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  • Holme Moss FM temporary loss?

    From David Paste@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 12 07:10:41 2022
    Late last night (approximately 03:30 Tuesday 12th April) all the FM stations from Holme Moss were off air, just static in their place. Does anyone know
    if this was a planned piece of work, or did somethng exciting happen? I had
    a quick search on the net for planned works timetables but found nothing.

    Thanks.

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  • From Scott@21:1/5 to pastedavid@gmail.com on Tue Apr 12 15:50:00 2022
    On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:10:41 -0700 (PDT), David Paste
    <pastedavid@gmail.com> wrote:

    Late last night (approximately 03:30 Tuesday 12th April) all the FM stations >from Holme Moss were off air, just static in their place. Does anyone know
    if this was a planned piece of work, or did somethng exciting happen? I had
    a quick search on the net for planned works timetables but found nothing.

    https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2427608/national-fm-stations-off-air-from-holme-moss

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  • From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to David Paste on Tue Apr 12 15:54:39 2022
    On 12/04/2022 15:10, David Paste wrote:
    Late last night (approximately 03:30 Tuesday 12th April) all the FM stations from Holme Moss were off air, just static in their place. Does anyone know
    if this was a planned piece of work, or did somethng exciting happen? I had
    a quick search on the net for planned works timetables but found nothing.


    It's on the Beeb's reception website warning page

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/engineering-works/waw-holme-moss-apr22

    Happening again tonight.

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  • From David Paste@21:1/5 to Mark Carver on Tue Apr 12 08:54:40 2022
    On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 15:54:41 UTC+1, Mark Carver wrote:

    It's on the Beeb's reception website warning page

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/engineering-works/waw-holme-moss-apr22

    Happening again tonight.

    Thanks. That page states Radio 1 for my area as 98.5 but it's 98.9 for where I am in
    Cheshire (on the Mersey). What gives? (also please don't judge; that's the only BBC
    frequency I can remember!)

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  • From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to David Paste on Tue Apr 12 17:17:22 2022
    On 12/04/2022 16:54, David Paste wrote:
    On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 15:54:41 UTC+1, Mark Carver wrote:

    It's on the Beeb's reception website warning page

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/engineering-works/waw-holme-moss-apr22

    Happening again tonight.
    Thanks. That page states Radio 1 for my area as 98.5 but it's 98.9 for where I am in
    Cheshire (on the Mersey). What gives? (also please don't judge; that's the only BBC
    frequency I can remember!)
    Ah, that table you refer to is giving you adjacent area transmitters you
    can use as an alternative.

    In your case it's quoting the Llangollen transmitter, which has good 'overspill' into Cheshire, Merseyside, and the nicer bits of Manchester :-)

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  • From David Paste@21:1/5 to Mark Carver on Tue Apr 12 11:46:28 2022
    On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 17:17:23 UTC+1, Mark Carver wrote:

    Ah, that table you refer to is giving you adjacent area transmitters you
    can use as an alternative.

    In your case it's quoting the Llangollen transmitter, which has good 'overspill' into Cheshire, Merseyside, and the nicer bits of Manchester :-)

    Ah! i knew it'd be something simple!

    Thanks again.

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  • From Paul Ratcliffe@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 12 20:02:25 2022
    On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:46:28 -0700 (PDT), David Paste <pastedavid@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 17:17:23 UTC+1, Mark Carver wrote:

    Ah, that table you refer to is giving you adjacent area transmitters you
    can use as an alternative.

    In your case it's quoting the Llangollen transmitter, which has good
    'overspill' into Cheshire, Merseyside, and the nicer bits of Manchester :-)

    Ah! i knew it'd be something simple!

    Just don't sing it, or you'll upset Bill.

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  • From williamwright@21:1/5 to Paul Ratcliffe on Wed Apr 13 02:14:36 2022
    On 12/04/2022 21:02, Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
    On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:46:28 -0700 (PDT), David Paste <pastedavid@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, 12 April 2022 at 17:17:23 UTC+1, Mark Carver wrote:

    Ah, that table you refer to is giving you adjacent area transmitters you >>> can use as an alternative.

    In your case it's quoting the Llangollen transmitter, which has good
    'overspill' into Cheshire, Merseyside, and the nicer bits of Manchester :-) >>
    Ah! i knew it'd be something simple!

    Just don't sing it, or you'll upset Bill.

    Shurrup

    Bill

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  • From tony sayer@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 13 15:08:49 2022
    In article <jbli5fFmd7uU1@mid.individual.net>, Mark Carver <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus
    On 12/04/2022 15:10, David Paste wrote:
    Late last night (approximately 03:30 Tuesday 12th April) all the FM stations >> from Holme Moss were off air, just static in their place. Does anyone know >> if this was a planned piece of work, or did somethng exciting happen? I had >> a quick search on the net for planned works timetables but found nothing.


    It's on the Beeb's reception website warning page

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/engineering-works/waw-holme-moss- >apr22

    Happening again tonight.


    I heard that they are currently installing new FM transmitters there at
    't moss;!..

    --
    Tony Sayer


    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.

    Give him a keyboard, and he will reveal himself.

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  • From Mark Carver@21:1/5 to tony sayer on Wed Apr 13 15:19:45 2022
    On 13/04/2022 15:08, tony sayer wrote:
    In article <jbli5fFmd7uU1@mid.individual.net>, Mark Carver <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> scribeth thus
    On 12/04/2022 15:10, David Paste wrote:
    Late last night (approximately 03:30 Tuesday 12th April) all the FM stations
    from Holme Moss were off air, just static in their place. Does anyone know >>> if this was a planned piece of work, or did somethng exciting happen? I had >>> a quick search on the net for planned works timetables but found nothing. >>>

    It's on the Beeb's reception website warning page

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/engineering-works/waw-holme-moss-
    apr22

    Happening again tonight.

    I heard that they are currently installing new FM transmitters there at
    't moss;!..

    Yes. And I think there's also been a new antenna stack fitted too
    (slowed up probably by events at Bilsdale), so it's Trigger's Broom there !

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  • From williamwright@21:1/5 to Mark Carver on Wed Apr 13 18:01:46 2022
    On 13/04/2022 15:19, Mark Carver wrote:
    I heard that they are currently installing new FM transmitters there at
    't moss;!..

    Yes. And I think there's also been a new antenna stack fitted too
    (slowed up probably by events at Bilsdale), so it's Trigger's Broom there !

    I wonder if they've reused the old feeders, like a cowboy aerial man
    would...

    Bill

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