Mark Carver wrote:

Anyway, it's all cut off now. However a friend of mine saw Bilsdale
analogue BBC 2 switch to an alternative feed last month, it was 14:9
letterbox, but full of nasty scaling artefacts, in sync with BBC 2
D-Sat, and only P888 text available so looks as if Astra 28.2E is being
used for BBC RBS in those analogue island regions ?


Here in S Yorks:

"Mr Wright my picture's very snowy."
"This is on the old analogue channels is it?"
"Yes. I re-tuned it like they like they told us to -- it took me all one
night -- and every since the picture's been snowy."
"How old is your telly?"
"Oh, it's not that old. Let me see... how long is it since Eddie died?
My daughter's called in... Elizabeth, can you remember when your dad died?"
[faint voice] 'Course I can.'
"I mean when was it?"
[faint voice] "The twins were in the buggy at the cemetery so it must
have been about 1990."
"Hello Mr Wright. It must be at least ten years old. Oh, wait a minute,
no... twenty! It's 2012 now isn't it? Doesn't time fly?"
"You'll have to get a new telly or a digital box. You see, analogue
telly has finished."
"Oh no, I don't want to do that. It hasn't finished Mr Wright, because
we can still get it. It's just a bit snowy. Can you come and alter the
aerial a bit?"

Bill

On Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, at 23:18:35h +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

It's just a bit snowy. Can you come and alter the aerial a bit?"

Bilsdale West Moor.

Is he going to be surprised when he sees Carol Malia at 18:30h?

J G Miller wrote:
On Sunday, January 22nd, 2012, at 23:18:35h +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

It's just a bit snowy. Can you come and alter the aerial a bit?"

Bilsdale West Moor.

Is he going to be surprised when he sees Carol Malia at 18:30h?

I'm not sure perception extends to identifying individuals on the telly.
That particular family seem to think I'm my dad.

Bill

On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:58:20 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

At one time, if not now, CP was the start of the BBC re-broadcast
network (analogue) which is a backup in event of land line failure.
The next nearest transmitter can pick it up off air and re-broadcast
that signal if things go apex over posterior. And so on up the
country. So it would make sense to maintain that as long as possible.

So why didn't they start with the furthest away place and gradually
contract the analogue network region by region towards London then?

You work for the BBC, not me, so why not ask them?

What's it got to do with them? You work(ed) for ITV. Why don't you
ask them?

In article ,
Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
At one time, if not now, CP was the start of the BBC re-broadcast
network (analogue) which is a backup in event of land line failure.
The next nearest transmitter can pick it up off air and
re-broadcast that signal if things go apex over posterior. And so
on up the country. So it would make sense to maintain that as long
as possible.

So why didn't they start with the furthest away place and gradually
contract the analogue network region by region towards London then?

You work for the BBC, not me, so why not ask them?

What's it got to do with them?

Which part of 'BBC re-broadcast network (analogue)' is too difficult for
you to comprehend?

You work(ed) for ITV. Why don't you ask them?

I worked for an ITV contractor who never had anything to do with
transmission arrangements such as this. That would have been the ITA or
its successor. Unlike the BBC, who once did everything itself. And I
assume still has a say in what it requires from the transmission
contractor.

--
*Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:55:22 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

In article ,
Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
At one time, if not now, CP was the start of the BBC re-broadcast
network (analogue) which is a backup in event of land line failure.
The next nearest transmitter can pick it up off air and
re-broadcast that signal if things go apex over posterior. And so
on up the country. So it would make sense to maintain that as long
as possible.

So why didn't they start with the furthest away place and gradually
contract the analogue network region by region towards London then?

You work for the BBC, not me, so why not ask them?

What's it got to do with them?

Which part of 'BBC re-broadcast network (analogue)' is too difficult for
you to comprehend?

You ****wit - we're talking about the overall DSO plan. This involves all
companies' broadcasts, for fairly obvious reasons.
You're getting as thick as Jerry in your old age.

You work(ed) for ITV. Why don't you ask them?

I worked for an ITV contractor who never had anything to do with
transmission arrangements such as this. That would have been the ITA or
its successor. Unlike the BBC, who once did everything itself. And I
assume still has a say in what it requires from the transmission
contractor.

And ITV don't? God, you do spout ****e.

In article ,
Paul Ratcliffe wrote:
Which part of 'BBC re-broadcast network (analogue)' is too difficult
for you to comprehend?

You ****wit - we're talking about the overall DSO plan. This involves all
companies' broadcasts, for fairly obvious reasons.
You're getting as thick as Jerry in your old age.

Last time I worked at the BBC as a free-lance I noted many of those left
as staff were extremely bitter and twisted. You've just confirmed this.

--
*Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time *

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:03:35 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:

You ****wit - we're talking about the overall DSO plan. This involves all
companies' broadcasts, for fairly obvious reasons.
You're getting as thick as Jerry in your old age.

Last time I worked at the BBC as a free-lance I noted many of those left
as staff were extremely bitter and twisted. You've just confirmed this.

I've done no such thing. You are just making things up to suit yourself.
What has this comment go to do with the DSO plan Plowfool? Nothing, that's
what.