{"id":40328,"date":"2019-10-23T06:02:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40328"},"modified":"2019-10-23T06:02:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T10:02:37","slug":"rte-returns-to-longwave-after-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/rte-returns-to-longwave-after-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"RT\u00c9 returns to longwave after maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Radio Today<\/a>)<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 Radio 1 has reappeared on 252 LW after being off-air for the last six weeks for significant remedial works.<\/p>\n

The essential maintenance work will ensure the service can continue for at least another couple of years, according to a Fine Gael TD.<\/p>\n

Chair of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Hildegarde Naughton, welcomed RTE\u2019s decision to undertake the work earlier this year. Deputy Naughton said: \u201cThe maintenance of long wave radio for the Irish diaspora is a significant concern to the Committee. The UK regulator, Ofcom, will not grant RT\u00c9, as a non-UK broadcaster, the necessary licence to broadcast on digital in the UK at this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome the efforts being made to continue this service, which serves as an invaluable link between the diaspora and home.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever I intend to work with the committee to explore other longer-term alternative solutions to ensure this service continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

RT\u00c9 has explored broadcasting on at least one DAB multiplex in the UK but has yet to gain permission, as Ofcom only allows UK-registered companies to be granted a licence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read this article at Radio Today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Radio Today) RT\u00c9 Radio 1 has reappeared on 252 LW after being off-air for the last six weeks for significant remedial works. The essential maintenance work will ensure the service can continue for at least another couple of years, according to a Fine Gael TD. Chair of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Hildegarde Naughton, welcomed […]<\/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":[8012,3299,3472],"class_list":["post-40328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-longwave","category-news","tag-radio-today-ireland","tag-rte","tag-rte-longwave"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aus","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37015,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/antenna-upgrade-for-rte-radio-1-will-ensure-transmission-of-longwave-radio-continues\/","url_meta":{"origin":40328,"position":0},"title":"Antenna upgrade for RTE Radio 1 “will ensure transmission of longwave radio continues”","author":"Thomas","date":"April 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Hoad, who shares the following news and notes: Interesting information about the continuation of broadcasting of RTE Radio 1 on 252 kHz from Summerhill, County Meath Ireland: (Source: Hildegarde Naughton) Longwave Radio to continue for the benefit of Diaspora Thursday, 25th April 2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","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\/2018\/01\/XHDATA-d-808-keypad-closeup-radio-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/XHDATA-d-808-keypad-closeup-radio-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/XHDATA-d-808-keypad-closeup-radio-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38473,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/rte-longwave-service-temporarily-suspended\/","url_meta":{"origin":40328,"position":1},"title":"RT\u00c9 longwave service temporarily suspended","author":"Thomas","date":"July 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) RT\u00c9\u00a0on 252 Khz is now off air for a possible 10 weeks or so and in the UK we can hear signals from Algeria Chaine 3 even now in the middle of the day. 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