FM band at Benowa on the tinySA. Strangely, no to very little trace of LPONs but slight traces of Lismore.
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2LF have been having technical difficulties all night when breaking away from the network feed. Where the local IDs and ads are supposed to be inserted, it just goes silent. After a while, backup music kicks in. When the ads are over, it hard cuts back into the network feed.
First example:
Second example:
Third example:
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Sounds like station is not getting the commercial pulse off the Sat, or the Play-out software has crashed
Talking from experience in my time at the network, both situations are a common issue
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What does the backup music playback come from? I assume itās not an old-fashioned tape, since the songs that are played are different every time.
Lots of the digital boxes let you start from a different track each time.
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Sadly, I have to expose the reality that Iām not a techie but ādigital boxā?
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Essentially a sophisticated MP3/iPod plugged into the transmitter
One ponders instead of going to music (initially) as the back-up track, why not have tracks - say the average network break length - with generic CSAs?
Therfore, if itās a playout software or pulse failure during a network feed, cutting off a CSA wonāt sound as bad as cutting off a song.
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You are correct that casual listeners tend to get pissed off at that ā even though playing songs isnāt intentional and is a result of automation going haywire.
I havenāt had a chance yet to listen to any radio here ,in Melbourne yet,as Iāve said before radio stations in different cities donāt sound different anymore 
The novelty of travelling somewhere different and listening to radio wore off for me a long time ago
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Community radio and (to an extent) DAB is where that variation sits nowadays.
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Itās a shame. Sadly itās the same with shopping too. One city is just like the next these days.
Enjoy your time in Melbourne though, because it is a pretty cool city.
Sadly in the Country, DAB not a option
and in some parts of the Country, Also Community Radio are out because they broadcast the AFL and there is no music because the stations broadcasting the other AFL game.
Wonāt be here long,returning to Brisbane tomorrow morning
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The SABC is falling apart. And sadly it seems it is primarily due to the fact no one is paying the licence fee.
The South African Broadcasting Corporationās (SABC) 28-story Radio Park office block is falling apart with lifts that are beyond repair, forcing staff and freelancers to climb the stairs daily, Rapport reports.
In addition to the broken lifts, which last functioned in 2018, staff have complained about outdated toilet facilities and poorly lit stairs in the dilapidated building.
While there are escalators in the building, staff say they are perpetually unavailable and cordoned off.
As a result, some of the biggest radio stations in the country canāt invite guests for interviews, and those on lower floors need to warn interviewees about travelling up stairs.
These include RSG on the first floor, Channel Africa on the second floor, and SAfm on the sixth floor.
One worker told Rapport that lifts to the fourteenth floor did not work and only express lifts that serve the fifteenth to twenty-seventh floors, where management and top executives are housed, worked.
They added that ceiling panels were falling out and broadcasting had become a challenge because of old infrastructure, creating a sense of no leadership.
SABC spokesperson Mmoni Seapolelo said the state broadcaster would ensure the building remains safe for staff and visitors, acknowledging that the lifts are a problem.
Although the state broadcaster is struggling to cope with the financial pressure of its internal issues, it has several other economic problems to deal with.
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Unsurprising- South Africa struggles to keep the lights on these days. The rainbow nation isnāt looking that radiant.
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ABC āRageā music clip that lists Triple J frequencies at the 0:50 mark.
Would have been 1992 (as thatās when the song in the clip charted).
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Thanks for sharing this. I must admit I still watch rage religiously every Saturday morning 6-7AM. Bit of a tradition.
1992 - simulcasting. Probably the only time James Reyne and Dazza got played on the Jays.
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Yeah, back when JJJ simulcasted the entire Top 50 countdown, it would have been the only time most of those songs were only heard on Triple J.
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