 160kW V)
93.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Achill, 2kw V)
93.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Clifden, 3kW V)
94.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Castlebar, 3kw V)
94.4 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Mullaghanish, 160kw V)
95.2 Clare FM (Ennistymon, Co.Clare 10W V)
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
95.3 Live 95 (West Co Limerick relay Barnagh, 100W V)
95.5 Clare FM (Ennis, Kilrush 1kW V)
95.8 Galway Bay FM (Galway (Tonabrocky 250w V)
96.0 Galway Bay FM (Clifden 200w V)
96.1 Mid West Radio (Kiltimagh, 5kW V)
96.2 Radio Kerry (Cahirciveen, 3kW M)
96.4 Clare FM (Maghera 5kW V)
96.8 Galway Bay FM (Knockroe 5kW V)
97.0 Radio Kerry (Mullaghanish, 20kW V)
97.1 Mid West Radio (Achill, 5kW V)
97.1 Tipp FM (Scrouthea, 1.5kW V)// heard in Clifden
97.6 Radio Kerry (Knockanore, 1kW V)
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
98.0 RTÉ Lyric FM (Casla, 2kW V)
98.4 RTÉ Lyric FM (Maghera 160kW V)
98.9 RTÉ Lyric FM (Achill, 2kW V)
99.1 RTÉ Lyric FM (Clifden, 3kW V)
99.4 RTÉ Lyric FM (Castlebar, 3kW V)
99.6 RTÉ Lyric FM (Mullaghanish, 160kW V)
100.0 Today FM (Truskmore, 80kW V)
100.6 Today FM (Maghera, 160kW V)
101.1 Today FM (Achill, 2kW V)
101.3 Today FM (Clifden, 3kW V)
101.4 West Limerick 102 (not sure location and power)//weak
101.6 Today FM (Castlebar, 3kW V)
101.8 Today FM(Mullaghanish, 160kW V)
102.2 West Limerick 102 (not sure location and power)//strong
102.4 Beat 102 – 103 (Clonmel, South Tipp, 5kW)
102.5 Ocean FM (Truskmore, 5kW V)
102.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
102.9 Community Radio Castlebar (Castlebar, 50W V)
103.5 Midlands 103 (Slieve Bloom, 1.25kW C)
103.7 Cork’s 103 FM North (Mount Hillery Cork, 2.5kW V)// very strong at times
103.8 Spin 103.8 (Three Rock, 2kW)
103.9 Tipp FM (Kildiff, 1kW V)
104.1 Shannonside Radio (Slieve Bawn, 5kW V)
104.4 FM104 (Three Rock, 10kW V)
104.8 Tipp Mid West Community Radio (Dangandargen 5kW V)
105.0 Ocean FM (Oughtdarnid, S.Donegal, 5kW V) // opt out from 102.5
105.5 Today FM (Clermont Carn, 40kW V)
105.7 Red FM, (Mallow, 5kW M)// good strength at times
106.1 Connemara Community Radio (Tulligbeg Galway, 100W)

Some long distance stuff there, however in the house we were renting in Cleggan the only strong stations were the two Connemara Community Radio outlets and Mid west Radio on 97.1. Even Galway Bay FM's Clifden transmitter was weak.

On Saturday July 16th whilst travelling near Enniskillen I noted non stop Country on 105.8, assumed to be Hilltop Radio and on 107.1 that is probably Misty Mountain Radio. Both these County Cavan pirates were quite weak but audible.

[John G]

Galway City Bandscan…

88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 – Truskmore -1
88.8 RTÉ Radio 1 – Maghera -5
89.3 RTÉ Radio 1 - Achill -2
89.9 RTÉ Radio 1 - Castlebar -4
90.4 RTÉ 2FM – Truskmore -4
91.0 RTÉ 2FM – Maghera -5
91.3 RTÉ 2FM - Kippure -1
91.5 RTÉ 2FM – Achill -1
92.0 RTÉ 2FM - Castlebar -4
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Truskmore -2
93.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Maghera -5
93.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Achill -1
94.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Castlebar -5
95.0 Live 95 FM – Limerick -1
95.2 Clare FM – Ennistymon -1
95.8 Galway Bay FM – Tonabrocky –5
96.1 Mid West Radio FM – Ballyhaunis –3
96.4 Clare FM – Maghera –5
96.8 Galway Bay FM – Abbeyknockmoy -4
97.1 Mid West Radio FM – Achill –1
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - Truskmore -3
98.4 RTÉ Lyric FM – Maghera –5
99.4 RTÉ Lyric FM – Castlebar –4
100.0 Today FM - Truskmore -2
100.6 Today FM - Maghera -5
101.1 Today FM – Achill –1
101.2 Today FM – Woodcock Hill –1
101.6 Today FM – Castlebar –4
103.0 Ocean FM – Mt Errigal –1
103.5 Midlands 103FM – Slieve Bloom –1
103.7 Cork’s 103 FM – Mount Hillary –1
103.9 Tipp FM – Devil’s Bit –1
104.1 Shannonside/Northern Sound – Slieve Bawn –1

Notes:

Heard on 27 August.

Numbers indicate signal strength using LED bars on receiver and scaled 5 to 1.

No pirates heard.

Heard off the Tuam Road. Heard using Sangean ATS-808 receiver with whip antenna.

[John G]

Was also back in Dublin last week…

87.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - Clermont Carn -4
88.5 RTÉ Radio 1 - Three Rock -5
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 - Kippure-5
89.5 Mater Hospital Radio (Open Carrier) – Dublin -3
89.5 RTÉ Radio 1 - Greystones -2
90.1 BBC Radio 2 - Divis -1
90.7 RTÉ 2FM - Three Rock -5
91.3 RTÉ 2FM - Kippure -5
91.7 RTÉ 2FM – Greystones -2
92.3 BBC Radio 3 - Divis -1
92.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Three Rock -5
93.5 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Kippure -5
93.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Greystones -1
94.1 Pulse - Dublin -5
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 - Clermont Carn -2
95.5 LMFM - Red Gap -3
95.8 LMFM - Mount Oriel, Collon -1
96.2 East Coast FM - Bray Head -5
96.7 RTÉ Lyric FM - Three Rock -5
97.0 RTÉ 2FM - Clermont Carn -2
97.6 KFM - Red Gap -5
98.1 98 FM - Three Rock -5
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM – Kippure -5
99.1 Tallaght FM - Kiltipper Hill, Dublin -5
99.9 East Coast FM – Blessington -5
100.3 Today FM - Three Rock -5
100.9 Today FM - Kippure -5
101.6 NEAR FM - Coolock, Dublin -5
102.2 Dublin's Q102 - Three Rock -5
102.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Clermont Carn -3
102.9 East Coast FM - Wicklow Head -2
103.2 Anna Livia FM - Three Rock -5
103.5 Midlands 103FM - Wolftrap Mtn, Slieve Bloom -1
103.8 Spin FM - Three Rock -5
104.4 FM 104 - Three Rock -5
104.9 Dublin South FM - Rathfarnham, Dublin -4
105.5 Today FM - Clermont Carn -3
106.0 Newstalk - Three Rock -5
106.4 Raidió na Life - Three Rock -4
106.8 Dublin's Country 106.8 FM - Three Rock -5

Notes:

Heard on 31 August.

Numbers indicate signal strength using LED bars on receiver and scaled 5 to 1.

Pulse on 94.1 heard at night only – The only pirate I heard on (although it was a Wednesday).

St Ita’s Hospital was not heard (was heard on my last trip to Dublin in last September).

Heard in Clontarf, D3. Heard using Sangean ATS-808 receiver with whip antenna.

[Groovester]

88.1 SPACE F.M. Weekends only!!!

[buellershow]

Can anyone provide a recent bandscan from Belfast?

[bakerie]

i noticed that the stations from claremount cairn where all at different strengths!!! This varied a lot! Is this from interference or whats going on?

JB

[Mike]

Can anyone provide a recent bandscan from Belfast?

OK here you go a rather "quick and dirty" FM bandscan done today in the Abbots Cross/Rathcoole area to the North of Belfast

NOTE: Reception conditions in this area are not ideal due to Carnmoney Hill nearby also there may have been some tropospheric ducting when this was compiled

87.8 Lyric FM
88.2 88.8 89.5 89.9 and 90.1 BBC Radio Two (88.8 is Carnmoney 90.1 is Divis)
89.0 Manx Radio (Isle of Man)
90.5/97.0 RTE 2FM (90.5 v weak)
91.0/92.3 BBC Radio Three
91.2 Energy (Isle of Man)
92.5/93/2/96.0/104.0/104.3/104.6 BBC Radio Four (104.0/104.3 IIRC carry R na Gaeidhal optouts)
94.3/94.7 Unidentified (Probably BBC Scotland)
94.5/95.3 BBC Ulster
95.6 Unidentified (probably BBC Cumbria)
96.3 Northern Sound (Cavan/Monaghan ILR)
96.5 South West Sound (Dumfries ILR)
96.7 Citybeat
97.4 Cool FM
97.7/98.4/99.2/99.5/99.7 BBC Radio One
99.9/101.9 Classic FM
102.5 Clyde 1 -Glasgow (sometimes Ocean FM -Sligo comes in here)
102.7 R na Gaeltacht
103.0 Unidentified (UK ILR)
103.1/103.4 Downtown
105.1 Proposed frequency for U105 (not yet on air)
106.0 Unidentified (weak)
106.6 Magic 105
107 Radio Failtie (Clandestine -most programming in Gaelic)
107.5 WILD country

For AM refer to my previous Belfast bandcan which is largely unchanged (with the exception of 252 and 612)

[John G]

Bandscan taken near Moycullen, Co Galway on 30 December…

87.8 RTÉ Lyric FM – Clermont Cairn - 1
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 – Truskmore – 3
88.4 RTÉ Radio 1 – Casla - 1
88.8 RTÉ Radio 1 – Maghera -5
89.3 RTÉ Radio 1 - Castlebar – 4
89.5 RTÉ Radio 1- Clifden - 1
90.4 RTÉ 2FM – Truskmore – 3
90.6 RTÉ 2FM – Casla - 1
91.0 RTÉ 2FM – Maghera -5
91.5 RTÉ 2FM – Castlebar - 4
91.7 RTÉ 2FM – Clifden -1
92.0 RTÉ 2FM - Achill - 1
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Truskmore – 2
92.8 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Casla - 1
93.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Maghera -5
93.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Castlebar – 4
93.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Clifden – 1
94.3 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Achill - 1
95.8 Galway Bay FM – Tonabrocky – 5
96.1 Mid West Radio FM – Ballyhaunis – 4
96.4 Clare FM – Maghera – 4
96.8 Galway Bay FM – Abbeyknockmoy - 4
97.1 Mid West Radio FM – Achill – 1
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - Truskmore – 4
98.0 RTÉ Lyric FM – Casla - 1
98.4 RTÉ Lyric FM – Maghera – 5
98.9 RTÉ Lyric FM – Castlebar – 4
99.1 RTÉ Lyric FM – Clifden – 1
99.5 RTÉ Lyric FM – Achill - 2
100.0 Today FM - Truskmore – 2
100.2 Today FM – Casla - 1
100.6 Today FM - Maghera – 5
101.1 Today FM – Castlebar – 5
101.3 Today FM – Clifden - 1
101.7 Today FM – Achill – 2
102.5 Ocean FM – Truskmore – 1
102.9 CRC FM – Castlebar – 1
103.5 Midlands 103FM – Slieve Bloom –1
103.9 Tipp FM – Devil’s Bit –1
104.1 Shannonside/Northern Sound – Slieve Bawn – 2
104.1 Shannonside/Northern Sound – Balingare – 1

Notes:

Numbers indicate signal strength using LED bars on receiver and scaled 5 to 1.

No pirates heard.

Heard in Carrowmoreknock on the shore of Lough Corrib using Sangean ATS-808 receiver with whip antenna.

[John G]

A couple bandscans – The first heard near Cree in West Clare on 5 July…

88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 – Truskmore – 2
88.4 RTÉ Radio 1 – Casla - 1
88.8 RTÉ Radio 1 – Maghera -5
89.3 RTÉ Radio 1 - Castlebar – 3
89.5 RTÉ Radio 1 - Clifden – 1
89.7 RTÉ Radio 1 - Lahinch – 1
90.0 RTÉ Radio 1 - Mullaghanish – 1
90.4 RTÉ 2FM – Truskmore – 2
90.6 RTÉ 2FM – Casla - 1
91.0 RTÉ 2FM – Maghera -5
91.5 RTÉ 2FM – Castlebar - 2
91.7 RTÉ 2FM – Clifden -1
91.9 RTÉ 2FM - Lahinch – 1
92.2 RTÉ 2FM - Mullaghanish – 1
92.6 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Truskmore – 2
92.8 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Casla - 1
93.2 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Maghera -5
93.7 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta – Castlebar – 3
93.9 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Clifden – 1
94.1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Lahinch – 1
94.4 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta - Mullaghanish – 1
95.8 Galway Bay FM – Tonabrocky – 5
96.1 Mid West Radio FM – Ballyhaunis – 4
96.4 Clare FM – Maghera – 4
96.8 Galway Bay FM – Abbeyknockmoy - 5
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM - Truskmore – 2
98.0 RTÉ Lyric FM – Casla - 1
98.4 RTÉ Lyric FM – Maghera – 5
98.9 RTÉ Lyric FM – Castlebar – 4
99.1 RTÉ Lyric FM – Clifden – 1
99.3 RTÉ Lyric FM - Lahinch – 1
99.6 RTÉ Lyric FM - Mullaghanish – 1
100.0 Today FM - Truskmore – 2
100.2 Today FM – Casla - 1
100.6 Today FM - Maghera – 5
101.1 Today FM – Castlebar – 5
101.3 Today FM – Clifden - 1
101.8 Today FM – Mullaghanish – 1
102.5 Ocean FM – Truskmore – 1
103.5 Midlands 103FM – Slieve Bloom –1
103.9 Tipp FM – Devil’s Bit –1
104.9 Spirit FM – Galway City - 5
105.6 Flirt FM (Open Carrier) – Galway City – 5


Heard near Lislea, South Armagh on 8 July…

87.8 RTÉ Lyric FM – Clermont Carn - 5
88.2 RTÉ Radio 1 – Truskmore - 2
88.3 BBC Radio 2 – Rostrevor - 1
88.7 BBC Radio 2 - Camlough - 5
89.1 RTÉ Radio 1 - Kippure - 1
90.1 BBC Radio 2 - Divis - 5
90.4 RTÉ 2FM – Truskmore - 1
90.5 BBC Radio 3 – Rostrevor - 1
90.9 BBC Radio 3 - Camlough - 5
91.3 RTÉ 2FM - Kippure - 1
92.3 BBC Radio 3 - Divis - 5
92.6 Raidió na Gaeltachta – Truskmore - 1
92.7 BBC Radio Ulster – Rostrevor - 1
93.1 BBC Radio Ulster - Camlough - 5
93.5 Raidió na Gaeltachta - Kippure - 1
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster - Divis - 5
94.8 Shannonside/NoSound – Slive Glah - 2
95.2 RTÉ Radio 1 – Clermont Carn - 5
96.0 BBC Radio 4 - Divis - 5
96.3 Shannonside/NoSound - Monaghan - 3
96.7 Citybeat – Black Mountain - 4
97.0 RTÉ 2FM – Clermont Carn - 5
97.4 Cool FM – Black Mountain - 5
97.8 RTÉ Lyric FM – Truskmore - 2
97.9 BBC Radio 1 – Rostrevor - 1
98.3 BBC Radio 1 - Camlough - 5
98.7 RTÉ Lyric FM - Kippure - 1
99.7 BBC Radio 1 – Divis - 5
100.0 Today FM – Truskmore - 2
100.9 Today FM - Kippure - 1
101.2 Q101.2 West – Brougher Mtn. - 1
101.9 Classic FM - Divis - 5
102.3 Downtown Radio – Portglenone - 2
102.7 Raidió na Gaeltachta – Clermont Carn - 5
103.1 Downtown Radio - Camlough - 5
103.6 Clanrye FM – Louth - 4
103.9 BBC Radio 4 – Rostrevor - 1
104.2 WILD - ?? - 3
104.6 BBC Radio 4 - Camlough - 5
105.5 Today FM – Clermont Carn - 5
105.8 U105.8 – Black Mountain - 4
106.0 Six FM – Cookstown - 3
106.2 Storm FM - ?? – 2
106.6 Kiss FM – Louth - 2
107.0 Seven FM – Portglenone- 3
107.2 Six FM – Dungannon - 2
107.4 CIMR – Cavan - 4

Notes:

Numbers indicate (arbitrary) signal strength 5 to 1.

Heard using Sangean ATS-808 receiver with whip antenna.

[Removed by Request]

Ballymena bandscan 4th August 2006 (Nationals removed)

94.8 - Shannonside Northern Sound - Slieve Glah
95.8 - LMFM - Mount Oriel
96.3 - Shannonside Northern Sound - Callaigh
96.4 - Downtown Radio - Limavady
96.6 - Downtown Radio - Brougher Mountain
96.7 - Citybeat - Black Mountain
97.2 - Q97 - Coleraine
97.4 - Cool FM - Black Mountain
98.1 - 98FM - Three Rock
101.2 - Q101 - Brougher Mountain
102.3 - Downtown Radio - ?
102.9 - Q102.9 - ?
103.1 - Downtown Radio - Camlough
103.3 - Highland Radio - ?
103.6 - Clanrye Radio - Edintubber
104.2 - WILD Country Radio- Newry
104.4 - FM104 - Three Rock
105.0 - Ocean - ?
105.8 - U105 - Black Mountain
106.0 - 6FM - ?
106.2 - Storm 106 - Dundalk
106.6 - Kiss FM - Dundalk
106.8 - UNID (country) - ?
107.0 - 7FM - ?
107.4 - CIMR - Lough and Lae
107.8 - Hilltop Radio - Cootehill
107.9 - UNID (Gaelic dialect - Not Irish)

[Mike]

Castlebar, Co Mayo July 2006

87.8 Connemara Community Radio
88.2 RTE Radio 1 Truskmore (Sligo)
88.8 RTE Radio 1 Maghera (Gort)
89.3 RTE Radio 1 Croaghmoyle (Castlebar)
89.9 RTE Radio 1 Achill
90.4 RTE Radio "2FM" Truskmore (Sligo)
91.0 RTE Radio "2FM" Maghera (Gort)
91.5 RTE Radio "2FM" Croaghmoyle (Castlebar)
92.1 RTE Radio "2FM" Achill
92.6 Radio na Gaeltacht Truskmore (Sligo)
93.2 Radio na Gaeltacht Maghera (Gort)
93.7 Radio na Gaeltacht Croaghmoyle (Castlebar)
94.3 Radio na Gaeltacht Achill
95.4 Midwest Radio (Westport)
95.8 Galway Bay FM (Tournabrokey)
96.1 Midwest Radio (Main TX Kiltimagh)
96.4 Clare FM (Maghera)
96.8 Galway Bay FM (Abbeyknockmoy)
97.1 Midwest Radio (Relay for Achill/Belmullet area)
97.2 Midwest Radio (Ballina)
97.8 RTE Lyric FM Truskmore (Sligo)
98.4 RTE Lyric FM Maghera (Gort)
98.9 RTE Lyric FM Croaghmoyle (Castlebar)
99.5 RTE Lyric FM Achill
100 Today FM Truskmore (Sligo)
100.6 Today FM Maghera (Gort)
101.1 Today FM Croaghmoyle (Castlebar)
101.7 Today FM Achill
102.5 Ocean FM (Truskmore -Sligo)
102.9 Community Radio Castlebar (Main TX)
103.1 Shannonside (only auidable on rare occasions when CRC TX is off)
103.2 Community Radio Castlebar (Studio TX)
103.5 Midland Radio 3 (Sliabh Mish)
103.7 RC Church Broadcaster -Chapel St Castlebar
104.1 Shannonside (Sliabh Mish)
104.6 Claremorris Community Radio (Usual RSL frequency when on)
106.1 Connemara Community Radio
106.5 Static FM (occasional tests)
107.0 Knock FM (Usual RSL frequency when on)

Niether RSL station were actually on air at time of bandscan but these are their usual frequencies. Where a station is available on multiple frequencies the strongest one is in bold

[bkehoe]

Hi Mike,

I think 103.5 would be from Wolftrap Mountain.

[Mike]

Youre right

My mistake :dunce:

[Shane Pearce]

Hey Guys,
Does anyone have a recent bandscan of Derry/The North West?
I've lost touch completely.....whats on up there?
Thanks
Shane

[adro947]

hi, just out of curiousity, can anyone post up a dublin bandscan or tell me where to get one??
thanks in advance.

[adro947]

Can someone tell me where i can get an up to date bandscan of Dublin? thanks in advance.

[Clutter Free]

87.6 ABC (might be gone all together)
87.8 lyric
88.5 Radio1
89.1 Radio1
89.5 Mater radio
90.3 Near
90.7 2FM
91.0 91FM
91.6 Fun
91.7 2FM
92.1 Temporary frequency
92.5 Phoenix
92.9 Radio na G
93.5 Radio na G
93.9 Dublin South
94.3 Temporary frequency
94.6 Dance FM
94.9 Future multi frequency
95.5 LMFM
95.8 LMFM
96.0 Ballyfermot Radio
96.2 ECR
96.7 Lyric
97.3 Temporary Frequency
97.6 KFM
98.1 98FM
98.7 Lyric
99.1 Tallaght Radio
99.5 Play FM
99.9 ECR
100.3 Today FM
100.9 Today FM
101.4 Today FM
101.6 Near
102.2 Q102
103.2 Anna L
103.5 MR3
103.8 Spin
104.4 FM104
104.9 Frequency FM
105.2 Phantom
106.0 Newstalk
106.4 Radio na Life
106.8 Dublins Country

[adro947]

thanks, i really wanted that. Although why is Fun there? i mean shouldn't Galaxy be there? and what about Skanger FM 94.9? and i thought NEAR had stopped on 101.6

[Static]

87.8 lyric
88.5 Radio1
89.1 Radio1
89.5 Mater radio
90.3 Near
90.7 2FM
91.0 91FM
91.6 Galaxy
91.7 2FM
92.1 Temporary frequency
92.5 Phoenix
92.9 Radio na G
93.5 Radio na G
93.9 Dublin South
94.3 Temporary frequency
94.6 Dance FM
94.9 Shock FM
95.5 LMFM
95.8 LMFM
96.0 Ballyfermot Radio
96.2 ECR
96.7 Lyric
97.3 Temporary Frequency
97.6 KFM
98.1 98FM
98.7 Lyric
99.1 Tallaght Radio
99.5 Play FM
99.9 ECR
100.3 Today FM
100.9 Today FM
101.4 Today FM
102.2 Q102
103.2 Anna L
103.5 MR3
103.8 Spin
104.4 FM104
104.9 Frequency FM
105.2 Phantom
106.0 Newstalk
106.4 Radio na Life
106.8 Dublins Country



.......happy???

[Clutter Free]

.......happy???
:lol:

Near still broadcast on 101.6

[Static]

Wont be for long though.....

going on work experience with the station and they told me the move will be soon

[Clutter Free]

Wont be for long though.....

going on work experience with the station and they told me the move will be soon

The move has happened, they're on 90.3 but they're also still on 101.6 and as it's a current bandscan not a future one, they should be listed.

[Static]

right then big deal.... lol

[adro947]

thanks, that clears a few things up for me.

[Anorak]

87.8 lyric
88.5 Radio1
89.1 Radio1
89.5 Mater radio
90.3 Near
90.7 2FM
91.0 91FM
91.6 Galaxy
91.7 2FM
92.1 Temporary frequency
92.5 Phoenix
92.9 Radio na G
93.5 Radio na G
93.9 Dublin South
94.3 Temporary frequency
94.6 Dance FM
94.9 Shock FM
95.5 LMFM
95.8 LMFM
96.0 Ballyfermot Radio
96.2 ECR
96.7 Lyric
97.3 Temporary Frequency
97.6 KFM
98.1 98FM
98.7 Lyric
99.1 Tallaght Radio
99.5 Play FM
99.9 ECR
100.3 Today FM
100.9 Today FM
101.4 Today FM
102.2 Q102
103.2 Anna L
103.5 MR3
103.8 Spin
104.4 FM104
104.9 Frequency FM
105.2 Phantom
106.0 Newstalk
106.4 Radio na Life
106.8 Dublins Country



.......happy???

Add Rhythm FM on 94.1, Energy on 107.9 and Today FM on 101.8 to that.

[adro947]

Add Rhythm FM on 94.1, Energy on 107.9 and Today FM on 101.8 to that.

Thanks. I see a few spare freqs still there.........maybe a pirate other than dance?

[Jordanstown listener]

Here's a list of stations I was able to receive in Blackpool while on holiday last week:

107.9 Dune FM (Southport)
107.3 Abbey FM (Barrow)
107.0 The B (or is that The Bee ?) (Blackburn)
106.2 Real Radio (not sure of location, very weak)
105.6 Three FM (Isle of Mann)
105.4 Century FM (ILR Regional for the NW)
105.1 Galaxy (NE England ?, very weak)
105.0 Three FM (very weak)
104.5 BBC radio Lancashire
104.3 BBC Radio Cymru
104.1 BBC Radio Cumbria
103.9 BBC Radio Lancashire
103.6 BBC Radio 4 (North Wales)
103.4 Marcher FM (Chester fairly weak)
103.1 The Bay (Morecambe)
103.0 Key 103 (Manchester)
102.7 BBC local radio (unidentified very weak)
102.4 Wish FM (Wigan, quite weak)
102.0 Galaxy (Manchester)
Classic FM (various frequencies)
100.4 Smooth FM (ILR regional for the NW)
100.1 Lakeland Radio (the Lake District)
BBC Radio 1 (various frequencies)
97.4 Rock FM (Blackpool)
96.9 The Bay (morecambe)
96.5 Wave 965 (Blackpool)
96.1 BBC Radio Cumbria
95.8 BBC Radio Mersyside
95.5 BBC Radio Lancashire
95.1 BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio 4 (various frequencies)
94.2 and 94.8 BBC Radio Wales
91.2 Energy FM (Isle of Mann)
BBC Radio 3 (Various frequencies)
89.0 Manx Radio (Isle of Mann, very weak)
BBC Radio 2 (Various frequencies)

As you can see, quite an exceptional choice compared to some parts of NI.
In addition to the 2 ILR stations in Blackpool (Wave and Rock FM) The Bay on 96.9 was very strong. Abbey, The B, and Key 103 were also of reasonable strength. All three Radio Lancashire frequencies were extremely strong ???? as was BBC Radio Cumbria on 96.1. Again BBC's Radio Merseyside and Radio Manchester were both reasonable.

So, no problems with Ofcom about overspill (read Ofcom's licencing stipulations for some of the local stations in NI) and no stations placed right next to each other e.g. BFBS/Five FM, Seven FM/Radio Failte, BBC Radio Ulster (Carmoney Hill)/RTE Radio 1 (Clermont Carn) etc. etc. as in NI.

By the way, Rock FM didn't play rock music and seemed a bit like the Blackpool equivelent of Cool. Wave was a bit like Citybeat (80's,90's and today) although the latter has a much wider music policy these days (70's through to today) and sounds much better for it, in my opinion !

[Mike]

Is there nothing above 106.8 in Dublin these days ? what about all the Newstalk TX's ???

[adro947]

Is there nothing above 106.8 in Dublin these days ? what about all the Newstalk TX's ???

Well it is mainly because alot of TXs around Dublin are on frequencies near to country mix and since they don't cause any interference it is understandable that many could not be heard in Dublin. Also Energy is now on 107.9.

[James]

89.5 Mater radio
90.3 Near
90.7 2FM
91.0 91FM
91.6 Galaxy
91.7 2FM
92.1 Temporary frequency
92.5 Phoenix
92.9 Radio na G
93.5 Radio na G
93.9 Dublin South
94.3 Temporary frequency
94.6 Dance FM

Hi, Im just curious to know why - or how - Galaxy can broadcast on a frequency so close to 2FM there? - I thought a certain space had to be left to avoid interference?

Or maybe Galaxy is located outside Dublin but you just managed pick it up close to that frequency? Thanks...

[stormfm105]

Hi, Im just curious to know why - or how - Galaxy can broadcast on a frequency so close to 2FM there? - I thought a certain space had to be left to avoid interference?

Or maybe Galaxy is located outside Dublin but you just managed pick it up close to that frequency? Thanks...

that 91.7 is probably a powerful TX in another part of the country so it is OK for Galaxy to use 91.6. 2FM can be picked up better on other frequencies so it is acceptable for Galaxy to use 91.6

[Mike]

Done in Antrim Town today with outdoor FM dipole (2m agl 65m asl) and variable booster amp Reciever = Pioneer F401L tuner with switchable IF bandwidth.

87.8 Lyric FM Claremont Carn
88.2 RTE Radio 1 Truskmore
88.7 BBC Radio 2 Camlough/Londonderry ?
88.9 RTE Radio 1 Monaghan/Malin ?
89.4 BBC Radio 2 Brougher Mountain
89.6 BBC Radio 2 Limavady
90.1 BBC Radio 2 Divis
90.4 RTE Radio 2FM Truskmore
90.9 BBC radio 3 Camlough/Londonderry ?
91.6 BBC Radio 3 Brougher Mountain
91.8 BBC Radio 3 Limavady
92.3 BBC Radio 3 Divis
92.6 RTE Radio na Gaeltacht Truskmore
93.1 BBC Radio Foyle Derry/Londonderry
93.3 RTE Radio na Gaeltacht Monaghan/Malin ?
93.5 RTE Radio na Gaeltacht Kippure
93.8 BBC Radio Ulster Brougher Mountain
94.0 BBC Radio 4 Limavady
94.2 Kiss FM (Parallel with 101.5)
94.5 BBC Radio Ulster Divis
94.9 BBC Radio 4 Derry/Londonderry
95.2 RTE Radio 1 Claremont
95.4 BBC Radio Ulster
95.6 BBC Radio 4 Brougher Mountain
96.0 BBC Radio 4 Divis
96.3 Northern Sound Callaigh Monaghan
96.4 Unidentified (UK ILR possibly "South West Sound" only listenable on 96.45 due to severe splatter)
96.7 Citybeat Black Mountain (Belfast)
97.0 RTE Radio 2FM Claremont Carn
97.4 Cool FM Black Mountain (Belfast)
97.8 Lyric FM Truskmore
98.3 BBC Radio 1 Camlough/Londonderry ?
98.5 Lyric FM Monaghan/Malin ?
99.0 BBC Radio 1 Brougher Mountain
99.2 BBC Radio 1 Limavady
99.7 BBC Radio 1 Divis
100.0 Today FM Truskmore
100.5 Five FM Camlough (Newry)
100.7 Today FM Monaghan/Malin ?
100.9 Today FM Kippure
101.2 Q 101 West Brougher Mountain
101.5 Kiss FM (Parallel with 9.4.2)
101.9 Classic FM Divis
102.3 Downtown Radio Ballymena
102.5 Citybeat Carnmoney Hill
102.7 RTE Radio na Gaeltacht
102.9 Q102 Derry/Londonderry (Some days quite strong. Other days almost inaudible)
103.1 Downtown Radio Camlough
103.3 Unidentified (v weak probably Highland)
103.6 Clanrye FM
104.2 Frog/Wild Country
104.6 BBC Radio 4 Camlough
104.8 Unidentified (white noise)
105.0 Inishowen Community Radio (N Donegal)
105.5 Today FM Claremont Carn
105.8 U105 Black Mountain (Belfast)
106 Mid 106 Tunglanee Quarry (Cookstown)
106.2 Tyrone Community Radio
106.6 Frog/Wild Country
107.0 Seven FM Portglenone (Ballymena)
107.2 Six FM Dungannon
107.4 Newstalk Trusmore/Mohercome ?
107.7 Storm "106"

[Jordanstown listener]

Antrim sounds as if it's a nice wee spot radio wise Mike. I always check the bands up there when I'm at one of the homefirst locations (not far from the railway station) on my car radio and I can receive most of what you've listed. 103.3 is definitely Highland by the way.

Have you noticed that Kiss are moving from 101.5 to 103.9 and Wild country from 104.2 to 101.6 (according to their "rolling RDS"). It's supposed to be from this weekend but I've noticed nothing yet. I wonder why ? Maybe it's to make way for a return of Magic (104.2 maybe ?) or possibly they've got wind of the new BFBS frequencies (although I've seen nothing on the BFBS website yet)

[novahead]

104.2 has been licenced to CIMR who are due to start their temporary licence run next weekend.

[South Derry Guy]

Antrim sounds as if it's a nice wee spot radio wise Mike. I always check the bands up there when I'm at one of the homefirst locations (not far from the railway station) on my car radio and I can receive most of what you've listed. 103.3 is definitely Highland by the way.

Have you noticed that Kiss are moving from 101.5 to 103.9 and Wild country from 104.2 to 101.6 (according to their "rolling RDS"). It's supposed to be from this weekend but I've noticed nothing yet. I wonder why ? Maybe it's to make way for a return of Magic (104.2 maybe ?) or possibly they've got wind of the new BFBS frequencies (although I've seen nothing on the BFBS website yet)



Would Wild on 101.6 not cause problems with BFBS in Lurgan? And Kiss on 103.9 will have serious problems with Spin 103.8 unless they have a decent power behind them? What is the story with Storm on 107.7 serious lack of power..

[Mike]

Antrim sounds as if it's a nice wee spot radio wise Mike

Being fairly high up yet within sight of Lough Neagh helps :)
I am somewhat screened to the East by the mountains so I miss out on Belfast RSL's (small loss in most cases) and Manx (dont think it would make it this far anyway)

Storm sound okayish here as for Magic theyll probably use 105.1 if/when they come back (not a great frequency but all the better ones are probably taken)

BTW Think I missed the Q97/Causeway Coast station on 97.2 (Coleraine) Narrow IF filter comes in handy for that one

[Jordanstown listener]

so I miss out on Belfast RSL's (small loss in most cases)

You're not missing much Mike, believe me. Most of them are Dire !

Would Wild on 101.6 not cause problems with BFBS in Lurgan?

Have the BFBS frequencies been released yet ? They have been publicising their move to FM on the programmes although I don't think they have a base in Lurgan. You may be thinking of Thiepvale barracks in Lisburn on 100.6 (problems with 5 FM in some areas), in which case 101.6 would be OK. I'd love to know what Palace barracks Holywood will use as it should come in fairly well here (only a few miles across the lough).

I notice 103.9 is now active.

[South Derry Guy]

[QUOTE=Jordanstown listener;97350]You're not missing much Mike, believe me. Most of them are Dire !


Have the BFBS frequencies been released yet ? They have been publicising their move to FM on the programmes although I don't think they have a base in Lurgan. You may be thinking of Thiepvale barracks in Lisburn on 100.6 (problems with 5 FM in some areas), in which case 101.6 would be OK.




Yeah it was Lisburn I was thinking off mate.. And yeap i got the freq wrong lol.. Must check out 103.9 see if i can get it in this area.. Is 101.6 active yet? They might have problems with an unid Country station that used to be on 101.7 duno if its still there..

[Jordanstown listener]

Is 101.6 active yet?

Appears to be active but quite weak compared to 104.2. Completely swamped here by Classic FM (Divis). Even my Eton E5 can't resolve it, so it doesn't seem to have been a very good move.

There's also a Today FM transmitter on that frequency (Donegal I think), so there could be problems.

[Mike]

Just did a quick scan tonight (in Antrim) and noticed a few changes

Only FM pirate heard was Clanrye on 103.6

Q102 L/Derry quite strong on 102.9 (although I can never get RDS on this for some reason :confused: ) Q97 also heard on 97.2 although badly squashed between RTE 2FM and Cool FM

Barely auidable speech on 98.1 (presumably 98 Dublin)

Downtowns 103.1 has a wierd breakup/muting on the audio 102.3 is fine

Strong carrier (mono) on 103.3 blocking out Highland ?????

A strange wideband white noise on various parts of the band (turned down the gain on the aerial preamp but it made no difference)

[Jordanstown listener]

Downtowns 103.1 has a wierd breakup/muting on the audio

Possibly due to Feile FM on 103.2 Mike ?

Feile FM is very strong here in Jordanstown although, a lot of the programmes on it are really awful. It's not worth listening to I'm afraid. Some of it's output over Christmas was really embarrassing.

[Mike]

Feile FM is very strong here in Jordanstown

For a community station in West Belfast to put a very strong signal into Jordanstown is pretty impressive

I wonder how much power they are
1) Licenced for
2) Radiating

Downtowns audio problems seem to be resolved this evening. Also the mystery blank carrier on 103.3 turned out to be Newstalk

[Chris Murray]

Taken Today at 1pm on the car radio 27 Jan 2008

87.8 Rte Lyric Fm
88.1 BBC Radio 2
88.5 Rte 1
88.7 BBC Radio 2
88.9 Rte 1
89.1 Rte 1
89.5 Mater Hospital Radio
90.1 BBC Radio 2
90.3 Near 90.3Fm
90.7 Rte 2fm
90.9 BBC Radio 3
91.3 Rte 2fm
91.6 BBC Radio 3
91.8 Rte 2fm
92.3 BBC Radio 3
92.5 Phoenix fm Blanchardstown
92.9 Rte RNAG
93.2 Frequency Fm
93.5 Rte RNAG
93.9 Blank Carrier DSFM Dublin South fm
94.0 Rte RNAG
94.2 BBC Radio Ulster
94.6 Dance 946
94.8 Northern Sound
94.9 Eastcoast
95.2 Rte 1
95.5 Lmfm
95.8 Lmfm
96.0 Blank Carrier Ballyfermot College
96.2 Eastcoast Fm
96.4 Liffey Fm Lucan
96.5 Lmfm
96.7 Lyric Fm
97.0 Rte 2fm
97.3 KFM
97.5 Northern Sound
97.6 KFM
98.1 98FM
98.3 BBC Radio 1
98.7 Rte Lyric Fm
99.0 BBC Radio 1
99.1 Tallaght
99.5 Choice Fm
99.7 BBC Radio 1
99.9 Eastcoast
100.3 Today Fm
100.5 Five Fm
100.7 Today Fm
100.9 Today Fm
101.1 Five Fm
101.3 Klub Fm
101.4 Today Fm
101.9 Classic Fm
102.0 Beat Fm
102.2 Q 102
102.5 Ocean Fm Weak
102.7 Rte RNAG
102.9 Eastcoast
103.1 Downtown Weak
103.2 Dublin City Fm
103.5 Midlands Radio
103.8 Spin Fm
104.1 Shannonside Weak
104.4 Fm 104
104.6 BBC Radio 4
104.7 Blank Carrier Lucan
104.8 Relay of White Noise With Stereo
104.9 Lmfm
105.2 Phantom
105.5 Today Fm
105.7 Mix Fm
105.8 U105 Weak
106.0 Newstalk
106.4 RNA Life
106.6 Unknown Weak
106.8 Dublin`s Country Mix
107.2 6fm Weak
107.4 Newstalk
107.6 Newstalk
107.8 Newstalk

[Mike]

94.2 BBC Radio Ulster

Shouldnt that be 94.5 ?????

[Mike]

Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands (South of City centre)

88.3 (see note below)
88.9 R.Noord-Holland (Amsterdam)
90.7 Arrow Jazz FM (Lopik)
91.1 Slam FM (Hilversum)
91.6 Veronica (Haarlem)
92.6 NOS Radio 2 (Lopik)
93.3 Ujala Multicultural (Amsterdam)
93.6 Wild FM Hitradio (Amsterdam)
94.5 NOS Radio 4 (Amsterdam) also 94.2
94.9 Radio Decibel (Amsterdam)
95.7 Fresh FM (Amsterdam)
96.1 Punt FM (formerly FUN X) (Amsterdam)
96.5 NOS Radio 3FM (Amsterdam) also 96.8 (Lopik)
98 City FM (Amsterdam)
98.6 NOS Radio 1 (Amsterdam) also 98.9 (Lopik)
99.4 Wereld FM (Amsterdam)
100.1 BNR Nieuwsradio (Lopik) also 101.8
100.4 Q music
101.5 Sky Radio (also on 101.2 and 107.1)
102.1 Radio 538 (Hilversum)
103.6 Arrow Classic Rock (Amsterdam)
104.7 100% NL (also on 89.6 and 104.4)
105.2 Radio Zuid Ost (South East)
106.1 Unidentified (very weak)
106.8 Amsterdam FM
107.9 Caribbean FM

155 Deutchlandfunk
164 France Inter
177 Deuchlandradio (also 209)
183 Europe Numero 1 (Sarrland)
198 BBC Radio 4
225 Polish Radio (very weak)
234 RTL Luxembourg (French Service)
252 RTE Radio 1 (weak during day)
261 Unidentified (very weak)
540 (Closed Down) formerly BRTN Belgium
549 Deutchlandfunk (Germany)
621 RTBF Belgium (French)
648 BBC World Service
675 Unidentified (Dutch)
693 BBC Radio 5
747 NOS Radio 5
828 Unidentified (Dutch)
927 BRTN Radio 1 (Belgium Dutch)
1008 Groot Nieuws Radio (Dutch)
1053 Talksport UK (very weak)
1296 DRM tests (UK)
1395 (closed down) formerly Big L
1458 Sunrise (?) Radio (UK)
1512 (closed down) formerly BRTN Belgium

NOS = Dutch Public broadcasters
RTBF = Belgium (French language) Public broadcaster
RTBF = Belgium (Dutch language) Public broadcaster
In The Netherlands the top end of the FM band is mostly reserved for low power local stations.
The UHF television band in Amsterdam is now entirely digital
There is reportedly a long running pirate station (Radio Patapoe) still active on 88.3 although I didnt hear it.

[Mike]

DoH that last bit should have read

RTBF = Belgium (French language) Public broadcaster
BRTN = Belgium (Dutch language) Public broadcaster

[Mike]

Was in Galway last week. Did a quick tune around


88.8 RTE R 1 (also 88.2 89.3 90.0 )
91.0 RTE 2FM (also 90.4 91.5 92.2)
93.2 RTE RnaG (also 92.6 93.7 94.4)
94.7 Spin South West (also 102.3 102.7)
95.2 Unidentified
95.8 Galway Bay FM (also 96.8 97.4)
96.1 Midwest (also 97.1)
96.4 Clare FM
96.6 Unidentified (KCLR ?)
97.6 Radio Kerry
98.1 Unidentified (Dublin 98 ?)
98.4 RTE Lyric FM (also 97.8 98.9 99.6)
98.8 "warbling" test tone (???)
99.7 BBC Radio One ?!?!?!
100.6 Today FM (also 100.0 101.1 101.8 105.5)
101.3 Flirt FM
102.5 Unidentified (Ocean ?)
102.9 Community Radio Castlebar
103.5 Midland Radio
103.7 Iradio 102-104 (also 102.0/1 103.3 103.7 104.4)
103.9 Tipp FM
104.1 Shannonside
107.6 Newstalk (also 107.2 107.4 107.8)

Kinda curious about the signals on 98.1 and particularly 99.7 -cable leakage possibly ???

National transmitters were Maghera, Truskmore, Mullaghanish, Croaghmoyle (Castlebar) and Claremont (105.5)

[Anorak]

Was in Galway last week. Did a quick tune around
95.2 Unidentified


Live 95 from Limerick, although I think they're on 95.3 to the county?

98.1 Unidentified (Dublin 98 ?)
98.4 RTE Lyric FM (also 97.8 98.9 99.6)
98.8 "warbling" test tone (???)
99.7 BBC Radio One ?!?!?!

Kinda curious about the signals on 98.1 and particularly 99.7 -cable leakage possibly ???[/quote]

I have been in Galway before and 98 seems to travel that far although FM104 don't.

99.7 = cable leakage indeed

Did you try MW?

[Mike]

RE: Live 95 The 95.0 always had poor coverage to the north (unlike the old Pirate RLO 105.7 TX which got into Mayo at times) 95.3 possibly could make it in to Galway although Im pretty sure the signal was on 95.2

MW is empty during Daylight hours in the West of Ireland although if one can find a low noise location the UK nationals (+Wales/Scotland/NI) can be recieved. On a long wire some UK locals (+ Star Country etc) will come in but its kinda hard setting one up in a car park :nutter:

Anyway heres another one for Castlebar Co Mayo

89.3 RTE R 1 (also 88.2 88.8 89.9)
91.5 RTE 2FM (also 90.4 91.0 92.1)
93.7 RTE RnaG (also 92.6 93.2 94.3)
95.0 Vamos FM (Inactive)
96.1 Midwest (also 95.4 97.1)
96.4 Clare FM (weak)
96.8 Galway Bay FM
98.9 RTE Lyric FM (also 97.8 98.4 99.5)
101.1 Today FM (also 100.0 100.6 101.7)
102.5 Ocean FM (weak)
102.9 Community Radio Castlebar
103.7 Iradio 102-104 (also 104.4)
104.1 Shannonside (weak)
105.0 Church Broadcaster (RC Castlebar)
106.1 Connemara Comm Radio (very weak)
107.2 Newstalk (also 107.4)

[Anorak]

95.0 Vamos FM (Inactive)


A pirate? How active have they been? What type of music?

[Mike]

Havent heard it myself but I have it from a reliable source that its an part time pirate playing mainly alternative rock which seems to be off the air during college term times.

[John G]

Could 95.2 be Clare FM from Ennistymon?? -