RTE’s costings are historical, not based on modern technology and so are meaningless. They refer to the running of the Tullamore transmitter which is 30 years in service energy inefficient and reduntant. Dept. of Communications state the transmitter is obsolete. RTE’s charter obliges the use of modern technology New MW transmitter will immediately solve four…
Month: March 2008
[Rpt] RTÉ 252LW off air temporarily
rte say no one /very few complain or notice when their AM services are off air. perhaps those that do notice have no faith in reporting it to RTE! I have to add that MW 2nd helpings closed today and will not be split on LW with FM/DAB/SAT – it will be on RTE Choice…
DAB on trial
On the eve of RTE shutting down a 500KW medium wave in favour of many many sites x 5-10KW DAB I thought I better record what DAB sounds like in my house, or down my street or inside the shops. Walking down the street was OK to bad – Shops not possible at all. This…
demand radio on demand
What I still love about podcasting is the edge it still has over broadcasting. podcasters media is on demand. broadcasters media is post air archive. Subtle difference that will blur more as podcasters lose that edge. But as we lose that edge we can broadcast more, not in real time or any time but all…
punt – sterling – punt
as minister for finance – he worked out that if he changed a cheque from punt to sterling and back 142 times, taking into account commissions – he could make the monies disappear, thus solving the country’s national debt problem over night and kick starting the Celtic Tiger. Next! “erh punt – sterling – punt…
in summer
the howling wind and the leafless trees it’s a winters breeze in summer it’s rain not dew on the ground it’s spring all around in summer it’s damp and there is an evening chill there’s an autumn still in summer From outdoor a poem by brian greene about the 4 seasons in one (in ireland)
Mixed signals on digital radio
JOHN COLLINS IRISH TIMES 21/03/2008 RTÉ WILL cease broadcasting on medium wave (MW) next Monday just as it expands its digital radio service to cover almost half the population. This week the State broadcaster extended its trial of digital radio technology to Cork and Limerick, making it available to 44 per cent of the population.…
[Rpt] Teflon® 10 year guarantee
bizarre day (June 14th 2007); i walked contra flow to the traffic of TDs heading to the Mass on westland row for the blessing of the 30th Dail 🙂 Major govt. limo pile up outside the church with Special Branch escort to get to holy communion in time, before confession. Bless me father for i…
the irish DRM sounds like this
Blog post #995 – since 01/02/2003 for larger europe zoomed map http://url.ie/ajz this is the overseas MW sound RTE do not want you to have and it is available now. 1 transmitter 4 programmes stereo sound text & pictures – but no DAB is better – no its not – meanwhile RTE are pumping licence…