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I'm surprised that a system to inhibit unwanted RBR wasn't put into service.
There were means to stop Oxford which was usually RBL of Sutton Coldfield if the feed to SC failed.
(SC would take Oxford as its RBR - and not very well(!) - so Oxford had to be forced to RBR Crystal Palace instead, or a nasty howl round would entertain the Midlands folks).
That is just one example, so why could it not be introduced in NI to prevent Scotland being radiated?
One other example of stopping unwanted RBR is a radio one, London Control Room had a switch to turn off Radio Three in Scotland only. This was something to do with school's programmes and rights. I think it was that there were only so many times each programme could be transmitted, and Radio Scotland may already have played them out? This would have also inhibited the RBR from being taken.
Please feel free to correct that if you know better, as I never had to throw the switch myself!
There were means to stop Oxford which was usually RBL of Sutton Coldfield if the feed to SC failed.
(SC would take Oxford as its RBR - and not very well(!) - so Oxford had to be forced to RBR Crystal Palace instead, or a nasty howl round would entertain the Midlands folks).
That is just one example, so why could it not be introduced in NI to prevent Scotland being radiated?
One other example of stopping unwanted RBR is a radio one, London Control Room had a switch to turn off Radio Three in Scotland only. This was something to do with school's programmes and rights. I think it was that there were only so many times each programme could be transmitted, and Radio Scotland may already have played them out? This would have also inhibited the RBR from being taken.
Please feel free to correct that if you know better, as I never had to throw the switch myself!
Last edited by commseng on 2 January 2018 3:34pm