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Back-Room Boy - Arthur Askey sends The Pips
In this centenary of the BBC-broadcast time signal, here's a snippet from the 1942 Arthur Askey comedy film, Back-Room Boy, showing exactly how the pips were generated!
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Simplest Crystal Set Radio
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This is the simplest radio ever! It's a pared-down version of a fixed-frequency crystal set, consisting of one inductor and one diode. Nothing else. The switch merely selects the other inductor, and so, an alternative frequency. Both are optional. First up, is BBC Radio 4, broadcast from the longwave transmitter in Droitwich, around 120km distant. Secondly, you'll hear China Radio International...
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
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Radio 4 LW has started to run targeted on air trails from May 29th 2023, giving listeners plenty of advance notice of the coming changes. All programmes on Radio 4 LW - Shipping Forecast, Daily Service, Yesterday in Parliament and Test Match Special - will continue to be available on other BBC platforms. Here is one of the first, on-air announcements.
RTE1 252kHz Final announcement and Transmitter switch off
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At 0959UTC on April 18th 2023, the 252kHz transmitter that carried Ireland's RTE1 Radio, was switched off. Here is the final minute
RTE1 Leaves 252kHz Longwave - The Final Minutes
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At 2303UTC on April 14th, RTE Radio 1 ceased broadcasting on 252kHz Longwave. Here's the final few moments...
RTE1 252kHz Closedown Announcement
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April 14th 2023 - The 252kHz longwave transmitter for RTE1 closes later today. This is the 0800UTC on-air announcement.
BBC Radio Berkshire leaves Caversham Park
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BBC Radio Berkshire leaves Caversham Park
Hebrew Tracks
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Here's a selection of tracks we used to play on the Voice of Peace, in late 1980/early 1981. They're all that's left on a an old C90 tape I made, whilst floating around, one day! I'd love to be able to identify the tracks and listen to them in better quality, on Spotify but I've just discovered that Hebrew tracks on Spotify have not been transliterated into latin text. So if anyone could ID any...
Radio Cracker 1992 Complete Jingle Set
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In another life, I got involved in with the Reading-area Radio Cracker. I'd forgotten how cheesy the jingles and promos were!
Digital TV Coming to UK - News at 10 - July 1998
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Found this on an old VHS tape: a News at Ten item reporting on digital TV coming to the UK. Broadcast July 28th 1998
The Bottom Line - Will the Internet Help Your Business
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Found this on an old VHS tape: the programme was called The Bottom Line. This item - part of the episode broadcast on Southern UK's Meridian TV on July 28th 1998 - asks 'whether the internet could help YOUR business'.
Panadol Commercial - UK 1998 - Elephants (again)
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Panadol Commercial - UK 1998 - Elephants (again)
George Martin - Theme One (with footsteps!)
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Here is the version of George Martin's Theme One, as broadcast by BBC Radio 1, each morning - back in the late 60's/early 70's - as the station came on air. This version includes the (not-often-heard) footsteps and the church door shutting FX: sure to jog a memory or two!
SAQ Transmission - July 3rd 2016 - 0845 GMT
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SAQ Transmission - July 3rd 2016 - 0845 GMT
Belarusian TV is 60 Years Old
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Belarusian TV is 60 Years Old
Construction work, thought to be 1958/9
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Construction work, thought to be 1958/9
St Albans Bypass bridge construction - 1958/59 NO SOUND
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St Albans Bypass bridge construction - 1958/59 NO SOUND
Voice of Peace Jingles and Promos
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Voice of Peace Jingles and Promos
Capital Radio moves from 539 to 194 metres
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Capital Radio moves from 539 to 194 metres
BBC Radio 1 leaves mediumwave - 1st July 1994
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BBC Radio 1 leaves mediumwave - 1st July 1994
Metro Radio Jingle Package - circa 1979
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Metro Radio Jingle Package - circa 1979
WCOD Cape Cod - 'Simple and Free' Jingle Package - circa 1979
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WCOD Cape Cod - 'Simple and Free' Jingle Package - circa 1979
KNBR - TM Productions Jingle Package
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KNBR - TM Productions Jingle Package
BFBS on shortwave - 1991
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BFBS on shortwave - 1991
55KSD St Louis - Jingle Package circa 1980
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55KSD St Louis - Jingle Package circa 1980
Atlantic 252 Launch - 1st September 1989
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Atlantic 252 Launch - 1st September 1989
BBC Radio 7 closedown - BBC Radio 4 Extra launch
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BBC Radio 7 closedown - BBC Radio 4 Extra launch

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @brianhebert6152
    @brianhebert6152 28 днів тому

    There was a missed opportunity for the final broadcast to end with "Mine is the *last* voice you will ever hear on Atlantic 252". Would have provided a great bookend.

  • @tomboocock9590
    @tomboocock9590 Місяць тому

    I was around then. And the 'Coral Windo-oo-ows' advert playing loads all the time 😅

  • @magirusdeutzjupiter2234
    @magirusdeutzjupiter2234 Місяць тому

    Never liked that shit station back in the later 70s when I found it, apart from Bridges..a rock show, and James Whale chat show.

  • @Connie_TinuityError
    @Connie_TinuityError 2 місяці тому

    What song is that at 1:37?

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 2 місяці тому

      There's not enough for me to be able to identity it. Sorry. The music would have been broadcast from the other radio station on 252kHz - Chaine 3, from Algeria.

  • @MarkPentler
    @MarkPentler 2 місяці тому

    7.125 MHz? Like, smack in the middle of the 40m amateur band?

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 2 місяці тому

      Here in Europe, 40m was just 7000-7100 until around 2005.

  • @tommymann1783
    @tommymann1783 2 місяці тому

    Did they use Jam Jingles?

  • @LeonardoFajardo-w7k
    @LeonardoFajardo-w7k 2 місяці тому

    hi po

  • @Nick-xi9lm
    @Nick-xi9lm 3 місяці тому

    Yes like 539, this end of the AM scale, signals traveled a lot further. I remember hearing a few years back,. you could hear Gold 603. Kent, near Swadlincote South of Derbyshire. 194 would be more directional towards London.

  • @cookric555
    @cookric555 3 місяці тому

    its may now and they still broadcast shipping forcast at 0048 on longwave

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 3 місяці тому

      The transmitter also sends switching signals to electricity meters to customers on Economy 7, and the like. The utility companies are behind schedule with their rollout of smart meters to these customers so 198kHz will stay on air until that's done. June '25, I think.

  • @lillianflorence6056
    @lillianflorence6056 5 місяців тому

    Came on first thing in morning, and 11 oclock at night, , i want at my funeral ,

  • @rogerdarthwell5393
    @rogerdarthwell5393 5 місяців тому

    30 years ago today

  • @rogerdarthwell5393
    @rogerdarthwell5393 5 місяців тому

    30 years ago today

  • @mrbigsausage6918
    @mrbigsausage6918 5 місяців тому

    I was 9 when I first heard this station, 102.6 Fox FM and HMTV ❤

  • @glassowlie
    @glassowlie 6 місяців тому

    And now Radio 4 Extra is facing the axe.

  • @user-bu5nl7nk1y
    @user-bu5nl7nk1y 7 місяців тому

    These were used on ROCK102 in Buffalo, NY.

  • @jamesharvey8654
    @jamesharvey8654 7 місяців тому

    Good jingles

  • @iansouthward7991
    @iansouthward7991 8 місяців тому

    I've been looking for this version for a long time. The "real" original. The one they actually played on the first day of Radio one. Including the time pips at the end. Thanks

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 8 місяців тому

      Glad you found it! This recording is actually the one held in the BBC library so very likely to be the 'real' original.

  • @thomasbellwood4017
    @thomasbellwood4017 9 місяців тому

    The countdown from Gordon is a vibe! ❤

  • @johnstevens9978
    @johnstevens9978 9 місяців тому

    When KNBR 68 playrd music . Thanks for sharing.

  • @greatestytcommentator
    @greatestytcommentator 11 місяців тому

    FM...? Really handy, in the middle of nowhere.

  • @3Swillems
    @3Swillems 11 місяців тому

    I listen to Bbc radio 4 on 198 khz the entire day while working in my shop in Belgium. I will miss it profoundly.

  • @jpsimmons5100
    @jpsimmons5100 11 місяців тому

    With digital television, you will get more channels.

  • @RenaissanceEarCandy
    @RenaissanceEarCandy 11 місяців тому

    Arseholes. What a completely useless thing to do.

  • @Candolad
    @Candolad Рік тому

    To me the majority of Alfasound jingles sound really amateurish and naff, and these are no exception. The singing is absolutely awful and flat. There's no robustness or energy at all. The bland English accents don't help and sound so dreary. Centre Radio's second jingle package by Alfasound sounds even worse than this one.

  • @simoncanterbury
    @simoncanterbury Рік тому

    Ironically, the likes of Radio Veronica (formerly 192m), Radio Caroline (558m) and Laser 558m previously, all recognised that a 'longer' frequency down towards that end of the spectrum, allowed the signal to travel much further.

  • @thedecmyster1
    @thedecmyster1 Рік тому

    Bad decision by the Beeb too ditch Radio 4 on Longwave, surely they can’t be saving loads of cash by dropping the service

  • @ingussilins6330
    @ingussilins6330 Рік тому

    BBC AM LW station is live in 2023 august. :)

  • @rtnVFRmedia
    @rtnVFRmedia Рік тому

    cool! I keep meaning to build one for 648KHz (I live in Suffolk, so the signal will be strong), just need to work out the component values and source a suitable diode (where do you get a germanium diode these days?)

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 Рік тому

      Thanks! Ebay is your friend, re sourcing a few diodes. As for working out the tuned circuit values: I imagine there's on online resource for that. If 648 is by far the strongest thing on the dial, you might get away with just the diode!

    • @rtnVFRmedia
      @rtnVFRmedia Рік тому

      @@wrongsideof40 Got it working after a few false starts (tried a "Germanium" diode from Amazon and a Schottky but those didn't work) - managed to source some CV7130/OA91 and 1N3470 - those work with either a 220 uH inductor and 100 pF capacitor; or a 330 uH inductor on its own (I got confused at first by why the values didn't match the resonance calculators, but had forgotten the capacitance of the antenna!)

  • @anthonyperkins7556
    @anthonyperkins7556 Рік тому

    This is the closedown sequence. After a few moments of silence the shortwave transmissions are switched off till BFBS returns in the morning.

  • @KristalGame-hh9cj
    @KristalGame-hh9cj Рік тому

    It's almost identical. Ed should just give royalties to the original

  • @gill5570
    @gill5570 Рік тому

    They don't make theme tunes like this anymore! Such a great theme, especially from 2:10 onwards. Loved how dramatic & urgent it sounded.

  • @daros194
    @daros194 Рік тому

    Nice to hear 275/285 and stereo VHF again!

  • @alapandas6398
    @alapandas6398 Рік тому

    I like Photograph, but clearly Amazing is better emotionally.

  • @SobrietyandSolace
    @SobrietyandSolace Рік тому

    Using the same chord progression is one thing. The same instrumentation, theme, melody, lyrics and stresses is too much. There’s plenty of songs out there that are openly inspired by eachother or even built off samples of eachother that sound more unique and distinct from eachother than these two songs.

  • @David_Granger
    @David_Granger Рік тому

    Incredibly clear audio. I can listen to radio 4 LW in Austria during nighttime, but barely, there's so much noise that I can't understand half the words

    • @wrongsideof40
      @wrongsideof40 Рік тому

      Although the announcements are on-air, this recording was made from the online BBC Sounds.

    • @RWL2012
      @RWL2012 11 місяців тому

      yeah, this is from an online broadcast of the long wave _feed_ before it gets sent to the LW transmitter sites. the LW broadcast would never sound this good!

  • @DavidSmith-648
    @DavidSmith-648 Рік тому

    The footsteps are obviously the BBC engineer at Wychbold walking up the steps to the switching room at 5.20am ready to fully power up 1500 metres before the organ fanfare, Theme One, the bongs of Big Ben and Ray Moore reading the news

  • @cerinolancerinolan7148
    @cerinolancerinolan7148 Рік тому

    Talk sport use the frequencies BBC RADIO 1 used have done for quite a while.

  • @robhurn2770
    @robhurn2770 Рік тому

    It’s more than influence. It’s plagiarism. Anyone with ears can hear this.

  • @peter6782
    @peter6782 Рік тому

    I figured this out well before it became public knowledge,it was so obvious.

  • @shantipeters4433
    @shantipeters4433 Рік тому

    sounds good together

  • @toastedroast
    @toastedroast Рік тому

    FF 2023 and sky compared to its digital early days and its pretty much half the service it once was with many channels closed since launch, Interactive service gone. And the whole idea of watching TV in its over the air form is slowly becoming a thing of the past. The only thing that has not changed is price increases!

  • @patrickli9206
    @patrickli9206 Рік тому

    Hi everyone, Ed Sheeran really is AMAZING when he wrote this 'Photograph' song, until I found out the similarities from Matt Cardle. 😞

  • @alangiles8103
    @alangiles8103 Рік тому

    There are things I love about 4Xtra and things I loathe - programmes starting late so we can hear a "hilarious" interview from The Comedy Club - cackling women, and Arthur Smith with asinine questions such as "how do you define your career in terms of soup?". Funny?. Not to me, but that might be followed by a classic Round The Horne, but I get sick of the announcers telling us that a 1957 Goon Show contains "langauge and attitudes of the time". What do they expect?. People never used to be so stupid and sensitive.

  • @christopherhulse8385
    @christopherhulse8385 Рік тому

    433 and 330 metres medium wave, it's radio 2 😊

  • @Lucy0809
    @Lucy0809 Рік тому

    Matt won. Ed stole this

  • @Markknott29
    @Markknott29 Рік тому

    And was it Phil somebody who used to say “a roony, a leeno, stupid boy!” Phil Wood?

  • @Markknott29
    @Markknott29 Рік тому

    I wonder if these were recorded at Pluto Studios in Granby Row with Phil Bush and Steve Penk etc…. I once gave Steve Penk a lift home from the studios one night. He talked nonstop all the way home but the curious part was that when we went through a tunnel or under a bridge his mouth kept moving but his voice went silent. I guess that’s normal for am radio though….😊

  • @fyinfomag
    @fyinfomag Рік тому

    HI I was Steven Price on board 1984/85 I am still sort of broadcasting ua-cam.com/video/EglzN5xS6sQ/v-deo.html

  • @RWL2012
    @RWL2012 Рік тому

    I didn't know 0345 numbers went that far back!

  • @stephanieprpa630
    @stephanieprpa630 Рік тому

    1:35