Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

Mookiemoo

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Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

« on: June 09, 2011, 23:02:18 »

Ok, I listen to R5 all the time - its the only radio station I listen to. Even in ireland I'm streaming it. My point is not an R5 one but just to point out that I'm not comparing local radio to national.

Twice in the last few weeks I have heard NATIONAL radio 5 announce signalling/other distruption out of waterloo. Even encouraging people to txt in.

Not once, even in some of the really bad distruptions (I'm thinking Didcot November 2009 for example) have I ever heard FGW^▸ disruption covered. OR for that matter, east coast, etc etc - yes they get mentioned in the travel bulletins but not in "breaking news" in and around a non travel related program

Unfair? Justified? Discuss


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LiskeardRich

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Re: Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 23:33:06 »

probably communication with the TOC^▸ ,

If TOC out of Waterloo contact them, they may well decide to announce it as breaking news straight away.
The travel desk is operated in a different studio where they have the same info as we get on bbc website, which almost certainly wouldnt be available to the on air studio, other than the travel ones


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Re: Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2011, 00:24:34 »

it could be something different, i don't know if your station is the same but many radio stations are national but have separate local news/travel reports but the one i listen to has the same music and dj's playing but when the news comes on (and yes im sad enough to have tried this with the radio and the channel on sky on at the same time) the radio version will have local traffic and the sky version will have london, is it possible that your listening to a south london version?


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inspector_blakey

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Re: Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2011, 02:45:44 »

I avoid these issues by streaming Radio 4. Or Radio 1. Or 1 Extra.

Does that combination make me weird...?


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Re: Inequality between TOC's and regions and the BBC....

« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2011, 03:04:35 »

Quote from: inspector_blakey on June 10, 2011, 02:45:44

I avoid these issues by streaming Radio 4. Or Radio 1. Or 1 Extra.

Does that combination make me weird...?

when i was on the road my radio would go radio 1,kiss 101,classic fm so your suddenly seems less strange!


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