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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: Ct Yankee on November 29, 2021, 1430 UTC

Title: Be Calm and Broadcast On, BBC World Service drops off air due to emergency alert
Post by: Ct Yankee on November 29, 2021, 1430 UTC

Most nights I will doze (and awaken and doze again) to the broadcast of the BBC World Service's overnight programming by a local FM NPR station (in this instance, WCPN 90.3 Cleveland).  While half asleep early today (0730 UTC, 29 NOV 2021), the BBC World Service went to a looped tape mentioning technical problems.  The tape was played over a wide variety of instrumental world music.  Nick Robinson returned just before 0800 UTC to explain that an emergency alarm went off and they had left the building.  Several other BBC channels must have went off the air per the article.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59457543

Title: Re: Be Calm and Broadcast On, BBC World Service drops off air due to emergency alert
Post by: Charlie_Dont_Surf on December 06, 2021, 2035 UTC

Cleveland is a long way from Connecticut.  :)

Title: Re: Be Calm and Broadcast On, BBC World Service drops off air due to emergency alert
Post by: Ct Yankee on December 22, 2021, 2231 UTC

Was in first of two 1.5 week stays in the Forest City.  The second one starts shortly.