Ousetunes Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sometimes DAB is wonderful. My business premises are located less than a mile from Hallam FM's studio and - praise the Lord - we can't receive it on our DAB radio. Unfortunately, we can get it on FM, crackly as it is, so if we want to listen to Don't You Want Me by the Human League we can listen to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RozeePozee Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Glad I saw this. I almost went out and bought an new one! I'm in S10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdawes Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I noticed this problem last night. Radio 4 on DAB was fuzzy (and continued this morning). All other stations I tried, including the World Service, seemed to be OK. I just thought it was my radio. Now I know different. I am in S7 so it seems to be a Sheffield-wide problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Just heard an apology given out on Radio 4 - apparently there was a complete cut off of service at the end of The Archers broadcast this morning to allow for "unscheduled emergency work". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosyRat Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm in S6. Radio 4 reception on FM is fine. Tune to DAB and the sound is, as a previous poster put it so well, like people talking under water. This has only happened in the past few days. Thanks for this thread. Our radio is only 3 months old & I thought we'd have to take it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'd found Radio 4 bad for the last few days but all the other channels OK - even the ones on the same frequency/multiplex so it couldn't be an interference thing. I emailed the beeb yesterday evening and it mysteriously seems OK now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roobarbpie Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Mine's ok now too. I was going to get a new radio today it was annoying me so much. I can't make the kids sandwiches, wash-up or cook tea without my Radio 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm in S6. Radio 4 reception on FM is fine. Tune to DAB and the sound is, as a previous poster put it so well, like people talking under water. This has only happened in the past few days. Thanks for this thread. Our radio is only 3 months old & I thought we'd have to take it back. The R4 announcement this lunchtime claimed that the problem had been rectified, so if you're still having problems tonight, well......! The "talking under water" - if you're of a certain age, I likened it to the underwater villain in the Stingray puppet series of many years ago - is definitely caused by local interference in my case. To get any reception at all, my DAB had to sit on top of a bookcase in my main room, with the aerial upright and inclined towards "next door"....enter their off-the-wall plasma job, instant DAB reception loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhimmi Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Are they not binning the current DAB system for a new one soon ?Scaremonger! Present your evidence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urien Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 This report was in that pinko, commie rag the Guardian - so it must be true. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/29/radio.digitaltvradio?gusrc=rss&feed=media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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