UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[armaghniac]

What on earth is medium wave?

it is between Long Wave and Short Wave.

These three stations have been about since Noah's aul Arc.

Are they heard clearly anywhere and if so where?

They are not a station, but a range of electromagnetic spectrum.

Don't think long wave exists anymore.Its now FM and AM (medium wave).Very good reception everywhere,in the car anyway.

Of course Long wave still exists, RTÉ still use 252kHz, (formerly of Atlantic 252) although they are trying to close it down, something that would prevent good reception of game commentary in some parts of the occupied 6. AM is the modulation used on medium and long wave, but some modern cars have no AM on their radios.

[Hereiam]

Sport on the BBCNI night news consisted of some footage of the "football league game" down vs monaghan with the result and that was it, no results from any other game. I swear its gettin worse.

[T Fearon]

I imagine they don't have a big pile of time to devote to sport on the late night news.In any event,with modern communications,a true sporting enthusiast would be aware of the day's sports results long before that late night to news

[Hereiam]

They showed bloody ice hockey after for the 20 people that would be slightly interested. They had time Tony

[Feckitt]

A lot of people on this thread have talked about the good coverage bbc give to gaelic games,  but they hide it on medium wave so ordinary ulster protestants  (OUP's) can't hear it. The only time gaelic games are ever mentioned in a non sporting context is if they are inviting the DUP to insult the GAA. They also refuse to acknowledge that it is an All Ireland sport.  Once there are no Ulster teams left it no longer exists in the BBCs eyes. They can't even bring themselves to call it the National League ffs.

[Gaffer]

Don't think long wave exists anymore.Its now FM and AM (medium wave).Very good reception everywhere,in the car anyway.

  Not where I live. (T'rone)

[T Fearon]

Time to end the paranoia "hiding it on medium wave!" Ffs.With the live radio coverage and live tv coverage of the Ulster Championship in the summer,I think the BBC gives the GAA fan a good service,all year round.Remember it has a duty to all licence payers,including those who follow minority sports like ice hockey etc.

I can remember when the only coverage of GAA up here was edited highlights of the Ulster Final on Tv,so there has been huge improvements.

[DennistheMenace]

A lot of people on this thread have talked about the good coverage bbc give to gaelic games,  but they hide it on medium wave so ordinary ulster protestants  (OUP's) can't hear it. The only time gaelic games are ever mentioned in a non sporting context is if they are inviting the DUP to insult the GAA. They also refuse to acknowledge that it is an All Ireland sport.  Once there are no Ulster teams left it no longer exists in the BBCs eyes. They can't even bring themselves to call it the National League ffs.

They don't have the rights beyond Ulster AFAIK. Not an agenda.

[armaghniac]

The agenda lies in not securing the rights.

[munchkin]

The agenda lies in not securing the rights.

RTE TV and TG4 is available now in every corner of northern ireland, either from Saorview overspill or directly via freeview so the need for BBC to show anything beyond the ulster championship is not there.

Their coverage of the national league wouldnt be great, but you still have a raft of southern local radio stations online which cover the games so its not like the old days that someone in the back of Antrim relied completely on BBC for their GAA coverage.

[armaghniac]

If Antrim play some other place, you are saying that they should rely on the local media for the opposition. Why should their local media not provide a similar service?

[Feckitt]

The agenda lies in not securing the rights.

RTE TV and TG4 is available now in every corner of northern ireland, either from Saorview overspill or directly via freeview so the need for BBC to show anything beyond the ulster championship is not there.

Their coverage of the national league wouldnt be great, but you still have a raft of southern local radio stations online which cover the games so its not like the old days that someone in the back of Antrim relied completely on BBC for their GAA coverage.

Serious question, can you please tell me how to get RTE for free in the North, I have looked into this, and I cannot seem to find anyway of getting it without paying for it.  RTE currently costs me £25 per month.

[johnneycool]

RTE and TG4 are transmitted from Divis, so if you've a HD TV or set top box, you should be able to get it, although CL football and so on will be blue screened.
I can get RTE from a transmitter in Louth and the CL football and stuff isn't blue screened, but that's luck of the draw depending on location.

[armaghniac]

The agenda lies in not securing the rights.

RTE TV and TG4 is available now in every corner of northern ireland, either from Saorview overspill or directly via freeview so the need for BBC to show anything beyond the ulster championship is not there.

Their coverage of the national league wouldnt be great, but you still have a raft of southern local radio stations online which cover the games so its not like the old days that someone in the back of Antrim relied completely on BBC for their GAA coverage.

Serious question, can you please tell me how to get RTE for free in the North, I have looked into this, and I cannot seem to find anyway of getting it without paying for it.  RTE currently costs me £25 per month.

RTE is broadcast from NI transmitters, albeit at somewhat reduced power, any Freeview HD set can pick it up.

[MoChara]

I've lived in Belfast for years and could never pick up the southern stations same up at home in North Antrim, trying a few different free view boxes etc, only thing that seemed to work was Sky.

If I'm, doing something wrong, How'd you's get it tuned in?