The IRTS Radio News Service
News Bulletins
The IRTS Radio News Service News bulletins are broadcast each week by the Society as a service to all radio amateurs, experimenters and shortwave listeners. Times (local time) and frequencies are shown in the table .
Signal reports are welcomed by the newsreaders after the bulletins, as are reports from SWLs - who can send an email to
| swlreports |  | irts.ie |
Members are asked to contribute to the news service by passing on items of interest to the IRTS News Service. In particular, club secretaries are asked to keep the News Service informed of events run by their clubs.
Schedule of Bulletins
| Location | Time | Freq MHz (Repeater) | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | |||
| National | 11:00 | 7.123 | SSB |
| Dublin | 11.45 | 145.525 | FM |
| National | 12:00 | 3.650 | SSB |
| Mayo | 21:00 | 145.600 (EI2TGR) | FM |
| Tipperary (trial basis) | 21:30 | 145.450 | FM |
| Monday | |||
| Cork | 20:00 | 145.750 (EI2MGR) | FM |
| Limerick | 20:00 | 145.725 (EI2REG) | FM |
| Tuesday | |||
| Southern Region | 20:00 | SIRN Repeaters | FM |
| Wednesday | |||
| Northeast | 20:00 | 145.675 (EI2CCR) | FM |
The times shown above are local times
The 40m news service is currently running with a rota of newsreaders. To see the rota please check the calendar located on the IRTS groups.io page.
Updated 26/11/2023
