{"id":21752,"date":"2016-10-12T08:02:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=21752"},"modified":"2016-10-12T08:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:02:09","slug":"update-rte-radio-plans-to-axe-longwave-service-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/update-rte-radio-plans-to-axe-longwave-service-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: RT\u00c9 RADIO plans to axe longwave service in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SX-99-Dial-Nar\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrary to a news item we recently shared from The Independent<\/em><\/a>, SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Mike Barraclough, notes the following news from the Irish Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 RADIO will proceed with plans to axe its longwave 252 service next year, it has been confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[…]RT\u00c9 has consistently argued that better use could be made of the money and that listeners should consider other options, such as internet and satellite receivers, to tune in to their favourite shows.<\/p>\n

Despite undertaking a survey of almost 3,000 longwave 252 listeners in Britain last year, in conjunction with Middlesex University London and the Irish in Britain charity, the broadcaster will now go ahead with the move.<\/p>\n

The survey had revealed that the service was a vital \u201clifeline\u201d for many elderly listeners, and an important link to their homeland.<\/p>\n

[…]The Irish in Britain organisation, which helped facilitate the RT\u00c9 survey, today said that they would be meeting with the consultative steering group in the next few weeks to discuss the next steps for the campaign to save longwave.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Peter McNulty told The Irish Post: \u201cWe will be sitting down with the consultative group to review the situation and discuss the research to see how we can move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe research is very clear that there is a demand for this type of service from the Irish community here in Britain. That link with home is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 would not reveal when in 2017 they plan to close the longwave service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full news item on the Irish Post.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 be made of the money […]<\/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":[2436,3],"tags":[2117,3300,4123,3387,3299,3472],"class_list":["post-21752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-longwave","category-news","tag-ireland","tag-irish-post","tag-longwave","tag-mike-barraclough","tag-rte","tag-rte-longwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5EQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21625,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/rte-to-keep-longwave-252-radio-service-for-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":21752,"position":0},"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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