Downtown Radio reception on FM

ballyblack

Anybody else having problems in North Down/Newtownards area?

I have tried many of their recommended frequencies on FM but reception is very poor especially in Newtownards where the station is located

I have tried different car radios, no difference

I was in Cavan town, ROI (100 miles from N'ards) last week and it was loud & clear!!

Milko

Its not just downtown but nearly all stations have been affected.
Was told it was since the big DAB reshuffle in September (loads of new DAB stations added to NI)

ballyblack

Was told it was since the big DAB reshuffle in September (loads of new DAB stations added to NI)

I like most people haven't got DAB in the motor

I thought the point of commercial radio was to get more local listeners



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BigAl94

DAB reshuffle would have no effect on FM reception.

Downtown doesn't have a licence to broadcast on FM in the greater Belfast (including Newtownards) area.

Non DAB frequencies are as follows:-

Downtown Radio on FM/AM

1026 kHz AM (Medium Wave) - Antrim, Armagh, Ballyclare, Ballymena, Banbridge, Bangor, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Comber, Cookstown, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Larne, Lisburn, Lurgan, Maghera, Magherafelt, Newcastle, Newry, Newtownards, Portadown, Portaferry

96.4 MHz FM - Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Dungiven, Limavady, Portrush, Portstewart

96.6 MHz FM - Armagh, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Omagh

102.3 MHz FM - Antrim, Ballymena, Clough Mills, Magherafelt, Randalstown, Rasharkin, Templepatrick

102.4 MHz - Londonderry, Strabane

103.4 MHz FM - Newcastle (Mourne)
103.1 MHz FM - Newry/ South Down

97.1 MHz FM - Larne (East Antrim)

ballyblack

That explains it, thanks BigAl

(1026 Medium Wave no thanks)




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tightasaduck's

BigAl94 wrote: »

DAB reshuffle would have no effect on FM reception.

Downtown doesn't have a licence to broadcast on FM in the greater Belfast (including Newtownards) area.

Downtown split in February 1990 and created Cool FM which has the licence.

ballyblack

But Downtown radio doesn't transmit locally from their station in N'ards on FM?