BBC Music Jazz

[Old Grumpy]

Not a good start...

... anyone else tried this. I can't receive DAB here, so have tried to listen live online and receive this message:



We have a problem...
Sorry, something has gone wrong

Unfortunately this part of the Radio Player has temporarily stopped working.


On demand listening does seem to be available, though


OG

[Serial_Apologist]

It's still that problem 20 minutes later.

[Quarky]

I Can't get it on-line in any way, but it is a strong signal on my DAB Radio(s). Quite a treat!

Wondered whether BBC is deliberately disabling on-line access, to check number of listeners on DAB Radio, if that's technically possible?

[Tom Audustus]

Its not on DAB here in north Essex. We are very remote here - more than 50 miles from London !!!!

[Serial_Apologist]

Its not on DAB here in north Essex. We are very remote here - more than 50 miles from London !!!!

Is Manchester in north Essex?

[Old Grumpy]

Is Manchester in north Essex?

It may as well be, from where I sit it is way down South!


OG

[Tom Audustus]

Is Manchester in north Essex?

Working. Back to the trouble'n strife and dustbin-lids for the weekend.

I like north Essex. Good monthly jazz jam in Colchester. May have to move down here, so not that bad and within concert & theatre distance of London - I have become rather partial to the 606, but Chelsea is rather a long way from Liverpool Street.

[Serial_Apologist]

I have become rather partial to the 606, but Chelsea is rather a long way from Liverpool Street.

They do expect you to eat there. That might be OK if you're from out-of-town, but for me it's either a 40 minute bike ride or problems with public transport, being rather off the map. I understand it's not compulsory but the reception if you don't is less... convivial, they say.

[Quarky]

We have a problem...
Sorry, something has gone wrong
.

OG

There does seem something wrong with the Top 50 Jazz artist programmes. All I'm getting is lectures from Geoffrey Smith and no music.

[DracoM]

So much for the trumpeted 'pop-up service'.
Unavailable here too way beyond M25 fortress.

[Old Grumpy]

So much for the trumpeted 'pop-up service'.
Unavailable here too way beyond M25 fortress.

We are probably conisdered "abroad" - hence copyright issues

OG

[Bryn]

So much for the trumpeted 'pop-up service'.
Unavailable here too way beyond M25 fortress.

I wonder, could this be because it is off air until 14:00 today?

You are better off listening via the iPlayer anyway. It uses a far superior coding regime (around 128kbps HE-AAC stereo) than is offered by DAB.

[Tom Audustus]

I wonder, could this be because it is off air until 14:00 today?

You are better off listening via the iPlayer anyway. It uses a far superior coding regime (around 128kbps HE-AAC stereo) than is offered by DAB.

Ah yes. I remember the lies the BBC told us about "CD quality" digital radio. Anything but. A good strong FM signal for Radio 3 is much better than DAB.

[DracoM]

Ahem, Bryn, I tried last night - nil.