Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35753566)

It also carries the shipping forecasts to areas that FM etc don't reach.

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35753310)

It's one of the criteria that our tactical submarine force uses to assess whether or not the UK has been victim to a nuclear attack, and hence when to open the envelope containing the letter each PM writes when they take up office telling them what to do in the event of the destruction of the UK.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35752994)

During a discussion about the Emergency Broadcasting Network, it came out that BBC1 and Radio 4 are given special treatment with regards to making them more resilient in the event of something like a nuclear attack.

The reason being, apparently, is that these frequencies would be taken over by the Emergency Broadcasting Network. This was in relation to terrestrial television and radio services.

Does anybody know how if VM gives these channels any more of a priority over other channels? Maybe it's one of the reasons that they aren't encrypted??

Originally Posted by blackthorn (Post 35753592)

It`s never been a criteria. Not true.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35753750)

As I understand it, this criterion was one of various criteria used by the submarines to determine if all intelligent human life had been anhiliated in the UK.

Have you got any evidence to show that this is incorrect?

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35753565)

LW is brilliant. Signal carries for hundreds of miles, and although prone to interference, is reliable. I can get loads of French radio on LW, and listen to the Test Match when in France. However I struggle to get a FM/DAB signal from my local station 15 miles away....