Radio 5 & 6

RW

RW 16 January 2002 10:56pm

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thegeek on 10:53 pm on Jan. 16, 2002
Network Z is in the pipeline, I've not heard too much about it though. �I don't think it's due to launch till next year.

Apparently it starts in August, although invariably it'll probably slip to the autumn.

ST

Stoo 17 January 2002 11:28am

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RW on 5:03 pm on Jan. 14, 2002

BBC (Radio) 6 Music is Network Y - album tracks and archive material - starting 11th March (reportedly).

At last, a BBC station worth listening to!

Stu

RW

RW 17 January 2002 11:47am

Yes, I'm looking forward to it too - in fact, I'm splashing out on a DAB radio, so it had better be good! Pity information about it is so vague at the moment. All I know so far is that Tom Robinson expects to be doing the 7-10pm slot, and Bob Harris and Gideon Coe (ex-GLR) will also be presenting.

GE

thegeek Founding member 19 January 2002 12:37am

RW - you've got 5 multiplexes to look forward to, surely there's more than just Network Y to listen to..

I quite like some of the simulcasts I can get - Xfm, Jazz FM and Kiss all broadcast to Glasgow on DAB. Plus I can get Virgin and Clyde 2 in stereo.

Tis quite nice, if entirely off-topic...

NG

noggin Founding member 19 January 2002 1:53am

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RW on 11:47 am on Jan. 17, 2002
Yes, I'm looking forward to it too - in fact, I'm splashing out on a DAB radio, so it had better be good! �Pity information about it is so vague at the moment. �All I know so far is that Tom Robinson expects to be doing the 7-10pm slot, and Bob Harris and Gideon Coe (ex-GLR) will also be presenting.

And not forgetting that Gideon Coe is not only ex-GLR, he is also ex-News 24, as he was one of News 24s presenters at launch...

RW

RW 4 February 2002 9:17am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/images/holding_logo.gif

BBC 6 Music has today apparently started test transmissions on DAB, and the website is now up and running at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music.

(Edited by RW at 9:35 am on Feb. 4, 2002)

JO

johnny 4 February 2002 1:48pm

I wonder if that logo was designed by Lambie Narin:P:

I notice it isn't in the same style & has the word Radio Missing

RW

RW 4 February 2002 6:10pm

Been listening to the test transmissions, and the station is to be known simply as BBC 6 Music rather than BBC Radio 6 Music. But that logo certainly looks as uncorporate as it can! This never would have happened a couple of years ago - it would have been |B|B|C| 6 MUSIC all in Gill Sans!

Anyway, the new station sounds good so far - starts 7.00am on 11th March.

GR

thegreenfairy 4 February 2002 6:37pm

I suppose what with digital using slightly different technology, the DAB services aren't *technically* radio are they? Also it opens all sorts of possibilities and tie-ins - you could have a BBC 6 Music TV channel one day perhaps?- or at least a similarly branded TV show - on at 6pm maybe?!?!

(January 2002)