RTÉ Radio will broadcast the GAA All-Ireland Hurling final on Sunday 2 September and the All-Ireland Football final on Sunday 16 September on all wavelengths to Irish people living abroad in countries across Europe, Africa and the Far East.
- In Africa and the Far East, the finals will be available on shortwave. See frequency details below.
- At home, audiences can listen to the GAA finals, as usual, on RTÉ Radio 1 FM and Longwave 252.
- Across most of Britain, listeners will receive our coverage on Long Wave 252.
- For the second year, RTÉ will also transmit the finals on DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale – digital AM radio) to most of Europe.
For those living in Ireland, who wish to get details of the shortwave frequencies to friends or family living abroad, RTÉ is providing a special phone text service. Listeners can text the word 'shortwave' to 51101 and they will receive a short text message with the shortwave frequencies. SP: Xiam Interactive Ph: (01) 4832010.
This service is part of RTÉ’s continued commitment to Irish people overseas, particularly in geographically or technically isolated areas.
In addition to RTÉ Radio broadcasts, RTÉ will also broadcast the All-Ireland finals on RTÉ Two and RTÉ.ie/sport (island of Ireland only).
There will also be live uninterrupted audio coverage from RTÉ Radio 1's Sunday Sport and RTÉ Television's The Sunday Game available worldwide here on RTÉ.ie/sport, while we will also have a live text matchtracker updating events as they develop throughout both afternoons. RTÉ Aertel will also carry live score updates, brief match reports and reaction, while there will be comprehensive reporting and reaction on RTÉ.ie/sport.
SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES FOR AFRICA AND THE FAR EAST
Target Frequencies
West of Central Africa 17860 kHz/11735 kHz
East of Central Africa 17710 kHz/11635 kHz
Southern Africa 9470 kHz
DRM (Digital AM Radio) FREQUENCIES FOR EUROPE
Target Frequencies
Europe 17495 kHz/11735 kHz
For further details of RTÉ coverage abroad please see
http://www.rte.ie/radio/worldwide.html
