{"id":12008,"date":"2015-01-21T13:27:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T17:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=12008"},"modified":"2015-01-21T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T17:27:53","slug":"the-campaign-to-save-rte-longwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/the-campaign-to-save-rte-longwave\/","title":{"rendered":"The campaign to save RTE longwave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11003\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"rte-logo-web1\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Bill Shepherd writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello Tom<\/p>\n<p>I am one of the twosome who originated the campaign<br \/>\nagainst the <a title=\"RT\u00c9 longwave extended until 2017\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/rte-longwave-extended-until-2017\/\">closure of RTE1 Longwave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We had been working on it for 4 years and more. We harnessed the press\u00a0and the opinion of the Irish overseas who depended on this service.<\/p>\n<p>Our website tells you the factors and motivation behind the move to\u00a0close longwave originating in the EBU decision to go digital. We do not\u00a0object to digital BUT NOT by reducing the choices offered to the listener\u00a0especially by a service part funded by the public.<\/p>\n<p>I include our website where the whole case is explored and recorded. we\u00a0hope you may find it possible to display our link to your readers so that\u00a0they can be made aware of this tendency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/savertelongwaveradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/savertelongwaveradio.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the opportunity to bring this to your attention and good luck\u00a0with your great website.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Happy to oblige, Bill, and many thanks for making us aware of your <a href=\"http:\/\/savertelongwaveradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">campaign to save RTE longwave<\/a>. I&#8217;m sure there are a number of\u00a0longwave listeners amongst our readership!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Shepherd writes: Hello Tom I am one of the twosome who originated the campaign against the closure of RTE1 Longwave. We had been working on it for 4 years and more. We harnessed the press\u00a0and the opinion of the Irish overseas who depended on this service. Our website tells you the factors and motivation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,2436,3],"tags":[4123,3299,3472],"class_list":["post-12008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-longwave","category-news","tag-longwave","tag-rte","tag-rte-longwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-37G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40671,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/rte-to-continue-longwave-radio-service-into-2022\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":0},"title":"RT\u00c9 to continue longwave radio service into 2022","author":"Thomas","date":"November 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) RT\u00c9\u00a0is going to spend \u20ac250,000 per year transmitting its Radio One station to the Irish diaspora in Britain \u2013 while closing down all its digital stations. The station is shutting down RT\u00c9 Gold, RTE Junior, RT\u00c9 2XM, RT\u00c9 Pulse and RT\u00c9 Radio 1 Extra, but would not\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Longwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Longwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/longwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11771,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/rte-longwave-extended-until-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":1},"title":"RT\u00c9 longwave extended until 2017","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This is good news for those who listen to\u00a0RT\u00c9 via longwave. This extension will also give LW DXers an opportunity to log\u00a0RT\u00c9 outside the normal broadcast footprint. (Source:\u00a0RT\u00c9\u00a0via Mauno Ritola and Mike Terry) RT\u00c9 Radio 1\u00a0LW will operate a full service in 2015, with reduced hours in 2016 before working\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"rte-logo-web1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1-300x198.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21752,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/update-rte-radio-plans-to-axe-longwave-service-in-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":2},"title":"Update: RT\u00c9 RADIO plans to axe longwave service in 2017","author":"Thomas","date":"October 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Contrary to a news item we recently shared from The Independent, SWLing Post contributor, Mike Barraclough, notes the following news from the Irish Post: RT\u00c9 RADIO will proceed with plans to axe its longwave 252 service next year, it has been confirmed. [...]RT\u00c9 has consistently argued that better use could\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Longwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Longwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/longwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SX-99-Dial-Nar","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SX-99-Dial-Nar.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11002,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/rte-underestimates-need-for-longwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":3},"title":"RT\u00c9 underestimates need for longwave service","author":"Thomas","date":"October 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Irish Post) WITH fewer than three weeks to go until RT\u00c9 Radio 1 brings its historic longwave service on 252 to an end, the Irish community in Britain has responded with fury and dismay. The move, which was announced with just over a month\u2019s notice, is part of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"rte-logo-web1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rte-logo-web1-300x198.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24241,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/rte-longwave-set-to-continue-until-at-least-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":4},"title":"RT\u00c9 longwave set to continue &#8220;until at least 2019&#8221;","author":"Thomas","date":"February 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Irish Post) RT\u00c9 are set to continue transmitting their longwave 252 service until at least 2019 after positive talks took place at a consultative meeting in London. The news follows a statement issued by RT\u00c9 back in October in which the state broadcaster announced its \u201cintention to close\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21625,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/rte-to-keep-longwave-252-radio-service-for-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":12008,"position":5},"title":"RTE to keep 252 longwave radio service (for now)","author":"Thomas","date":"October 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Independent.ie via London Shortwave) RTE is set to scrap controversial plans to axe its longwave radio service, aimed at saving the cash-strapped broadcaster \u20ac250,000 a year, the Sunday Independent has learned. 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