As mentioned upthread, Belfast once filled in for Glasgow during Breakfast - I think marksi (once of this parish) happened to have been in work early, so there was someone spare to go into the spare suite.
Having been in many disaster recovery planning meetings where I've had to come up with solutions for scenarios which never happen, I'm pleased to see one that was needed and actually works pretty smoothly.
Did Cardiff take back control at any point last night or did it stay with Belfast? If so, how was the handover to the BBC News Channel? Was there a “Nos da”?
Did Cardiff take back control at any point last night or did it stay with Belfast? If so, how was the handover to the BBC News Channel? Was there a “Nos da”?
There was indeed a "Nos da".
All of last night's events are detailed in this article on the Clean Feed website. It includes the closing announcement at 2.15am and details of the cue dot action when Cardiff playout was being brought back online.
Did Cardiff take back control at any point last night or did it stay with Belfast? If so, how was the handover to the BBC News Channel? Was there a “Nos da”?
There was indeed a "Nos da".
All of last night's events are detailed in this article on the Clean Feed website. It includes the closing announcement at 2.15am and details of the cue dot action when Cardiff playout was being brought back online.
I’m not sure if it’s been mentioned yet, but the BBC slate at the end of The Six wasn’t a breakdown slate. It’s what is shown on the Net1 clean-feed anytime that Net1 isn’t showing a programme. This feed is sent just to the nations. The regions get normal Net1 - a different feed that would have defaulted to NC.
How does the region's NET1 get from the news channel to the junction before the One Show? Do they just routinely crash out of the news channel on the basis it is rarely broadcast?
How does the region's NET1 get from the news channel to the junction before the One Show? Do they just routinely crash out of the news channel on the basis it is rarely broadcast?
I'm curious about the clean feed holding graphic appearing after the Six ended. I guess that means that some kit was still powered in Llandaff, even if it couldn't be controlled, otherwise the screen would have gone blank when the power failed.
In analogue days (and possibly with digits) regional centre opt circuitry was set up with a failsafe to pass net1 and 2 straight back out to the transmitters if the power failed. I suppose that either isn't the case in Wales.
All of last night's events are detailed in this article on the Clean Feed website. It includes the closing announcement at 2.15am and details of the cue dot action when Cardiff playout was being brought back online.
Thanks for this, and I can see the 8.30pm junction I spoke of earlier wasn't the most unique one. Really liked how they handled the brief explanation into the News Channel. C'mon the Nations!
I'm curious about the clean feed holding graphic appearing after the Six ended. I guess that means that some kit was still powered in Llandaff, even if it couldn't be controlled, otherwise the screen would have gone blank when the power failed.
In analogue days (and possibly with digits) regional centre opt circuitry was set up with a failsafe to pass net1 and 2 straight back out to the transmitters if the power failed. I suppose that either isn't the case in Wales.
In the analogue era wasn't there just a pair of mechanical co-ax relays, that defaulted to a by-pass arrangement. Today there might be a similar arrangement, but 'electonic' at the CCM centres? There must be something like that to deal with auto switching between CCMs should one have to take over from the other? I doubt the answer exists in the public domain!