[HCDX] News about 549kHz AM from Ireland

[Christopher McCallion <new_christian_radio_ireland@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All independent Irish re-broadcasts of UCB and Cross
Rhythms are to end -possibly within months. 

Irish Christian Broadcasters (ICB) who are responsible
for retransmitting various UK Christian radio stations
such as UCB and Cross Rhythms in Ireland, have decided
to permanently cease such re-broadcasts. They are now
in the process of building their own high-tech studios
and hope to be able to put their own programmes on air
24 hours a day as soon as possible (-it is possible
however that ICB may purchase some programming from UK
broadcasters once licenced). The new station will be
similar to the UCB network in it's format (but still
independent) though based in Ireland and purely for
and about Ireland. Two radio stations are planned: The
first one will be a family Christian radio station
similar to the old UCB Europe, consisting of Adult
Contemporary Christian Music/Christian Inspirational
music especially that originating from Irish artists,
coverage of Irish Christian events and activities,
plus Christian news, information, encouragement and
teaching with a particular focus on that from the
Irish churches. The second station will be Ireland's
own answer to Cross Rhythms in the UK.

ICB know the potential legal problems that these
relays cause for the Christian radio stations in the
UK that they re-broadcast and they are committed to
replacing these re-broadcasts with their own
programming as soon as it is financially and
practically possible to do so. It is also now clear
that they would need to do this in order to have any
hope of obtaining any sort of terrestrial licence in
Ireland. 

For more information about these broadcasts click this
link to this BRAND NEW official website- as you will
see it is NOT UCB who run it nor will UCB, Cross
Rhythms or Transworld Radio continue to be
re-broadcast via these frequencies for any longer than
the short term:

http://www.gracefellowship.ie/icb.htm

The 50 kW 549kHz AM transmitter is situated in
Northern Co. Monaghan, Ireland. When on full power,
the daytime signal can reach the whole of Ireland and
the western half of Britain with reasonable reception
also across most of the English Midlands as far east
as Leicester.

A friend of Christian radio in Ireland.


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