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GrimUpNorth 09-09-2023 21:14
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36159898)
Indeed it has.
It made a bit of a mess of the hedge.

007stuart 09-09-2023 21:45
Re: Atlantic 252
 
I lived and worked in Oban in the early 90's and 252 was the only rock orientated station available.

Judging by the regular plays "Wind of Change" got each day I reckon they have a very small library.

Rillington 12-09-2023 19:41
Re: Atlantic 252
 
For many parts of rural Scotland, at its peak, Atlantic 252 was the only contemporary music station that people were able to listen to as Radio 1 didn't appear on FM in those areas until well into the 1990s and this will have accelerated the decline in listening to Atlantic 252.

Chris 12-09-2023 19:47
Re: Atlantic 252
 
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Originally Posted by Rillington (Post 36159946)
For many parts of rural Scotland, at its peak, Atlantic 252 was the only contemporary music station that people were able to listen to as Radio 1 didn't appear on FM in those areas until well into the 1990s and this will have accelerated the decline in listening to Atlantic 252.
Despite theoretically being available, BBC FM stations could be tricky to find in the very hilly part of west Wales where I was at university. You could usually get 1FM, as it was styled back in the day, but it was unreliable. You could get Atlantic 252 anywhere, any time. And we did.

Rillington 13-09-2023 22:19
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I would imagine that Atlantic 252 had huge audience share in those hilly areas of west Wales and across much of Scotland, especially north of the central belt.

nodrogd 13-09-2023 23:49
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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 36159899)
I worked on some tall broadcast masts and was told by the Chief Rigger how easy it would be to destroy almost every mast in the UK "with very basic materials and tools". I didn't enquire further, but this video shows the principle.
It has happened. Take a look at this incident that occurred in Bradford in 1986:

http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/gallery...62&pageid=1080


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