Church broadcasts of Mass to resume

CHURCH radio broadcasts to the sick and housebound are set to resume after they were banned for interfering with air traffic control signals.

Earlier this year the Government stopped churches broadcasting Mass on the FM frequency because of complaints from transatlantic pilots flying 30,000ft over Ireland. Now the ComReg, the communications regulator, has approved a new frequency so the housebound, sick and elderly can hear Mass via special FM radios.

Noel O’Flynn, chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, said: “The move will be a huge relief to thousands of people across the country. They were left without their Church services while ComReg was investigating complaints that certain radio frequencies may have been interfering with aircraft controls.”