Radio at Le Mans

[nick francis]

Apart from Radio Le Mans on 91.20 are there any other radio stations broadcasting in English at the circuit either FM or Digital available? This is for both race coverage and World Cup commentary purposes.

Nick

[FredericRobinson]

Don't think so, the BBC world service doesn't cover France, don't think UK based stations will stretch that far, perhaps R4 on LW but that won't cover Le Mans or much World Cup

[Truckosaurus]

You seem to be able to get Radio5 on AM a long way into France, surprisingly a better signal than I can get in most of Hampshire.

[W8PMC]

Is this as simple as tuning my iPhone App (TuneIn Radio) to the relevant Le Mans Radio frequency, bung some earphones on & hey presto?

[nick francis]

W8PMC said:

Is this as simple as tuning my iPhone App (TuneIn Radio) to the relevant Le Mans Radio frequency, bung some earphones on & hey presto?

What sort of data would this entail if used for a few hours I wonder?

[garethdphillips]

W8PMC said:

Is this as simple as tuning my iPhone App (TuneIn Radio) to the relevant Le Mans Radio frequency, bung some earphones on & hey presto?

Yes, but the mobile networks are likely to be congested so I doubt you can rely on this, plus it will kill your battery quite quickly.

Cant beat a cheap FM radio for this

[Output Flange]

nick francis said:

What sort of data would this entail if used for a few hours I wonder?

RadioLeMans podcasts run at 50MB/hour. Live stream is the same.

[LeoZwalf]

I bought something like this about 3 years ago specifically for Le Mans.
So cheap, batteries last ages.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2013-New-Hot-Sale-P...

Job done, no worrying about mobile data, emptying iPhone batteries, congested networks etc.

[Output Flange]

garethdphillips said:

Yes, but the mobile networks are likely to be congested so I doubt you can rely on this, plus it will kill your battery quite quickly.

Cant beat a cheap FM radio for this

You're right that an FM radio is the best solution, however I listened to the whole of the 6 hours of Silverstone over 3G and it used about 20% of my battery (iPhone 5S) and 50MB/hour of data.

[W8PMC]

Will any portable FM radio bought in the UK work in France & am i correct that the Radio LeMans frequency is 91.5FM so simply tune said new radio to that frequency & job done?

[nick francis]

91.2 if I'm not mistaken., not sure which language that's in tho" I'm guessing English?

[Output Flange]

92.1. A Uk radio will work.

[hyper jay]

Roberts sports radio 995 runs on 2AAAs perfect at LM

[W8PMC]

Thanks. On my PH/1st Tickets paperwork it says Radio Le Mans is 91.5FM

Just checked the Radio Le Mans website & it does say 91.2

[nick francis]

W8PMC said:

Thanks. On my PH/1st Tickets paperwork it says Radio Le Mans is 91.5FM

Just checked the Radio Le Mans website & it does say 91.2

Yes I did exactly the same !

[OvalOwl]

FM radios will work anywhere as will AM ones. The only problem you will have is if you are using a "digital" AM tuner (PLL) where Europe uses a 9kHz step between stations whilst the Americas use 10kHz.