Very nice station, listen to it from time to time. A station where they know what's radio. They also have guest presenters from time to time, like Emperor Rosko a while ago.
This station is definitely one of the better ones here in Britain. I started listening to this station when the great Robbie Vincent joined them many years ago.
Quote: mike wrote in post #3This station is definitely one of the better ones here in Britain. I started listening to this station when the great Robbie Vincent joined them many years ago.
As far as I understood from their web-site its also on DAB+ in the UK They don't play only Jazz but also a lot of Soul- music
Quote: number6 wrote in post #5Alec, They were removed from DAB a few weeks ago as a cost saving.
This I found was a very strange thing to do. Why would a station that is held in such high esteem come off DAB. I admit the sound quality is far better on Sky but im still unsure how many people use TV to listen to radio ?
Quote: number6 wrote in post #5Alec, They were removed from DAB a few weeks ago as a cost saving.
Maybe they went off themselves seeing that the costs stand in no relation to the income via DAB. I don't know how it is in the UK, but over here the interest in DAB is very small though they propagate DAB on every corner. Many stations have left DAB again and the interest of new stations to join has decreased enormously - its just not worth the money.
Jazz FM is owned by Global radio who also own LBC, Heart, Smooth and Gold. DAB only in the UK struggles to get advertising so Global pulled the plug and replaced it on DAB with LBC. LBC - Leading Britains Conversation is a 24/7 talk station which was actually the UK's first commercial radio station.
which means that I can keep on listening to gold at night on 1548 khz if they don't lower signal output. Maybe it works also for Norfolk with the ' back-radiation ' (word ??) as 1548 is a directional beam. Also interesting the advertisements on the right side of the Gold-page - I am talking of the little FM-transmitter for 6.- Pds. only of course. Unfortunately those pre-set frequencies wouldn't work over here in MUC - all 3 already occupied.... http://dx.com/p/usb-fm-transmitter-10047...CFQfItAodXA8A-g
1548 is not possible here in Norfolk but I remember hearing it when it was Capital Radio in approx 1990 in the South of France near Cannes in the evening. You should be ok Alec as I don't think it is lowering the power. We will still be able to listen in Norfolk onliine but I really think that Global will find an excuse to close it by the end of the year as they are bringing out a new as yet unamed 70's to 90's station on DAB later this year. Sadly it looks like we will lose 50's & 60's music played on Gold. All very odd as Gold is a popular station but Global seem to be putting maximum resource into Smooth which they have ruined since they took it over in October 2013. They have instigated tight playlists and more music less chat plus got rid of the proper radio people and brought in TV personalities.
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- I am talking of the little FM-transmitter for 6.- Pds. only of course.