Radio Data System (RDS)

AustralianAerial · January 9, 2018, 10:38am

Update RE: the Google doc - I’ve had a play with it this evening and have decided on splitting each state into its own sheet, which seems to make things a bit easier to read. Take a look here - refer to the NSW/ACT sheet, which is all I’ve done so far.

Granted, if this gets too long in the future, I’ll have another look at this - while I transfer the data across to the new format, I’ve turned public editing off. Should be back up sometime tomorrow/Thursday. @Rob2144 @Radiohead @TV.Cynic - are you cool if I include your photos/screenshots from this thread to update the sheet?

Rob2144 · January 9, 2018, 10:50am

Yeah all good to use my pics

Radiohead · January 9, 2018, 11:19am

All good with me, AA.
Thanks for doing that.

TV.Cynic · January 9, 2018, 11:58am

That’s great.

ozbark · January 9, 2018, 12:07pm

Terrific job AA. You did what I was thinking of doing but better
I spent the last two weeks adding RDS data input from my travels & others
observations into the old spreadsheet up until yesterday.

Hopefully more data to come from others.

Look forward to seeing the rest of your work on completion.
Thanks again.

ozbark · January 10, 2018, 3:04am

Hi AA for you & the group.

CENTRAL COAST RDS UPDATE:

There’s a typo error in the Google Sheets RDS list for 101.3 SEA FM; frequency should be 101.3 not 103.1
PI code for 2CFM 101.3 is: 2013
2CFM RT is:
a) [Title] [Artist]
b) The Central Coast’s 101.3 SEA FM
PI code 2GGO 107.7 is: 2077

AustralianAerial · January 10, 2018, 7:27am

Fixed, thank you!

ozbark · January 10, 2018, 10:25am

Your welcome.

Here’s some more RDS material:

SYDNEY PTY (not currently on the list)

92.1  :  Other Music
97.7  :  Current Affairs
99.3  :  Other Music

101.7 : Other Music
103.2 : Varied
106.5 : Pop Music

There was a belief that 94.5 2FBI doesn’t transmit any RDS data, but apparently that’s not entirely correct.
It transmits a PI code of 5C40 (but some rxers don’t decode this) & also transmits the time, but the time transmitted is 8 minutes fast. Wish they would get their head out of the clouds re getting their (RDS) kit together.

Triple J Sydney is another RDS station transmitting the incorrect time, it’s 14 minutes slow.

Also not sure if an oversight AA, but 2SER didn’t get transferred to the NSW RDS list.

Cheers.

AustralianAerial · January 11, 2018, 1:48am

Thanks @ozbark, fixed.

ozbark · January 11, 2018, 9:31am

*** 2MCR 100.3 ***

Hi @AustralianAerial & all.

Here’s some further RDS information for the Google RDS Sheet

2MCR 100.3 Cambelltown, NSW

PI Code: 10CF

There’s also a series of RT displays. Here’s what I’ve discovered so far.
Up to you to determine what to list AA.

RT data (ignore the list numbers).

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ozbark · January 11, 2018, 9:54am

Further to last post re 2MCR.
I think this station also uses Dynamic PS with frequency given as: 100 3 (missing the decimal point)

Clock Time also appears to be used.

ozbark · January 11, 2018, 11:39am

Hi @AustralianAerial & all.

SUBMISSION for Google RDS Sheet update.

2UUS 101.7 Sydney.

The AF no longer points to 88.3 or 99.1MHz (see part screen shot). I’m sure
someone else in the group mentioned this recently.
Slight correction to one of the RT entries. See below (between quotes)
“101.7 WSFM , Sydney’s Pure Gold , WS FM101.7”
Clock time is hopelessly wrong, about 10 hours out…

AustralianAerial · January 15, 2018, 1:19am

Finally got around to making those changes to WSFM & 2MCR, as well as 2DayFM which seems to have changed part of its Radio Text today (dropping the ‘Hits and Old School’ branding).

Am planning to work on the QLD listings today, once I tidy those up I’ll open up the list for public editing - apologies for the delays!

ozbark · January 15, 2018, 9:16am

All good AA. Thanks for the update.

Did you finish editing Victoria?
I noted 2MOR Cobram, Vic & 3HFM Horsham missing.

I have a few more minor amendments/additions to the existing stations in the list, but this can wait till later.

Keep up the good work.

TV.Cynic · January 15, 2018, 9:20am

Hills FM 89.9 Adelaide Hills received tonight - the station name section seems to scroll through Hills FM and song info - very fast and faily unintelligible. Anyway the PI Code can be seen.