[Swprograms] Fw: [BDXC-UK] BBC three-minute silence at 1200 Wednesday

["Paul David" <pauldavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "chrisgreenway_uk" <chrisgreenway_uk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bdxc-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:48 PM
Subject: [BDXC-UK] BBC three-minute silence at 1200 Wednesday


I understand that BBC WS in English (but not necessarily all or any other WS
language services) will observe the UK government's decreed 3-minute silence
at 1200 tomorrow (Wednesday 5 January).

Some technical aspects are being worked out, relating to the fact that many
WS transmitters may interpret the silence as a failure of the audio feed,
and automatically cut to "filler" music. Arrangements will also have to be
made with the many non-BBC stations that rebroadcast WS, to see if they will
"relay" the silence. Presumably this has to be done every year on
Remembrance Sunday, and so there should be established procedures in place.

I believe that all BBC domestic outlets will be silent on Wednesday at
1200-1203.

Chris

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