RDS on Triple J Central Western Slopes (Mount Cenn Cruaich) is now also live:
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Good work everyone reporting all noted RDS changes & additions to the ABC FM transmitters.
Sorry I don’t have the spare time to add pics of changes & additions, but one further RDS addition noted in Albany, WA. Total of 4 ABC outlets with RDS from the Mt.Baker (Southern Agricultural) tx.
92.9 6JJJ with changed PI of: 63F4
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Some other ones active based on the FMList floating cars data:
- 88.9 ABC Local SE NSW Thredbo
- 88.9 ABC Local New England NE Tenterfield
- 95.5 ABC Local SE NSW Jindabyne
- 95.9 ABC Local Western Plains Dubbo
- 99.5 ABC Local Western Plains Mudgee
- 100.9 ABC Local Mid North Coast Gloucester
- 102.7 ABC News Radio Armidale
- 102.5 ABC RN Gloucester
- 106.3 ABC Local SE NSW Eden
I only checked NSW.
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In terms of internet streaming, there are separate feeds available for four ABC radio networks. I assume that the news bulletins are state-based on RN and Classic, and that the J network feeds are identical and only timezone delayed.
| Network | States |
|---|---|
| Radio National | NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, TAS, NT |
| triple j | NSW, QLD, SA, WA, NT |
| Double J | NSW, QLD, SA, WA, NT |
| ABC Classic | NSW, VIC, QLD, SA, WA, NT |
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Looks like News Radio’s PI has changed to the new format. They’ve used ‘5’ instead of ‘P’:
Would be great to get confirmation for other ABC News Radio TXs anyone else can receive so that FMList can be updated.
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To try to better capture these RDS launches (and PI changes), I’ve set up an RDS monitoring dashboard using my TEF servers. I created a summary table that shows me any RDS signals captured across my 7 FM antennas (which continually scan for RDS when no one is connected) that don’t match with FM-DX-Webserver’s RDS database:
It can also just be used as a general RDS logging/monitoring tool, with filtering as desired:
It even does mapping, which is nice:
Next step is to add automatic IM/email notifications for when it detects a new unidentified RDS signal.
For operators of TEF servers, see also my post on a user logging dashboard, to help identify misuse of the servers.
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Triple Ms Sydney’s RDS has been running nothing but this competition message for probably a few weeks now.
Wish they would bring back genuinely useful RDS like program, song and weather info.
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94.7 Taree has been changed to 22F5 as well.
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My new RDS logging system managed to catch it as well:
I’m not sure the timezone is correct. I suspect it’s UTC rather than AEDT.
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RN has also switched over to the new PI numbering system now - 23F2:
Again, it’d be great if others can confirm for other RN outlets so that FMList can be updated for the automatic logging on FM-DX-Webserver. Not much tropo around at the moment, unfortunately.
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Did not take a photo but 105.1 Batemans Bay has also updated their PI Code.
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Has Mt Nardi RN really got 3 spaces (2 dashes?) in the middle of their PS like that?
Not normally, no
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When it’s not DST, does the UTC+11 feed just turn off? I’m curious – when DST ends in the southern states and the time goes from 2:59:59 am back to 2:00:00 am again, does that hour of music just repeat?
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