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Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Great Britain and Ireland on 252kHz (1190.4 metres). It was launched in 1989 as a joint venture between RTE and Radio Luxembourg to play mainstream pop and rock music. Although its transmitter was in the Republic of Ireland near Clarkestown, the long reach of its signal meant that it was often considered to be a UK national station. At the time, there were no national commercial broadcasters in the UK - the first was Classic FM in 1992.
The station closed down at the end of 2001, and was briefly replaced by a sports station, TeamTalk 252. This faced competition from BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, and was itself closed in the summer of 2002, just a few months after its launch. The frequency is now used by RTE Radio 1.
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