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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> News and Comment >> No-one in BH listening to R2 o/p? http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1382958009 Message started by Mikej on Oct 28^th, 2013, 11:01am

Title: No-one in BH listening to R2 o/p?
Post by Mikej on Oct 28^th, 2013, 11:01am

Apparantly the R2 playout system fell over on Saturday night/Sunday morning with the clock change and no-one in BH noticed for 20minutes.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/27/radio-2-glitch-listeners-baffled

Is there no-one on duty at night any more?
Bring back continuities/TOM BH etc etc please.

Mike

Title: Re: No-one in BH listening to R2 o/p?
Post by Amigo on Oct 28^th, 2013, 12:20pm

This 'event' merely reinforces the point in the other 'hot topic', ....

"Where's The Mute Button?". With nearly 24,000 views, it's a subject close to many hearts.

Although I can personally remember ringing a transmitter when they were broadcasting Radio Two and Radio Three on the same frequency at the same time...... they were not able to monitor their output all the time.... it was a feed problem...surely there should be someone 'there' even in the 'wee small hours'?

In Radio terms this is when sincere listening is done, so the BBC should get it right.
If the originating network can't get it right.......

Title: Re: No-one in BH listening to R2 o/p?
Post by FoxyFace on Oct 28^th, 2013, 12:58pm

...and in the good old days this would have resulted in LOSS OF ANNUAL INCREMENT to the individual responsible.

Title: Re: No-one in BH listening to R2 o/p?
Post by Roundabout on Oct 29^th, 2013, 3:40pm

Whatever has the 'new' high-tech cost-effective BBC come to?