Atlantic 252, Radio station in Clarkstown, County Meath, Ireland
Atlantic 252 was a radio station with transmission facilities including a tall broadcast mast in Clarkstown, while the main studios were situated at Mornington House in Trim. The station broadcast on longwave frequency 252 kHz, allowing it to reach a wide audience across Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Atlantic 252 started broadcasting on 1 September 1989 through a partnership between Irish state broadcaster RTÉ and the parent company of Radio Luxembourg, RTL Group. This collaboration created a European radio venture with an Irish focus.
The station shaped musical tastes across Ireland and the UK during the 1990s by introducing new artists and maintaining steady rotation of contemporary pop music.
The longwave broadcast frequency was particularly accessible to older car radios and offered special benefits for commuters during their daily drives. Visitors to the region can still see the historic transmitter mast structure today, even though broadcasting operations have long since ceased.
The signal was so powerful that listeners in distant countries like Finland, Russia, and around the Mediterranean could receive clear broadcasts. This unusual reach made the station a phenomenon among international radio enthusiasts.
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