RTE Radio 1 MW closedown

Brendan Balfe concludes a look-back at 82 years of wireless broadcasting in Ireland with the close of RTÉ Radio 1's medium wave transmitter.

[@thebresker]

Thanks feckers. Up here in Bangor, Co Down I can't get RTE FM. Either broadcast a decent signal or go back to MW.

[@cerinolancerinolan7148]

The end of an era

[@timonline2000]

@thepod96 RTE Radio had been on FM for years. It was kept on MW for Irish diaspora in the UK.

[@arthurvasey]

Ronan Collins's theme music is the same as John Dunn's on BBC Radio 2 over here in the UK!

[@dvidclapperton]

I used to be able to hear it quite clear in Central Scotland when it was on 567kHZ.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

@@europa2000man Every night at 6pm RTÉ winds the power down on LW to 150kW and reception worsens with night-time reception fading and whistling to the strains of Algerian Radio on the same frequency spoiling RTÉ Radio 1 on LW.

[@johnclarke2997]

@@anthonyperkins7556 Don't think it is running 150kw now even in the daytime. I'd guess 100kw at the most for the day service, so no idea what night is.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I love the RTÈ Radio One jingle

[@Alexe829]

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[@Adam0792]

I like the O'Donnell Abú interval signal tune that they play. Do they still play it every morning?

[@donaloflynn]

They certainly do. 5.30am.

[@erickpaolosantos7016]

Same music of Someone to watch over me used for CBC British Columbia sign off music in the 1970's followed by O Canada And God Save The Queen

[@erickpaolo7742]

The Irish KBS (South Korean Broadcasting)

[@MrWEWE5]

No kidding. I always get this mixed vibe of KBS Korea and RTÉ Ireland, just like I do with NPR America and CBC Canada.

[@miguelperez-gb5kr]

+A very good page on KZbin hey boddy we're is it the national anthem of ireland

[@christopherhulse2041]

This was RTE's biggest mistake, LW should have closed down instead. The MW signal was far superior in strength and quality.

[@user-ov5le5yd8d]

NONE of RTE's AM frequencies should have ever closed down

[@RyanGonTV]

110%

[@Michael1017hfjdisj]

Anyone know the opening orchestra piece?

[@brianhubbard3299]

Opening of Blackthorn Wattle. A recording was made by the Defence Forces School of Music.

[@TheGavelbasher]

Does anyone know what the music at the start of this clip is?

[@brianhubbard3299]

It is An Draighneán Donn by the RTÉ Light Orchestra

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

Radio 1 used the thaïs meditation by Jules Massenet

[@DavidEsp1]

Thank you, I listened to the whole piece, and it both breaks and heals my heart

[@pookerville]

An awesome closure to 82 years of AM broadcasting. Of course, in many parts of the world, AM radio is becoming a thing of the past. Years ago, growing up in Beantown, AM radio drove the music, news and more on the radio. Now, it's all being taken over by FM, the internet, DAB, satellite, and HD radio. What's next-wireless radio on cell phones?

[@europa2000man]

Seemingly, over in Norway, they have completely closed down all the VHF/FM radio transmissions on all National and nearly all of the Local radio stations. So FM radio too is becoming a thing of the past in some places in the world. In Ireland, there is only one Medium Wave radio station left and that's a religious radio station called Spirit Radio. Other than that, the only other stations you can just about pick up is BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru (A Welsh Language Station), BBC Radio Ulster, Absolute Radio and Talk Sport. Those are all British and Northern Irish radio stations still broadcasting on MW which can be received from Ireland. There are still some Medium Wave stations in Continental Europe that you can just about pick up from France and Spain.

[@erickpaolosantos7016]

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