RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 05:27 PM

Just read the article posted by Gealt. Obvious that there will be a lot of people affected far more than myself.

What a thoroughly thoughtless move.

Rog

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,Rog Peek
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 05:05 PM

GUEST was Me.

Rog

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 05:04 PM

Yes Jim, it will certainly affect me, I'm in England and I listen to RTE quite a lot in the car and when I'm working in the garage (which is most days now I am retired). When long wave is switched off, only option will be on-line, and I can hardly take the computer down the garage. Besides, the Wi-Fi won't work down there at the bottom of the garden.

What with that and the switch where I live from "Classic Gold" to "Smooth" radio, I am being forced to abandon the radio altogether!

When I'm in Ireland I listen to Radio 4 on long wave, especially when cricket is on, so if/when they scrap that, end of!!!!

Bloody nuisance to say the least.

Rog

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,Peter
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 04:23 PM

"Do you not have an FM or DAB radio? "

Long wave transmitters have a far longer range than FM and DAB transmitters. The OP is presumably wants to listen from outside of Ireland.

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,DaveRo
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 11:27 AM

The BBC has said that they're on the last set of valves for their long-wave transmission.

Radio 4's long wave goodbye

They may last 10 years or they may fail tomorrow.

I wonder if RTE has some spares?

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,Gealt
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 09:48 AM

Article in today's IT

http://tinyurl.com/q5tft3f

Subject: RE: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 08:56 AM

It won't affect me, but I'm genuinely interested to know why you will be affected.

Do you not have an FM or DAB radio?

Subject: RTE Radio 1 Disappearing from Long Wave
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 13 Oct 14 - 08:51 AM

This will affect me - anyone else?

http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2014/0923/645685-rte-radio-1-moves-from-longwave-transmission/