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BBC Wales problems

(September 2008)

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SN
Silver Nemesis
BBC Wales seem to be having a bad morning.

BBC 1 Wales on satellite have had Scotland for the duration of the Politics Show opt (at least), including Reporting Scotland headlines at the start, whilst BBC 2 Wales had Scottish continuity during the junction into MotoGP.

On analogue, the Politics Show started off with the North West opt, before switching to London and later back to NW at 12:50ish. Judging from teletext, BBC 2 is receiving BBC West.

I can't get Freeview in my area, so don't know what's happening on that.

Both 1 & 2 on satellite lost Countryfile and Film 2008 for approx 20 mins at around 11:35ish.

EDIT: 13:05 - BBC 1 Wales analogue is back to London (according to teletext).
BBC 2 analogue still on West and satellite still on extended Scottish Politics Show.
DA
Dan Founding member
Are you in north Wales? In south Wales it was the Politics Show West on analogue, with a mention of technical problems preventing the Welsh programme going out.
SN
Silver Nemesis
Indeed, I am in the North. (If there was an announcement on North West, I missed it whilst flicking between everything else! Though of course, I had London half way through the opt for about 10mins or so...)
M
M@ Founding member
Now being covered by BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7640623.stm
OV
Orry Verducci
I'm guessing BBC One Wales and BBC 2W on Sky are now London. Radio Wales and Cymru are silent, I expect that on FM the RBS has kicked in, although I'm not sure what it would be rebroadcasting.
SN
Silver Nemesis
Viewers in Wales were introduced to River City earlier on, but it would appear that satellite has now joined analogue in showing Eastenders on London.

BBC 2 analogue has still got West teletext as of 14:05.

(EDIT: Sorry - posted at the same time! I've still got Radio Wales and Radio Cymru on FM at the moment.)
RE
Revitt
I obviously can't get Radio Wales and Cymru on FM, but on Satellite Radio Wales is silent and Radio Cymru is on air with people speaking in English (AFAIK there is no English language output on Cymru - apologies if i'm wrong) - having said that one of the guys has an Irish accent. Confused
SN
Silver Nemesis
The online streaming of both radio stations seems to be the same as satellite, but here in the North I can still get both correct programmes on FM as of 14:40.
BB
BBCWalesToday
I'm on freeview, in south wales. And the news channel is frozen with a shot of Bradford & Bingley at 11:32, it's now 2:44.
SN
Silver Nemesis
BBCwalestoday posted:
I'm on freeview, in south wales. And the news channel is frozen with a shot of Bradford & Bingley at 11:32, it's now 2:44.


Really?! Are the kids channels operating on Freeview?
GO
gottago
Revitt posted:
I obviously can't get Radio Wales and Cymru on FM, but on Satellite Radio Wales is silent and Radio Cymru is on air with people speaking in English (AFAIK there is no English language output on Cymru - apologies if i'm wrong) - having said that one of the guys has an Irish accent. Confused
I think Cymru is broadcasting Radio 4 right now.
RE
Revitt
gottago posted:
Revitt posted:
I obviously can't get Radio Wales and Cymru on FM, but on Satellite Radio Wales is silent and Radio Cymru is on air with people speaking in English (AFAIK there is no English language output on Cymru - apologies if i'm wrong) - having said that one of the guys has an Irish accent. Confused
I think Cymru is broadcasting Radio 4 right now.


It is yes, I've just worked that out - you beat me too it. Wink Is Radio 4 being broadcast on BBC Cymru FM as well as satellite?

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