252 AM explained

The following radio stations broadcast on Longwave, AM frequency 252 kHz (1,190 meters):^[1]

Algeria

• - French language station, broadcast from Tipaza, Algeria. It broadcasts at 1.5 Megawatts during the day and at 750 kilowatts at night.

Former stations

• Yle Radio 1 (Finland)
• Radio Tojikston (Tajikistan)
• Radio Rossii (Russia) - Closed down on 9 January 2014.^[2]
• RTÉ Radio 1 (Ireland) - following the closure of Atlantic 252 (1989-2002) and its short lived successor TEAMtalk 252 (2002) RTÉ began broadcasting its Radio 1 service on this frequency from 2004 aimed at the Irish in Britain.^[3] RTÉ Conducted Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) tests on this frequency in 2007. In 2014, RTÉ announced to would end its AM broadcasting. However, this had been deferred on a number of occasions. Transmissions on long wave ceased on 14th April 2023.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://nkarc.endmatrix.info/freq/lw.htm#List_of_longwave_broadcasting_transmitters List of L.W. transmitters
2. http://www.asiawaves.net/longwave-radio.htm#longwave-252 Long Wave Radio
3. http://radiotoday.ie/2014/09/remembering-atlantic-252-25-years-on/ Remembering Atlantic 252 25 years on
4. Web site: Keep Listening - How to Listen to RTÉ's Radio Services . . March 2021 .