ARLA/CLUSTER: Irlanda "suspende temporariamente" emissões da RTÉ em onda longa (252 kHz)

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

RTÉ Longwave service 'temporarily suspended'

RTÉ on 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.

Earlier this year the chair of Ireland’s Oireachtas Communications
Hildegarde Naughton TD (Galway West and South Mayo) announced that a
major antenna upgrade will ensure the transmission of RTÉ on long-wave
will continue for at least the next two years.: “The maintenance of
long wave radio for the Irish diaspora is a significant concern to the
Committee.”

She announced that service will have to be “temporarily suspended” for
approximately ten weeks, but RTÉ has said it will endeavour to
complete the works as quickly as possible.

“I welcome the efforts being made to continue this service, which
serves as an invaluable link between the diaspora and home,” she
added.

See http://www.theirishworld
.com/reprieve-for-rte-longwave/